A feisty septuagenarian teams with a fearless wilderness ranger to do battle with a vicious band of beasts and villains in this computer-animated adventure.

Rating: 8/10 (20 September 2009)

Up is another must-see animated film from Pixar Animation Studios. It's about a cranky old man and an overeager Scout who fly to South America in a floating house suspended from helium balloons. Up is director Pete Docter's (Monsters, Inc.) second feature-length film, and features the voices of Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer, Bob Peterson and Jordan Nagai. It is the first Pixar film to be presented in Disney Digital 3-D.
Up is definitely one of the better Pixar efforts. It's about the grandeur and excitement of flight and adventure. The first ten minutes of the film about Carl Fredricksen and his life-long love Ellie are surprisingly touching. It's heartbreaking to see him lose his wife even at old age. With nothing left to do Fredricksen heads for South America, but he's not alone. Russell, a Wilderness Explorer trying to earn his "Assisting the Elderly" badge, has stowed away on the porch after being sent on a snipe hunt by Carl the day before. The relationship of father and son that forms between Fredricksen and Russell is completely believable. The filmmakers certainly know how to make a film with endearing characters. The animation is gorgeous. Several scenes in Up are some of the most memorable that I've ever seen in animated films. Like other Pixar films Up is also very funny. Thankfully, it's sweet humour instead of the gross humour that's present in many of today's Hollywood films. In conclusion, Up is another daring, unusual and beautiful animated film from Pixar that both children and adults will enjoy watching. I highly recommend it.