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Ah, but at the end you find out that she didn’t die without her adventure… HE was the greatest adventure she ever had!  It may have started out sad, but I thought the ending was very UPlifting.  Heh heh.  grin


comment by Dave2  on  06/15  at  10:01 AM
NYC Watchdog

The whole part about Russell‘s father being absent at the ceremony let the helium out of that “uplift” very quickly.

“In each of us two natures are at war… the good and the evil. All our lives the fight goes on between them, but one of them must conquer. In our own hands lies the power to choose. What we want most to be we are.” – Dr. Henry Jekyll


comment by NYC Watchdog  on  06/15  at  10:28 AM
Poppy

I am so down from that movie it’s not even funny. I kept trying to curl up into your side so I could hide.


comment by Poppy  on  06/15  at  12:29 PM

Thank you for this post. Probably not a movie I need to see, even though some of my asshat friends keep trying to get me to go!! Hellooo?? Dead spouse?
Uhm no.
Thanks again !


comment by Kim  on  06/15  at  02:04 PM

Oh god, I’ve been crying so much lately there’s no way I can watch this.  I don’t even cry for any reason, it’s like EVERYTHING makes me cry.  I’d be screwed if I sat through this, by the sounds of it!


comment by Breigh  on  06/15  at  02:16 PM
NYC Watchdog

Poppy- Really?  I thought you wanted my imaginary pretzel nuggets I was eating as comfort food.

Kim- With friends like that, who needs enemies?  Seriously though… yeah… stay away… its way over the top.

Breigh- I’m not an easy crier either.  In fact, I consider myself pretty hardcore unless my hormones have been fucked with… which wasn’t this weekend.  At least not to my knowledge.  So yeah… stay away…

“In each of us two natures are at war… the good and the evil. All our lives the fight goes on between them, but one of them must conquer. In our own hands lies the power to choose. What we want most to be we are.” – Dr. Henry Jekyll


comment by NYC Watchdog  on  06/15  at  10:51 PM

I’ll take Finding Nemo over Up any day of the week, even with the horrible, terrifying, depressing opening.


comment by Backpacking Dad  on  06/15  at  10:51 PM
Poppy

It was adorable when you shoved that handful of popcorn in your mouth.  Sorry I didn’t give you one of my 10 napkin-tissues.  I know next time you ain’t too proud to wipe.


comment by Poppy  on  06/15  at  10:55 PM
kapgar

I thought that movie was absolutely beautiful in how they dealt with the beginning. Sure, it was horrifically sad, but it was so well done that you could forgive them the temporary depressive state.


comment by kapgar  on  06/16  at  07:24 AM

It seems like I cry at everylittle thing anymore, and yet I didn’t cry at this movie.  WTH is wrong with me??  I, too, still like Finding Nemo.


comment by Tug  on  06/16  at  09:17 AM

I haven’t seen this movie yet - but Jared took the kids and the first thing he said when he got home was “you would have cried.”


comment by Miss Britt  on  06/16  at  09:37 AM

I’d had the beginning spoiled for me so I’m sure the impact wasn’t nearly as strong. I thought the movie was OK, but certainly not one of my Pixar favorites. Those would be The Incredibles, Finding Nemo, the Toy Stories and a bug’s life.


comment by Ren  on  06/16  at  11:19 AM

I don’t like it when animated features make me cry—I teared up during The Incredibles. (Twice, and the second time I knew the animated kids were going to survive the fall from the jet.)

I didn’t cry during UP, but I came close. I was very happy for the cartoony Lou Grant when he opened up the scrapbook at the end.


comment by delmer  on  06/16  at  04:06 PM

When the wife died in the beginning, my daughter turned to me and said “oh this is a Disney movie?” I’ve previously mentioned to them that Disney films always have a sad tragedy in it. I didn’t enjoy it too much either. Not even the cool 3D glasses could’ve made me feel better.


comment by sxymom  on  06/17  at  12:46 PM

The most traumatic Disney movie moment I remember was in the Lion King when Simba watches his father die and then tries to wake him up. I don’t think I cried, but I remember feeling sick about it.

I’m a bigger sap now, so Up would probably make me bawl.


comment by Stacey  on  06/17  at  08:32 PM

I wasn’t planning on seeing this movie.
Now, I feel self righteous for making that choice.
Yes, even more than usual.


comment by Faiqa  on  06/18  at  12:06 AM

Even though it brought me to tears, Up was a well done movie.  It really was the first Pixar movie that created a complete human connection.  Regardless of the talking dogs not being real or moving a house half way around the world with balloons, there were so many touching and connecting moments in the movie.

I could see the “downer” effect for some, but even so, it’s still gives a great outlook for someone like Carl who simply wanted to live out the dream for him and his late wife.

I still like Wall-E the best out of all the Pixar movies.


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