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67/100 After the loss of his wife and the potential loss of his house, a man decides to travel to the place that his wife and him had always dreamed of moving to via a whole lot of balloons attached to his house. An exciting, fun, humorous and very personal story that was a delight to watch. All the characters were extremely likable, even the villain, but Kevin the bird and Dug the dog stole the show. Watching ...

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I'm always struck by how much jeopardy and peril there is in modern family films. Not that it's a bad thing... But I was also the child who had to be taken out of the cinema during 101 Dalmatians, Pinocchio, and Bambi.

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"UP" is a movie that begins with a poignant and emotional experience, immediately tugging at the heartstrings with a touching portrayal of loss and longing. The journey of Carl embarking on adventures inspired by his late wife's dreams is both heartfelt and captivating, drawing viewers into a world filled with emotion and wonder. The dynamic between Carl, Russell, Kevin, and Dug adds excitement and depth to the...

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Widowed "Carl" (anyone else thinks he looks like Henry Kissinger?) gets himself involved in an altercation with a construction worker that sees him court-ordered to the "Shady Oak" retirement home. He's having none of that, and on the day of his deportation releases thousands of balloons from his chimney. They manage to uproot his house and using some rudimentary sails he sets off in search of "Paradise Falls". De...

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To Christopher Plummer and Ed Asner... RIP.

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A fun and charming adventure. <em>'Up'</em> certainly knows how to tug at the heartstrings. It creates a very meaningful story around Carl Fredricksen (Ed Asner), with the early scenes particularly standing out as superb. I don't overly enjoy the parts with Dug (Bob Peterson) and Kevin (Pete Docter), not that they are bad, though everything with Fredricksen, Russell (Jordan Nagai) and Charles F. Muntz (Chris...