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Wife made me watch "Up" on DVD

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DWPC

Dunno what all the great "for all ages" reviews were about; after the first fifteen minutes; very touching for animation; it sank like a stone AFAIC. And I mean to Saturday morning cartoon level.

"We must beware of those who burn with zeal but are not endowed with much sense." - Angelo Roncalli

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I agree - Jazz Inmate 22:26:03 11/15/09 (0)
We can all relate to the beginning but after that UP was no more relevant than any saturday morning cartoon. It got really weird. At least you rented it. I made the mistake of a blind buy after reading reviews claiming it was better than Wall-E, which I enjoyed and thought was almost as good as Ratatouille, Pixar's masterpiece.

In the case of both Wall-E and Up, the first few minutes of each film functions almost like a self-contained short animation. Wall-E was able to take its introductory scene in an interesting, relevant direction while Up was out to lunch. I wonder if Pixar's approach now is to get its animators to draft a short scene and see if it inspires a longer story.
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We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi
The first 15 minutes were... - mkuller 17:14:26 11/15/09 (1)
...on par with the first half hour of Wall-E (with no dialogue) and can hold up to about any live film parts you want to compare them to.
Excellent film making.

Edits: 11/15/09
- RE: The first 15 minutes were... - DWPC 21:41:11 11/15/09 (0)
  I agree. As I watched that part, I was thinking "Whoever directed and designed this is a genius"...and with simple caricatures figures. I don't think I've ever seen better use of the montage. Lost me pretty fast after that though.
  
  "We must beware of those who burn with zeal but are not endowed with much sense." - Angelo Roncalli

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