Cast: Owen Wilson (John Grogan) & Jennifer Aniston (Jennifer Grogan)
For complete cast, see IMDb's Marley & Me page.
I read the book Marley & Me before seeing the movie, since I tend to prefer the books to movies. I think they did a good job selecting what to keep and what to cut out of the movie of Marley & Me. Clearly, not everything from the book could make the cut, but I think they did a very good job with the story. I was a bit surprised that they made John someone who hadn't had a dog before, but I can understand cutting out the sad opening of the book. I don't think that would work as well in the movie - especially the way it was marketed for the holidays.
If you enjoyed the book and are willing to accept that changes have to be made when making a movie, I think you'll like the movie. If you haven't read the book, Marley & Me is definitely a good heartwarming movie and well worth renting.
Grade: B
Labels: 2008, animals, book, comedy, drama, family, Jennifer Aniston, movie, Owen Wilson, romance
Reviewed by Kat at the 7:30 PM show | 0 screams
Cast: Ed Asner (Carl Fredricksen), Christopher Plummer (Charles Muntz), Jordan Nagai (Russell)
Another winner from Pixar. I saw an article somewhere that said with this release Pixar has proven they can do no wrong. I think they had proven it a few movies ago. They haven't had a single movie I haven't enjoyed (okay, so I didn't think Cars was the best movie in the world, but I still own it).
Up is definitely worth seeing in digital 3D if possible. There's really no better way to see a Pixar movie.
The story of Up is surprisingly touching. I didn't expect to get teary in yet another Pixar movie. Since I was very close to crying in WALL-E, that makes two Pixar movies in a row that had me emotionally involved enough to tear up. It's amazing how much they can make me care about animated characters (human and robot, alike).
I don't want to spoil the movie, but it goes without saying that I recommend seeing it in a theatre, preferably before it leaves the digital theatres, so you can see the best possible quality film.
Needless to say, John Ratzenberger appears in this Pixar movie, too. All Pixar fans know they'll hear him at some point in every Pixar movie.
3D movies seem to be the in thing now. I was amazed by all the 3D previews. Of course, I'm already to see the original Toy Story re-released in 3D this October, so it obviously makes sense for them to animate (or re-render) in 3D.
Grade: A
Labels: 2009, 3D, animals, animated, Christopher Plummer, Disney, Ed Asner, family, John Ratzenberger, movie, Pixar
Reviewed by Kat at the 12:00 PM show | 0 screams