Was it a case of heightened anticipation that left us feeling disappointed with this 3D movie?
Were we led to expect the impossible by the 98% ratings?
Or was the movie Up just OK.
Who can say for sure.
But one thing’s for certain.
Never again, folks.
Never again will we be swayed by the ratings on a stupid rotten tomato or potato web site.
What do those schmucks know.
Putzheads, all.
Bottomline Impression
After a long spell, we saw a 3D movie and we felt shortchanged.
Now, don’t get us wrong.
By the standards of our stinkin Bollywood or Kollywood movies, Up is a decent movie. And surely hell has to freeze over before our Indians can make an animation movie a tenth as slick.
We will even grant that Up’s story, while not completely engaging, at least holds your attention for the first two-third of the movie.
The story in a nutshell is that of the old widower Fredrickson going off on a long-anticipated adventure trip to Paradise Falls in South America.
A trip that had been planned by his late dear wife Ellie but was never done when she was alive because mundane day-to-day concerns kept eating into their savings.
What 3D
But more than the story itself what left us most disappointed was the 3D aspect of the movie.
When you wear those 3D glasses, you tend to expect a lot.
You know, some nice, clever little tricks that make you go Wow.
Alas, there is no Wow element in this movie. Continue reading »
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