The greatest animated movie ever made

Rating: 10/10 (28 January 2010)

Carl Fredrikson as a child greatly admired the adventures of explorer Charles Muntz, it was through his love for the explorer he met a girl called Ellie, in time they would fall in love and marry....They live a happy life until an elderly Ellie passes away, leaving Carl on his own, in their little house.
A heartbroken Carl is constantly bugged by the big real estate developers next door and a little boy called Russell...Carl decides he is going to fly away. Literally.
Carl gathers millions of balloons filled with helium and goes up, heading for South America, but there is one tiny problem....Russell, is in the flying house as well..
I was close to tears during the opening of the movie as we see Cark's entire life flash past, in beautiful little scenes, bringing joy and sadness that reaches out to all ages, children and adults. The animation is simply spellbinding, but for me, it is the story that makes this great, it's a tale of unfulfilled dreams, constantly interrupted by the problems of life.....More importantly the comedy moments are just pure genius...The supporting characters are equally funny, Doug, Evan, Alpha-Dog.....simply the greatest animated movie ever made.