Ho-hum

Rating: 5/10 (6 October 2009)

I'm not normally a huge fan of animated films but I have seen some really great ones lately, including 'Coraline' and 'Ponyo'. I loved both of those, but I have to say that 'Up' was a bit of a disappointment. In the first place I like Studio Ghibli films much better than Pixar/Disney ones. Maybe this puts me in the 'old fart' category, not being over-impressed by whiz-bang digital computer-generated graphics. I find the Pixar visual style irritating rather than appealing, and for me the super-slick, ugly, unappealing visuals tend to overshadow the story-line, dialogue, etc. 'Up' had quite a good story but it tended towards the clichéd and while there were some amusing moments I found myself wriggling in my seat and wondering how much longer I would have to sit there. So on the whole I'd have to say it was a missable film for me.