"Up"

There is something truly magical that happens when Pixar decides to make a motion picture

The film follows the life of the modest Carl Fredrikson - who falls in love with the girl he meets as a little boy, and with whom he shares the rest of her life with - until the day when nature takes its course and leaves him a bitter old man. But in true Pixar style, there is an adventure for him around the corner, exotic places to see, childhood dreams to fulfill and a travel buddy he neither wanted or expected - but who ends up filling the void in his life.

Yes, the wizards at Pixar are truly the only ones who can make an old man, an annoying kid, a flying house and talking dogs into maybe one of the greatest animated movies of all time - but hey, they made a 700 year old robot absolutely adorable, as well as a rat who cooks, so is anyone really that surprised?

But what they do that seems to amaze me more every time, is the extreme attention to detail; you can notice the subtlety of how Carl's beard grows as the movie progresses - pictures as seen from an album are old and out of focus (like it seems every photo ever taken was before the digital age). It seems as if you can see and hear and almost taste the atmosphere of every little situation - and you sort of catch yourself in forgetting that its an animated movie - 'cause the characters are so alive, the facial expressions are so realistic.

And like every Pixar movie, it holds just as many qualities for grown ups as well as for children - for much of the humor as well as the small details are lost for the smaller kids, but I guess gained when they see it again and again and again. But trust me. It's worth it.

The only negative aspect of this movie was the 3D-effect I saw it in - first of all; they don't need it, 'cause this movie is just as exiting and giving without it - and second of all; when you're going to make a movie in 3D, it should be done much better than this. So if you can, I suggest you skip the extra cost of 3D and just enjoy it as a normal Pixar movie.

Sincerely
JanaMart

(PS: There is an absolutely adorable short film named "Partly Clouded" shown prior to the main feature, and it is just as wonderful as every other Pixar Short Film - if you miss it when you go see "Up", then COMPLAIN! It's suppose to be there, and if it's not, the people working at your local movie theater are lazy!)