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"Carl Fredricksen (Edward Asner) is 78 years old. When Carl was a child, he met and eventually married a girl named Ellie who grew up in a small midwestern town. Ellie always dreamed of exploring the mountains but died before she got a chance. Now, when developers threaten to move him into an assisted living home, Carl decides to fulfill his promise to Ellie. To accomplish this, he befriends a chubby eight-year-old Wilderness Explorer named Russell. The two opposites match up for thrilling adventures as they encounter wild terrain, unexpected villains, and all the terrifying creatures that wait in the jungle."

You can find the first trailer now on youtube, disney, etc.

11/10/2008 4:27:09 PM

sounds dumb

11/10/2008 5:24:14 PM

^ it's pixar, dude!

11/10/2008 5:37:02 PM

pixar can do no wrong

i fucking hate NASCAR and still thoroughly enjoy Cars

11/10/2008 5:51:02 PM

with every pixar movie i cant see where they're going with the idea and it turns out great. Toys, bugs, talking cars, a rat that wants to be a chef and a robot on an empty planet all sound like stupid main characters too. I'm not doubting them anymore until they actually make a movie that sucks.

[Edited on November 10, 2008 at 6:03 PM. Reason : forgot nemo, that one was good too]

11/10/2008 6:02:33 PM

agreed, <3 pixar

11/10/2008 6:16:31 PM

even their animated shorts are great!

11/10/2008 6:17:28 PM

pixar's worst animated movie is better than dreamwork's best

LORD OF ABSOLUTES

11/10/2008 7:11:36 PM

^ verdict is out until I see Bolt.

i'm sorry i have a soft spot for pets. esp ones that talk.

11/10/2008 7:19:23 PM

one day Pixar will remake Brave Little Toaster

and it will be a whole new world forever after

11/10/2008 7:32:48 PM

^^I'm pretty sure Bolt wasn't made by Pixar, but by Disney and whatever internal resources they have.

This sounds pretty cool. It's rare to see a movie about old people, much less an animated one. Given Pixar's history, I think it'll be a winner.

11/10/2008 7:51:37 PM

http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/11/up_trailer.html

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"Is there any possible chance that this won't be next year's best movie? No! Like Wall-E and Ratatouille before it, Up stars another classic, unlikely Pixarian protagonist — an old, grumpy coot voiced by Ed Asner. In the film, Carl Frederickson makes good on his deceased wife's dream to explore the jungle, which he accomplishes, naturally, by tying a few thousand balloons to his house and flying away. The visuals are so gorgeous it makes you wonder which idea came first: the one for the plot or the one for that amazing shot of the balloons passing by the little girl's window. Anyway, this doesn't come out until May 29, which means we should probably wait until at least March to kick-start our Best Picture campaign."

the animation for those balloons is amazing, even on a small comp screen.

11/10/2008 8:42:37 PM

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"Now, when developers threaten to move him into an assisted living home, Carl decides to fulfill his promise to Ellie. To accomplish this, he befriends a chubby eight-year-old Wilderness Explorer named Russell. The two opposites match up for thrilling adventures as they encounter wild terrain, unexpected villains, and all the terrifying creatures that wait in the jungle."

Sounds to me like the old fart went crazy and started hallucinating once they put him in the home.

11/10/2008 8:44:31 PM

that was a good trailer.

also, it makes me want to watch howell's moving castle.

11/10/2008 9:01:38 PM

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"^^I'm pretty sure Bolt wasn't made by Pixar, but by Disney and whatever internal resources they have."

Yeah you're right! I even watched the trailer the other day and just assumed it was Pixar since Disney had in again.

However Pixar has done the whole superhero thing with The Incredibles. I need to get my animated movies straight!

11/10/2008 9:15:00 PM

I still haven't seen Wall-E.

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"Sounds to me like the old fart went crazy and started hallucinating once they put him in the home."

Yeah, probably this.

11/11/2008 9:11:46 AM

^^ with that said, after pixar reverse tookover disney, they came in, stopped production on bolt, and completely reworked it. It was apparently a lot shittier than what it turned out to be.

11/11/2008 9:17:07 AM

The fucking balloons.

Jesus.

Best studio in business today.

^^ Go see Wall-E.

11/11/2008 9:05:05 PM

From what I heard, it sounds like a tear-jerker. This post has a long description of the opening scene. Just from the description, I found it touching.

http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=17505

11/11/2008 10:30:34 PM

This will be fucking awesome.

11/11/2008 11:55:01 PM

"one day Pixar will remake Brave Little Toaster

and it will be a whole new world forever after"

I thought I was the only one who loved that movie

11/12/2008 9:22:44 AM

brave little toaster is so good

11/12/2008 9:32:23 AM

ttt

5/21/2009 9:25:33 PM

I'm so excited about this

5/21/2009 10:05:44 PM

I, too, would rather watch Brave Little Toaster than this movie.

5/21/2009 10:11:16 PM

i've never seen brave little toaster.

good?

[Edited on May 21, 2009 at 10:15 PM. Reason : th]

5/21/2009 10:15:27 PM

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"i've never seen brave little toaster. good?"

Outstanding.

In fact, it's basically required if you want to have a fulfilling childhood and lead a normal adult life.
Watch it ASAP or you will someday become a serial killer.

5/21/2009 10:23:35 PM

I can't wait to see this movie
Isn't it supposed to be in 3D? Not a huge fan of 3d films but I'd do it for this one.

^^And seriously, never seen the brave little toaster!?!?! It's a classic!!! Definitely go watching it NOW

5/21/2009 11:13:53 PM

go see wall-e

seriously

that is one of my favorite movies

5/21/2009 11:46:57 PM

Brave Little Toaster is damn near impossible to find on DVD.

I finally found one for Raine34 and I will forever hold that over her head.

5/22/2009 12:54:15 AM

I looooooove the brave little toaster!! Great movie

But Up! So excited for this! I will definitely be seeing this in the theatre

5/22/2009 1:23:57 AM

I'd like a Pixar remake of "An American Tale" or "All Dogs Go To Heaven"

5/22/2009 7:15:29 AM

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"Isn't it supposed to be in 3D? Not a huge fan of 3d films but I'd do it for this one."

I was always under the impression that they made movies 3D as a gimmick to get people to see sub-par movies. Seems to match up with my first impression of this one.

5/22/2009 7:21:02 AM

it premiered at Cannes last week and Ebert loved it
http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2009/05/up_up_and_away_in_my_beautiful.html

5/22/2009 8:13:20 AM

I love Pixar films, I have not heard about this one, will have to watch the trailer.

That said if Pixar remade the brave little toaster I would be there first in line on opening day...best movie ever. I am actually home sick from work with strep throat (seriously?!) and might have to watch the dvd!

5/22/2009 9:22:17 AM

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"I still haven't seen Wall-E."

Seriously? It's one of the best movies ever...... I cried 3 times. And I only cry when animals die in movies.


I can't wait to see Up Pixar has never done us wrong

[Edited on May 22, 2009 at 10:02 AM. Reason : ps.. The Brave Little Toaster is one of the greatest children's movies ever]

5/22/2009 10:01:27 AM

Can't wait to see this.

The scene in the advertisements where the guy is shooing away the bird, and the bird copies him, makes me LOL every time.

5/22/2009 3:07:29 PM

The talking dog makes me lol.

5/22/2009 3:29:16 PM

^ SQUIRREL...

5/22/2009 3:39:52 PM

I too can't wait to see this. Pixar has yet to do me wrong.

5/26/2009 6:22:52 PM

it's awesome they got the "guess who's coming to dinner" spencer tracy and the "airplane" era chuck conners to star in the movie

5/26/2009 6:35:43 PM

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"The talking dog makes me lol."

5/27/2009 5:18:57 AM

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"one day Pixar will remake Brave Little Toaster and it will be a whole new world forever after"

uhhhhhhhhhhhhh


http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/05/24/what-is-pixars-brave/

six months after you posted that.......







but yeah, up is getting great reviews and I can't wait.

[Edited on May 27, 2009 at 5:23 AM. Reason : .]

5/27/2009 5:22:18 AM

I'm sure this is probably an older gag, but I wonder if the idea for the talking dog collar thing came from a Dexter's Lab episiode? Not that I particularly care since it's still funny, but I am curious.

5/27/2009 8:13:55 AM

has to be older

hell, i'm pretty sure astro on the jetsons had a talking dog collar at some point

5/27/2009 8:58:08 AM

http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/up/

Tells you where it's playing in 3d. Anyone in Charlotte going tonight? I'm trying to find a theatre playing it in 3d at midnight. Concord Mills has it at midnight, but it's not in 3d.

Anyone?

5/28/2009 7:54:48 PM

try northlake?

5/28/2009 8:04:41 PM

Northlake has it in 3d, but not tonight. I might just not do 3d.

http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2009/05/up_up_and_away_in_my_beautiful.html

5/28/2009 8:28:28 PM

I wonder when they will start making crappy movies.


Before Wall-E, I hadn't seen a pixar movie in a while and had thought maybe others had caught up. Turns out that Pixar is still in a class of quality far above every other animation house. Story/art/style -- everything

[Edited on May 28, 2009 at 9:19 PM. Reason : .]

5/28/2009 9:19:16 PM

bah, my theater is having no midnight show for this or Drag Me To Hell.

oh well. Saturday.

5/28/2009 9:56:44 PM