Glad I was talked into seeing this

Rating: 9/10 (8 February 2011)

I've never really been much into the modern animation movies with their predictable plots and politically correct characters, but Up really was worth seeing. Although I do agree with a lot of reviewers that there is a very sad overtone to the story, I found that their was enough to distract from this to still make it very amusing and entertaining.
Unless I simply missed other voice acting performances by Ed Asner, I can't imagine why I have never seen a role like this for him before. Combined with spot on facial expressions, Carl Fredricksen was simply hilarious throughout the entire movie. And Christopher Plummer, who I seem to be seeing in quite a few movies lately, was almost unidentifiable in his roll, which shows how much effort he put into the part. Even young Jordan Nagai never went off the mark with his performance.
All in all, this was a great movie. But it may be wise to consider the depressing aspects of the story before showing it to younger kids.