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The condensed love story at the start is beautiful. Some music and short, delicate scenes convey a lifetime of joy and sorrow. Jettisoning that subtlety in favour of such broad, obvious comedy is infuriating. The idea seems to be: if a house can fly, then anything goes. Fuck those dogs and that bird! Some genuine Pixar moments slip through, but this continued disneyfication is a worrying trend.

Not only do Pixar keep effortlessly coming up with fresh ideas and characters that never hit a false note, their masterfully animated films are also superior to most regular movies in terms of technical aspects of filmmaking (framing, editing, scoring etc). The montage at the beginning is, simply, sublime. My only nitpick is that I found it relatively unfunny. Genuinely touching and invoking a childish sense of adventure will do, I suppose.

I'm surprised Pixar even bothers to market thier films for children these days. I actually heard a child ask "why are you crying mommy" after the opening Carl and Ellie montage. Oh and by the way, this film is lovely.

A little disappointment. Without completely unnecessary villain and his talking dogs that would be a masterpiece and probably my favorite animation ever, but now it's just a great, colorful movie with couple of incredibly touching scenes. It's moving, it's funny and I really would like to love it, but I can't. / South America! It's like America, but south. :)

Another great Pixar film that would have been a masterpiece had it not been for some of Russell's annoying characteristics and the moment when the film turns dogs into airplane pilots. Generally, the villain and his army of trained pooches felt a little forced. Otherwise, the driving force of the plot (Carl's love for his late wife) is incredibly engaging emotionally and Carl Fredricksen becomes one of Pixar's most memorable creations on his own right. That montage will get you every time.