I went to see this wonderful movie today. My oldest son Ryan raved about it so I was eagerly anticipating a good time, and I wasn't disappointed. Without going into too much of the story line and ruining it for anyone, it is the animated tale of a man named Carl Fredricksen who after the death of his wife is about to lose his house to developers. You've seen the previews of how he uses helium balloons to transport his house. The script nicely sets up the story up to this point, which allows you to understand his reasons for doing such a preposterous thing. (hey this is fantasy, so you won't view it as preposterous).
I found myself getting a little weepy (I'm such a sap), 10 minutes in when the set up to the main plot happening.
The music was very well done as it covered several time periods and locations. The characterizations were on point. Carl is voiced by Ed Asner. Christoper Plummer (Sound of Music) has a main part. One of my favorite characters is a dog named "Dug", who is able to animate his voice in a nicely done magical way (you want to know how, see the movie).
There's enough in this movie to make the Kiddos and the adults thoroughly enjoy it. The humor is well thought out. When you're not laughing watching this movie, you're definitely smiling.
I highly recommend you see this in 3D if at all possible. I made a mistake and saw in in non 3D and plan on seeing it a second time. I don't do that often, so you know I loved this movie.
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