Saltzman Sees...Up (2009)

Up is the story of a man's devotion to a promise his wife and him made the day they first met.  It runs so deep, he spends his final days trying to live out their greatest adventure in her memory. 

What ends up happening and why this is the Best Family Picture of 2009, is Carl finds out the life he lived with his wife was the greatest adventure one could ever ask for.  The trick for Carl is to learn how to find adventure on his own now that he is finally on his own.  As the story unfolds, Carl meets some new friends along the way that might help him do just that.

Most beautiful and saddest beginning to a movie ever

Saltzman Sees...WALL E (2008)

WALL-E is one of the most romantic movies ever made and it is certainly the best love story of the Pixar Empire.  Wall-E is a robot who has survived on earth while all the remaining inhabitants of the planet are in outer space on ships.  When a protocol droid named EVE goes to Earth in search for life, she meets our Romeo.  WALL E spends the remainder of the movie as the hopeless romantic just wanting to hold hands with the most beautiful robot he has ever seen.

This is the Best Family Picture of 2008 because it shows that amazing things can be accomplished by using one's heart.  It also is a great look at the realities of what we are doing to our planet and our own bodies and how we might better treat ourselves and our world in the future.

WALL E's favorite love song from his favorite movie Hello Dolly!

Saltzman Sees...Toy Story 2 (1999)

Toy Story 2 is the first sequel in the Disney Pixar franchise is also one of the best movies of 1999.  The second installment of the Toy Story empire is just as heartwarming and just as fun as the first.  It introduces new characters to 'Andy's Room' and includes one of the most beautiful, emotional sequences in the company's history...(You Tube Clip below)

Tom Hanks and Tim Allen are just as fabulous in the sequel, and the message this franchise sends through their movies about loyalty and friendship are second to none.

It is the Best Family Picture of 1999.

Saltzman Sees...Toy Story (1995)

Pixar began a phenomenon that has taken Disney beyond anything anyone could ever have anticipated.  Disney has always been the king of animated features, but with Toy Story, it has become the king of computer animation.  Tom Hanks and Tim Allen lead a brilliant cast that has spawned not only two more Toy Story movies, but a collection of masterpieces in cinema.  At the time, nobody knew what a gold mine they had, but now director John Lasseter is one of the most successful directors/producers in the world.

When the newest toy threatens the establishment, they all must learn to work together.  This is one of the finest films about teaching family the importance of sticking together.  It is my choice for Best Family Picture of 1995.