UP
Released to Blu-Ray & DVD on November 10, 2009
The first portion of Disney’s UP is rather bittersweet. Ellie and Carl are adorable and comical together - from playing as children to growing old as a happily married couple. The bittersweet? Dreams that never came true… That is until Carl, faced with a move to Shady Acres Retirement Village, takes a big chance and begins quite an adventure!
Russell, an adorable yet chatty and overeager eight year old Wilderness Explorer, looking to earn his final badge, “Assisting The Elderly”, so he can become a Senior Wilderness Explorer, shows up on Carl’s doorstep. Carl sends him away on an imaginary task. The next time Russell shows up on Carl’s doorstep, he finds himself floating up… along with the rest of the house!
During their adventure, the two unlikely companions meet a “Snipe” - a rare 13 foot flightless bird that Russell names Kevin then turns out to be female; Dug and the pack of dogs he is in that all talk, thanks to a special collar; and Carl’s lifelong hero, who isn’t exactly what Carl envisioned him to be. They discover Kevin is in danger and it appears Carl and Russell are Kevin’s only hope.
Carl spent his entire life thinking of the adventure he and Ellie didn’t have, until he finds a special message Ellie has left for him. That message and his new friendship with Russell make him realize the great adventure his life really was and what it still can be.
Up is an inspiring story that reminds us to look for the silver lining and take advantage of the adventure of what appears to be an ordinary life.
As the mommy of a three year old boy, one of my favorite sniplets of the movie was when Carl suggested to Russell that they play a game to see who could be quiet the longest. Russell replies, “Cool! My mom loves that game!” Ha!
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1 November 18th, 2009 at 2:41 am
This was a great movie!! I can’t wait till I own it
Although, I really love anything that’s Pixar.
Great review!