Why I HATED Up!

[AustinTink]

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, W*T*F* 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.

I agree with you. I started a similar thread and I must warn you that people are going to rip you apart for your opinion. Good luck!!

 

[Shelton123]

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, W*T*F* 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.

OIC @ everyone griping about less than 5 seconds of a movie that probably went over kids' heads. It is a VERY bittersweet movie, yet it is the best movie I've ever watched. Does a movie need to be joyous to be good?

I REALLY like how (and I think I posted this in another thread) Disney movies give at least a tiny glimpse of real life. Like how in Bambi the mother get shot, or in Cinderella she has a wicked family. I dislike, and will never let my future kids watch, Hannah Montana, etc. because it has no peril in it. It's all just happy rainbows and butterflies, and everyone can be famous and rich, or everyone can have magical superpowers. That's not what I would want to teach my kids!

I also dislike when people say that sad movies are bad just because they are sad. It's comparable to not liking a food because it's a certain color.

 

[schmitty]

Clearly someone didn't get the messege of moving on when they saw the movie.

 

[happygirl]

What is the plot to UP

 

[Poohbear5]

I thought it waw a beautiful movie and yes, I did cry!

I guess the filmakers were successful to elicit strong emotion from an animated film.

The point of the story as I saw it was that normal everyday life is the adventure and life is sweeter when you have someone to share it with, whether it be your longtime spouse or a lonely little boy who needs a father figure.

Well done!

 

[disneybound2010]

I am in the HATED it camp. Now,before I get flamed, I wholeheartedly admit that YUP, I knew going into it that it would probably have some sad or adult theme(it is rated PG) as all Disney Pixar movies have dealt with sad themes in the past. I also admit that I wouldn't want to see a movie that was all rainbows and butterflies and I wouldn't want DS(3) to always see those either and believe that is how life is.

The problem I had with it is that unlike other movies that usually have ONE serious point, this one seemed to throw every last point at you, which yes, did all tie into together,but did make for some heavy viewing.

Many are saying that these instances fly over the younger viewer's heads, but I guess I must have been in an audience of EXTREMELY perceptive children. DS(3) was very upset when Carle hit the worker over the head and got an "owie"(DS word) He asked if Carle was going to get a time out for that...Ok, it was kind of cute to hear that from my child, but I still didn't want to have to explain that to him.

A little girl of about 5, wanted to know why Ellie was crying at the Dr.s and where was the baby because it showed lots of babies in the sky(Glad I wasn't her Gma trying to explain that one) and I did take this as Ellie having a miscarriage. Between the babies in the sky and them doing up the nursery, it seemed like they were preparing for the baby that inevitably was lost.

A little boy a few rows ahead of us was very upset about the "bad man setting the house on fire" and "didn't he know not to play with fire?"

I'm sorry, but while I would have liked to have really gotten into the film, I feel that there was just too much being thrown at the viewer's and it DID take away from the theme(which I DID get, but was too busy hoping I wouldn't get any more questions thrown at me by DS)

 

[Cogswel_Cogs]

One of the only cartoon movies I remember from my childhood was Snoopy Come Home. It was quite emotional, but dealt with things in a way that showed a child that being strong is the best thing you can do.

I kinda got that same feeling with UP.

I think it is good for Kids to understand that you have to go through good .and bad times. And the most important things memories and all are inside you.

 

[Rora]

Sorry you didn't like the movie..

On the other hand, it is byfar my favorite Pixar movie..

 

[Seewhatimesdone]

You may not have liked it but to open a threat with HATED IT HATED IT HATED IT is just plain obnoxious and automatically makes me not respect your opinion.

 

[Palendat]

Best....pixarmovie.....ever!!!!!!

 

[pigletgirl]

I thought it was awesome! Yeah it hit on alot of hard stuff, but the ending more than made up for it.

 

[onelilspark]

I really think this was a great story. I don't really think it's a kid's movie. And I don't think it's nearly as sad as Dumbo. I cry like a baby during Dumbo, every. single. time. I. watch. Not so with Up, just shed a tear or two.

I liked it. Wasn't the best, wasn't the worst.

 

[travelbug]

Interesting to read everybody's varying opinions. As for me, I enjoyed it.

 

[cruiserkaren]

I am in the HATED it camp. Now,before I get flamed, I wholeheartedly admit that YUP, I knew going into it that it would probably have some sad or adult theme(it is rated PG) as all Disney Pixar movies have dealt with sad themes in the past. I also admit that I wouldn't want to see a movie that was all rainbows and butterflies and I wouldn't want DS(3) to always see those either and believe that is how life is.

The problem I had with it is that unlike other movies that usually have ONE serious point, this one seemed to throw every last point at you, which yes, did all tie into together,but did make for some heavy viewing.

Many are saying that these instances fly over the younger viewer's heads, but I guess I must have been in an audience of EXTREMELY perceptive children. DS(3) was very upset when Carle hit the worker over the head and got an "owie"(DS word) He asked if Carle was going to get a time out for that...Ok, it was kind of cute to hear that from my child, but I still didn't want to have to explain that to him.

A little girl of about 5, wanted to know why Ellie was crying at the Dr.s and where was the baby because it showed lots of babies in the sky(Glad I wasn't her Gma trying to explain that one) and I did take this as Ellie having a miscarriage. Between the babies in the sky and them doing up the nursery, it seemed like they were preparing for the baby that inevitably was lost.

A little boy a few rows ahead of us was very upset about the "bad man setting the house on fire" and "didn't he know not to play with fire?"

I'm sorry, but while I would have liked to have really gotten into the film, I feel that there was just too much being thrown at the viewer's and it DID take away from the theme(which I DID get, but was too busy hoping I wouldn't get any more questions thrown at me by DS)

I liked it for all the reasons you didn't like it. My dd5 and I went to see it and on the way home we talked and asked each other questions the ENTIRE way about scenes and things that happened in the movie. I don't want to bombard my child with scary grown up issues but I do want her to know that life isn't a field of roses. Some people are mean (adventure guy) , sometimes things don't happen the way you want them to and sometimes people either live up to their promises (the old man) or don't (Russel's father).
I didn't come away from the movie sad in the least. I guess my dd was ok too since she asked to buy it on DVD and asked Daddy if the 2 of them could go see it too.

 

[bumbershoot]

From pixar dot com, Corporate Overview:

Pixar's objective is to combine proprietary technology and world-class creative talent to develop computer-animated feature films with memorable characters and heartwarming stories that appeal to audiences of all ages.

People who take their kids to see a movie when they *think* the movie is a "kid's movie" are the ones to blame if the kids are upset, not Pixar.

And as for what exactly a "kid's movie" is...anyone watch Peter Pan recently? Really WATCH it? Listen to every word and see what happens in that flick? Jinkies, how is THAT a kid's movie? (captain hook isn't trying to just scare PP, he's trying to murder him, for one...and PP doesn't do anything different when he sets the croc after Hook)


Pixar makes people movies, NOT kid's movies.


(and there were a whole bunch of spoilers in this thread, and I'm really bummed I read every post)

 

[Shelton123]

Ooh, and another thing, no 5 year olds in PG movies kthxbai.

PS: Hate = fear

 

[Feralpeg]

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.

I've only seen it once, but I don't believe he died. He had balloons or something attached to him. I remembered thinking throughout the movie than no one, not the villain nor any of the dogs, died.

I really enjoyed the movie. I didn't find it all that sad. Yes, it involved disappointments and loss, but in the end, he realized that he and his wife had enjoyed a wonderful life together. It might not have been what they first intended, but was wonderful anyway.

 

[JJZMgailey]

DH & I loved the movie & so did DS11 & DD7. We didn't focus on the sad parts because we all talk openly about realistic things that happen sometimes. We REALLY enjoyed the movie in & will probably go see it again!

 

[TDC Nala]

I saw Tarzan, where the villain accidentally hangs himself on a vine, and Beauty and the Beast where the villain fell from the parapet of the castle, and the Little Mermaid where the villain was impaled with the mast of a wrecked ship, and Mulan where the villain was hit with a huge firecracker, and the Lion King in which the villain was eaten by his own henchmen - can't get too excited about the fate of ole Muntz.

 

[KSchwagg86]

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

at length? most of these were a quick montage at the beginning