Rebecca ([info]beeker121) wrote,
@ 2009-06-10 18:15:00
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Up!
Monday night J and I went to see Up! in 3D. 

The first 15 minutes of the movie made me cry, and are as emotionally affecting as anything I've seen at the movies this year, animated or live-action.  And it sets up several simple moments with huge emotional pay offs before the movie is done.  The story itself is sweet, a little silly, and a lot of fun.  The 3D isn't eye-popping things coming at you, it just adds to the depth of the animation in lovely ways.

Go to see this movie, and see it in 3D if you can.  The two hours you spend will be worth the sweetness and joy you walk away with.


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[info]thethornbird
2009-06-11 03:20 am UTC (link)
I loved UP!

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[info]danea
2009-06-11 05:21 am UTC (link)
I've not heard a single bad thing about this movie from anyone who's seen it. I think it may be one we need to find room in our budget for. :)

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[info]hexkitten
2009-06-11 12:44 pm UTC (link)
Do any of your local theaters do a cheap movie night? We saw "Up" for $5 less per person than it would usually cost.

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[info]danea
2009-06-11 12:51 pm UTC (link)
I'm not sure, but it sounds like this one would make it worth finding out!

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[info]spectralbovine
2009-06-11 02:29 pm UTC (link)
AMC does do $6 movies before noon on weekends, remember.

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[info]danea
2009-06-11 04:38 pm UTC (link)
Are they that cheap! I know we paid more than that for Coraline! I've had in mind that sort of thing, though, if I can squeeze it in.

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[info]spectralbovine
2009-06-11 05:06 pm UTC (link)
That's because Coraline was 3D! Up is too, but I don't think it's as essential to be seen in 3D since, if I heard correctly, it was sort of retrofitted for 3D once the craze hit as opposed to really being designed with 3D in mind.

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[info]spectralbovine
2009-06-11 02:29 pm UTC (link)
It's a sad and lovely movie that makes you feel good about life and living it. Definitely worth it.

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[info]wimbledonchampv
2009-06-11 05:45 am UTC (link)
I've already seen it twice, I love it. Everyone who has seen it at the my theater has said that they cried in the first 15 minutes. It really just hits you hard. I was also surprised by how violent and twisted. It had a lot of depth for what is supposedly a movie for kids. Pixar just wows me everytime, except for Cars, which I still haven't seen. I just feel that I am going to be disappointed.

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[info]spectralbovine
2009-06-11 05:58 am UTC (link)
Psst. You will be.

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[info]wimbledonchampv
2009-06-11 06:29 am UTC (link)
Looks like I will continue to avoid it then!

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[info]hexkitten
2009-06-11 12:43 pm UTC (link)
I was also surprised by how violent and twisted.

I think of that as the Disney element. After all, the first 15 minutes troubled me more than what happened to Bambi's mom.

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[info]spectralbovine
2009-06-11 05:57 am UTC (link)
I just got back from it, and I agree! I saw it in 2D, but oh my God, the first 15 minutes, holy shit. That was amazingly well done.

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[info]hexkitten
2009-06-11 12:41 pm UTC (link)
I'm currently making my way through my FL, but am pausing here because I saw "Up" the other day! I loved it. It made me think about how the animated features seem so much better than any live action movie made for adults these days.

Also? I cried at the beginning.

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[info]silverrose
2009-06-13 06:36 pm UTC (link)
Nobody has mentioned crying toward the end- was that just me? I need to see this again, and bring hubby. Thanks for the rec, it wasn't really on my radar before you mentioned it.

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[info]beeker121
2009-06-15 01:53 am UTC (link)
Nope I cried at the end too: the Ellie badge, the house? Forget it. Up is a movie I will need to own. I'm glad you liked it too.

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[info]silverrose
2009-06-15 01:55 am UTC (link)
When he started throwing the furniture out the door, I lost it (feel free to screen/delete this comment-- it's probably pretty spoileriffic!)

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[info]beeker121
2009-06-15 02:00 am UTC (link)
Oh, but the chairs he had carefully stood up in their usual relationship to each other? yeah, done for again.

And eh, this is five days old by now, I would be surprised if anyone catching up got this far down in the comments.

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I cried too!
[info]ladywithawrench
2009-06-13 07:07 pm UTC (link)
Jim and I went to see UP 3D last night. As we were walking into the theatre I was so intrigued by what is was that was going to make me cry after only 15 minutes, like you wrote in your post. But I did. And I cried again at the end. It was a really good movie. I would have liked to have not paid $28 for two of us to go see it, but I wasn't disappointed.

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Re: I cried too!
[info]beeker121
2009-06-15 01:54 am UTC (link)
I'm glad you liked it. Sadly 3d in the bay area is expensive, but in this case worth it.

I want to hear honeymoon stories at some point.

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