Up, up and away
In most kids' movies, children laugh at certain jokes and adults laugh at others. In Pixar's latest animation blockbuster, Up, everyone seemed to be laughing at once.
Living up to its simple title, directors Pete Docter and Bob Peterson mix drama, comedy and action, creating a wonderful journey out of an airborne house, a bad-tempered pensioner, a whining schoolboy and some talking dogs.
At the center of Up is Carl Fredriksen (voiced by Edward Asner), a retired 78-year-old balloon salesman who finally fulfills his lifelong dream, shared with his deceased wife Ellie, of a great adventure when he ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies away to the wilds of South America. But he discovers all too late that his biggest nightmare has stowed away on the trip: a very optimistic 9-year-old Wilderness Explorer named Russell.
