Up (Blu-ray/DVD, 2009, 4-Disc Set, Includes Digital Copy)

The life of Carl Fredericksen comes to life in this latest collaboration between Disney Studios and Pixar.

Carl is a 78 year old man who has lived a wonderful life until his childhood sweetheart and wife passes away. Carl, left on his own and with the world moving around him has his world suddenly turned on end when developers move into the neighborhood. After a ugly encounter with one of the construction workers, Carl devises a plan to live out the childhood of himself and his wife and sail away to Paradise Falls in South America.

Carl is joined by a well meaning boy scout who is trying to earn his badge by assisting an elderly person.

The two sail off together into an adventure that is full of excitement and wonder.

This latest movie by Pixar brings to life a heartwarming story of love and life. It captures your heart and carries you away to a far away land. It is entertaining. The Plot of the story is great and the animation is one of a kind.

This movie will make you smile, laugh and even cry a bit.

I highly recommend this movie to anyone who loves adventure and loves life.

The cast of voices include:
Jordan Nagai - Voice of Russell
Ed Asner - Voice of Carl Fredricksen
Christopher Plummer - Voice of Charles Muntz
John Ratzenberger - Voice of Construction Foreman Tom
Delroy Lindo - Voice of Beta
Paul Eiding - Additional Voices
Bob Peterson - Voice of Dug/Alpha
Jerome Ranft - Voice of Gamma
David Kaye - Voice of Newsreel Announcer
Mickie McGowan - Voice of Police Officer Edith
Danny Mann - Voice of Construction Worker Steve
Don Fullilove - Voice of Nurse George
Jess Harnell - Voice of Nurse AJ
Josh Cooley - Voice of Omega
Pete Docter - Voice of Campmaster Strauch

Get this movie, especially in Blu-Ray it is well worth the price.

Pixar's newest animated feature "UP", is a real gem.

Carl Fredrickson (voice of Ed Asner) is a grumpy old widower who miraculously inflates enough balloons to pick up his house and fly to an exotic destination. He finds himself sharing his ride with a pudgy, Cub-Scout kid named Russell who just happened to be on the porch when the house took off.

Part of the film story involves Carl's wish to meet a Lindbergh-type adventurer named Charles Muntz (voice of Christopher Plummer).

Cartoon history points to Walt Disney starting in the cartoon business by creating "Oswald the Rabbit" for producer Charles Mintz, who then greedily stole the rights to Disney's creation. This pretty much just happens to be some kind of inside irony that gives a little history to this film. Of course changing the name a bit makes it less obvious.

There's a dog who's the leader of his pack and menacing beyond measure, until he opens his mouth and gets one of the movie's biggest laughs. There's a huge, awkward bird that is a big laugh-getter at first. Then she becomes a real enough character that – at least in the audience I was in – when she's injured, she elicits screams of fright worthy of Bambi's late mother.

There's surprising, heartfelt emotion, vivid imagery (you can almost touch the landscapes and skies), and a music score by Michael Giacchino that's practically a character in the movie – particularly in a thoughtful montage that takes Carl from childhood to widowhood.

Pixar Studios should have its own say from now own, because they have pretty much proven there own.

I'm going to give this film a 5/5 for it's wonderful imagery.

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Not just another great animated film from DISNEY PIXAR, but really something special that includes moments of real emotion and tenderness. A quick summary; It is the story of an old widower, Carl Frederickson, now alone, who wants one last adventure by tying thousands of balloons to his house and floating off to South America. An unbelievable premise, but here it works beautifully. Along the way, he meets and bonds with other characters and finds new meaning in his life. A high point is a montage of his life with his late wife, Ellie, and her loss that is both tender and heart felt. This film appeals on many levels from cartoon action to real human drama. The animation quality is fantastic, and the Blu ray picture and sound are exemplary. You should own this one!

Although this is an animated film, I would not say it is necessarily a children's movie. The plot is complex, and a child would get lost. There are lots of colors but not much slapstick humor to make a 10 year old laugh. The humor is in the characters and situations. I loved the message in this movie: Life is an adventure. Pixar has not failed to impress me yet and their films just get better with time. I loved this movie, and could find nothing wrong with it, other than parents may think it will be good for their youngster, which it most likely isn't. But give a try, I bet you'll love it too.

This movie has everything going for it it was one of the best animated films for 2009. it is funny and sad at the same time. It is a great movie to own and watch with your family. the blu-ray is amazing and if you dont have blu-ray just invest in one it is great and movies look better than the cinema.

Like i said great movie and if you dont own it, then Buy it A.S.A.P.