Emotionally Breathtaking Adventure in 3D

Rating: 10/10 (18 October 2009)

Ever since I had my mind completely blown away after seeing "Toy Story" for the first time as a kid, Pixar has never let me down. "Up" is no exception.
However "Up" is something more different than it's predecessors. Right after a emotionally tear-dripping 15min long introduction, you'll notice that Pixar has shifted to a different gear regarding their storytelling. Following the non-dialogue approach from "Wall-E", "Up" is all about emotions. – This is not to say that "Up" lacks dialogues (Russell will keep you more than occupied on that front) "Up" is simply more focused on to give rise to multitudes of emotions throughout the story, many of them sub-consciously and again without the need of any unnecessary dialogue. It leaves the emotions completely to the audience.
As for my experience of seeing "Up" in 3D for the first time, Pixar blew my mind again after all these years. Seeing the incredible depths of ravines, feeling the wide panorama of Paradise Falls tropical landscape and nearly ducking for Carl's house flying past only inches over your head is a experience that kept my heart-rate way over average pulse. (I must confess that I actually tried to touch Dug's tufty fur for a moment. Good thing that it's really dark at the cinema so that your neighbour won't give you a strange look as you're fumbling with your hands in thin air).
Even though the 3D-glasses diminishes the colorfulness of movie only slightly, this didn't stop me at all from grasping for air when experiencing clear-blue sky, lively green vegetation and characters sparkling with colors, especially Kevin.
"Up" is definitely my new favourite Pixar-movie as the story certainly has "grown up" since "Toy Story"'s often screaming and attention-seeking dialogues and humour.
... So, should you pay a extra buck to wear a pair of 3D-glasses when watching "Up" at the cinema? –Hell, even I (who's wearing glasses normally) put on the 3D-glasses atop of my regular glasses with a big smile on my face.