by Joel Howe
15-June-2009
I am freshly back from the family viewing of Pixar's Up, and I have to say that I am exhausted! It is quite taxing being sucked into and then pulled out of a great family adventure. The other reason stems from a lackluster experience with 3D that lessened my enjoyment of a day at the cinema. Let's start with the high notes, and there are plenty of those!
When will the streak end?
I hope that Pixar never stumbles, and though I know it can't last forever, theirs is the kind of streak that benefits society as a whole. Quite simply, this movie is fabulous. Both of my thumbs are pointed straight "up", and I would recommend this film to anyone in a heartbeat. I literally get caught "up" (last one I promise) in movies like these and am emotionally spent when they are over. I used to think that since for some reason these stories were geared specifically for me (and my kids). I am realizing that Pixar tells stories in a way that everyone feels they were written especially for them. More...
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