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POSTED BY Buckminster Schumacker III | FRIDAY MARCH 6 AT 6:46 PST 

Director: Pete Docter

Cast: John Ratzenberger, Christopher Plummer, Edward Asner, Paul Eiding, Jordan Nagai

Synopsis: By tying thousands of balloon to his home, 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. Right after lifting off, however, he learns he isn’t alone on his journey, since Russell, a wilderness explorer 70 years his junior, has inadvertently become a stowaway on the trip.

Genre: Children & Family

Release Date: May 29, 2009

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Well, Pixar's never let me down, personally, but I think they took a risk this time with having a geriatric main character.  Do kids want to see that? 

Maybe Disney is capitalizing on kids associating going to Grandpa's house with receiving envelopes of money. 



Actually, the whole thing feels like a Westernized version of a Miyazaki film, which makes me want to see it even more.  I always felt there was some sort of cultural gap with Studio Ghibli films that made it hard for a Westerner like myself to fully embrace.  They looked cool, but I always felt like I was missing something.  Like the plot in Princess Mononoke.Up flies into theaters May 29th.    More...