A couple of weeks back both Darragh and myself attended the Irish premiere of Disney/Pixar’s latest feature film Up. Back then Darragh summed up his feeling about the film and I promised to do a review nearer to the Irish release date. Well that date is upon us now, with the movie landing in cinemas from Friday. Carl Fredricksen had always dreamt of escaping to South America to follow in the footsteps of his childhood hero, famed explorer Charles F. Muntz. Now seventy-eight years old, and facing living out his days in a retirement home, Carl seizes the opportunity to make his dream reality. Attaching thousands of helium balloons to his home he sets off on a journey into the unknown. Unbeknownst to Carl, Russell an overly keen Wilderness Explorer trying to earn his “Assisting the Elderly” badge has accidentally stowed away on-board his floating house. What follows is a … There’s more →