UP

I didn’t want to go and see UP because I felt that there would not be much of a story of an old man that goes up in the sky in his house via balloons.
I was wrong. There is a story and you will find it heart warming even though these are fictional characters.
The story is about, 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen (played by Ed Asner from the old Mary Tyler Moore show) and how he sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. A young boy named Russell joins him on his adventure.
The music used in the telling of Carl’s early life with his wife is reminiscent of a Charlie Chaplin silent movie and it works in making you feel for Carl as he goes off on his adventure.
Ed Asner surprisingly still has some acting chops left in him.
No need to bring kids to this one, in fact I was the only one in the theater that brought kids and I was trying to make them keep quiet due to all the adults at a children's movie. It’s a very good movie.

Verdict: Pixar gives you your money's worth.