the first 10 or 15 minutes really made the movie, it was almost completely silent (past the childhood parts) and was done almost as if it were one of pixar's own short films. actually, i think they actually titled the segment, "married life", so who knows?
that 10 minutes or so, that opening sequence, was one of the most heart-felt few minutes i've ever seen in a film. it really made you feel for the movie's main character (carl fredrickson), and it made me see, like wall e last year, that animated film making could be so much more.
from there the film is truly an adventure film, from the meeting of russell ("tiny mail man"), to the films climax in a blimp, you feel as if you are on an adventure. more than that, the film captures a distinct '50's or '60's adventure film feeling. the way it was animated, the over done "acting" of it all, it really captured that earlier film ages focus on pop adventure films.
in short, it feels almost like an indiana jones film. i'm not kidding, lucas could really take what pixar did and apply it to his planned indiana jones 5 and i think it would be much better than kingdom of the crystal skull was.
so there is my brief thoughts on the movie as a whole, and after seeing it a second time, i still love it. maybe not as much as wall e, but it was close. it's probably my second favorite pixar film, and definitely in my top 5 of all time.
so was it worth the 3D?
yes and no.
it made certain moments of the film more immersive, and of course, it made some scenes more... adventurous?
yet (and this is good), unlike many, many 3D films, up doesn't really come across as a "3D experience". Instead, scenes have more depth of field, more small touches in 3D. These touches do enhance the experience, and it does make the film look really amazing at parts, but it is never in your face about it.
i saw coraline last year without the 3D, and the whole time i couldn't help but notice which scenes were obviously meant for 3D. because of this, i just didn't enjoy coraline as much as i could have...
it's like i was missing some vital part of the film... like watching star wars without darth vader's breathing sound effect.
up does things differently. never did i see a scene while watching the "2D" film, that made me wander what i would look like in 3D. and while i did notice some things in the 3D showing, it won't be on my mind when the DVD ships (obviously) without the 3D.
i guess all of this is trying to say that while up is good in 3D, it is just as good seeing it traditionally.
it is an amazing achievement for pixar to have such a long streak of fantastic movies, and up is one of those films (unlike dreamworks films) that will be remembered as a classic.
go see up. 3D or no, it is an amazing hour and a half.
oh, and the short "partly cloudy" is cute. much better than "presto" which was attached to wall e.
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