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First things first: UP! This is a phenomenal movie, in terms of emotion. The animation was smooth, and to see a ton of those balloons lifting the house up for the first time was definitely a "whoa" moment. But you know what? This isn't a computer animated movie that happens to have a storyline- rather, Pixar's story telling has become SO GOOD that they are making movies with great stories that happen to be animated. It was one of the best movies I have ever seen. Not in an action sense, not in an animation sense, and actually, the plot was very simple. What made is special was how Pixar told the story. I won't give any spoilers, but the opening scene, almost totally devoid of any words, was touching and tragic. It made me feel for the characters, and immediately gave you a compelling reason to enjoy the rest of the movie. As Gloria would say (and I paraphrase), the unspoken word is the most powerful. We've seen this in Wall-E, but UP! took it to another level entirely. This movie made me cry. Throughout the movie, I cried about 3 more times. And in between, the movie managed to make me laugh, make me think seriously, and make me go "whoa". There were scenes in the story that were so powerful that I can vividly remember them now (the first sighting of the Spirit of Adventure, and the silhouette of the house floating in the air against a red sunset). It was by far the most touching movie I have ever seen. And when it ended and I left the theater, I had a feeling that I never had before (and no, I'm not exaggerating). I felt like I was going to explode, and I had to control myself or else I wasn't sure HOW I was going to explode.. crying? Laughing? A bit of both? If this movie could make a cynical, sadistic and mean-spirited bastard like me cry, I don't think anyone that doesn't have ADD has a chance. I went into the movie thinking that perhaps it was a Monsters, Inc. kind of movie, made for kids. But in reality, the storyline was such that I think that only adults can...

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