yes, i know i’m late on this, as its been open in the US since may 29 . . .and out on pirated dvd for at least 3 weeks.
yes it borrows heavily from studio ghibli.
its probably less appropriate for kids than most pixas movies, with a grump grumpy man, two deaths and a miscarriage.
but, man is it the best movie of the year.
sad, funny, heartfelt, and really a much deeper message than most message movies nowadays have.
pixar’s up was well worth the 80rmb i spent at the xintiandi cinemas (for 3d), and being completely honest, i will probably go see it again in the theaters.
Nice write up T. I was gonna take my kids, but sounds like too much of an adult theme? BTW, is this your blog? Nice layout and content!
Thanks Mylinh! This is my space now – it’s just a bunch of scribblings.
As for Up – not being a father (that I know of), I can’t really speak from an expert place, but there’s one or two moments that would make me worry about especially young kids – with two deaths and quite a bit of melancholy moments in the movie. It’s also Pixar’s first PG movie – so I think it might be fine for older kids, but I’m not sure about Ethan and Bel.
Yeah, sounds like they are too young for UP. Thanks.
BTW, the photo that is posted next to my first comment. That’s not a photo of me is it? how in the world did it get up there?? do you know?
It is you! I was going to ask you the same question, since I don’t have a photo of myself attached to my comments!
That is bloody weird. That is not a pic I would post of myself. Who should I ask about this ??
Does it have anything to do with google – gmail?