Up Up and Away!

Advantages: Amazing characters, fabulous storyline, hillarious & Emotional at the same time!
Disadvantages: It's not out on DVD yet so I have to wait a few months before I can watch it again!

...! Even at this time, Pixar were getting awards for their work making short Red?s dream. It was 1991 when Walt Disney Studios and Pixar teamed up to make feature length movies, and this is where our story begins! During the next few years, Pixar concentrated mainly on making commercials, and over 4 years they created 44 commercials (plus an IBM and Paramount Logo!!!). It was 2005 when everything started getting big for Pixar when Toy Story was released, the very first computer animated full movie! From then everything got better and better for Disney Pixar; with the film A Bug?s Life been released in 1998, Toy Story 2 in 1999, Monster?s Inc in 2001, Finding Nemo in 2003, The Incredible?s in 2004, Cars in 2006, Ratatouille in 2007, and Wall:E in 2008, and now in 2009 the new film Up! From a tiny studio of 44 people working behind...

stephbond89 16.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Up (DVD)

Upping the Ante

Advantages: Strong script and characterisations, outstanding animation
Disadvantages: None

...Introduction Computer generated animation is a term synonymous with Pixar, despite the fact many other studios use the technique to great effect. Pixar are of course responsible for films which have quickly become modern classics, such as ?Toy Story?, ?Cars? and ?Ratatouille? and there is a reason for this ? quite simply they are in a league of their own when it comes to the quality of films they are producing. The level of animation is a cut above Sony or Dreamworks? attempts within the genre, and the scripts are never less than excellent either. ?Up? is the latest release from Pixar, and having skipped ?Wall-E? due to complete disinterest from my daughter, I was curious to see this one. I had also participated in an online survey about the film with her several months ago, so I had a rough idea what to expect, but the finished...

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Review of Up (DVD)

Up, up and away!

Advantages: Some funny moments
Disadvantages: Too long, unpleasant animation

... Film Only Cinema Review This is the latest Disney Pixar offering, I tried my best to avoid watching it, but the kids really wanted to see it and they doubled up on their chores to earn the money, so I couldn?t say no. Synopsis Carl Fredricksen is an elderly man who has dreamt of going to Paradise Falls since he was a young boy. As a youngster Carl watched his hero Charles Muntz go off on his adventures in a blimp and return to hero status. Until one day scientists doubted Charles and the skeleton he brought back from Paradise Falls and mocked him, Charles vowed to bring back a live specimen. And so with his trusty pack of hounds he set off to Paradise Falls. On his way home from the cinema after seeing Charles set off, Carl heard adverturing chatter coming from a rundown old house. Inside was Ellie, a fellow...

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Review of Up (DVD)

Start Saving Up Now...

Advantages: Range of things to see / do
Disadvantages: My wallet was empty by the end

...longer. The gallery was such a nice place to wander round, and while not too busy, had enough people there so you didn't feel the security guards tracking you with every step you took. The CN TOWER is something you just have to do, despite its hefty price tag and dazzling array of packages on offer. I chose to go for the basic, admission to the observation deck and glass floor, and even this came in at $21.99 - prices rocket up to $32.99 if you include optional extras like a special ride, the film and the super-high Sky Pod. The experience started with a 'professional' photo shoot but as you walked round to the lifts there were also other things to pose next to / beneath (including a mini model CN tower) so you could get some photos of your own if you didn't want to pay another $25 or so for the 'experience' photos they took. Then...

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Review of Toronto

The Film Was 'Up'? But Made Me Feel Soooo Down

Advantages: Thought-provoking, fantastic animation, lovely story.
Disadvantages: A bit too sad at times.

...Director: Pete Docter & Bob Peterson Screenplay: Pete Docter & Bob Peterson Genre: Animation ? Family ? Adventure ? Comedy Country: USA Certification: PG Language: English MAIN CAST - VOICES: Carl Fredricksen [Edward Asner] Young Carl [Jeremy Leary] Young Ellie [Elie Docter] Russell [Jordan Nagai] Charles Muntz [Christopher Plummer] It all happened on a lazy summer day? Carl, just a child, meets Ellie, a boisterous little girl with shocking orange hair that sticks up like a porcupine. Ellie is everything that Carl is not, and he?s thoroughly fascinated? in fact, he?s so spellbound by the loud and excitable orange-haired girl, that he can?t seem to find his voice when she?s near him ? but that doesn?t matter because she speaks enough for the two of them! Although totally different, the two children share...

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Review of Up

Going Up!

Advantages: Orignal tracks
Disadvantages: A couple of less inspired moments

... Who is Shania Twain? Shania Twain, who was born Eileen Regina Edwards, is a five-time Grammy award winning Canadian singer-songwriter. Her music fits in the country pop category and has won her fame and success around the world. Throughout her career Shania has received 27 BMI songwriter awards and her third album, Come On Over, is the best-selling album by a female musician of all time. Her Albums Up to date Shania has released five studio albums: Shania Twain (1993), The Woman in Me (1995), Come on Over (1997), The Complete Limelight Sessions (2001), Up! (2002) and Greatest Hits (2004). Up Up was Shania?s fourth studio album and was released in November 2002. It is said that the material for the album was written and recorded across the world from Berlin and Vienna to the Bahamas and Mumbai. The album...

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Review of Up - Shania Twain

These teens go fired up!

Advantages: easygoing comedy
Disadvantages: predictable

...I watched this film yesterday in the afternoon while my sons were sleeping. I laughed a lot and hoped that I won?t wake them up. It is a very easy comedy that is mostly for young audience. This film was directed by Will Gluck and is recommended from 12 years. It was released in the summer of this year (2009). It is 90 minutes long. The story is very simple and there is only one twist in it, the rest is very predictable. So you won?t think for days about this film. You just enjoy it, laugh a lot then forget it. The characters in this film are mostly students. They are presented as easygoing, partying boys and girls with no deep feelings and touching message. Characters There are a lot of people in the story but the main rolls are: Shawn Colfax ? Nicholas D?Agosto Nick Rady ? Eric Christian Olsen Carly ? Sarah Roemer Dr. Rick ? David...

D_i_a_n_e 23.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Fired Up!

Getting the 'Write' start!

Advantages: fun and educational
Disadvantages: none

...My four and a half year old daughter is just at that age where she is starting to be fascinated by writing. She can now write her own name and a few important words like 'mummy' and 'daddy'! Most of all though, she just loves to 'write' her own stories which can go on for pages and pages. For people who don't know any better, they might just think these are just squiggles on the page but don't be fooled for a minute! As far as my daughter is concerned this is real writing! For Christmas she was given a writestart kit which is actually going to help her with the mechanics of writing and should hopefully help her a lot when she starts school after Easter. The kit contains a 24 page wipe clean book, a mark on/ wipe off pen, a triangular pen grip, a cloth and some dinosaur stickers! The booklet is spiral bound and all the pages are quite...

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Review of Living and Learning WriteStart

Grown up nappies

Advantages: made my daughter feel more grown up
Disadvantages: expensive and still like a nappy

...My eldest was potty trained during the day before she was two and at night about a month after she was two. I had refused to get drawn into using pull ups or easy ups (not sure what they were called then). I thought that they would feel like nappies so it would confuse her so I stayed away from them and potty training was quite simple, in fact it was easy! My youngest was different there was no way she was ready to get rid of the nappies before she was two. As I was increasing my hours at work at the end of September I wanted her potty trained for nursery - not that it would be a problem for them, it was just how I felt she would be about 3 weeks off 2 and a half when she started. So as I had previously kept the nappy off to see how she found it I realised that it was not going to be quite so easy second time round. I still didn...

rojm 04.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Pampers Easy Up Pants

Start and never stop!!

Advantages: Delicious and stays crunchy.
Disadvantages: Can't seem to stick to the recommended 30g serving!

...Seeing this on offer in Asda on my weekly shop I threw it into the trolley with no hesitation, firstly of course due to the reduced price, but secondly due to me loving this when I was a child! The product I will now review is - ?Kellogg?s multigrain Start cereal? This product is currently aimed at people who the product states as ?active people?, but if memory serves me well, this was advertised as a sports cereal when I was a child, though it is still the same delicious and wheat tasting cereal from youth, albeit smaller, although I can?t be sure if they have shrunk or I it is because I have grown! The cereal comes in the standard box with all the relevant information, with the afore mentioned slogan emblazoned across the front, yes I am active, though not so much by the time I eat my bowl of cereal, usually at suppertime...

sarahbarrow 07.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Kellogg's Multi-Grain Start