PIXAR ROCKS THE HOUSE AGAIN!!!

Pixar's "UP" rocks the Casbah!!

3D glasses can be challenging for me, but once I get them balanced on my nose. . .

I thoroughly enjoyed this engaging tale of unlikely heroes.  In spite of the fact, that some of the dogs in the film were portrayed as evil and antagonistic, I still give this film two paws way up.  I related most to Doug, the loyal and redeemed zeta dog.  I just feel the need to state that alpha dogs do not talk to other dogs in the way portrayed in the film.  There is much more finesse and politicking involved than brutish threats.   

However, I have known many dogs like Doug, lovable, loyal, and kind.  Pixar gets major props for making protagonists out of an old man and a zealous boy scout.  On the surface these are not the run of the mill summer blockbuster heroes.  They are not robots, costumed superheroes, or tough talking cops.  Mr. Fredrickson and Russell are ordinary stereotypical people.  Every suburban neighborhood has a Mr. Fredrickson and every Boy Scout troop has a Russell.  I think that it is this familiarity that helps draw us in to their world.   

The bird in the film is a nice addition and used appropriately.  It could have become a major distraction, a la Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars Phantom Menace film.  However, Pixar in their creative discipline avoid the easy jokes and immature prat falls and makes this film enjoyable for adults too.  This helps them rise above the other animated fare that appear in theaters.  

Back to earth, Pixar continues its unbelievable run of great films.  The best film of the summer so far.  Harry Potter may challenge this title later in July.  My handlers are uberly-geeked for this next Potter film.  The boy and girl in our "family" don't dress as Hogwarts' students any more, but the mythology still has a hold of their hearts.  

Costa Vida es muy deliciosa!!!!!!!

I haven't really had a chance to use much Spanish since my last trip to Mexico years ago.  What a trip that was, me, Sammy Hagar, and too many burritos.  However, that is a story for another day.  

Today, I had an out of body food experience.  Kind of like existentialism mixed with salsa.  After a rousing morning of Lacrosse, the fastest game on two feet, I rode my Vespa over to Costa Vida!!!  I appreciated the authenticity of the women making the tortillas from scratch.  The last time that I had tortillas like this was at La Hacienda Real in Salem, Oregon.  I wanted to convert the tortillas to a liquid and mainline them, they were so good.  I totally get addictions to good things like this, not nasty stuff like the fumes from paint cans.  As I ate each handmade tortilla, I imagined myself combining other good things with these tortillas, ie; raspberry jam, cinnamon honey butter, and Waverly peaches.  

I ordered twelve tortillas, so that I could have a stash back at the hotel just in case a craving struck.  The chips were good and the smothered burrito was to kill or die for.  Preferably kill. Not only was the burrito encased in the handmade tortilla, but it was covered in green chills!!  I chose the sweet pork as the meat.  What a masterful decision.  I am sure that I ate my body weight and more in that burrito.  Costa Vida, finally something of cultural significance comes from California!