Why I HATED Up!

[Kickapoo Joie Juice]

HATED IT HATED IT HATED IT HATED IT HATED IT HATED IT HATED IT!!!!!!!!

Ok, here's the spoiler alert, skip if you still want to see the movie.

1. Cried through most of the movie, it was really, really sad. And I mean sadder than Dumbo or Bambi ever were.

2. Adults laughed more than the kids. At a kid's movie.

Themes dealt with at length:

1. Loss of a baby

2. Childlessness (not by choice)

3. Loss of a cherished spouse

4. Bitter regret

5. Parental abandonment

6. Death

Yeah, I'm like, *** is Pixar doing making Terms of Endearment for the CGI and diaper crowd!

Oh, let's add to that the kid in the film, Russell, is chased by a terrifying villain with a SHOTGUN who repeatedly shoots at him, ties him to a chair and shoves him off a blimp in a quite obvious attempt to murder a child, and dies a graphic and horrible death as we watch his face as he plummets to the earth.

We (our family and another family that went with us) all had a powwow about halfway through about whether to bail on the movie and jump over to NATM and watch that instead, but it wasn't feasible. All four of the adults were thoroughly pissed.

The nice old couple sitting three seats down from us bawled loudly through the entire film!

Let me add that there was a complete lack of Joy in this movie-unlike Ratatouille, where Remy found Joy in cooking and you felt his delight-you never felt delight because there WAS no delight.

You laughed at the dog with the translator collar (Squirrel!), the first twenty times, but there was no joy. The balloons, which should have been soooooooo symbolic of joy, were nothing, NOTHING but inflated rubber spheres. I mean, jeez.


Ok, I'm off my soapbox. At least I didn't pay extra to watch it in three d.

 

[Handbag Lady]

I absolutely LOVED this movie. The journey that Carl takes is simply amazing. How the beauty and the artistry tied in with the story is nothing short of brilliant.

I won't profess further, I've done that enough on the internets lately about this movie.

I'm sorry you didn't like it.

 

[Angelhalo]

I haven't seen it yet but my parents have and they LOVED it. To each their own!

 

[Disneyglobegirl]

I'm sorry you didn't like but my family LOVED it!! We laughed , we cried and we left the movie feeling good. I like a movie that brings out so many emotions.

 

[terri01p]

Well I thought it was ok....I watched it for stress relief and after the movie was more stressed than ever. And went away with a sad feeling in me.

 

[storzo]

I walked out after the movie thinking that it was the saddest movie I've ever seen.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Just back from seeing it a second time. We loved it!

 

[hellokitty86]

Loved it! I cried- but happy tears because it was a happy ending!

 

[jodifla]

I don't understand why people think this movie is such a downer. We thought it was wonderful storytelling. My 7-year-old was a bit bored until the house flew away, but he declared it a great movie as well.

All life has tragedy in it. All great, memorable stories have sad parts. Otherwise, what is there for the protagonist to do??

Here's a person who found away to have great adventures and a wonderful new relationship in his twilight years, even after the love of his life was gone. And SHE had a great life as well...the whole bit with the album at the end was brilliant and really illustrated that as well.

 

[Kickapoo Joie Juice]

I don't understand why people think this movie is such a downer. We thought it was wonderful storytelling. My 7-year-old was a bit bored until the house flew away, but he declared it a great movie as well.

All life has tragedy in it. All great, memorable stories have sad parts. Otherwise, what is there for the protagonist to do??

Here's a person who found away to have great adventures and a wonderful new relationship in his twilight years, even after the love of his life was gone. And SHE had a great life as well...the whole bit with the album at the end was brilliant and really illustrated that as well.

As a writer I found that part particularly onerous and utterly ludicrous. Didn't he notice there were more pictures in that album until that moment? Wouldn't he have been able to feel that those pages weren't untouched?

And the new relationship was with Russell, who we discover in the end that he doesn't actually have a dad to sit on the stoop with and eat ice cream .

I agree; all life has tragedy in it.

I just don't expect to pay $10 + popcorn for a movie called "Up!" that's a big fat "Down" er...

If I wanted to feel sad there are lots of movies that'll do it for me. This shouldn't have been one of them.

 

[Cinderella94]

As a writer I found that part particularly onerous and utterly ludicrous. Didn't he notice there were more pictures in that album until that moment? Wouldn't he have been able to feel that those pages weren't untouched?

I agree! What, he never would have turned the page until now?

 

[jodifla]

As a writer I found that part particularly onerous and utterly ludicrous. Didn't he notice there were more pictures in that album until that moment? Wouldn't he have been able to feel that those pages weren't untouched?

And the new relationship was with Russell, who we discover in the end that he doesn't actually have a dad to sit on the stoop with and eat ice cream .

I agree; all life has tragedy in it.

I just don't expect to pay $10 + popcorn for a movie called "Up!" that's a big fat "Down" er...

If I wanted to feel sad there are lots of movies that'll do it for me. This shouldn't have been one of them.

As a writer myself, I thought that album part was a really nice touch. There are plenty of things my husband would discover were different if I left abruptly.

And right, the new relationship was with Russell. What's wrong with that? They both look like they're having the time of their lives in those photos. And that's one of the lessons of the movie...moving on. Enjoying what you have, instead of what you've lost.

With all the reviews out there, it's easy to be an informed consumer these days. There are plenty of threads on this...I'm surprised you were surprised.

In my household, we're glad Pixar keeps pushing the cutting edge in animation, storytelling and production. There are enough people doing the forgettable drek Shrek thing.

 

[JESW]

There is no loss of a baby - the couple are dealing with infertility.

Russel has a father but he is off with his new family and doesn't have time for his son.

Isn't the movie rated pg? We never thought it was just a "kids" movie.

We all loved it so different tastes I suppose. (my kids are 10 & 14). Yes, we cried a bit, but we also laughed a lot.

Jill

 

[Disneyland Princess]

To each his own I guess. I loved it and saw it twice. I actually found it touching and didn’t leave feeling sad in the end but happy that Carle and Russell have each other. It’s one of those movies that made me laugh and cry and I thought it was brilliant. That and I didn’t find the rest of the movie sad. When Ellie died was heart breaking and when he had to move was sooooo sad but the other hour was funny and cute! I guess I don’t focus on the bad but the good that happened in the movie! I plan on going again so I can take my mom and dad to see it!

 

[TDC Nala]

Loved it

An awful lot of people are getting "loss of a baby" although the exact specifics are never made clear - only thing I thought was clear was Carl and Ellie wanted children and couldn't have them.

And it's established about the middle of the movie that Russell has an absent father.

 

[Meriweather]

Loved it......after reading here, I went with tissues ready (I cry at everything!! TV commercials, etc). Didn't need them. It was a wonderful movie.
We saw it in a theater that was about 1/2 full. The kids laughed at the right spots, didn't hear any loud sobbing and they were all well behaved and didn't talk through it.
I will see it again and buy it on DVD

 

[HeyIt'sMe]

I didn't answer the poll because I haven't seen "UP" yet.

DH took DD to see it a couple weeks ago and he liked it alot. He did say it was sad in parts but it was just life being, well ...., life.

 

[karly05]

Loved it. 4 times. There are about 3 moments that make me tear up, but I don't consider that a bad thing. It's because I really care about the characters and what happens to them, which is part of what makes a movie great. Up makes me feel wonderful. If it's still in 2D in a Stadium at my favorite multiplex, I just might see it again this weekend.

 

[OceanAnnie]

Our family loved it. It was bittersweet. I think our kids keyed in on the adventure and kind of skimmed over the rest. They laughed out loud, sat on the edge of their seat, and cheered the guys on in their adventure. They have seen a lot of the same stuff watching cartoons.

Me, I cried off and on. Laughed some too. I thought overall it was a touching movie. Just my .02.

 

[LoraJ]

I found the movie to be touching, not sad.

I am thinking Ellie put those photos in the book when she was ill and he did not notice.


I left the theater feeling happy, all tears shed were happy tears. I found it wonderful that Russel and Carl became friends and filled a void in each others lives. Now Russel has a father figure who can be around for him since his dad is with his new family. And Carl has someone that can be like son to him.

I am just not understanding how it is the saddest movie people have ever seen. The Yearling, now that was sad to me.