Where To Buy Up (4 Disc Combo Pack with Digital Copy and DVD) [Blu-ray]

Based on previews I expected "Up" to be another very funny, quality movie from Pixar; however, when I sat down to watch it I got that and much more. It starts sweet with the main character, Carl, as a little boy meeting Ellie, a little girl who shares his desire for adventure and admiration of the explorer Muntz. Carl and Ellie get married and move into the abandoned house where they met. Ellie painted a picture of living in the house beside the big waterfall in the lost valley where Muntz had traveled. As they grow old together they save for this dream only to use the money for other needs as they arise.

The movie turns sad when Ellie passes away and Carl is almost forced into living at a retirement home. To avoid giving up the house, Carl uses an abundance of balloons (doubtlessly saved up from his work selling them) to lift his house off the ground, intending to sail it to that lost valley in South America. Carl soon discovers Russell, a young scout who was trying to earn his last merit badge by helping the old man, accidentally came along for the ride. The two go on an adventure which sees them encounter a rare bird species, a pack of talking dogs, and the adventurer Muntz. Along the way Carl ends up making some hard choices, such as choosing between fulfilling his and Ellie's dream and rescuing the rare bird. In the end, Russell and Carl each provide something the other needs - Russell needing a father figure and Carl needing a new adventure and purpose.

There are lots of humorous scenes throughout, my favorite being when Carl and Russell first encounter Dug, one of the dogs who can talk via special collars. But it's the story of Carl and Ellie which makes it so much more than a funny cartoon. Even with relatively little screen time and dialog, the scenes where their relationship unfolds are very moving, like any good movie love story. You feel it when Ellie passes away and you understand Carl's motivations afterward. By the end, the movie will have you laughing and crying.Get more detail about Up (4 Disc Combo Pack with Digital Copy and DVD) [Blu-ray].