One of the finest films I've ever seen

Rating: 6/10 (28 December 2012)

Okay, so I'm a pretty big fan of Pixar films. I love Monsters Inc, the Toy Story trilogy, WALL-E, Finding Nemo and all those other classics! I watched 'Up' a few years back and when I did, I was absolutely amazed at what Pixar could achieve, even after its success in 2008 for 'WALL-E'. To me, this deserves to always be right up there amongst the greatest Pixar Films ever made.
Why is this so special? Well, the answer in brief is that Pixar, whilst making such classics, haven't always been able to focus as much on a touching side. Take Monsters Inc for an example, or even Finding Nemo. Those movies have a lot of humor but they cannot focus as much on the emotional aspect of things. Up can!
The characters in Up are extremely likable. If this was any movie directed by, let's say...I don't know....GEORGE LUCAS....Russel would've been absolutely painful like Jar Jar Binks was. But there was something that Pete Doctor did that made Russel such a memorable and lovable character. The characters, everyone, Carl, Dug, Charles Muntz, Alpha, Kevin EVERYONE had something extremely well done about them. They each had a unique trait!
The story itself is unique. After the Incredibles, Pixar haven't really made a film which has its main characters as humans but thankfully this film takes a break from all of that. The story is very moving and is well paced with just the appropriate amount of humor in it. At no point during the film do you really say..."Okay, c'mon lets move things along quickly" like in Star Wars Episode I- Phantom Menace. I mean, its wrong to compare those films to classical Pixar films but I just needed to indicate what's right and what's wrong.
The voice acting is very well done. The musical score is very heart- warming and often gave me tears. The 10 minute love story between Ellie and Carl is just phenomenal. Twilight have taken 5 films to a tell a love story and failed, whereas Up took just the first 10 minutes to tell one!
This film is clear proof that Pixar can still manage good films!