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Did you ever see the episode of TNG where Riker is like trapped in a play or something? That was a trip, well, until the ending. Felt kinda pink-spider-ish to me.
Frame of Mind. One of my favs.
There's also something to be said for brevity in this case. It's nice not having to sit through another overlong adventure, the likes of which the series is so often burdened with.
I also really enjoyed the Hotel Chevallier short.
UP
Spur of the moment thing, the Sox were down 5 runs in the 4th inning to the shitty Athletics of Oakland so a buddy and I decided to up and go see Up. In 3D. The 3D did nothing for me. There were maybe one or two instances where the 3D came into effect and actually served a purpose. I would have felt the exact same about this thing without it.
Anyways, I liked it a lot. Almost loved it. Very cool flick. The first third of the movie is probably the strongest, but there were some really fantastic moments throughout. One sequence in particular is sticking with me...an extended 10 or 15 minute sequence near the start of the movie with no dialogue. A montage showing Carl and Ellie's life together from children to old age. Beautiful stuff. The relationship between Carl and Ellie is the soul of the movie, and I'm glad the writers didn't lose sight of that.
So it's definitely a crowd pleaser. Saw it in a packed house and everyone ate it up. Lots of laughs and ooohs and aaaaahs. I'd say it's one of Pixar's best. For me, personally, it will be hard for the studio to ever top Finding Nemo, but if you want even more recent comparisons I liked this more than both Wall-E and Ratatouille.
EDIT: Oh yeah, the music is awesome. Mark this score down for an Oscar nomination.
It's their most beautifully animated, but probably has the most successfully mature and poignant adult subtext of any of their work, while still crafting an excellent comical adventure plot over it all.
UP
Anyways, I liked it a lot. Almost loved it. Very cool flick. The first third of the movie is probably the strongest, but there were some really fantastic moments throughout. One sequence in particular is sticking with me...an extended 10 or 15 minute sequence near the start of the movie with no dialogue. A montage showing Carl and Ellie's life together from children to old age. Beautiful stuff. The relationship between Carl and Ellie is the soul of the movie, and I'm glad the writers didn't lose sight of that.
Drag Me to Hell.
The most fun I've had at the cinema since Nov '95 when I got to fondle Jessica Poole's breasts during a school screening of Goldeneye.
This is what I am saying, the first 1/3 was great. Carl and Ellie, the montage and their spoken parts were perfect, almost Champlinist.
Up.
And the part where Carl opened up the adventure book and found Ellie's note also made me cry
although I am really looking forward to The Fantastic Mr. Fox, I love Roald Dahl, stop-motion and Wes Anderson, so its a potent combination for me.
When is this happening? I remember loving the story, didn't know a movie was coming.
Me too. I cried at the end and maybe one other time as well I loved it too.
November 13th, I believe.
George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, and Anjelica Huston are voicing it, too.