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Pixar Again Tops Itself with the Hilarious, Powerful 'Up'new
Up is a monumental achievement; every frame bursts with supreme ingenuity. It also manages to pack a huge emotional punch; in that respect, no live-action film in recent years can match it.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
06-04-2009 |
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Pixar's 'Up' Sweeps Audiences Off Their Feetnew
There's never a dull moment in a Pixar Animation Studios feature. Sometimes there's scarcely even a chance to take a breath.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
06-03-2009 |
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Pixar's 'Up' Starts out Strong but Falls Flatnew
Up's striking opening sequence is a tremendous passage, one that the rest of the movie, perhaps not surprisingly, fails to live up to.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
06-02-2009 |
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Pixar Flies High with 'Up'new
Pixar tops itself with its new animated film that offers so much more than its promotional promise: a fantastical movie about a house that flies on balloon power.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
05-29-2009 |
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'Up': Raising the Art to a Higher Levelnew
The future of movies? No, it's not 3-D — it’s Up's limpid storytelling, thrilling visuals, endearing characters, and respect for the audience.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
05-29-2009 |
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3-D Animation Takes Flight in 'Up'
You can tell that this film was a labor of love, and that the cast and crew were sufficiently inspired by the material to craft a children's movie that is destined to be a classic. Warm and fuzzy? You bet.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
05-22-2009 |
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'Terra' is a Thematically Tone-Deaf Sci-Fi Travesty
Too thematically dim to hold the interest of adults, and too alienating and violent for young children, Battle for Terra is an off-putting animated sci-fi flick for no one.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
04-27-2009 |
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Technology Trumps Story in Eye-Sizzling Glorynew
DreamWorks' Monsters vs. Aliens doesn't have the soul, energy or wit of Kung Fu Panda (or any of the Pixar flicks for that matter), but with its eye-popping animation and Seth Rogen putting in overtime, it's a pretty good time ... if you see it, and this is important, in 3-D.
Metro Times |
Jeff Meyers |
04-07-2009 |
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DreamWorks Edges Ever Closer to Pixar Territorynew
Monsters vs. Aliens, from the DreamWorks animation factory, looks impressive. It's not as good as some of Pixar's greater works, but it's a cut above the last couple of Shrek films and much better than garbage like Space Chimps.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
04-02-2009 |
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Delve Even Deeper into 'Watchmen' with 'Tales of the Black Freighter'new
Not content with his three-hour-long, hyper-dense feature, director Zack Snyder has executive-produced two supplemental short films for DVD, both based on material absent in Watchmen, but present in the comic books the film is based on.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
03-26-2009 |
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'Monsters vs. Aliens' Avoids the Pixar Comparisons by Wallowing in Genre Pleasures
What works about Monsters vs. Aliens is when it is retro in a good way.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
03-23-2009 |
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One Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Stands Outnew
Yes, the Japanese entry has a French title. You know why? Because fuck you and your antique sense of national boundaries, that's why. It's also, by far, the best of the lot, and if it doesn't win the Oscar, it'll just be the conclusion to an argument whose premises include Paul Blart: Mall Cop and the candidacy of Sarah Palin.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
02-12-2009 |
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Animated Documentary 'Waltz With Bashir' Works Well on Every Levelnew
Waltz With Bashir is about the process of coming to remember, and how we should present those memories. In the way it acknowledges its own myopia and self-concern, it's one of the most honest and innovative films of the millennium.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
02-05-2009 |
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Dazzling Design and Solid Storytelling Propel the Animated 'Azur and Asmar'new
Movie reviewers like to use the word "dazzling" to describe things like Steven Spielberg's scrotum and the Treaty of Westphalia, but here it is indicative of a visual spectacle that so absorbs the eye that one cannot look away.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
02-05-2009 |
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Scintillating 'Coraline' Opens a Case of Curious Buttonsnew
Henry Selick, who also directed Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, presents an ingenious fusion of delicate stop-motion animation and splashy 3-D gimmickry.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
02-04-2009 |
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