Pretty Decent Pixar Film

Rating: 7/10 (22 June 2011)

By tying thousands of balloon to his home, 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen (Ed Asner) sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. Right after lifting off, however, he learns he isn't alone on his journey, since Russell, a wilderness explorer 70 years his junior, has inadvertently become a stowaway on the trip.
The way this film is shown in previews, I thought it would be mostly about a floating house. That is not true, and thankfully so. The best aspects are watching Carl grow old and the talking dogs (Dug and Alpha are pretty great). This film has a very human quality to it, and is not strictly a kids film.
I did not like Russell much, but I suppose he was necessary. I found out later he is supposed to be Japanese, but I could not tell.