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post #1 of 17
5/30/09 at 4:58pm
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Just got back from watching UP and I highly recommend it. 3D effects enhance the experience, highly like able characters, and great story.
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post #2 of 17
5/30/09 at 5:13pm
I want to take my daughter but she doesn't want to go
My dad and brother are going tonight.
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post #3 of 17
5/30/09 at 5:26pm
I saw the trailer, and it didn't look quite as promising as Ratatouille or Wall*E. It's weird that they're marketing it as a wacky madcap romp.

A reviewer described Ratatouille as "An adult movie that kids can watch too." That was the expectation I went in with, and I was a little disappointed. Occasionally a kids movie can cross into the realm of capital-A Art (see: Babe), but as respectably as Pixar films perform in that regard, for me at least, they never quite clear that hurdle.
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post #4 of 17
5/30/09 at 5:31pm
I'll probably see it sometime within the next few weeks.
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post #5 of 17
5/30/09 at 5:32pm
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I saw the trailer, and it didn't look quite as promising as Ratatouille or Wall*E. It's weird that they're marketing it as a wacky madcap romp. A reviewer described Ratatouille as "An adult movie that kids can watch too." That was the expectation I went in with, and I was a little disappointed. Occasionally a kids movie can cross into the realm of capital-A Art (see: Babe), but as respectably as Pixar films perform in that regard, for me at least, they never quite clear that hurdle.
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post #6 of 17
5/30/09 at 5:38pm
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I saw the trailer, and it didn't look quite as promising as Ratatouille or Wall*E. It's weird that they're marketing it as a wacky madcap romp.

A reviewer described Ratatouille as "An adult movie that kids can watch too." That was the expectation I went in with, and I was a little disappointed. Occasionally a kids movie can cross into the realm of capital-A Art (see: Babe), but as respectably as Pixar films perform in that regard, for me at least, they never quite clear that hurdle.

Sometimes, I think, a kid's film should just be a kid's film. I'd rather a film was great for kids than trying too hard to bridge the divide. In fact, inspite being 21 I sometimes enjoy the 'kid' stuff in a kid's film.

I think UP looks great. Pixar has some serious creative geniuses in there. You just have to look at the dog in the trailers as an example; the dog isn't anthromorphised in an obvious way. It's still a dog, its expressions are dog, so the comedy and cute factor comes from it's dog-like ness - rather than any predictable human traits.

And the art-direction I think is awesome.
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post #7 of 17
5/30/09 at 5:41pm
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Originally Posted by JammieDodger View Post
Sometimes, I think, a kid's film should just be a kid's film. I'd rather a film was great for kids than trying too hard to bridge the divide. In fact, inspite being 21 I sometimes enjoy the 'kid' stuff in a kid's film.

I sometime enjoy the kids in the kids films.
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post #8 of 17
5/30/09 at 5:42pm
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I sometime enjoy the kids in the kids films.

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post #9 of 17
5/30/09 at 5:45pm
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I sometime enjoy the kids in the kids films.

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post #10 of 17
5/30/09 at 7:22pm
I'm glad that Pixar is back on track after garbage like Cars and Ratatouille. Am also psyched for Toyy Story 3.
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post #11 of 17
5/30/09 at 8:42pm
rat was not garbage.

go get laid neo.

oh wait.
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post #12 of 17
5/30/09 at 9:06pm
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Originally Posted by Mauro View Post
I want to take my daughter but she doesn't want to go
My dad and brother are going tonight.
How old is she that she doesnt want to see this? I took my 3 yo and she had a blast, unfortunately the 3D glasses where huge and while I tried to hold them in place for her, she quit on it about 1/2 hr in.

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Originally Posted by tagutcow View Post
I saw the trailer, and it didn't look quite as promising as Ratatouille or Wall*E. It's weird that they're marketing it as a wacky madcap romp.

A reviewer described Ratatouille as "An adult movie that kids can watch too." That was the expectation I went in with, and I was a little disappointed. Occasionally a kids movie can cross into the realm of capital-A Art (see: Babe), but as respectably as Pixar films perform in that regard, for me at least, they never quite clear that hurdle.
Upon seeing it I figured if they put too much more in the commercial they risk giving it away. Its not art but its hard to call any of the more recent animated films art since they kinda go out of their way to remind you its animated. As for Rat, that movie is all kinds of awesome, my 3 yo reminds me of this at least once a week.
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Sometimes, I think, a kid's film should just be a kid's film. I'd rather a film was great for kids than trying too hard to bridge the divide. In fact, inspite being 21 I sometimes enjoy the 'kid' stuff in a kid's film.

I think UP looks great. Pixar has some serious creative geniuses in there. You just have to look at the dog in the trailers as an example; the dog isn't anthromorphised in an obvious way. It's still a dog, its expressions are dog, so the comedy and cute factor comes from it's dog-like ness - rather than any predictable human traits.

And the art-direction I think is awesome.
No "adult" in-jokes to be found here, just a simple but compelling story. Honestly I'm just glad it wasn't another one of those "secret lives of shoes and other shit when humans aren't around" where they have to find the missing sock and face the perilous washing machine.
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post #13 of 17
5/30/09 at 9:08pm
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Originally Posted by tagutcow View Post
I saw the trailer, and it didn't look quite as promising as Ratatouille or Wall*E. It's weird that they're marketing it as a wacky madcap romp.

A reviewer described Ratatouille as "An adult movie that kids can watch too." That was the expectation I went in with, and I was a little disappointed. Occasionally a kids movie can cross into the realm of capital-A Art (see: Babe), but as respectably as Pixar films perform in that regard, for me at least, they never quite clear that hurdle.

You just thought way too hard about a Disney movie.
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post #14 of 17
5/30/09 at 9:33pm
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Upon seeing it I figured if they put too much more in the commercial they risk giving it away. Its not art but its hard to call any of the more recent animated films art since they kinda go out of their way to remind you its animated. As for Rat, that movie is all kinds of awesome, my 3 yo reminds me of this at least once a week.

I liked Ratatouille very much, I just felt it was too plot-heavy, and took way too much effort to get the premise up and running. Why couldn't the rat and human talk to eachother like they do in other cartoons?

Forgive me for saying this, but sometimes a simple musical number can really leaven things, especially in a kids movie.

Also, Ratatouille felt too much like a manifesto at times, as did Wall*E. Are there any Pixar films that aren't allegories about Pixar?
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post #15 of 17
5/30/09 at 9:39pm
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I look really cute in this picture.
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