This is why Pixar is the best there is

Rating: 10/10 (30 May 2009)

What can I say about this movie. It is perfect in every way. First of all it looked beautiful and probably not as mind blowing as some of Pixar's in terms of visuals it still looks great. The second thing is that the voice acting is top notch like always and nothing less than one would expect. The music never stood out and over powered a scene but there were definitely moments when there would be a little piano melody that would really tug at the heart strings. I guess the most important thing about a movie like this is the story which was told masterfully by Peter Doctor. If I could a favorite Pixar director it maybe Peter Doctor mainly because I think he has the ability to tell a very adult story that never strays away from being a children's film. He totally nailed it Monster's Inc. and was probably for me one of the more emotionally moving Pixar film, or film in general for me right after this one. If you try to explain to someone this movie just in terms of the the character arc it is a very grownup story, but Pixar puts in in the perfect amount of heart, warmth, humor and just magic in general. I do not think I even need to point out any particular moment, but so much of it is just perfect. If I did have one complaint it would be I wish I would have seen some sort of resolution with respect to Russel's character and his father. Now I must say a word about the environment that I saw the movie in. I saw it at 2:10 in the afternoon with nothing other than kids and their mothers. There was a little girl maybe 3 or 4 sitting next to me with her mom that had to keep getting up to go to the bathroom. Except she only had to go when the movie slowed down with respect to a personal moment for Carl. As soon as some action picked the little girl could have cared less about going to the bathroom. Their was chatter all around me, but I loved it. It was perfect. The parents laughed at moments aimed at them and the kids laughed at moments aimed at them and then we all laughed at the moment when it was right. I loved the experience. It is another great film by Pixar and I can only hope that they keep up the quality.