It's inevitable to compare Pixar's latest feature with its canon of Hall of Fame animated features.
UP definitely belongs in the high echelon along with Wall-E & The Incredibles. A smart, heart warming, very well written (again, right), perfect voice casting of Ed Asner as the lead.
It doesn't necessarily have the technical prowess of Wall-E or the high-level entertainment springs of The Incredibles but it draws a pretty fine mixture of the two. Entertaining, funny (but not hilarious), a mature at times teary eyed coming of age story.
Great movie.
Grade: 9/10.
Final Words: It's worth the extra few bucks in 3D. The family movie of the summer!!!