{"id":2562,"date":"2009-05-30T14:58:19","date_gmt":"2009-05-30T14:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pixarplanet.com\/blog\/select-up-reviews"},"modified":"2009-05-30T14:58:19","modified_gmt":"2009-05-30T14:58:19","slug":"select-up-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pixarplanet.com\/blog\/select-up-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Select Up Reviews!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 185px; height: 299px\" height=\"299\" src=\"http:\/\/pixarplanet.com\/blog\/images\/722.jpg\" width=\"185\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/>This is a follow Up to the &quot;Disney&bull;Pixar Up&nbsp;+ Partly Cloudy Now In Theatres!&quot;&nbsp;post from yesterday. As you can probably guess from the title, it focuses on the glowing reviews that have made Up a critical success!<\/p>\n<p>Every single Pixar movie has been <strong>Certified Fresh<\/strong> at Rotten Tomatoes and Up is no exception! At this point there are just under 150 submitted reviews with only 3 being negative! That gives Up a <strong>98%<\/strong> approval rating, tying it with The Incredibles so far! Earlier this week I highlighted a ridiculous review and barely covered how much great publicity Up is getting so I&#8217;m taking this time to quote major news outlets on their reactions to Pixar&#8217;s 10th feature film!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Select Reviews:<\/strong> &quot;&#8230;the summer&#8217;s, and probably the year&#8217;s, most enchanting movie&quot; (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/life\/movies\/reviews\/2009-05-27-up_N.htm\" target=\"<em>blank&#8221;&#62;<span class=\"caps\">USA<\/span> Today<\/a>), &quot;As in their finest work, the Pixar filmmakers have created thrilling cinema simply by rifling through its history.&quot; (<a href=\"http:\/\/movies.nytimes.com\/2009\/05\/29\/movies\/29up.html?partner=Rotten%20Tomatoes&#038;ei=5083\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Times<\/a>),&nbsp;&quot;Pixar has done it again&quot; (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/gog\/movies\/up,1156226.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Washington Post<\/a>), &quot;it&#8217;s a thrill ride, but a thrill ride with heart&quot; (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/up\/articles\/1823340\/through_its_writing_direction_and_execution_up_doesnt_just_achieve_hipness_it_transcends_it_with_its_spirit_of_fun_and_adventure_it_echoes_raiders_of_the_lost_ark_only_funnier_its_a_thrill_ride_but_a_thrill_ride_with_heart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arizona Republic<\/a>), &quot;Rarely has any film&#8230; been able to move so successfully&#8230; through so many different kinds of cinematic territory.&quot; (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.calendarlive.com\/movies\/la-et-up29-2009may29,0,490628.story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LA Times<\/a>), &quot;&#8230;deeper and more complex on every level than it would initially appear.&quot;&nbsp;(<a href=\"http:\/\/dailygleaner.canadaeast.com\/liveit\/article\/678624\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Associated Press<\/a>),&nbsp;&quot;If it were mathematically possible, I&#8217;d give it five stars out of four.&quot; (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.philly.com\/philly\/entertainment\/movies\/20090529_With_the_wonderful<\/em>_quot_Up_quot___Pixar_reachs_new_heights.html&#8221; target=&#8221;<em>blank&#8221;&#62;Philadelphia Inquirer<\/a>) &quot;Breathtaking&quot; (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/reviews\/movie\/26845701\/review\/28454855\/up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><font color=\"#800080\">Rolling Stone<\/font><\/a>), &quot;exquisite work of cinematic art&#8230; the funniest, most touching, most exciting, most entertaining movie released so far this year.&quot; (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nypost.com\/seven\/05292009\/entertainment\/movies\/up<\/em>_up__hooray__171423.htm&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221;&#62;New York Post<\/a>), &quot;There are not words enough to express how good Up is.&quot; (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.detnews.com\/article\/20090529\/OPINION03\/905290330\/1034\/ent02\/Tom-Long--Disney\/Pixar%E2%80%99s-magical-%E2%80%98Up%E2%80%99-is-the-year%E2%80%99s-best-film-yet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Detroit Post<\/a>), &quot;never for one moment does it seems insincere or contrived. &quot;&nbsp;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/entertainment\/article\/641663\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toronto Star<\/a>), &quot;From the title onward, Up is a stratospheric success.&quot; (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/entertainment\/movies\/46380112.html?elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aUnc5PDiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minneapolis Star Tribune<\/a>),&nbsp;&quot;Pixar again raises the bar to wondrous new heights.&quot; (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/hr\/film-reviews\/film-review-up-1003972156.story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hollywood Reporter<\/a>), &quot;To watch Up&#8230; is to be moved and astonished&quot; (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/2009\/05\/28\/MV6617S4LC.DTL&#038;type=movies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco Chronicle<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Read the rest over <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/up\/?name_order=asc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>, and if you haven&#8217;t seen it yet (yes, I realize it&#8217;s not out everywhere) take my word for it (these critic&#8217;s too) and get to a theatre as soon as possible!&nbsp;If you <em>have<\/em> seen it, you can still post your mini-reviews <a href=\"http:\/\/pixarplanet.com\/blog\/up-opens-now-in-theatres\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>, we want to hear from you. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tmnf_excerpt\"><p>This is a follow Up to the &quot;Disney&bull;Pixar Up&nbsp;+ Partly Cloudy Now In Theatres!&quot;&nbsp;post from yesterday. As you can probably guess from the title, it focuses on the glowing reviews that have made Up a critical success! Every single Pixar movie has been Certified Fresh at Rotten Tomatoes and Up is no exception! At this &hellip;<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":4020,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,49,7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Select Up Reviews! - Upcoming Pixar<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pixarplanet.com\/blog\/select-up-reviews\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Select Up Reviews! - Upcoming Pixar\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This is a follow Up to the &quot;Disney&bull;Pixar Up&nbsp;+ Partly Cloudy Now In Theatres!&quot;&nbsp;post from yesterday. 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