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Like always Pixar has created another one of a kind short for all of us to enjoy.

Lifted is set in the quiet/peaceful country side. When a flying saucer appears to abduct a sleeping individual with a tracker beam. unfortunately the tracker beam is operated by an alien trainee who isn't doing too well on his first job. And keeps messing up on the job while the professional alien grades him on his performances.

I won't give away any of the good or funny parts. But it is one of the funniest Pixar shorts yet. The use of no dialog, interesting characters and special effects is all made possible by Pixar. Along with the ever popular films, their shorts are very highly acclaim. And each one makes a further break through in animation or experiment a story that hasn't been made into CGI yet.

You're able to see Lifted along with Ratatouie.

This is another fun little short in the tradition of fun little shorts from Pixar. Soundman extraordinaire Gary Rydstrom directs for the first time (according to IMDb), and the result is solid.

Not surprisingly, the sound for this short is fantastic, opening with some isolated nighttime noises of a country farmhouse. I've spent a fair amount of time on the real life equivalent of this digital set and this part sounded realistic to me.

By the way, I wrote this whole mini-review just so I could finish with this: Aieeeeeeeeee!

See Gary, the audience really IS listening.

I've always thought it fantastic that Pixar precedes their excellent feature-length films with an equally-excellent animated short, since it serves beautifully to settle the audience down and ready them for the coming feature. With 'Ratatouille' currently in cinemas, the short film this time around was 'Lifted,' a brief but amusing tale of an attempted alien abduction that doesn't quite go to plan. It was directed by Gary Rydstrom, a first-time director but incredible seven-time Oscar winner, thanks to his excellent work in the sound department on such films as 'Jurassic Park' and 'Titanic.' Like Pixar's finest short films, the simple plot is propelled forward without the need for any dialogue, relying mostly on effectively-chosen sound effects. Accordingly, Rydstrom was an ideal candidate to direct.

In a quiet country farmhouse, a human sleeps peacefully, blissfully unaware that an immense UFO has stationed itself outside his house. Inside the spaceship, a young alien, named Stu, is trying desperately to remember which unlabeled toggle switches to press, presented with a vast selection across a large control panel. Stu's instructor, Mr. B., watches over him menacingly, his expression offering not a hint to the correct procedure and answering every mistake by scribbling briefly onto his notepad. Meanwhile, as Stu fumbles tentatively with the controls, the unfortunate human finds himself lifted from his bed by the spacecraft's tractor-beam and tossed violently against the wall and ceiling, never waking from his slumber.

I thought it was rather ambitious that the filmmakers decided to show the beings inside the UFO, since it is rare that we actually get to see a cinematic alien fiddling with buttons and levers behind a control desk. Not only this, but the two extraterrestrials – in just five minutes – become relatively well-developed characters: we immediately sympathise with poor hapless Stu, and Mr. B. discovers a streak of compassion that we hadn't originally expected of him. The comedic timing is just about perfect, and we hold our breath as Stu moves to press another button, before laughing at the unexpected consequence of this upon the unlucky human – his movements largely represented by a holographic blip above the control panel. The sound effects are cleverly-chosen, and the addition of the Wilhelm scream at the very end was a nice touch.

A remote farm-house (probably in the Midwest) is suddenly bathed in a bright, clean light and the sleeping farmer is picked up from his bed and carried towards the window, where an alien craft awaits. Unfortunately for him, the abduction is being undertaken by a trainee, who really needs more hours in the simulator before tried to do it on a live subject.

This short film was screened before the feature Ratatouille and worked well in getting the audience in the laughing mood. Like the equally good "For the Birds" this short film delivers constant laughs in a short time before bowing out with a strong finish. The former short focused on a big tall bird, this film focuses on a trainee alien but the approach is the same – have one weakness or failing be the subject of the short. Here the trainee cannot get the man out the window with the controls and the repeated failures are simple but also very funny. This continues to the end, which is a nice big laugh at the end. The animation is typical Pixar, very clean, professional and impressive with plenty of cultural references in the alien abduction itself for film fans.

Overall then a very clever and funny short film that works very well because it knows just what it needs to do and does it in a ruthlessly efficient manner.

This animated short is on the 2-Disc Special Edition of Ratatouille, and I understand that it was also played in theaters right before aforementioned feature was. With a running time of five minutes and not a single spoken word, this communicates entirely through the visuals, and the quality is definitely top-notch. The story-telling is quite good, and this doesn't go for the cheap audience-pleaser of just doing fancy stuff with the ever-expanding technology, and instead uses it. This has a cool enough, minimalistic plot that you can instantly get into, and a conflict that takes a mere second to wrap your head around, including for young children, in spite of the exact situation being one that I'm willing to bet no one in the audience has found themselves in. All of the sound is excellent, as is the use of it. I didn't personally find this terribly funny, but I can imagine that many will. The material tends to be physical, with slapstick and sight gags. Cartoon violence, and a brief image that might remind people of plumbers is the extent of the offensive material. I recommend this to fans of CGI movies. 7/10

The first impression of this movie was I already had feeling that it would become a funny movie. And I was not wrong. The film about two aliens working together in order to lift a human up to their UFO (Unidentified Flying Object) is brilliant. First of all, I like how they portrayed aliens as green slime like creatures. Not to mention they are irresistibly cute as well. The small alien is my favorite. He probably has no talent to be what aliens are supposed to be, but he would never stop trying. The human who is going to be lifted is so unrealistic in my opinion, but that is what makes this film more interesting in the first place. This film is only five minutes, and I recommend you to watch it.

i just viewed this short a few minutes ago,and i thought it was great.the animation was excellent,but i really loved the story.i won't give anything away here,but if you're a fan of Pixar,you should really enjoy this little gem.even if you're not,i still think you'll enjoy it.it's very clever and manages to tell a great story in just 5 minutes.i laughed out loud more than once,in fact more often than i have in some full length comedies.if this is something that interests you,it's available as a Pixar collection of shorts which are probably available in most stores,or online.anyway,i loved Lifted and highly recommend it.

This is probably Pixar's weakest short film. Every Pixar short has one of these three qualities - It can be cute or it teach us something or atleast be funny. But this film did not has any of the three. I didn't feel entertained.

You will watch this short in the theatre before the beginning of Ratatouille. And it's very well placed, since it indicates much of the theme that drives Ratatouille. An artist puppeteering an instrument in order to create his art.

This short may be understood as a synonym for the work of an animator. Really really hard to manage, check out the number of buttons in the board of the spaceship. It's hard to learn the job, and while you don't master it, all you do will be a disgrace. But if you get to do it well, you'll do wonders. You'll puppeteer the world below, create and destroy, move and control.

These small appointments (not necessarily short films) are interesting to me because they are explicit indications pointing on how each creator comes out with his own originality and my opinion is, the creations reflect usually every stuff which is very close to the creator, usually his own thoughts and life (It's the second time in a short time i identify these signs, the other was with Miyazaki's Kiki).

The funny thing is when the construction, no matter how simple it is, is honest in its origins, works out very effective, so this short is really really funny.

My evaluation: 4/5

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I may not quite think that Lifted is among Pixar's very best short films, but it is one of their more interesting ones and was five minutes well spent. The animation as always is stunning, it is a darker style than I usually see but there is a certain atmosphere to it that I love. The music is memorable, and the sound effects are fantastic, some of the best sound effects for any Pixar short film I'd say. The first moments or so are quite dark and tense, but the rest is very funny indeed, while the story even if simple is full of heart and the characters are typically great with a very endearing sense about them. Overall, not quite my favourite from Pixar, but wonderful all the same. 9/10 Bethany Cox

This film, made by Pixar Animation Studios, is about a man and two aliens. At midnight, the smaller alien tries to pick up the man by making use of UFO's computer and the bigger one checks his operation. During the test, the smaller alien makes some mistakes and the test ends in an unexpected accident.

The features of Pixar's films, such as Bug's Life or Toy Story, are smooth graphic design, humorous direction and impressive story. Although this short film doesn't have moving scenes, we can see other characteristics of Pixar. If you like other works of Pixar, I think it's worth watching.

On the other hand, I don't think this film surpasses the past works of Pixar. This is definitely interesting, but in my opinion, it doesn't make a difference in Pixar's achievements.

But nevertheless, I recommend seeing this film. It'll give you a smile and make you feel amused.

This short film is full of fun and comedy. The story line is not difficult to understand, but there are many scenes which make us laugh within only five minutes. The characters are two aliens and a human.

There are no conversations between them. However, it might be sufficient for a viewer to enjoy it because there're many changes in facial expression and movement. They are depicted finely and make it easy to feel what the characters think.

In addition, the music and sound effect also add the funny elements to this film. Especially, the sound effects have a big impact on this such as the sound of turning the pages and that of the human hitting the house. To the last, this film is ingenious and comical by good punch line.

I think all age groups can enjoy watching it and this makes me feel that it's convinced the films made by PIXAR are very popular around the world.

"Lifted" was made by Pixar ten years ago. This is a comedy.

In a field, there is a house and a man is sleeping in it. Then a spaceship appears and two aliens, a big one and a small one, try to get him.

However, the small alien who controls the spaceship light beam can't catch him well because there are many operation controls.

While watching this short film, I remember when I got my driver's license. I empathize with him because it's very nervous to control something while being watched by someone. There weren't so many sticks when I drove though. It's really hard for a teacher to write something on an evaluation sheet without saying anything. Actually I vividly remember the first time I drove a car. And this film doesn't have dialogue, but there is character's voice. So the man's voice heard at the end makes this film more interesting.

You can watch this film on theYouTube for free, so if you haven't seen it yet, I recommend to watch it.

The story of "Lifted" starts on a still night when the moon is full. Suddenly, a UFO directs a spotlight on to a sleeping man. He floats in the air by the mysterious ray. Who is the operator? It is a little green man who does the test and another little green man does some checks. The probationer tries to float the man properly again and again. This scene is very unique and cute, because he gets very confused and nervous, a situation which is often seen and experienced in our world too. He repeats the same mistake on the test, however I do not think make a series of mistakes is but things, because we can learn from those experiences. So I want to say that do not be discouraged when just one or two things fail to go your way. Failure is the mother of success.

I like everying about the short including the sleepy man too.

Blobby and tiny were trying to lifted the man up.

The man was sleeping the whole time. Everything about the short was amazing.

This is a very funny film presented by Pixar Animation Studio in 2006. The bizarre point of the film is a concept. Surprisingly, the main actor of this film is a green alien who wants to capture a human boy. Of course, the stage of this film is spaceship. However, the comical drama rolls out its control room. I think the funniest point of this film is fast and slow tempo. Each time the alien pushes control switches in small control room of spaceship ostentatious directions happen. There is very surprising twist at the end of the story. I think such black humor is unique of Pixar Studio. That is to say, I think this film is very good film despite its shortness and simplicity. If you see this film, you can find great technique and keen sense of humor of Pixar Studio. It been nominated for the Best Animated Short Academy Award.

This movie is that the aliens try to lift a man to their spaceship who sleeps in his house.

There are many interesting scenes in this film. I like the contacts between aliens. It is very humorous. A small alien's trial and error is very funny and a big alien's correspondence is cool and interesting. The scene that a man in a house crashes into a wall many times is also funny. The BGMs in this movie are very good. They suit each scenes. They also enlarge the fun of this film.

There is no scene that I don't like. I like all of the scenes.

This movie is constituted by the funny moment, so I think it is made to make people funny. I like the movie that is full of fun. When you are sad and want to make yourself cheer up, you should watch it!