Congratulations! Its uuh... Its tough, but rewarding. Its like school. The more effort and attention you put into it, the better the results. Just make sure to give them the opportunity to make their own mistakes (within reason, of course).
People always mention the start, but not enough people mention the scene where he looks through the adventure book and realises that Ellie thought she'd had her adventure the whole time, just spending her life with him
From another commentary I read that Ellie put the pictures in when she was in the hospital as you can see tape and scissors on the night stand. Something that I had missed the many times that I watched that scène.
so much so that many, if not all movie buffs will reference it when a movie punches you in the gut in the first quarter of the film. arrival is a prime example
Mary, I’m a 60 year old man, and the opening 10 minutes always brings tears to my eyes. Up is an emotional roller coaster. One of the best films made. Great reaction.
We took the kids to see this in the theater. We were thinking we'd sleep through most of, just wanted to let the kids have some fun. 15 minutes in all the adults were bawling uncontrollably. My 9 year old son looked at us and said "What's wrong with you all? I can't take you anywhere. " The kids just laughed all the way through, the traumatic stuff went right over their heads.
Haha! Bless them. So young and have not experienced enough life to understand why the beginning is so heart breaking. They'll only be that way a very short time in their lives. Have them watch it again in another 10-15 years and bring plenty of tissue for them.
I had a chubby yellow Labrador Retriever around the time Up! came out and little kids would stop dead in their tracks and point saying "There's Dug!" or ""That dog looks like Dug!" and Foster was the absolute embodiment of Dug; happy, wiggly and ready to love everyone.
@@fakecubedThey’re the best! (Both of the dogs I’ve ever had were black lab mixes. I think the “best dog” title belongs to labs and a few other breeds equally. ❤️)
Me, knowing you’re pregnant, seeing this movie pop up in my feed, and the effect it has on NOT-PREGNANT people, jumping towards my computer like “…noooOOOOooo….” But it was too late to save Mary, and I was exposed to the first ten minutes of the movie again myself. 😭😭😭
Same here! Poor Mary… I weirdly laughed through it (while tearing up) because whenever I see that someone is gonna react to this I just think that they have no idea what they’re in for.
I could have written this comment myself. As soon as they started watching the clouds and the babies came up, a lump started forming in my throat. I knew what was coming. Mary, we're all pulling for you and your baby. I hope you have the most boring and normal pregnancy ever. I bet you'll make a terrific mom!
An emotional powerhouse opening, a hilarious sidekick in the form of Doug, a twist villain who not only works but is excellent, and amazing character development for Carl. No wonder this not only won Best Animated Picture, but was nominated for Best Picture overall.
The thing about twist villains is that THIS movie proves that twist villains CAN be good if they are done right. At least the twist villains during the mid and late 2000's was at least balanced out with other Disney movies that had classical "obviously evil" villains.
Sadly, one of the best openings in an animated movie. Starts out so happy, and slowly turns into a tear jerker! Don't worry Mary, it gets everyone. And your use of "SQUIRREL!" was hilarious!
Mary, I’m an Army veteran, an avowed forever bachelor who never wanted family/kids in my life, and the first 10 minutes of this movie had me in tears. I always tell people that a sure fire way to tell if anyone is a sociopath is to watch their reaction to Up and The Green Mile. If no tears come, run away. 😊
When you announced that you were pregnant, I thought best avoid films like Rosemary's Baby and The Omen. But I never thought of UP which is so devastating in the first 15 minutes.
My family and I grew up with Pixar, but this film in particular is one of my mom’s favorites. She likes to rewatch this particular film every now and then. Paradise Falls is based on the real-life Angel Falls in southeastern Venezuela, which continues to be the tallest uninterrupted waterfall in the world. Ed Asner, the voice behind Carl Fredricksen, has sadly passed away in 2021. Before he passed though, he was able to lend his voice as Carl one last time in the sequel series titled Dug Days.
After the announcement of the other day and knowing about the scene of them not being able to have a children, I knew that this would hit you like a truck. In that sense, I am so very happy that you watched it now, and not before finally getting pregnant, because it could have been a devastating experience otherwise. Like I wasn't married, or old, or wanting a child, or missing on adventures, when I watched the first scene and I still got my heart ripped out mercilessly.
3:55 Speaking as an introvert, we like it when you talk. There's a lot to be gained from listening and it's a lot less stressful than trying to guess what we're "supposed" to say. So, chat way. If there's something important, we'll speak up.
i saw this in the theater opening weekend. it was filled with little kids and when the alpha speaks for the first time, it was BLACK OUT LAUGHTER from all the kids. like you could not hear anything at all from the movie for like the next two minutes. was a pretty amazing experience. in this era, pixar knew what what would hit well for adults AND for kids. and yeah, it is a great shame that you can only watch a movie for the first time once... BUT, the nice thing about these reaction channels, and the reason i suspect why many of us watch, is because you get to experience it again VICARIOUSLY through your fresh eyes. also, the nice thing for YOU is that you have a nice little record of your first time that you can re-watch to remind yourself what it felt like!
This movie wraps a chain around your heart in the opening sequence and then proceeds to spend the rest of the runtime just yanking on that chain. The question isn't "did you cry?" it's "how many times did you cry and how hard?" 😭😭
I saw the pregnancy announcement first, congrats btw, and when this video showed up in my feed I was like "oh shit". This one is emotional even at the best of times but having been through what you clearly have been recently this one has got to hit a fair bit deeper. Also hormones and all that... It truly is a fantastic movie though. The score as well is incredibly well done.
Speaking of elderly people not wanting to leave their homes I actually moved in with my grandparents because my grandpa didn't want to go into a nursing home so I could help take care of them until he passed away which was less than a year
Thank you.💖Same Same, We NEED our parents & grandparents in our homes & in our lives. Not sent off & not housed away from family members. When grandma was pressured out of her home she threw the nursing home crap back at them. "I know where I'm loved."💖Called me & moved in that day.
It actually IS pronounced New Hamp-SHUR instead of Hamp-SHI-er, but the movie announcer guy in the opening was speaking in the so-called "Mid-Atlantic" accent which was sort of invented as a way of speaking for radio and film during the 1930s and 40s.
Back in the days when media people ENUNCIATED properly, unlike the current crop who mumble, whisper, or grunt their lines. (Another reason you can understand what people say in "old movies.")
@@Otokichi786 Part of that is because of the technology of the day, whose audio quality wasn’t as good. Part of it is simply the fashion of the day. (The mid-Atlantic accent was not just actors, it was also high society.) Part was the more theatrical origins of a lot of the pieces. (They weren’t doing as much of the “reality” stuff as today.)
The opening sequence of this movie is the most heartwrenching and beautiful things ever committed to film. You'd have to be dead inside not to weep openly.
I saw this in a theater in the middle of the day on a weekday. It was the new hit Pixar movie, at the time, so I went alone to check it out. It was myself and a few moms with their kids at the matinee show. When I say that I heard people openly sobbing in the theater during that first segment, I heard sobbing cries. It was one of the saddest moments of any movie I’ve ever seen.
The opening to this movie tells an amazing story with so few words... I can't think of a better way to lead into who he is and how he got there. So beautifully done. Prachtige reactievideo!
in case you are not familiar with the term Snipe. A snipe is a mythical animal that is tradition to tease children with. While camping or doing any activity in the country, you tell the child that you are going snipe hunting. You find a random hole in the ground and tell the child to watch for the snipe and you give them a flashlight and something to catch or hit the snipe with. Then you go back to have fun while the child sits in the dark for as long as they are fooled.
I watched this for the first time with some of my siblings and my Dad. I felt really apprehensive as the initial storyline played out since my mom and passed away 6-7 years before and my dad missed her very much in his remaining years. He seemed to enjoy the movie though. My dad had a few places he wanted to travel, but in the end aging took its toll and the opportunities slipped away. He always joked to my brother and I, "Never get old."
I have a few things to say about this film. 1. Up is one of those films that in order to make the ending more heart warming, they must break it first. I don't know why it's only Disney making movies that make me feel so much. Please make films with this much emotion for adults! Kids can't appreciate it!! 2. Russell is a great character for a reason I never hear anyone talk about. His personality is a synthesis of Carl and Ellie. He is loud and forward like Ellie. But he's also a little shy and dorky like Carl. The more time Carl spends with him the more he sees that 3. The metaphor of the house and Ellie is gorgeous. At first he holds on because he feels it's all he has left of her. By the end he realises that he can't live in the past with her. But instead should live to the best he can to honour her memory God this is such a perfect movie
The way you said "ive been there" during the hardest few minutes to watch hit me so hard... Theres a couple at my church that had 13 miscarriages before finally going to a fertility doctor and discovering that they are sinply unable to have children. When they told us that, we all cried
This is the only Disney movie I loved that I have never watched again. Saw it in the theatre and had no idea how sad the beginning was. I bawled so hard that a lady sitting in front of me with a child got up and moved. I felt bad, but also devistated.
8:27 I know just what you mean. I live with my dad now who is getting older. He's fine for now but he's starting to get forgetful and I'm constantly thinking about the next 10 years or so.
Thanks Mary, and congratulations ! Regarding Russel’s family, I think his parents are divorced and Phyllis is his dad’s girlfriend, with whom he does not seem to have a very good relationship. Honestly, even after watching Up several times, I always…always tear at the beginning and end of this movie, and also during… Beautiful and heartbreaking ❤
"What the SQUIRREL!" Admittedly I laughed way too hard when I heard that 😂 Reactions like these really make me appreciate each touching moment even more 😊
I adore this film, and for the same reasons you do. Ed Asner, the actor who voices Carl, won the hearts of an entire generation with his portrayal of Lou Grant (a television news producer and a newspaper editor in two different long-running TV series). He was president of the Screen Actors Guild during a difficult period. He had a heart of gold, although he often played gruff men. Turning Red is indeed a wonderful film, and I recommend it. I don' t know which Pixar films you've already seen, but I've never seen a bad one.
Cool little tidbit about the place they went : The area referenced as paradise falls, Angel falls in Venezuela has such dramatic differences in height, that the wildlife on top of, and below the falls are completely different. 2 separate biomes RIGHT on top of each other, separated by a vertical face. It's like an extremely biodiverse soup bowl.
About the elderly home, it is also very important who the place itself is. For example, my grand aunt was better off in the retirement home because first of all, she had assitance 24/7 with a button that she always carried with her. Second, and actually most importantly, because she had friends all along the corridor. They gathered together for every meal, they played cards, they watched TV, and then whenever any of them was tired, they simply retired to their own rooms. She could do whatever she did at her own home, but more secured and with more friends. However, there is of course the aspect of not being in your own home, which affects other people more. She lived and died very happily there. But I know that other people miss their own homes, or they never get used to the dynamics in the retirement home.
this was the 2nd animated movie to ever be nominated for the best picture oscar. beauty and the beast and toy story 3 are the others. you can see why it was nominated its an emotional rollercoaster. its also one of my favorite movies ever.
Oh Mary....the first 10 minutes of UP are absolute murder to everyone in general. I don't think I've seen any movie hit harder THAT fast. But after your story from the pregnancy announcement video, and remembering what happens in the first 10 minutes....I knew this was going to hit a little too close to home.... ❤☹ Anyhow, an important thing to know for the movie is that a "snipe hunt" is the same as a "wild goose chase". It means "fruitlessly chasing after nonsense". Snipes aren't a real thing. They're made up animals (maybe birds) that adults use to prank kids - sending kids on a snipe hunt, looking for something that doesn't exist. Ed Asner, the man who played Carl, died in 2021. He was 91. He was a legend, and for me personally he's one of the voices in my head. I can hear how his voice sounds clear as day just by thinking about it. Not quite to the level of Stan Lee, Kevin Conroy, Peter Cullen or Keith David, whose voices I heard constantly since I was like 6 years old....but pretty close. He played Spider-Man's boss at the Daily Bugle, J. Jonah Jameson, in the 90's Spider-Man cartoon (Spider-Man:The Animated Series), which to this day remains the best version of Spider-Man in any medium. As much as J.K. Simmons is the perfect living embodiment of J. Jonah Jameson, Ed Asner's voice equally lays claim to that role. And that's just the role I MOST associate with him. He's played allllllll sorts of characters. To give you an idea of how prolific Mr. Asner was, he has SIXTEEN posthumous movie and television roles that have been/will be released. A series of UP sequel shorts, called 'Dug Days', starring Dug, Carl, and Russell, was released in 2021 on Disney+. It starred Ed Asner in one of his last roles. Another short, called "Carl's Date", was set to release on February 10th of this year. It's been delayed, but should be coming soon. I have no idea how they're handling Carl's voice, but I have to suspect that it's at least partially designed to honor Ed Asner.
In case you're keeping track, John Ratzenberger (who played the mailman on the tv series Cheers) is the voice of the construction foreman Tom. Ratzenberger is a Pixar good luck charm, and has played a character in most Pixar movies (most significantly as Hamm the pig in the Toy Story movies).
My favorite movie is Wall-E. Up, however, is the most emotional movie they have ever made. I've never been so invested in a character in such a short amount of time.
Just before this movie first came out a little girl had this movie on her final wish list because she had a short time to live, so the studio let her see it before she passed. The movie alone was sad, but knowing this was the last movie she saw just broke my heart
I remember watching this in my families home and my Aunty who could not concieve was next to me. I never understood why she and my Mum cried and held each other for the beginning of the movie till much later. What a movie and thank you for the good react video.
Up is one of those Pixar movies that wasn't my favorite as a kid but has grown on me as an adult. It's funny, it's exciting, it has great character arcs and hard-hitting emotional beats, and the fact that someone even came up with this story is crazy.
If you look closely at the hospital scene you will see a tape dispenser and scissors on the nightstand next to Ellie, suggesting that she added the extra pages in "Stuff I'm Going To Do" at the hospital just before she died.
Yep, Mary, I tell people all the time that this movie will make you cry before it even starts. Carl gets a family and makes Ellie's wish happen, Russell, the tiny mailman, gets his badge and a dog. And, SQUIRREL!
I haven't read all the comments and still watching your reaction.I hope this will be something you like to learn. When the old man asked the boy to look for a snipe, it's an American tradition called snipe hunting. There's no such thing as a snipe. It's more like a practical joke for kids so they go and explore especially during camping.
It may be a "kids movie" - but the brilliant artists at Pixar know how to connect with the "inner child" in all of us. I've watched reactions to this film by many different people, demographically diverse.... and no matter what their age, gender, culture etc SOMETHING in this movie grabbed them by the heartstrings. It truly is an exceptional creation. Thanks for letting us watch along with you.
Loved the reaction! This is always an amazing movie. Makes me remember how special life can be and how we should never take anything for granted and go out and have more adventures! :) A movie with a similar theme and overall plot/character development is "A Man Called Ove", a Swedish film based on a Swedish book. Or you can watch "A Man Called Otto", an American version in English starring Tom Hanks. It's like Up but more adult.
I have fallen into watching reaction videos exactly because I like re-experiencing the first time reaction to something I luv. “Casablanca” reaction videos were the first videos I watched. It is a great movie with dynamic twists and uncertainties… but I will never be able to watch it again from the edge of my seat like the first time. Watching others gasp! and speculate what might happen is a little like watching it with fresh eyes again. A real treat 😊
When you know that Carl's actor, Ed Asner, died only recently (2021), there's an extra poignancy to his character as a gruff old man on the edge of oblivion, remembering how to live and love again. Rest in peace, Carl/Eddie.
I'm not sure you caught it but at the end they were counting cars and they say "red" and "blue" then Dug says "Gray!" That makes me crack up! Great reaction, Mary. I knew you would would love it!
Congrats for you and your husband's blessed event. I had already known about your pregnancy prior to seeing that you were going to be watching it. So knowing the heartbreaking beginning coming made me go "uh-oh". Glad you took it well and reacted right along like the rest of us...in tears then joy and then more tears and joy. This movie effects anyone with a soul the same way. I think another good animated movie to watch is ENCANTO if you haven't already.
When I first saw the opening scene of this movie (The first 10 minutes) I was absolutely tearing up and was so caught off guard of how this movie moved you immediately.
The very best of Pixar (that you haven't watched on the channel yet) are: Monsters, Inc. Finding Nemo The Incredibles These are all on a par with WALL-E and Up! and Toy Story. The Pixar movies after Up! just aren't of the same caliber.
the start is sad, but it is sad in the way that life is sad. It doesn't force the sadness, it just points out the facts of life and love. I personally find it very reassuring that love is a real thing that should be cherished. If the beginning was not sad, it would mean their relationship had no meaning.
24:12 -- I'm not sure about the rest of the audience in the theater, but THAT part broke me, when I saw the film on opening weekend. 31:21 -- That broke the audience, for certain.
Whenever I see that one of my favorite reactors is going to watch "Up" I always have these conflicting thoughts of, "Oh boy! This is going to be great!" and, "Uh-oh, this is going to be heart wrenching."
I've seen this movie before, but as I was watching your reaction it occurred to me how much the old man resembled the actor Spencer Tracy. He passed away many years before the movie was made, but I wonder if they had him in mind when they were deciding what the main character should look like. if so, good choice. He was a great actor and would have been perfect in a live action version of this story.
My favorite animated movie. My sister once played ping pong in a fund-raiser event with Ed Asner. Seemed like a truly nice man. A couple suggestions for movies I've not seen anyone do (but I believe they deserve attention): Big Trouble with Tim Allen (and a ton of familiar faces) House Of D... a movie with Robin Williams that seems to have been forgotten. And congrats, Mary 🙂
This is not just a kids movie. Sure, there's plenty in it for the kids, but I doubt that many kids really understand a lot of what's going on in this film. Also, all dogs are colorblind. At least, that's the popular understanding. In fact, dogs do have some color sensitivity, but where most humans have cones sensitive to three different colors (red, green, and blue, the rest of your color perceptions are extrapolated from those three inputs), dogs only have two types of cones which are sensitive to blue and yellow. As such, dog vision is in fact probably similar to that of a person with red/green color blindness. Dug could probably distinguish between blue or violet cars and cars of all other colors, but wouldn't be able to distinguish the other colors very well. Turning Red is okay. It's far from my favorite Pixar film, though. In general, I like the older Pixar films better - they are all very good. By older I mean everything up through this one. That includes some sequels that aren't of the same quality (and some sequels that are of the same quality), but all of the original ones are good. Some of the more recent ones are also very good, though. My favorites from after Up! are Coco and Soul, and also Incredibles 2. But of course you need to watch the original Incredibles (which is even better) first.
33:15 "Let me know other Pixar movies that I should watch." In addition to WALL-E, which you've seen, I recommend the following Pixar films: Monsters, Inc. (2001) , Finding Nemo (2003) and its sequel Finding Dory (2016), Inside Out (2015) , and Coco (2017).
I'm a classic Disney girl but Pixar just keeps on winning with these films 😂 This movie just makes me grateful of everything I have right now esp my kids. Whenever ppl ask me if I can turn back time so I can make my dreams come true and avoid the man I married, as absurd as it may seem, I will do it again. Coz that path was the only way I can have these 2 kids by my side. I can't imagine life without them, soo many bad things happened, life became a struggle, I did not get the dream I always wanted but I got something better ❤
Years from now you can tell your children that you remember when "Up" and "Wall-E" came out, and you first saw what will certainly be classic for generations to come. Pixar has done many great films, but I think these are the greatest.
If you haven't seen the announcement yet: I'm pregnant!! 😄 ruclips.net/video/LrJyjpeR_58/видео.html 👶
Felicitaciones Mary, suerte en todo, eres la mejor.
Congratulations! Its uuh... Its tough, but rewarding. Its like school. The more effort and attention you put into it, the better the results. Just make sure to give them the opportunity to make their own mistakes (within reason, of course).
So stoked for you both!
Omg, YAS!🙌🏼Congratulations Mary!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼You're gonna be a great mom!🤩😍😀😃😊☺️👶🏼🍼🤱🏼
congrats again! WOOOOO!
People always mention the start, but not enough people mention the scene where he looks through the adventure book and realises that Ellie thought she'd had her adventure the whole time, just spending her life with him
That's the scene that ALWAYS gets me
This part always makes me smile through tears. Soo sweet. He was her adventure.
Guilt is such a huge thing, so many things we regret or overlook because of guilt.
The best scene in the film.
From another commentary I read that Ellie put the pictures in when she was in the hospital as you can see tape and scissors on the night stand. Something that I had missed the many times that I watched that scène.
The opening sequence of Up is practically guaranteed to make you cry. It's high on the list of heartbreaking moments in movies.
so much so that many, if not all movie buffs will reference it when a movie punches you in the gut in the first quarter of the film. arrival is a prime example
@@woeshaling6421 Oh God I love Arrival so much. Ostensibly sci-fi, but really an ode to communication and parenthood.
I cried in the theatre. Didn't see it coming.
Who needs words to tell a story?
@@MWSin1 I've always maintained that words get too much credit.
Mary, I’m a 60 year old man, and the opening 10 minutes always brings tears to my eyes. Up is an emotional roller coaster. One of the best films made.
Great reaction.
I'm 55 and I agree, the first ten minutes are beautiful and nailed your heart, hard. Not afraid to cry during this movie.
We took the kids to see this in the theater. We were thinking we'd sleep through most of, just wanted to let the kids have some fun. 15 minutes in all the adults were bawling uncontrollably. My 9 year old son looked at us and said "What's wrong with you all? I can't take you anywhere. " The kids just laughed all the way through, the traumatic stuff went right over their heads.
Haha! Bless them. So young and have not experienced enough life to understand why the beginning is so heart breaking. They'll only be that way a very short time in their lives. Have them watch it again in another 10-15 years and bring plenty of tissue for them.
The moral is you can't just assume something is kid friendly because it is a cartoon. 😒
@@TheNoiseySpectator Well it was kid friendly not adult friendly
@@sensid-iwnl-5201 Interesting distinction. 🤔✔️
I had a chubby yellow Labrador Retriever around the time Up! came out and little kids would stop dead in their tracks and point saying "There's Dug!" or ""That dog looks like Dug!" and Foster was the absolute embodiment of Dug; happy, wiggly and ready to love everyone.
Labs are good dogs.
@@fakecubedThey’re the best!
(Both of the dogs I’ve ever had were black lab mixes. I think the “best dog” title belongs to labs and a few other breeds equally. ❤️)
Me, knowing you’re pregnant, seeing this movie pop up in my feed, and the effect it has on NOT-PREGNANT people, jumping towards my computer like “…noooOOOOooo….” But it was too late to save Mary, and I was exposed to the first ten minutes of the movie again myself. 😭😭😭
Yep! Same! I still haven't seen the movie beyond the first 10 minutes...can't bring myself to.
Same, same. I was as broken as she was my first time watching! having gone through that myself. I was like, ok, let's cry again, with Mary
Oh fuck, she's pregnant? What a horrible movie choice. D:
Same here! Poor Mary… I weirdly laughed through it (while tearing up) because whenever I see that someone is gonna react to this I just think that they have no idea what they’re in for.
I could have written this comment myself. As soon as they started watching the clouds and the babies came up, a lump started forming in my throat. I knew what was coming. Mary, we're all pulling for you and your baby. I hope you have the most boring and normal pregnancy ever. I bet you'll make a terrific mom!
An emotional powerhouse opening, a hilarious sidekick in the form of Doug, a twist villain who not only works but is excellent, and amazing character development for Carl. No wonder this not only won Best Animated Picture, but was nominated for Best Picture overall.
The thing about twist villains is that THIS movie proves that twist villains CAN be good if they are done right. At least the twist villains during the mid and late 2000's was at least balanced out with other Disney movies that had classical "obviously evil" villains.
It won because it's Disney, not because it's good
@@ЕвгенийОнегин-г1у You're an idiot. You know, in case you weren't sure.
Miss those days of great storytelling.
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Sadly, one of the best openings in an animated movie. Starts out so happy, and slowly turns into a tear jerker! Don't worry Mary, it gets everyone. And your use of "SQUIRREL!" was hilarious!
Mary, I’m an Army veteran, an avowed forever bachelor who never wanted family/kids in my life, and the first 10 minutes of this movie had me in tears. I always tell people that a sure fire way to tell if anyone is a sociopath is to watch their reaction to Up and The Green Mile. If no tears come, run away. 😊
Straight facts
When you announced that you were pregnant, I thought best avoid films like Rosemary's Baby and The Omen. But I never thought of UP which is so devastating in the first 15 minutes.
Up didn’t occur to me either. Nor did Rosemary’s Baby. What came to mind for me is Steel Magnolias.
@@travismcdermott6951 omg steel magnolia's 😭 don't, my heart 💔
My family and I grew up with Pixar, but this film in particular is one of my mom’s favorites. She likes to rewatch this particular film every now and then.
Paradise Falls is based on the real-life Angel Falls in southeastern Venezuela, which continues to be the tallest uninterrupted waterfall in the world.
Ed Asner, the voice behind Carl Fredricksen, has sadly passed away in 2021. Before he passed though, he was able to lend his voice as Carl one last time in the sequel series titled Dug Days.
After the announcement of the other day and knowing about the scene of them not being able to have a children, I knew that this would hit you like a truck.
In that sense, I am so very happy that you watched it now, and not before finally getting pregnant, because it could have been a devastating experience otherwise.
Like I wasn't married, or old, or wanting a child, or missing on adventures, when I watched the first scene and I still got my heart ripped out mercilessly.
Tearing up because of a movie? Congratulations, you’re human like the rest of us. This movie hit hard for many of us.
3:55 Speaking as an introvert, we like it when you talk. There's a lot to be gained from listening and it's a lot less stressful than trying to guess what we're "supposed" to say.
So, chat way. If there's something important, we'll speak up.
Nominated for 4 Oscars including Best Picture but won for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score.
i saw this in the theater opening weekend. it was filled with little kids and when the alpha speaks for the first time, it was BLACK OUT LAUGHTER from all the kids. like you could not hear anything at all from the movie for like the next two minutes. was a pretty amazing experience. in this era, pixar knew what what would hit well for adults AND for kids.
and yeah, it is a great shame that you can only watch a movie for the first time once... BUT, the nice thing about these reaction channels, and the reason i suspect why many of us watch, is because you get to experience it again VICARIOUSLY through your fresh eyes.
also, the nice thing for YOU is that you have a nice little record of your first time that you can re-watch to remind yourself what it felt like!
This movie wraps a chain around your heart in the opening sequence and then proceeds to spend the rest of the runtime just yanking on that chain. The question isn't "did you cry?" it's "how many times did you cry and how hard?" 😭😭
I saw the pregnancy announcement first, congrats btw, and when this video showed up in my feed I was like "oh shit". This one is emotional even at the best of times but having been through what you clearly have been recently this one has got to hit a fair bit deeper. Also hormones and all that... It truly is a fantastic movie though. The score as well is incredibly well done.
Speaking of elderly people not wanting to leave their homes I actually moved in with my grandparents because my grandpa didn't want to go into a nursing home so I could help take care of them until he passed away which was less than a year
Thank you.💖Same Same, We NEED our parents & grandparents in our homes & in our lives. Not sent off & not housed away from family members. When grandma was pressured out of her home she threw the nursing home crap back at them. "I know where I'm loved."💖Called me & moved in that day.
In the animated category the movie "Inside Out" is up there in the top 5. Some parts are absolutely ingenious. A must see Mary.
Personally I thought Inside Out was pretty boring
The opening minutes of this have more emotional power than some 2 hour movies.
Lots of funny and very deep details. I love it when the dogs refer to Russell as "the small mailman."
It actually IS pronounced New Hamp-SHUR instead of Hamp-SHI-er, but the movie announcer guy in the opening was speaking in the so-called "Mid-Atlantic" accent which was sort of invented as a way of speaking for radio and film during the 1930s and 40s.
Back in the days when media people ENUNCIATED properly, unlike the current crop who mumble, whisper, or grunt their lines. (Another reason you can understand what people say in "old movies.")
@@Otokichi786 Part of that is because of the technology of the day, whose audio quality wasn’t as good. Part of it is simply the fashion of the day. (The mid-Atlantic accent was not just actors, it was also high society.) Part was the more theatrical origins of a lot of the pieces. (They weren’t doing as much of the “reality” stuff as today.)
The opening sequence of this movie is the most heartwrenching and beautiful things ever committed to film. You'd have to be dead inside not to weep openly.
Girl, I’m with you! First like 10 minutes of Up, I’m already in tears 💔
It always amazes me how animated movies can be so powerfully emotional.
I saw this in a theater in the middle of the day on a weekday. It was the new hit Pixar movie, at the time, so I went alone to check it out. It was myself and a few moms with their kids at the matinee show. When I say that I heard people openly sobbing in the theater during that first segment, I heard sobbing cries. It was one of the saddest moments of any movie I’ve ever seen.
The opening to this movie tells an amazing story with so few words... I can't think of a better way to lead into who he is and how he got there. So beautifully done. Prachtige reactievideo!
in case you are not familiar with the term Snipe. A snipe is a mythical animal that is tradition to tease children with. While camping or doing any activity in the country, you tell the child that you are going snipe hunting. You find a random hole in the ground and tell the child to watch for the snipe and you give them a flashlight and something to catch or hit the snipe with. Then you go back to have fun while the child sits in the dark for as long as they are fooled.
"Dogs playing poker" is an American "traditional joke" used often in pop culture, based on a set of paintings by Kash Koolidge.
I watched this for the first time with some of my siblings and my Dad. I felt really apprehensive as the initial storyline played out since my mom and passed away 6-7 years before and my dad missed her very much in his remaining years. He seemed to enjoy the movie though. My dad had a few places he wanted to travel, but in the end aging took its toll and the opportunities slipped away. He always joked to my brother and I, "Never get old."
I have a few things to say about this film.
1. Up is one of those films that in order to make the ending more heart warming, they must break it first. I don't know why it's only Disney making movies that make me feel so much. Please make films with this much emotion for adults! Kids can't appreciate it!!
2. Russell is a great character for a reason I never hear anyone talk about. His personality is a synthesis of Carl and Ellie. He is loud and forward like Ellie. But he's also a little shy and dorky like Carl. The more time Carl spends with him the more he sees that
3. The metaphor of the house and Ellie is gorgeous. At first he holds on because he feels it's all he has left of her. By the end he realises that he can't live in the past with her. But instead should live to the best he can to honour her memory
God this is such a perfect movie
The way you said "ive been there" during the hardest few minutes to watch hit me so hard...
Theres a couple at my church that had 13 miscarriages before finally going to a fertility doctor and discovering that they are sinply unable to have children. When they told us that, we all cried
You can always experience these movies for the first time again through the wonderful reactors on RUclips.
I only just noticed the corporate guy put his hand on the fence like, "this is mine now".
This is the only Disney movie I loved that I have never watched again. Saw it in the theatre and had no idea how sad the beginning was. I bawled so hard that a lady sitting in front of me with a child got up and moved. I felt bad, but also devistated.
8:27 I know just what you mean. I live with my dad now who is getting older. He's fine for now but he's starting to get forgetful and I'm constantly thinking about the next 10 years or so.
Thanks Mary, and congratulations ! Regarding Russel’s family, I think his parents are divorced and Phyllis is his dad’s girlfriend, with whom he does not seem to have a very good relationship. Honestly, even after watching Up several times, I always…always tear at the beginning and end of this movie, and also during… Beautiful and heartbreaking ❤
The opening of Up is amazing. Children watch it stony-faced while adults dissolve into tears
"What the SQUIRREL!" Admittedly I laughed way too hard when I heard that 😂
Reactions like these really make me appreciate each touching moment even more 😊
I adore this film, and for the same reasons you do. Ed Asner, the actor who voices Carl, won the hearts of an entire generation with his portrayal of Lou Grant (a television news producer and a newspaper editor in two different long-running TV series). He was president of the Screen Actors Guild during a difficult period. He had a heart of gold, although he often played gruff men.
Turning Red is indeed a wonderful film, and I recommend it. I don' t know which Pixar films you've already seen, but I've never seen a bad one.
Thrilled to see so many people in the comments recommending Turning Red. I loved it.
Cool little tidbit about the place they went : The area referenced as paradise falls, Angel falls in Venezuela has such dramatic differences in height, that the wildlife on top of, and below the falls are completely different. 2 separate biomes RIGHT on top of each other, separated by a vertical face. It's like an extremely biodiverse soup bowl.
"I'm going into Up knowing its only about an old guy and balloons!" Oh my sweet child you are not ready...
About the elderly home, it is also very important who the place itself is.
For example, my grand aunt was better off in the retirement home because first of all, she had assitance 24/7 with a button that she always carried with her. Second, and actually most importantly, because she had friends all along the corridor. They gathered together for every meal, they played cards, they watched TV, and then whenever any of them was tired, they simply retired to their own rooms. She could do whatever she did at her own home, but more secured and with more friends. However, there is of course the aspect of not being in your own home, which affects other people more. She lived and died very happily there. But I know that other people miss their own homes, or they never get used to the dynamics in the retirement home.
In the English version, she wrote, "Thanks for the adventure. Now go have a new one."
this was the 2nd animated movie to ever be nominated for the best picture oscar. beauty and the beast and toy story 3 are the others. you can see why it was nominated its an emotional rollercoaster. its also one of my favorite movies ever.
The magic of Up is that it will make you cry in the first seven minutes with barely a line of dialogue spoken.
Oh Mary....the first 10 minutes of UP are absolute murder to everyone in general. I don't think I've seen any movie hit harder THAT fast.
But after your story from the pregnancy announcement video, and remembering what happens in the first 10 minutes....I knew this was going to hit a little too close to home.... ❤☹
Anyhow, an important thing to know for the movie is that a "snipe hunt" is the same as a "wild goose chase".
It means "fruitlessly chasing after nonsense".
Snipes aren't a real thing. They're made up animals (maybe birds) that adults use to prank kids - sending kids on a snipe hunt, looking for something that doesn't exist.
Ed Asner, the man who played Carl, died in 2021. He was 91.
He was a legend, and for me personally he's one of the voices in my head.
I can hear how his voice sounds clear as day just by thinking about it.
Not quite to the level of Stan Lee, Kevin Conroy, Peter Cullen or Keith David, whose voices I heard constantly since I was like 6 years old....but pretty close.
He played Spider-Man's boss at the Daily Bugle, J. Jonah Jameson, in the 90's Spider-Man cartoon (Spider-Man:The Animated Series), which to this day remains the best version of Spider-Man in any medium.
As much as J.K. Simmons is the perfect living embodiment of J. Jonah Jameson, Ed Asner's voice equally lays claim to that role.
And that's just the role I MOST associate with him. He's played allllllll sorts of characters.
To give you an idea of how prolific Mr. Asner was, he has SIXTEEN posthumous movie and television roles that have been/will be released.
A series of UP sequel shorts, called 'Dug Days', starring Dug, Carl, and Russell, was released in 2021 on Disney+.
It starred Ed Asner in one of his last roles.
Another short, called "Carl's Date", was set to release on February 10th of this year. It's been delayed, but should be coming soon.
I have no idea how they're handling Carl's voice, but I have to suspect that it's at least partially designed to honor Ed Asner.
The opening of this movie is often added in 'Try Not To Cry' challenges... People often fail.
The first 10 minutes of this cartoon had more emotional impact than 10 years of live-action Hollywood dramas.
man, watching the Up intro for the first time is a brutal experience. It just hammers you out of nowhere.
The opening sequence is a masterclass in storytelling. Every time i watch it, I choke up.
In case you're keeping track, John Ratzenberger (who played the mailman on the tv series Cheers) is the voice of the construction foreman Tom. Ratzenberger is a Pixar good luck charm, and has played a character in most Pixar movies (most significantly as Hamm the pig in the Toy Story movies).
When I went to film school, Up's opening montage was one of the required viewings we had. It's so effective.
My favorite movie is Wall-E. Up, however, is the most emotional movie they have ever made. I've never been so invested in a character in such a short amount of time.
Just before this movie first came out a little girl had this movie on her final wish list because she had a short time to live, so the studio let her see it before she passed. The movie alone was sad, but knowing this was the last movie she saw just broke my heart
Yeah. I read about that, and it turns out she literally died the night of the same day the Pixar employee visited them with the DVD. 😮
I remember watching this in my families home and my Aunty who could not concieve was next to me. I never understood why she and my Mum cried and held each other for the beginning of the movie till much later. What a movie and thank you for the good react video.
"Storks" and "Kubo and the Two Strings" (both 2016) are definitely worth watching!
The ice cream parlor they go to at the end is called Fenton’s. It’s a local place here where the animators would hang out after work. 🍨
One of THE greatest movies ever made and seriously underrated because it's animated.
Up is one of those Pixar movies that wasn't my favorite as a kid but has grown on me as an adult. It's funny, it's exciting, it has great character arcs and hard-hitting emotional beats, and the fact that someone even came up with this story is crazy.
If you look closely at the hospital scene you will see a tape dispenser and scissors on the nightstand next to Ellie, suggesting that she added the extra pages in "Stuff I'm Going To Do" at the hospital just before she died.
Most emotional movie opening ever - you never see it coming.
"What the ---- "SQUIRREL!!"?" had me DYING!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣 Great edit. 👍🏼
The Iron Giant was a on a whole other level the first time I saw it. I was impressed by the story.
You are who YOU choose to be.
Yep, Mary, I tell people all the time that this movie will make you cry before it even starts. Carl gets a family and makes Ellie's wish happen, Russell, the tiny mailman, gets his badge and a dog. And, SQUIRREL!
That opening is the shortest but most impactful in well film. I cried when I first watched this even though I turned 20 that year.
I haven't read all the comments and still watching your reaction.I hope this will be something you like to learn. When the old man asked the boy to look for a snipe, it's an American tradition called snipe hunting. There's no such thing as a snipe. It's more like a practical joke for kids so they go and explore especially during camping.
It may be a "kids movie" - but the brilliant artists at Pixar know how to connect with the "inner child" in all of us. I've watched reactions to this film by many different people, demographically diverse.... and no matter what their age, gender, culture etc SOMETHING in this movie grabbed them by the heartstrings. It truly is an exceptional creation.
Thanks for letting us watch along with you.
Loved the reaction! This is always an amazing movie. Makes me remember how special life can be and how we should never take anything for granted and go out and have more adventures! :)
A movie with a similar theme and overall plot/character development is "A Man Called Ove", a Swedish film based on a Swedish book. Or you can watch "A Man Called Otto", an American version in English starring Tom Hanks. It's like Up but more adult.
I have fallen into watching reaction videos exactly because I like re-experiencing the first time reaction to something I luv. “Casablanca” reaction videos were the first videos I watched. It is a great movie with dynamic twists and uncertainties… but I will never be able to watch it again from the edge of my seat like the first time. Watching others gasp! and speculate what might happen is a little like watching it with fresh eyes again. A real treat 😊
When you know that Carl's actor, Ed Asner, died only recently (2021), there's an extra poignancy to his character as a gruff old man on the edge of oblivion, remembering how to live and love again. Rest in peace, Carl/Eddie.
I'm not sure you caught it but at the end they were counting cars and they say "red" and "blue" then Dug says "Gray!" That makes me crack up!
Great reaction, Mary. I knew you would would love it!
Congrats for you and your husband's blessed event.
I had already known about your pregnancy prior to seeing that you were going to be watching it. So knowing the heartbreaking beginning coming made me go "uh-oh". Glad you took it well and reacted right along like the rest of us...in tears then joy and then more tears and joy. This movie effects anyone with a soul the same way.
I think another good animated movie to watch is ENCANTO if you haven't already.
When I first saw the opening scene of this movie (The first 10 minutes) I was absolutely tearing up and was so caught off guard of how this movie moved you immediately.
The very best of Pixar (that you haven't watched on the channel yet) are:
Monsters, Inc.
Finding Nemo
The Incredibles
These are all on a par with WALL-E and Up! and Toy Story. The Pixar movies after Up! just aren't of the same caliber.
the start is sad, but it is sad in the way that life is sad. It doesn't force the sadness, it just points out the facts of life and love. I personally find it very reassuring that love is a real thing that should be cherished. If the beginning was not sad, it would mean their relationship had no meaning.
Dug is the best representation of a dog in animation ever.
I have seen this movie so many times, and I still cry every time. I am glad you liked it. Great reaction, as usual.
Just finished the live show, Mary said to leave a comment. I wanna leave something deep and thought-provoSQUIRREL!
I'm an introverted husband and my wife talks a lot. Seems a pretty common pairing 😂
You can imagine how hard that beginning hit us
24:12 -- I'm not sure about the rest of the audience in the theater, but THAT part broke me, when I saw the film on opening weekend.
31:21 -- That broke the audience, for certain.
You need something fun and uplifting ( heh UPlifting ) after this. The Fifth Element, Mari!
Whenever I see that one of my favorite reactors is going to watch "Up" I always have these conflicting thoughts of, "Oh boy! This is going to be great!" and, "Uh-oh, this is going to be heart wrenching."
I've seen this movie before, but as I was watching your reaction it occurred to me how much the old man resembled the actor Spencer Tracy. He passed away many years before the movie was made, but I wonder if they had him in mind when they were deciding what the main character should look like. if so, good choice. He was a great actor and would have been perfect in a live action version of this story.
Don't forget James Whitmore, who played "Brooks Hatlen" in "The Shawshank Redemption."
My favorite animated movie. My sister once played ping pong in a fund-raiser event with Ed Asner. Seemed like a truly nice man.
A couple suggestions for movies I've not seen anyone do (but I believe they deserve attention):
Big Trouble with Tim Allen (and a ton of familiar faces)
House Of D... a movie with Robin Williams that seems to have been forgotten.
And congrats, Mary 🙂
Another Robin Williams film that has been lost is "Toys". Lots of fun but not a disney type.
This is not just a kids movie. Sure, there's plenty in it for the kids, but I doubt that many kids really understand a lot of what's going on in this film.
Also, all dogs are colorblind. At least, that's the popular understanding. In fact, dogs do have some color sensitivity, but where most humans have cones sensitive to three different colors (red, green, and blue, the rest of your color perceptions are extrapolated from those three inputs), dogs only have two types of cones which are sensitive to blue and yellow. As such, dog vision is in fact probably similar to that of a person with red/green color blindness. Dug could probably distinguish between blue or violet cars and cars of all other colors, but wouldn't be able to distinguish the other colors very well.
Turning Red is okay. It's far from my favorite Pixar film, though. In general, I like the older Pixar films better - they are all very good. By older I mean everything up through this one. That includes some sequels that aren't of the same quality (and some sequels that are of the same quality), but all of the original ones are good. Some of the more recent ones are also very good, though. My favorites from after Up! are Coco and Soul, and also Incredibles 2. But of course you need to watch the original Incredibles (which is even better) first.
5:56 same, girl, same
You are now a proud member of the UP club requirement crying in the first 10 minutes of the film
UP is definitely one of my favorite movies ever! It's so beautiful. I liked your video
Your reactions are the most genuine that I have ever seen on the internet. Thank you for what you share with us.
What a nice way to describe watching a movie for the first time.
let me tell you. seeing this in the theater was a real punch in the gut. no one expected that beginning.
33:15 "Let me know other Pixar movies that I should watch." In addition to WALL-E, which you've seen, I recommend the following Pixar films: Monsters, Inc. (2001)
, Finding Nemo (2003)
and its sequel Finding Dory (2016), Inside Out (2015)
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and Coco (2017).
He was so focused on the thing they didn't do that he was overlooking all of the incredible things they did do.
I'm a classic Disney girl but Pixar just keeps on winning with these films 😂 This movie just makes me grateful of everything I have right now esp my kids. Whenever ppl ask me if I can turn back time so I can make my dreams come true and avoid the man I married, as absurd as it may seem, I will do it again. Coz that path was the only way I can have these 2 kids by my side. I can't imagine life without them, soo many bad things happened, life became a struggle, I did not get the dream I always wanted but I got something better ❤
Years from now you can tell your children that you remember when "Up" and "Wall-E" came out, and you first saw what will certainly be classic for generations to come. Pixar has done many great films, but I think these are the greatest.
I really wanna see a kid's reaction to the opening of UP for some reason
If you don't tear up during the silent portion at the start of the movie, your heart is made of STONE.