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Article: 'Up' has movie director feeling on top of the world
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- May 29, 2009
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In earlier films, the Pixar folks have made audiences care about
action figures (the "Toy Story" movies), insects ("A Bug's Life"),
nightmare-inducing creatures ("Monsters, Inc."), fish ("Finding
Nemo"), a family of superheroes ("The Incredibles"), automobiles
("Cars"), a gourmand rodent ("Ratatouille") and robots ("WALL-E").
Pixar's latest could be its riskiest venture to date.
The state-of-the-art, digital animation house and current Disney
production partner is returning this week with "Up."
It's a comedy-adventure about a septuagenarian, Carl Fredricksen
(voiced by Ed Asner), who finally takes the vacation he's been
planning all of his life -- in his home, which has been buoyed by ...