10 Movies You Only Like Because Everybody Else Does

10. Up (2009)

How could you not love such a bold, progressive and beautifully-rendered Pixar movie like this one? Except, it's not really all that bold or progression - save for the first 10 minutes.

If that criticism stings, don't fret: everybody has fallen into the trap of believing that Up is a great and magical movie, but how much do you remember about it - like, really remember - aside from that heartbreaking "Married Life" montage? Vague memories of the house taking off, something about dogs, and that scene at with the airship? And, uh, what else?

The collective fever surrounding Up came about because movie-goers found themselves so enamoured with the miscarriage scene that they forgot that the rest of the movie was... well, pretty average, actually. That's not to discredit said moment: it's just that it's such a brilliant moment, so beautifully composed, that movie lovers think about it every time Up is mentioned, thus cementing their feeling that the film, on the whole, is super great.

Not quite: our collective adoration of that montage has convinced all that Up is a far better movie than it actually is. And you're deemed a grinch if you say anything negative about it, because who wants to be the sorry person who says bad things about Up?

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Sam Hill is an ardent cinephile and has been writing about film professionally since 2008. He harbours a particular fondness for western and sci-fi movies.