About a year ago I sat here in Coffee Cat and wrote a long review of Wall-E, singing the prases of that film. Today I went over to San Jose and watched Up, Pixar’s offering for this year. While it doesn’t hold the same special place in my heart that Wall-E does, Up is an excellent film. Pixar has to be commended for having the most unbelievably gifted creative team on the planet. These guys are magic. I won’t write a review of Up because on of the things that made it enjoyable was not knowing really what it was about. I will way it’s an interesting contrast with Wall-E. If Wall-E is a film  about love and the things we do for love, Up is about loss. I am man enough to admit there are several points that just about brought me to tears. It is very moving.

Lastly, just a quick note on seeing Up in 3D. Meh. I think 3D is more the future than higher and higher resolution (I’ve come to the conclusion that I don’t really like digital 1080p video for fiction, I like the film look). 3D is a different experience and now that film makers have gotten away from gimmiky “in your face” 3D experiences, it is nice having that added depth on the screen. In the case of Up, 3D isn’t a deal breaker, just go see the movie!

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