Back on December 14th I wrote up about a good “unfinished” portion of the new Pixar movie “UP” (wallpaper) that I had seen at BNAT (read here). Well today in the NY Times there is a brief quote and mention of Cinema is Dope (read here; page 2).
I guess the article is highlighting that many are nervous given this films synopsis/premise that it can be a big Pixar hit. Which I can understand. I knew loosely what it was about and frankly it sounded very uninteresting. Heck even in the first part of the film you might be thinking in the back of your mind… “Oh crap this might turn out terrible!” Luckily though there comes a certain point in “UP” where it literally takes off and never looks back and becomes one of the most enchanting, fun and hilarious rides I’ve had with a movie in years. The audience at this point of BNAT were taking in at this point every single thing the movie threw at it and I mean it was an entire audience rolling and laughing out loud with its non-stop funny moments and entertainment. It almost reminded me of seeing “There’s Something About Mary” for the first time and the audience just kept laughing and laughing non-stop to the point you would think everyone would pass out from lack of oxygen. “UP” when it gets going around the 15 minute mark is definitely hands down up there with the best Pixar has done to date if not more so. I get that people were unsure about it because even I was but don’t let the initial premise or first part of the film throw you off. It really does deliver and then some. The Pixar magic is there that you have come to expect and with such high expectations on each of their following releases this one certainly met them for me and everyone else that saw it… and we only saw the first portion of it and unfinished at that. How about we speculate that this will be one of the big surprise hits of the year because I can already tell you that if you thought “Wall-E” was a blast… you haven’t seen nothing yet as Pixar as a mighty movie magic surprise for you with, “UP!”
Can I also add the less you know about the films second act and on the better. Luckily none of this is in the synopsis or trailers to date (well there is tiny glimpses but nothing that really gives you an indication where it might be going).
Thanks to Rodney for the reminder on NY Times piece (Film Esq).
