FOLLOWING the death of his wife Ellie voiced by Elie Docter), retired balloon salesman Carl Fredricksen refuses to be parted from the house he built with his beloved. When developers threaten to bulldoze the property, Carl ties thousands of brightly coloured helium balloons to the roof and takes flight, bound for Paradise Falls in South America, where he and Ellie had always planned to visit. Unexpectedly, a Junior Wilderness Explorer called Russell is stranded on the porch and the plucky tyke joins Carl on his big adventure. Up is another modern classic from the computer animation wizards at Pixar and arguably the studio’s most sophisticated and adult film to date. The opening 10 minutes are among the finest Pixar have ever created, and are guaranteed to have viewers choking back tears. Visuals are astounding too in their vibrancy and minuscule detail, and you soon forget that you are watching something that has been created meticulously on computer hard-drives.Read
