Up

I thought Up was a really good story about letting go. Good in the fact that it succeeded in the kind of story it wanted to tell. It was backed up by fun characters and lovely metaphors. I mean you kind of knew what you were getting into from the beginning so it wasn't surprising.

To me though it's been done before. I saw it as a combination of James and the Giant Peach, The Emperor's New Groove, and Tarzan. And I mean many many Disney characters have fallen to their deaths but I think this is the only one that came with a wink of possible safety. I like seeing villains be evil and then die of their own follies! It's kind of the Disney formula. A bit lacking in Up.

My biggest complaint is the 'rental DVD.' It's just gotten so ridiculous that they don't even give you a menu anymore and the first thing you sit through is a commercial about how you should buy the Blue-Ray. There were so many trailers before and after the film. Also there was no closed-captioning available. So boo to the terrible DVD for starting people off with a sour experience.

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