Another movie confession

TheDuckis

We finally watched Up the other night. I hated it.

First of all, I cried and cried and cried. The first 15 minutes had me sobbing uncontrollably to the point that H had to stop the movie to settle me down. Two days later my eyes are still puffy from it.

Second of all, they never explained the dog collars. How did the crazy dude get the technology to manufacture something like that on a dirigible in the middle of nowhere?

Third of all (spoiler ahead) they never resolved things with the kid's parents. Okay, so Phyllis isn't his mom. Who is she? Is she the random woman at the end? And it's sweet that Carl gave him the badge, but what happened to his Dad? His kid disappeared for who knows how many days to South America, and dad couldn't be bothered to show up at a cub scout reception? Lame. I cried over that too.

ReturnOfKuus

Dummy!

Phyllis is the dad's new squeeze.  That was pretty obvious.  Dad just dropped off the face of the earth.

**Stinky!**

*cough*itsakidsmoviestopthinkingsohard*cough*

zsazsa-stl

I also hated this movie. 

The first part also had me all out sobbing in the movie theater - people were staring. 

Christopher Plummer should never be evil.  Never.

Cant_wait!

I cried and cried in the beginning too, but I loved the movie. Mostly because of Dug. And the cone of shame. Oh, that was classic.

zsazsa-stl

Also, I couldn't accept the ending as happy when you know that the old man is going to die soon and leave the kid all alone again. 

loveshine1

What was so sad about the movie? I've never seen it, but I don't mind it being spoiled for me!

ReturnOfKuus

Eh, he was a spry old guy.  He could live another 10, 15 years, and by then the kid will miss him, but he will have gotten the love and guidance of a father figure.

TheDuckis

Yes, ZsaZsa! Yes! I thought that exact same thing at the end and that started the waterworks all over again. I have a serious weakness for old men in movies. I was sad when the explorer guy died, even though he was the bad guy.

I'm tearing up again just thinking about it. I keep giving myself little pep-talks, saying that Carl and Ellie had a really happy life together andplusalso they're fictional characters and I really shouldn't care nearly this much.

alikatt17

That movie had me bawling.  Plus, it didn't help that the 3D was giving me motion sickness and I had to take the glasses off more than once.