Movie: Up (2009)

“A young Carl Fredrickson meets a young adventure spirited girl named Ellie. They both dream of going to a Lost Land in South America. 70 years later, Ellie has died. Carl remembers the promise he made to her. Then, when he inadvertently hits a construction worker, he is forced to go to a retirement home. But before they can take him, he and his house fly away. However he has a stowaway aboard. An 8 year old boy named Russell, whose trying to get an assisting the elderly badge. Together, they embark in an adventure, where they encounter talking dogs, an evil villain and a rare bird named Kevin. Written by Garfield2710″

• Release Date: 29 May 2009 (USA)
• Run Time: 96 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Animation , Action , Adventure , Comedy , Family
• MPAA: Rated PG for some peril and action.

Trivia: During pre-production of the film, director Pete Docter looked up to Disney veteran animators Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston, and Joe Grant for inspiration. Docter stated that the film reflects the friendship he shared with these three talented animators before their passing as well as wanting to learn what they went through during their years working for Walt Disney and afterwards.

Goofs: Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When the house first rises, breaking free of its foundation, the front porch is clearly empty. Yet Russell appears later in the far right corner. This is explained by Russell later when he says he crawled under the porch chasing a “snipe”. Apparently he hung on to something underneath the porch and crawled up later.

“When a meteorite from outer space hits a young California girl named Susan Murphy and turns her into a giant monster, she is taken to a secret government compound where she meets a ragtag group of monsters also rounded up over the years. As a last resort, under the guidance of General W.R. Monger, on a desperate order from The President, the motley crew of Monsters is called into action to combat the aliens and save the world from imminent destruction! Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}”

• Release Date: 27 March 2009 (USA)
• Run Time: 94 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Animation , Sci-Fi
• MPAA: Rated PG for sci-fi action, some crude humor and mild language.

Tagline: Oooze gonna save us?

Trivia: The fighter jets are F-14 Tomcats and the helicopters are AH-64 Apaches.

“A young girl walks through a secret door in her new home and discovers an alternate version of her life. On the surface, this parallel reality is eerily similar to her real life – only much better. But when her adventure turns dangerous, and her counterfeit parents (including Other Mother) try to keep her forever, Coraline must count on her resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back home – and save her family. Written by Megan”

• Director: Henry Selick
• Release Date: 6 February 2009 (USA)
• Run Time: USA:100 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Animation , Adventure , Family , Fantasy
• MPAA: Rated PG for thematic elements, scary images, some language and suggestive humor.

Tagline: Be careful what you wish for.

Trivia: The Ghost Children call the Other Mother a “beldam”. A glance at the dictionary will reveal that the word has two meanings: “an old, ugly woman”, or “grandmother”.

Goofs: Continuity: In the scene where Coraline falls asleep on the picture frame, at first it is facing down, but when the shot changes it has flipped to facing up.

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“Life along the Great Barrier Reef is full of dangers when you are a tiny clown fish. And for Marlin, a single parent determined to protect his only son Nemo, there are constant fears and anxieties. When, on his first day of school, Nemo defies his father and swims off alone to investigate a boat, he is suddenly scooped up by a diver as Marlin helplessly watches. Marlin turns desperate as he frantically swims off in search for his son. As he passes a school of fish he bumps into Dory, an agreeable blue tang with severe short-term memory loss, who offers to help. Together this aquatic odd couple set out on an impossible mission, finding themselves in troubled waters and contending with such hazards as sharks, deadly angler fishes and a forest of jellyfish. Meanwhile, in a dentist’s office overlooking Sydney Harbor, Nemo has landed in a fish tank that is home to a colorful group of characters who want to initiate him into their gang. When word of Marlin and Dory’s ocean adventures gets back to Nemo, he is so thrilled to learn of his father’s search for him that he becomes motivated to move forward with a daring escape plan of his own. Written by gavin (gunmasterM@hotmail.com)”

• Release Date: 30 May 2003 (USA)
• Run Time: 100 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Animation , Adventure , Comedy , Family

Tagline: 71% of the Earth’s surface is covered by water. That’s a lot of space to find one fish.

Trivia: Danny Elfman was set to score but dropped out. Some promotional posters still say, “Music by Danny Elfman”.

Goofs: Factual errors: Marlin and Dory are advised to swim to the back of the whale’s throat and then are blown out of the whale’s blowhole. This is not physically possible as whales mouths and digestive systems are not connected to their respiratory system and blowhole.