nice story, nice animation, disappointing 3D

Rating: 6/10 (2 July 2009)

Yes, it is a nice story. No, I can't say it was wonderfully inspiring. The introduction to Ed's past life was touching and a cut above. The rest was pretty average "let's tell kids an story with some adventure and a moral". Yep, a good script. Not one I have any desire to see a second time.
The quality of animation was fine, good artwork, Pixar very well done.
Except for the 3D. It came in and out of use. Sometimes it seemed to have been drawn in layers. When there was motion, things got blurry and horrible, even worse than regular cinema. Yes, points for not giving us vertigo like some 30 year old drive-in. But other than that, this was just light years behind Monsters vs. Aliens in technical quality. Watching Up after seeing MvA was a bit like watching old NTSC TV on an old tube after having seen HDTV on a modern flat-screen. What were you thinking, Disney? This is not the future of cinema. I have to knock a full 2 points off for the terrible misuse of technology. Folks, don't go away thinking this is all 3D can do.