Customer Reviews
'Up' Blu-Ray Video - By: K. J. Rumsey, 09 Mar 2010 
Great film & as I'm an OAP - just, a wonderfuly observed character of an older widowed husband going on an adventure with a 'boy scout.' Just one word sums up this film - WOW. A family film which will be enjoyed by all, whether you are 9 or 99 years of age. And, a Blu-ray DVD is a must have.
Going up - By: Paul Tapner, 09 Mar 2010 One thing you can say about Pixar: they never rest on their laurels & they're never afraid to try something different.
A film where two of the main characters are over seventy? One with a lengthy opening scene a lot of which takes placein the 30s? One with talking dogs & weird birds? How many other studios would have the clout to get something that like through?
But thankfully this one does.
Youngster carl frederickson, entranced by the exploits of daredevil adventurer charles muntz who roams the worldin his airship, finds a kindred spiritin the shape of eliie. equalin her muntz admiration but a lot more outgoing.
In a montage we follow them into marriage & life together, with good times & sad times, & the financial demands of everyday life always intruding on their dream to visit the places muntz did.
Finally, eliie is gone & carl is left alone clinging onto his memories as the world changes around him. rather than end upin a retirement home he decided to take his house down to paradise falls, where charles muntz was last seen. the place he & ellie had always been going to go to.
The takeoff is one of the most uplifting [figuratively & literally] cinematic moments you'll ever see. But that's just the start of things. Carl has an unexpected passengerin the shape of russell, a well meaning boy scout would be wilderness explorer who just needs an assisting the elderly badge to complete his sash.
The film can flip back between poignancy - as carl mourns his wife - & comedy as he has to get to used to russell quite effortlessly.
Finally reaching the falls a further trek awaits them. plus a few strange discoveries.
One slight flaw herein that the second act proceeds at a leisurely pace & was I sitting there thinking this is great but it's not quite getting to me as much as WALL E did. But you will absolutely adore dug the enthusiastic talking dog from the moment he appears.
But then things change so much when the third act kicks in, at which point I could have kicked myself for my earlier opinion. There's a few life lessons & realisations for carl to be had, but these are believable & never preachy, & then we have the action sequence of the year. Ifs exciting, it's well directed, & it throwsin brilliant comedy along the way also. I won't spoil the geriatric sword fight for you. Added to which it takes placein broad daylight & has no jump cut editing. hurrah!
All our characters are leftin a different place to where we found them at the beginning come the end. & as ever, you will walk out of a pixar film smiling from ear to ear.
The dvd is a single disc edition.
Langugages: English Hindi
Subtitles: English
Extras:
Partly cloudy. A short cartoon film that played before up at the cinemas it's a pleasant little feature, if not quite the funniest one they've ever done.
The many endings of is a section of deleted scenes, none of which are actually finished & most of which are storyboards. It runs for five minutes & discusses the plans & ideas the production team had for the fate of one character before settling on onein particular. It's an interesting look into the writing process.
Adventure is out there is a twenty minute long documantary showing pixar staff visit the real mountainsin venezuela where the movie is set. The sceneryin this is like nothing you'll have ever seen. It's unforgettable viewing.
Dug's special mission is a short cartoon film prequel to a part of upin that it shows what dug was doing prior to his first appearancein the film. very very funny & also a little poignant at one point it's essential viewing.
There are also plenty of trailers for disney movies & products. Which are identical to the ones that appear when you first switch the disc on.
So not the best dvd extras wise but they're good for what they are. But the movie is worth five stars all on it's own
Pixar never fails.... - By: Red Star, 09 Mar 2010 My partner & I do not have kids (yet!), but we do love animations, a lot.
What I love about anything that Pixar touches is the originality of it, not to mention the amazing graphics . Can you imagine another company having & elderly person as their lead? I can't imagine a company brave enough to try something like this, then Pixar come along & blows all the old ideas out the water. This is an excellent film, it will make you cry, it will make you laugh but more so it will warm your heart.
This movie gets two thumbs UP!! - By: David the Swede, 08 Mar 2010 Speaking from the heart, Up is a fantastic movie which I would recommend to children as well as adults. The movie delivers likeable characters, an interesting plot, & plenty of comedy. But beware!! it will also bring tears to your eyes more than once.
If you have watched Pixar's previous releases with enjoyment, I can confidentally assure you that Up will not dissappoint you, whatever your age may be.
A ball - By: Mr. R. R. Ladlow, 08 Mar 2010 this is a film that right up there with the best brilliant disney film.Dug could be my dog got him down to a tee. tears, humour & a tale top marks
