Up Reviews

Es de las películas más bonitas de Pixar. Trata el tema del pasado, la memoria, el propósito, como una fábula infantil; Todo en un viaje de fantasía, con un villano que representa lo que el protagonista debe dejar internamente, y un clímax que, al mismo tiempo que muy divertido, tiene una carga emocional en lo que simboliza.

Pixar en toda su gloria.

Up es una pelicula de pixar que salio en 2007, fue y es de las peliculas mas aclamadas por la critica y por la audiencia, tanto que gano muchos oscares en 2009 y de las mejores peliculas animadas de la puta historia, pero despues de ver muchos comentarios, me di cuenta que todos esos halagos y elogios por parte de todos, es solo por el inicio de la película y no por lo demás, me puse a verla completa y ya entendi bien el por que el resto es olvidable
trama: Las primeras escenas retoman la infancia de Carl Fredricksen, un niño que idolatra al famoso explorador Charles F. Muntz Jr, cuyas anécdotas suelen relatarse en unos informativos proyectados en las salas de cine de la época. Un día, tras acudir al cine para mirar las nuevas aventuras de Muntz, Carl se entera de que este fue acusado de fabricar el esqueleto de un ave gigante, el cual afirmó que había descubierto en Cataratas del Paraíso. Ante el hallazgo de su supuesta mentira, perdió su empleo. No obstante, se comprometió a regresar a ese sitio para traer consigo un ejemplar vivo de esa ave y así retomar su reputación.
Poco después, Carl conoce a una niña llamada Ellie, que coincidentemente también es una fanática de Muntz. Esta le confiesa su deseo de trasladar su club a un acantilado con vista a Cataratas del Paraíso, a donde acudió Muntz. Carl le promete ayudarle a concretar su plan. Conforme las escenas avanzan, se ve a unos adultos Carl y Ellie contrayendo matrimonio y viviendo en donde anteriormente era el club de ella, aunque esta vez restaurado por completo. Él trabaja como vendedor de globos, mientras que ella consigue un empleo en un zoológico de la ciudad. Al principio, quieren tener hijos, pero, después de que pierden un niño, descubren que no pueden tener más y empiezan a pensar más en viajar. Si bien ambos intentan ahorrar para poder acudir algún día a Cataratas, siempre terminan gastando lo que llevan ahorrado en alguna otra necesidad que se les va presentando. Más tarde, Ellie, ya anciana, enferma repentinamente y fallece sin que la pareja logre llevar a cabo el viaje anhelado, algo de lo que se lamenta profundamente Carl.
esto fue la razon de por que fue super elogiada, por lo realista y deprimente que fue todo ese salto de tiempo de una pareja enfrentando la vida juntos, con momentos tragicos y momentos graciosos, fue uno de los momentos mas emotivos y memorables de la animacion, tristemente la pelicula no pudo mantener esa calidad despues de esos 10 minutos y es donde se va en picada
despues la trama pasa a ser una aventura fantasiosa donde cars junto con russel se enbarcan en una aventura para ir a cataratas del paraíso, donde hay conocen a un perro que habla, un ave que resulto ser mujer xdxd y al famoso Charles F. Muntz espera QUE? como carajos ese tipo sigue vivo después de 70 años? (y encima ya era adulto para ese entonces) ya debería tener como 121 años y parece de 70 años, haciendo ver a Carl como si fuese mas viejo que Charles cuando debería ser al revés, en fin pasan por su dirigible, comen y resulta que el charles seguia en su afan de buscar y capturar a la ave pero que tambien se encargaria de los que intentaran ocultar al ave.
luego una persecución genérica donde logran escapar, llegan a cataratas del paraiso donde sorpresivamente charles y sus perros llegan, capturan al ave y se llevan a russel por alguna razón, dejan a Carl ahí todo triste hasta que por palabritas de de el perro, luego van épicamente al dirigible a rescatar a Russel y a Kevin, pelea entre perros y ancianos, charles muere y carl junto con Russel devuelven a kevin a su hogar y se quedan con el dirigible, me pregunto que dira carl cuando le pregunten a quien le pertenece el dirigible cffffff, no hablare de la serie de Doug por que es una mierda y aquí hablamos de up
la trama es un desastre, tiene problemas de tono donde pasamos de una trama muy realista y seria a una llena de chistes de caca y muy fantasiosa, 20 minutos de relleno con Doug y Russel haciendo chistes y comentarios pendejos, si bien la trama concluye con el desarrollo de carl, si esta fuera de lugar esa trama de salvar a alguien de un villano unidimensional
y el mismo charles le provoca muchos huecos de guion obvios como, ¿Cómo hizo para no morir después de 70 años?, ¿por que se ve mas joven que Carl?, ¿Cómo creo mas collares para perros?, ¿Cómo se multiplicaron los perros si se ve que no hay hembras?, en si toda esta trama de charles siendo un villano loquito por que si daño mucho la trama principal
y esas mamadas de que ''los globos simbolizan el materialismo del viejo y el niño gordo era una metáfora sobre el superhombre de nietzsche'' son puras mamadas de alguien que quiere buscarle metáforas a una película para niños
personajes: el cast de personajes es terrible, el único rescatable es carl al ser el mas humano y desarrollado, fuera de el, el resto de personajes son molestos y planos, russel es un niño que esta ahi nomas, kevin es solo una herramienta para que la trama innecesaria de charles se meta, charles es un villano unidimensional que quiere atrapar un ave por que si, pero el peor es sin duda doug el mas insoportable de toda la pelicula lanza chistes que no dan nada de risa, solo esta para estorbar el viaje y esta de relleno en la película, pero en la serie es aun mas molesto
animación: de lo poco bueno que puedo decir de esta película es su animación, los personajes se ven realista y ala vez caricaturescos, la ciudad y los paisajes se ven hermosos, cuando pixar tenia visuales asombrosos
música: la música esta decente, tiene melodías memorables y otras que no pegan, aun que eso es por la trama de charles
conclusion: esta pelicula es muy mala y sobrevalorada, entiendo algo de su elogio por los primeros 10 minutos pero no salvan a los demas 10 minutos y 1 hora de la pelicula

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 have to concur with the majority about the opening montage; Finding Nemo had some beautiful moments and WALL-E's haunting isolation moved me close to tears but this opening montage was so poignant and utterly heart-breaking. It is quite simply one of the most beautiful and effective beginnings ever to an animated film.

I have heard complaints that the story meanders when the talking dogs are introduced and that they were irritating. Can I respectfully disagree? What I loved about Up was how widely imaginative it was, in short why shouldn't a dog talk? It's an animated film, why does it have to COMPLETELY realistic? Elephants don't fly, look at what Disney did with Dumbo.The story, back on target was well written, thrilling and startling with a sense of adventure with enough action and high-flying escapism for kids and adults. The script had some truly hilarious and surreal moments, while Toy Story had wonderful sophisticated dialogue, the dialogue in Up made me laugh and it made me cry.

And finally the characters, I loved them all, grumpy old widower Carl, stowaway Russell, eccentric adventurer Charles Muntz, the big bird and the hilarious Doug. Russell may be a tad annoying at first, but he grows on you. The voice acting is exceptional- Carl is voiced with real demeanour and depth by Ed Asner and Christopher Plummer, the wonderful underrated actor he is, is superb as Charles Muntz. But I do have to give mention to Bob Peterson, he is simply brilliant as Doug, he is really funny when he needs to be and never overdoes it.

Overall, this is a wonderful film. There may be controversy over how Beauty and the Beast is no longer the only animated film to be nominated for best picture. Beauty and the Beast has been and always will be my favourite animated film and one of my favourite films of all time (The Lion King is a very close second), but Up is a great film and does deserve an award of some kind. 10/10 Bethany Cox

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 hero. More importantly Carl finds a yearning for life as he hangs out with young Russell who himself is freindless.

I ended up viewing this film as my wife took our kids to the cinema to watch this and upon her return she told me that I would end being like Carl went I am older. I guess it is a roundabout way of telling me that I am a grouch!

The film starts with a segment of Carl and Ellie from childhood to old age. It is the junior Carl who is shy, slightly awkward, a pace or two behind the frenetic and energetic Ellie. As life goes on, they could not have children and it is Ellie who slows down as they get older and she passes on, leaving Carl on his own.

It is all about Carl rediscovering that zest for life and having that adventure he and Ellie dreamt about all those years ago. This is a fun and imaginative film, slightly surreal and off beat. For a film called UP it actually keeps its feet on the ground in terms of story and emotion.

Los primeros 10 minutos de esta película pueden lograr bastante empatia con el publico, una obra con un muy buen guion aunque no llegando a tener un final con la misma altura que su inicio, pero aun así termina siendo una historia conmovedora y bastante entretenida. Uno de los mejores trabajos de Pixar Studios.

PIXAR did it again, I wonder how they manage to pull out quality stuff one after another. The only thing bad about it was that I was late to see this movie. UP is simple, straight forward story that definitely engage movie lovers from all ages. The story of an old man who ties balloons to his house. He looks grumpy and reserved, hit by the loss of losing her beloved wife, followed by loosing his house space, however as the story unfolds things changed beautifully. A must to watch.

After the minor critical disappointment that was Cars, Pixar have been on a roll! First with Ratatouille directed by Brad Bird about a rat who cooks and then WALL-E directed by Andrew Stanton about a mute robot in a post-apocalyptic environment and now we have got a story about an old man who ties balloons to his house and floats his house across the world. So, what did we get from Up apart from that it is Pixar's most extraordinary motion picture to date? Well, first of all, it is a lot more child-friendly than those other two films and it is even more emotional and perhaps more sophisticating than both WALL-E and Ratatouille. I was really surprised at how emotional Up really is! I mean, it has (but didn't quite get me) got the audience crying after just 10 minutes. It also made history by becoming the 2nd animated film to be nominated for Best Picture (the 1st was Beauty And The Beast in 1991).


Another thing what this had and perhaps hadn't seen very much from Pixar ever since Cars or maybe even since The Incredibles is laugh-out-loud comedy! Up did have its hilarious jokes as well as its very easy and imaginative dialogue and characters. I mean, because it is a very fictional film and that it involves a very easy story and with extraordinary characters, that is the meaning of adventure and that is the main key theme of Up. The animated effects were just outstanding and it was so colourful with such enchanting picture especially the scene where the balloons appeared out of the roof of the house. It felt like you could literally reach out and crap the balloons from the screen. Another technical quality that was superb was the music! I thought the best scene was perhaps the life scene so to speak where the music was telling the dialogue instead of the characters talking because we would be here all day if that was the case. It is an absolute pleasure to watch Up in 3D at the cinema but it is even better to have it in your possession at top high definition quality on blu-ray so it definitely is worth checking out at the ultimate experience!


Carl Fredricksen is a 78-year-old balloon salesman. His entire life, Carl has longed to wander the wilds of South America. Then, one day, the irascible senior citizen shocks his neighbors by tying thousands of balloons to his home and finally taking flight. But Carl isn't alone on his once-in-a-lifetime journey, because stowed away on his front porch is an excitable eight-year-old wilderness explorer named Russell. Later, as the house touches down on the world's second largest continent, Carl and his unlikely traveling companion step outside to discover that not only is their new front lawn considerably larger, but that the predators therein are much more ferocious than anything they ever faced back home.


Carl Fredricksen is just an ordinary, miserable old man to everyone around him after his wife died but when alone or when he tells a story, he is more than just that. He is a man who not only had a passion for exploring the world but because of his age and the fact he never went to Paradise Falls in South America with his wife seeing as they both dreamed of it as children, it was desperation from Carl and he would do anything to reach that life goal! Now that Ellie has passed on, we see Carl talk to his house and call it Ellie so in his mind, her presence is still there. Edward Asner provided the voice of Carl and after that performance, I reckon that Asner could perhaps be like Carl in real-life (apart from that he doesn't take his house across the world but you know what I mean). Russell is one of those lovely little boys with a dream but needs to commit himself a bit more but because he is overweight, that makes it a little more difficult for him. The relationship between Carl and Russell really is like how a grandfather and grandson would act together especially when they started to get closer to each other and when they meet talking dog Dug and tropical bird Kevin (who actually is really female), they become like a family. A talking dog is a great idea for a kids story and thankfully that didn't make this film seem stupid or daft. Dug just makes the film even funnier and even more of an adventure because we're experiencing something new. Not only is the venue where the majority of the film is set an adventure, the characters are an adventure.


Pete Docter returns to directing another Pixar Animation Studios film after Monsters, Inc. and this time I feel that he did an even better job with Up. I don't know who my favourite Pixar director is out of Pete Docter, Brad Bird, Andrew Stanton, John Lasseter and now Lee Unkrich because they are all just fantastic filmmakers who just never fail! Anyway, as for Up, Docter crafts together something very cute that is friendly enough for both adults and kids but for the first time in a while, Pixar have made a film that is more friendly towards children. I do deeply admire how all of the Pixar directors think of these stories together and write them all together hence the exact reason why they don't ever fail at screenwriting and I hope they never do either!


Overall, Up is a beautiful, heartbreaking, heartwarming and hilarious adventure that is, in my mind, a mixed combination of James And The Giant Peach and Gran Torino. Indeed, that is a unique combination but if you like both of those films or at least one of them, you'll love Up. It is definitely one of Pixar's finest films and will take an even better masterpiece from Pixar to beat this one!

UP is just delightful. But how do you go about extolling the movie's virtues without giving away its surprises? Like the kid at the beginning of the movie, you don't try to conquer the immovable force; you work around it.

The one clue I can give away – because it's the movie's heavily hyped premise – is that Carl Fredrickson, a gruffy old widower (voiced with gruffy old charm by Ed Asner), miraculously inflates enough balloons to use his house as an aircraft. Soon, he finds himself reluctantly sharing his ride with a short-attention-spanned kid named Russell.

I'll also mention a couple of other items that can gauge your potential interest in the movie. One is a gag that is a take-off on a famous painting – perhaps too inside of an inside joke, but typical of Pixar's cheery attempts to appeal to viewers of all ages.

Also, part of the plot involves Carl's long-held wish to meet a Lindbergh-type adventurer named Charles Muntz (Christopher Plummer!). This is another in-joke that's even vaguer than the first one. Cartoon historians know that Walt Disney started in the cartoon biz by creating Oswald the Rabbit for producer Charles Mintz, who then greedily stole the rights to Disney's creation. This gives you a pretty good idea where the ostensible hero Muntz stands in the scheme of things.

Beyond that, I can only offer you some enticing clues about the characters. There's a dog who's the leader of his pack and in menacing beyond measure, until he opens his mouth and gets one of the movie's biggest laughs. There's a huge, awkward bird that is a big laugh-getter at first. Then she becomes a real enough character that – at least in the audience I was in – when she's injured, she elicits screams of fright worthy of Bambi's late mother.

There's surprising, heartfelt emotion, vivid imagery (you can almost touch the landscapes and skies), and a music score by Michael Giacchino that's practically a character in the movie – particularly in a thoughtful montage that takes Carl from childhood to widowhood.

There aren't many (or at least not enough) live-action movies that are engrossing as this cartoon. Pixar Studios has gotten to be one of those movie icons that shouldn't even have to deliver a premise to get funded anymore. The moneymen should just shut up, hand over the money, and trust they'll get a product that will appeal to everyone.