Ross TenEyck ([info]ross_teneyck) wrote,
@ 2009-05-29 22:03:00
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So, Up.

It's currently polling at 98% at Rotten Tomatoes, so this is clearly not a bad movie. Personally I think I would rate it as fair-to-middling Pixar, which still makes it a pretty good flick by normal standards.

The movie does a lot of things really well, starting with the opening montage which I think may be the best part of the whole thing. The flying house scenes -- everyone has seen the trailers, right? -- are gorgeous, the story is a lot deeper than it looks at first glance (and it does some interesting things; keep on eye on when the house is liberating and when it's a burden) and the two main characters play off each other really well.

And yet... somehow it didn't quite click for me in that way that would push it from a good movie to a great one. The elements are all there, and they work, but the whole is just a hair off in a way I can't quite describe yet.

Ah, well; I quibble. Pixar has spoiled me. By any measure this is still a good movie, and you should see it.



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