Thursday, October 8, 2009

"UP (3D)" (movie review)

Pixar movies appear to be virtually instant classics.
In the first 10 minutes you knew this one was going to be no exception.
A beautiful, colourful, hilarious, deep, uplifting (ugh!) and moving movie.
A great show for the whole family - adults would not be embarrassed to venture forth alone together into the cinema for this film.
It has a French quality to it, which is something very rare in a Disney movie.
The Frenchness of understatement - letting the visuals, music, expressions and silences do the talking.
Good guy widower Carl voiced by Ed Asner (grumpy old codger from Mary Tyler Moore and Lou Grant TV series).
Fallen hero turned bad guy voiced by Christopher Plummer.
And many other wonderful characters, who I will not reveal!
3D understated and very effective.
I urge you to see it before it leaves the big screen - and if you need to borrow a child to see it with, borrow me (or mine)!

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