Simply one of the best animated movies of our time

Rating: 9/10 (1 June 2009)

Up is simply masterful. The entire theme of the movie encourages families to be together and to be happy, living life as an adventure. It's a movie that can be enjoyed by kids and adults alike, and there's never a dull moment. It delves into such themes of growing old and eventual death without candy coding it for kids, but does not do so in a grotesque manner; its storytelling is simply artistic and adventurous.
One of my only gripes with the film is that the pacing is just a little too quick. Some events in the movie seem to have happened too fast, but its rather fast pacing does not take away too much from the film. Just like a lot of Pixar's other work, it's as entertaining as it is good in advancing the plot. Although telling the story of an elderly man flying his house to South America via thousands of balloons secured to his fireplace lifting it into the air may seem far-fetched and somewhat of a "running out of ideas" kind of plot, it makes for one of the most imaginative movies that I have seen.
I love this movie plain and simple. It really does leave me in awe and it's worth the full price whether you see it in 3D or regular. If you haven't seen it yet do yourself a favor and go see it.