It's Pixar

Rating: 8/10 (29 November 2009)

Pixar's UP is about a widower who decides to fly his house to a falls in Venezuela in memory of his late wife. To do this, he ties helium-filled balloons to the house, and off he goes. Joining him on his crazy adventure is a neighborhood kid, and along the way they pick up a talking dog and a rare jungle bird being hunted by a crazed explorer who gets around in a dirigible. This is some nutty plot, but it works. The animation is superb, the story line quite touching. Ed Asner plays the widower and Chris Plummer is the bad guy. Highly recommended, mainly for kids and their moms. I suspect most dads mayl have a tough time sitting through this whimsical flick.