Thankfully, I saw Up in 3D, so that there was at least something a bit interesting to this dullest of all Pixar films. Pixar's 3D department went for a new concept - just do 3D, as opposed to doing "3D tricks" - nothing jumped out at the viewer. The 3D just added a mildly interesting depth to all of the animation. Nice, but it didn't make up for the dull story of Ed Asner's old widow, trying to get (via his house tied to balloons) to Paradise Falls. The montage of the man and his wife aging was nice, but also quite a downer for a kid's film, knowing where they were going so early in the film. The old man became quickly bitter and unpleasant; the fat deluded kid is a bad role model for multiple reasons; and the message of the movie (the mundane of life is the real adventure) encourages aiming low. The South American birds were pretty and cool, but they also came with a bombarding Save the Environment sermon. For Pixar, this is a real disappointment.
Friday, June 12, 2009
MOVIE REVIEW - Up (2009)
Thankfully, I saw Up in 3D, so that there was at least something a bit interesting to this dullest of all Pixar films. Pixar's 3D department went for a new concept - just do 3D, as opposed to doing "3D tricks" - nothing jumped out at the viewer. The 3D just added a mildly interesting depth to all of the animation. Nice, but it didn't make up for the dull story of Ed Asner's old widow, trying to get (via his house tied to balloons) to Paradise Falls. The montage of the man and his wife aging was nice, but also quite a downer for a kid's film, knowing where they were going so early in the film. The old man became quickly bitter and unpleasant; the fat deluded kid is a bad role model for multiple reasons; and the message of the movie (the mundane of life is the real adventure) encourages aiming low. The South American birds were pretty and cool, but they also came with a bombarding Save the Environment sermon. For Pixar, this is a real disappointment.
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This was a sweet movie about the memories of loved ones who were soulmates. Yes, ed aisner, who would like him, but to be someone's Elle... priceless.
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