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My Favorite Films of 2009 (25 movies items)" "That might sound boring, but I think the boring stuff is the stuff I remember the most." Directed by Pete Docter and Bob Peterson Written by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson and Tom McCarthy Music by Michael Giacchino Cinematography by Editing by Kevin Nolting"
Cinematic Firsts (212 movies items)" *First computer-animated film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture."
“I love Pixar and feel they have been pretty consistent. True I do prefer Toy Story over Cars and Finding Nemo over Ratatouille, but I find their films amazingly animated and thrilling. I thought that after the first two Toy Story films, that Pixar wouldn't be able to make a film to top them. WALL-E, yes I loved it, came pretty close, but in my opinion Up is Pixar's masterwork. And why do I say that? Because it is widely imaginative and astonishing in its emotional range.
First of all, the animation is stupendous, beautiful backgrounds, beautifully drawn characters and stunning colours. The scenery and sights are just fantastic, down to the colour and visual detail that went into the film. Michael Giacchino's music is stunning as well, simple yet melodious and sublime. And I do ha” read more
Favorite Movies of All Time (2017 Edition) (1001 movies items)" 2016: 535 2015: 553 2014: 555 2013: 569 2012: 579 2011: 589 2010: 613 2009: 615 "
“Young Carl idolised explorer Charles Muntz (who somehow looks a lot like Kirk Douglas) and his discovery of Paradise Falls somewhere in South America. Others regarded him as a quack and a fake, so Muntz disappeared.
Carl wanted to be an adventurer, he met young Ellie who was even more adventurous but real life got in the way. Now Ellie has passed and Carl is a grumpy old man living alone, hounded by property developers who are bull dozing the neighbourhood and want to see him in a retirement home.
Carl has tied his house with loads of helium balloons to float to Paradise Falls. He manages to take with him, an unwitting boy scout Russell who was just helping out an elderly person for a badge.
Both find adventures including a rare bird, talking dogs and a fallen” read more
Favorite Movies of All Time (2016 Edition) (1001 movies items)"2015: 553 2014: 555 2013: 569 2012: 579 2011: 589 2010: 613 2009: 615 "
100 Straight From The Heart: My Fave Romance Flix (100 movies items)"A cranky old man and an annoying little kid team up with a talking dog and a flightless giant mother bird named "Kevin", to embark on an semi-Indiana Jones type of adventure. No, no, that's the romance that places this movie on this list, ya buncha weirdos. It's the opening sequence at the beginning of the film that depicts how the cranky old man met the love of his life, Ellie, when they were little kids, became fast friends, then grew up, fell in love, got married, started a life together,"
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Best Picture Nominees (in Ten Sentences) (478 movies items)"Pixar’s first Best Picture nominee and first animated film to do so since "Beauty and the Beast," "Up" follows Carl (Ed Asner), an elderly man whose wife Ellie passed away and uses his house as a hot air balloon to travel to Paradise Falls in her memory. During his adventure, he teams up with Russell (Jordan Nagai), an Asian boy scout, Dug, a dog with a voice activated collar, and Charles Muntz (Christopher Plummer), an explorer who’s after Kevin, an exotic bird, at Paradise Falls. Of course"
