I don't know why this fuss over the digital copy. All the bad reviews are for "why pay for the dvd and digital copy when I only want the blu-ray" Well, be grateful! In Canada Up! Blu-ray is 31.99$ for the same thing as the one in US for 19.99$. At this time, CAD is 0.95% of the US dollar... W T F. Stop weeping! Monster Inc (blu-ray) is 34.99$ instead of 22.99$ Talk about what's not fair. If you can afford blu-rays then you must be able to pay 19.99 for a blu....
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Lets go fly a House
Added 11/6/2009
Anyone who has ever seen a PIXAR movie knows that the brilliant people behind the computers make movie enjoyable by everyone! That's right, a kid's movie enjoyable by an adult but with no inapropriate humor to make it happen. Everyone likes PIXAR movies. Even angsty emo teenagers who grumble through the whole thing are secretly touched by their honest storytelling.
I've had the same boyfriend for 5 years neow and I have never ONCE seen him cry in a movie. I, on the other hand, cry at the drop of the hat. Of course I'm crying through the for 5 minutes of the movie, but I look over at my boyfriend and see *GASP* he too is crying! But don't worry parents! This movie is not overly sad. PIXAR knows what is neccisary in a story and how to tell it tastefully. The first 5 - 10 minutes is rather sad, but it is a natural part of life.
Of course the rest of the movie is pure genius. I'm always surrounded by dogs and they nailed the personality of the dogs perfectly. From their frequent distractions to their frightening intensity when on the hunt. Kevin is also delightful and the boy is easy to relate to.
The only thing that really shocked me in this movie was the demise of the villan. ***SPOILER*** I am terrified by heights and when I watched him slide of the side of the balloon and fall to the earth I felt my stomach go somewhere far away ***SPOILER*** While this is rather shocking it's really the only way for this story to end.
People with younger kids may find themselves explaining death to their toddler, but this is a talk we all need to have with out kids at some point. Other than that, UP! was delightful! I laughed, I cried, I found myself quoting the movie for many months afterwards. Thank you John Lasseter
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I wouldn't want to know the person who doesn't like this movie
Added 11/6/2009
It's a beautiful, timeless love story that is so well-written that it's breath-taking when the plot twists. It's very difficult to NOT giveaway the twists in a story to a writer watching a film. I was distracted enough by other details that the two big plot twists packed a major wallop. It's theme of love, acceptance, personal growth, and all the things that are really important along with its wonderful, wonderful characters will stay with you forever. I know nothing about animation. Visually, it seemed stunning. But while so many animated films rely on the visual alone, this is as complex and vibrant a story I've seen in a film in quite some time. Oh, and it's hilarious. Just expect the kids to be saying "Squirrel!" a lot.
I'm buying this for everyone I love for Christmas.
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Magnificent Film
Added 11/6/2009
Up is a film that everyone will enjoy. It's an adventure that kids will love, and an emotional story that will make you laugh and cry at the same time. I'm waiting to be disappointed by Disney and Pixar's duo, but it has yet to happen. This is just one more magnificent film to add to their list. Up will touch your heart and soul to the core.
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An outstanding Blu...4 discs filled with more than a day's watch
Added 11/6/2009
I had no expectations of being disappointed with a Disney/Pixar BD, and being that it took me a whole dedicated day to get through everything, I now feel it was worth every penny. The film was enjoyable, funny, sad, and scary filled with some nice messages about life and loss. I can understand why the majority of my customers loved it.
The Blu clarity is outstanding, and the amount of reference points are extensive, but one that stands out the most for contrast lines would have to be when the house is entering the lair (balloons against the dark cavern). The sound is selectable between 5.1 DTS, 2.0 DTS and Descriptive English. The 5.1 was beautiful with tons of reference points, sometimes excruciating (that bird screeching) but thorough nonetheless. Now for the supplements (all times in minutes):
DISC 1: (BD)
* 5:46 Partly Cloudy short film. Was hilarious. A great depth test for your display with the clouds. Nice little message of tolerance no matter how difficult someone might be.
* 4:40 Dug's Mission. An almost lo-def looking short take on our main dog dealing with the main three baddies on a chase.
* 22:17 Adventure Out There. A must see documentary about the crew taking the actual trip to the Tepui location in South America. A beautiful travel infomercial in itself. Loved how their guide only wore sandles for the ascent and hikes.
* 4:56 Alternate Scenes Ending of Muntz. Sketches and interviews regarding different endings for that bad guy that they had come up with.
* 1:00 How-to on using the Digital Copy.
* Cine Explore option while watching the film. The two directors give their commentary with multiple pop-up screens showing art, ideas, etc.
* Screen Saver. Allows you to set a time period for your screen saver to activate.
* Maximize Your Home Theater. The standard Pixar multi-step process for setting all of your theater capabilities.
DISC 2: (BD)
Documentaries
* 6:24 Geriatric Hero. History behind the creation of our old guy. All of these documentaries are interview oriented with sketches and film clips to supplement.
* 8:26 Canine Companions. In depth analysis on the breed choices, training and dog behavior studied to get the dogs in the film to be more - dog like.
* 9:00 Russel Wild Explorer. Covers the reasons for his character to have the loss and why he was "egg" shaped as opposed to other sketch ideas.
* 5:04 Kevin (bird). Nice reference to the Swiss Family Robinson ostrich; covered the hardest part of any of these animation films - the feathers.
* 4:38 Homemakers Pixar. Enjoyed the work that went into them studying sub-floors and lighting options in making this look so real in the house.
* 6:25 Balloons and Flight. Tells the now famous number of balloons used; some interesting dirigible history; shows the Pixar group using that local Bay Area air service I keep seeing fly around here (research stuff).
* 7:37 Composing for Characters. Have to be into the musical/scoring stuff for this one.
Extras
* Global Guardian Badge Game. After the initial setup of name, difficulty levels and tutorial material, the game has an extensive amount of country/geography material. Customers grouped around and we did fine for the United States section, but we randomly tried Africa and we bombed (some of the countries they were asking for I hadn't heard of in years) - good learning tool though.
* 9:15 Alternate Scene - Married Life. Another sketch/interview piece about more material being removed/added into that section of the film. The scene itself would have been only a minute longer.
* 6:00 montage. A mix of characters doing funny things - will make the kids laugh.
* Screen Saver option.
DISC 3 (DVD)
* Film, plus special features from disc 1. Essentially the single disc cut of Up (Single Disc Widescreen).
DISC 4 (Digital Copy).
* Code both unlocks the copy and gets you the usual points at the Disney site.
Overall, an excellent product no matter how you look at it. The case has that new single hinge, multi-page off center chassis that has proven to be less than durable, but it should suffice for low usage storage. Enjoy.
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I don't know why this fuss over the digital copy. All the bad reviews are for "why pay for the dvd and digital copy when I only want the blu-ray" Well, be grateful! In Canada Up! Blu-ray is 31.99$ for the same thing as the one in US for 19.99$. At this time, CAD is 0.95% of the US dollar... W T F. Stop weeping! Monster Inc (blu-ray) is 34.99$ instead of 22.99$ Talk about what's not fair. If you can afford blu-rays then you must be able to pay 19.99 for a blu....
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Lets go fly a House
Added 11/6/2009
Anyone who has ever seen a PIXAR movie knows that the brilliant people behind the computers make movie enjoyable by everyone! That's right, a kid's movie enjoyable by an adult but with no inapropriate humor to make it happen. Everyone likes PIXAR movies. Even angsty emo teenagers who grumble through the whole thing are secretly touched by their honest storytelling.
I've had the same boyfriend for 5 years neow and I have never ONCE seen him cry in a movie. I, on the other hand, cry at the drop of the hat. Of course I'm crying through the for 5 minutes of the movie, but I look over at my boyfriend and see *GASP* he too is crying! But don't worry parents! This movie is not overly sad. PIXAR knows what is neccisary in a story and how to tell it tastefully. The first 5 - 10 minutes is rather sad, but it is a natural part of life.
Of course the rest of the movie is pure genius. I'm always surrounded by dogs and they nailed the personality of the dogs perfectly. From their frequent distractions to their frightening intensity when on the hunt. Kevin is also delightful and the boy is easy to relate to.
The only thing that really shocked me in this movie was the demise of the villan. ***SPOILER*** I am terrified by heights and when I watched him slide of the side of the balloon and fall to the earth I felt my stomach go somewhere far away ***SPOILER*** While this is rather shocking it's really the only way for this story to end.
People with younger kids may find themselves explaining death to their toddler, but this is a talk we all need to have with out kids at some point. Other than that, UP! was delightful! I laughed, I cried, I found myself quoting the movie for many months afterwards. Thank you John Lasseter
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I wouldn't want to know the person who doesn't like this movie
Added 11/6/2009
It's a beautiful, timeless love story that is so well-written that it's breath-taking when the plot twists. It's very difficult to NOT giveaway the twists in a story to a writer watching a film. I was distracted enough by other details that the two big plot twists packed a major wallop. It's theme of love, acceptance, personal growth, and all the things that are really important along with its wonderful, wonderful characters will stay with you forever. I know nothing about animation. Visually, it seemed stunning. But while so many animated films rely on the visual alone, this is as complex and vibrant a story I've seen in a film in quite some time. Oh, and it's hilarious. Just expect the kids to be saying "Squirrel!" a lot.
I'm buying this for everyone I love for Christmas.
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