Up - Movie Review and Synopsis

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Category: Movies. Tags: Action, Adventure, Animation, Buena Vista Pictures, Comedy, Edward Asner, Family, John Ratzenberger, Jordan Nagai, Pete Docter Bob Peterson.

By tying thousands of balloon to his home, 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. Right after lifting off, however, he learns he isn’t alone on his journey, since Russell, a wilderness explorer 70 years his junior, has inadvertently become a stowaway on the trip.

Pixar takes to the skies again, this time with buddy-story specialists Pete Docter and Bob Peterson bringing the charm to us in 3D (in “select” theaters, anyway). These days, I support anything that strips away my senses of irony and sarcasm, and Up’s teaser trailer (located above) is wonderfully restorative. At Comic-Con last year, Docter described how the movie was influenced by an unreachable range of Venezuelan mountains, and a septuagenarian ’s wish to fulfill the dreams he made with his now-departed wife when he was a younger man. I got misty. Plus, Docter went on to say that his movie will have some easter eggs for upcoming Pixar projects. More news as Pixar/Disney leaks it.

Rated PG for some peril and action.

Director: Pete Docter Bob Peterson
Stars: Edward Asner, Jordan Nagai, John Ratzenberger
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures
Release Date: 29 May 2009 (USA)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family