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.
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