Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Edward Asner | ... | Carl Fredricksen (voice) (as Ed Asner) | |
Christopher Plummer | ... | Charles Muntz (voice) | |
Jordan Nagai | ... | Russell (voice) | |
Bob Peterson | ... | Dug / Alpha (voice) | |
Delroy Lindo | ... | Beta (voice) | |
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Jerome Ranft | ... | Gamma (voice) |
John Ratzenberger | ... | Construction Foreman Tom (voice) | |
David Kaye | ... | Newsreel Announcer (voice) | |
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Elie Docter | ... | Young Ellie (voice) |
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Jeremy Leary | ... | Young Carl (voice) |
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Mickie McGowan | ... | Police Officer Edith (voice) (as Mickie T. McGowan) |
Danny Mann | ... | Construction Worker Steve (voice) | |
Donald Fullilove | ... | Nurse George (voice) (as Don Fullilove) | |
Jess Harnell | ... | Nurse AJ (voice) | |
Josh Cooley | ... | Omega (voice) |
As a boy, Carl Fredricksen wanted to explore South America and find the forbidden Paradise Falls. About 64 years later he gets to begin his journey along with Boy Scout Russell by lifting his house with thousands of balloons. On their journey, they make many new friends including a talking dog, and figure out that someone has evil plans. Carl soon realizes that this evildoer is his childhood idol.
I was luckily able to catch a screening a few weeks ago here in Houston.
As an avid lover of Wall-E, I felt Pixar could never reach those heights again.
I was wrong.
UP's story will probably seem peculiar at first glance. An old man as a protagonist? It definitely blew my expectations. The first 5 minutes demolished every other Pixar feature just because it was the first time I cried in a theater.
This just shows how much heart there is to the movie. I really don't want to get into specifics because of spoilers but the movie literally has everything.
Amazing visual effects.
Amazing sound.
Hilarious comedy.
Breath taking action.
Heart.
All those combined equal something special. Today's movies like to blow you away with gimmicks, Pixar is different. Each movie shows soul and UP definitely has it.
I can't wait until it comes out so I can see it in 3d, im bringing everybody.
10/10