Not sure 3D is worth it, but beautifully done and SQUIRREL! a lovely story.
“Up is a wonderful film, with characters who are as believable as any characters can be who spend much of their time floating above the rain forests of Venezuela,” writes Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times. “They have tempers, problems and obsessions. They are cute and goofy, but they aren’t cute in the treacly way of little cartoon animals. They’re cute in the human way of the animation master Hayao Miyazaki. Two of the three central characters are cranky old men, which is a wonder in this youth-obsessed era.”
“This movie is remarkable for a brilliant montage sequence at the very beginning, sketching out Carl’s early married life with childhood sweetheart Elie,” writes Peter Bradshaw. “It is a masterclass in narrative exposition, and the moments explaining their childlessness will bring a lump to your throat. This is a terrific film with hints of Conan Doyle’s The Lost World and Albert Lamorisse’s Red Balloon.”
