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In short, presented in a beautiful 3D animation, tells a story that is both funny and tender time, conveying a moral that our relationship with others is what makes life meaningful. Several moments of danger can be scary for young children, and the film is about the reality of death and loss.

MPAA Rating: PG for some peril and action
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy
Guide recommended age: 7 years +
Duration: about 102 minutes

Up - overview

78 year old balloon salesman Carl Fredricksen pushed over his limit when the builders threw him out of his own house, where he and his late wife had built their lives. Determined to live a dream and prove to everyone that he does not live in an old house, Carl ties thousands of balloons to his house and goes to Paradise Falls in South America.

Like the thrill of success in sianara decreases, Carl recognizes something terrible: he has a stowaway - Wilderness Explorer named Russell 8 years. Carl is not talkative and get lasting puppy on the floor, and both end up in South America, to Paradise Falls in sight.

During his trip to the waterfalls, Carl and Russell find a strange bird and big names of Russell "Kevin" and a talking dog named Dug who is chasing the bird. Russell wants to keep, but Carl does not want to indicate additional choir. If sent by the master of Dug half a pack of dogs catch the bird, takes Carl travel a new twist.

As it turns out, the dog belonging to Charles Muntz, an adventurer who inspired Carl and Ellie dreams of Paradise Falls. He is looking for the mysterious bird, Kevin, and stop at nothing to capture. Despite his desire to stay out of this big mess, Carl is in the middle. At 78, he is finally understand what life and adventure.

Up - Guide Review for Parents

As with most Pixar films, the history can be interpreted on different levels. For small children there is a funny story about an old man, a child, and some silly animals. Children are the colorful decor, the talking dog, and of course the houseboat away with all the balls that love are interconnected.

Slightly older children can some early moments in the film reflects the life of Carl Ellie wants to catch joys and sorrows and death. Tender reflection can bring a tear to the eyes of adults, and reminds us how quickly added the years.

What to reach Carl and Ellie in the many years they have spent together? This is exactly what was built? After Ellie's death, Carl sees his house as a symbol for all that. His journey to Paradise Falls is an attempt to close the book on his great adventure, but made a new adventure has just begun.

Toddlers can through certain scenes of action and danger, especially those vicious dogs scare-looking statements. Children can be affected by some staged scenes reflection on the life of Carl and Ellie. Ellie is crying in the doctor's office (which is probably a lost baby) shown and Carl sits in a funeral Ellie was in the hospital (it will turn out for the crowd to its left, that she is deceased) shown. In addition, parents should know that Russell feels sad that her father is not around much.

Up - Contents Overview

• Violence (Medium): For most, always contains up Cartoon Violence: characters chase each other, drop things, bumping into things and worse without hurting themselves. However, it is hurting a character in the film, and another character (a villain) falls high in the sky. We see it disappear into the clouds, as it falls to earth. A number of dogs also fall off a cliff, and the pursuit of the main characters. We see the fall and land in a river at the bottom. A house fire was intentional, and the other strip character with a gun and a dart gun.
• Sex / Nudity (None):
• Drugs and Alcohol (Low): Two scenes from the film series of wine or champagne. In such a scene, dogs, open the bottle and pour the drink into two glasses.
• Language (None):
• Disrespectful / art behavior (average): Charles Muntz at nothing to catch Kevin, that he prove that he was right. He orders his medium sized dogs to birds and others. Dogs laugh Dug middle and try to act tough. Carl is grumpy for most of the film.

Horror Scenes (Medium): Scenes listed under "Violence" may be scary for young children. Children of the dogs that hunt the mean values of the main characters in the corner and brutal and can fear Kevin Charles and his dog try to be scared to catch it. In some scenes, Charles and Carl are fighting with swords and other weapons, and some characters are very close to the fall of the house boat or Charles flying machine. Charles is finally falls - probably to his death.

/ Disturbing scenes Sad (high) In reflecting on the life of Carl Ellie, we are very happy to have a baby, but shown in a doctor's office with her tears. We see later in life, after she has aged, hospital, and Carl is shown below, in a funeral home. Russell is sad that her father is never there.

Up - Discussion Topics

• After this, the children may have questions about the following topics: the loss of a baby, the loss of a loved one ages, the use of balloons to objects or people, South America, adventure transport, not a father spends time with his son .

Up - Blu-ray bonus

Until now it's available on Blu-ray is (in a package containing the DVD) and contains a lot of bonuses. Prices and details about the making of the film and a documentary about the filmmaker visit to Venezuela. The Blu-ray version also includes an impressive game that kids (and adults) learn geography helps!