Cars
2006 Directed by Joe Ranft, John Lasseter
Synopsis
Ahhh... it's got that new movie smell.
Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. On route across the country to the big Piston Cup Championship in California to compete against two seasoned pros, McQueen gets to know the town's offbeat characters.
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Lacks the emotion that Pixar normally gives us, but by God, it's good-looking!
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By Pixar's standards, this is pretty mediocre. This lacks the heart and soul of most Pixar films and is mostly for kids instead of the "for all ages" films we're used to for them. Still, the animation looks stunning, the premise is somewhat interesting, and this has it's moments.
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Through the six previous movie productions Pixar Animation Studios had quite clearly set themselves in contention to be renowned as the greatest animation studio working independently in the industry. Being the last production to be released before the multi-million pound company buy out by Walt Disney Studios, the whole film feel inevitable in its content. This inevitability covers two factors; like many other people's opinions, 'Cars' seems a film built on creating merchandise solely aimed at younger audiences - keeping away from the deep and original environments that the studio had become known for, instead opting on a very commercial style world that could rake in toy car sales - as well as John Lasseter having complete control on the…
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By the time this came out, I (as a 12 year old) already had Pixar on the map as "the greatest animation company ever" (Studio Ghibli movies didn't interest me much in those days - they were too weird and dull, I thought). I've never been a big car fan, but I thought "what the hell, it's Pixar! I wasn't that interested in fish either, or bugs, but Finding Nemo and A Bug's Life are awesome! They've probably got something special in store here too".
They hadn't. They really hadn't. This is a movie that lacks heart and soul, something Pixar-movies, up until 2006, had in spades. It's a little ironic that this ended up the soulless movie, considering it…
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fuk dawg i thout this be some fast and da furious shit but it sum shitty cartoon version, der waznt even any driftin in car parkz
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Now, this and its sequel, Cars 2, are the Pixar films that get the most hate. And to be honest, I still like this one. It's not great, but it has its charm.
The main problem with the film is that it's much more routine than your average Pixar film. The story's much more predictable and.....yeah, the movie is pretty much a marketing ploy. No denying that. Not that the other Pixar films didn't have a little bit of that, but when you make every single character a car, it comes off a bit as a marketing tool.
But to be fair, a good amount of it still works. As with most Pixar films, almost all of the characters are…
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An arrogant young race car (Owen Wilson) has his eyes opened to what really matters in life when he finds himself stranded in Radiator Springs, a forgotten little town on Route 66 where folks still care about each other.
There is a lot to enjoy in this movie. The animation is spectacular, the voice talent is top-notch, and it presents good lessons about respect for the simple, enduring pleasures of life and the false allure of fame. Despite these strengths and some good laughs, I didn't connect with this film on an emotional level. I think I just wasn't captivated by the concept of characters developed from cars, but my two-year-old son certainly was, and his opinion probably counts more than mine.
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My least favorite of the Pixar movies I've seen recently. But for a movie about racing, which I couldn't care less about, it kept me thoroughly engaged and entertained all the way through. The post credits scene playing on John Ratzenberger being a voice actor in basically every Pixar movie was hilarious. Great touch.
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This film's been better than it sounds, looks, tastes since I was a kid. Black sheep it might be but I LIKE IT DAMMIT!! And it was much better than films I'd prefer to have seen (Ice Age 2 and the film that time forgot: Over the Hedge) until I actually saw them. Good job Cars.
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fuk dawg i thout this be some fast and da furious shit but it sum shitty cartoon version, der waznt even any driftin in car parkz
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The worst Pixar movie. I prefer Cars 2.
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Disappointing work for Pixar. No more than a couple of laughs, no real heart and it's about half an hour too long. It's a real misstep.
The only bit I really laughed at was the credits sequence with John Ratzenberger. That was genius.
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I have a huge problem with Pixar being contempt with being mediocre. Looks pretty but has no substance.
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An underrated gem from Pixar.
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It was okay.