Cars (DVD)

...Nemo, Monsters Inc., this movie, Cars and the latest one called Ratatouille. During the Christmas holiday period, I saw a couple of these Pixar movies on terrestrial TV (the BBC), these being Finding Nemo and Monsters Inc. I hadn't really watched any of these movies before, at my age I do feel I'm a little old for these but I'll admit that I did find them quite charming and fun. Of course, knowing that the movie Cars features my favourite actor ...
...main acting cast) - Cars tells the story of a bright red racing car called Lightning McQueen, which is voiced by Owen Wilson. Lightning is a newcomer on the racing track and is doing surprisingly well, managing to get a place to compete for the Piston Cup in California, something he'd always dreamed about! However, it doesn't all go to plan, when he ends up accidentally being let out the back of the lorry (called Mack, voiced by John Ratzenberger). ...

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...Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Cars takes the flexibility of animation one step further, however. Whereas other animated box office successes have always kept one toe in the real world, regularly referring to animals or humans or depicting real life creatures, Cars has moved on to create a make-believe world of its own, where human beings don't actually exist and the car really is the Star. The story revolves around Lightning McQueen, an upstart racecar ...
...and the animation of the cars is nothing less than you would expect from Pixar. Each one emulates its real-life counterpart with clever touches from the animators to give the appearance of a face and exceptional flexibility to portray emotions. Despite the animated vehicles being the stars of the film, you can't help but feel a liking and an emotional link to each and every one of them. As with all good cartoons, comedy abounds. The humour is excellent ...

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...did not want to watch Cars for several minutes because I thought it would be a terrible film, my brother put the film on anyway. It was his choice. He is 5 years older. How lucky was I that he decided this for us. What a film. Cars is again a great hit by Pixar and one I would recommend to all families, for kids and adults. It is a fantastic film with great cast voices and is full of hilarious characters. I cant remember the last time I had so much ...
...a world filled by anthropomorphic cars and other vehicles. The plot is about a rookie car racer called Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) who is part of the infamous 'Piston Cup Tournament'. Upon his travels to the last race he falls out of his truck and due to having no headlights and wing mirrors he finds it hard to find where he is going. While nearly the entire nation is searching for him, he winds up at a rundown derelict town known as Radiator ...

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...a whole load of different cars so I would say it's much more appealing to young boys like Noah. There are female characters in the film but I don't think it's enough of a pull to keep a girly girl interested for the whole hour and a half. The characters in the film aren't particularly strong in my opinion. I actually think that the two main characters are pretty weak and it's the other characters in the film that make it what it is. Some of these ...
...before, it has grown on me but I still don't think it's brilliant. If you have a young boy who is into cars then I would recommend you watch it with them but apart from that it's not one that you should bother with, you're not missing out on much. ...

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Cars is an animated film produced by Pixar and Disney in 2006. It revolves around ‘the piston cup,’ a fictional racing trophy and the cars that are involved in it. Lightning McQueen is the new, yet favoured car. At the finale of the trophy, it turns out that for the first time there is a draw, and so a compromise is reached: whoever gets to the next race first will win the trophy, title and sponsors. However, Lightning gets stuck on route 66 in a ...
...Disney dvds for £15, and Cars is included in this offer so this is a better deal. Compared to other pixar films it is quite similar, as it shows a different point of life, showing racing from the point of view of the cars, like how the pixar film A Bug’s Life shows bugs having an adventure. Also it is similar in that it has a wide range of main characters, and a message. The film had a massive amount of success, and it even managed to win the first ...

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...hr 52 min Disney-Pixar Cars is an entertaining family film the whole family can enjoy together. With a easy to follow plot and plenty of laughs along the way, racing-car fans and car obsessed little boys will love it. The tale begins with rookie race car Lightening McQueen racing for the Piston Cup, which ends up as a tie and the race must be run again. On the way to the race in California, McQueen manages to fall out of his transporter and he ends ...
...boy, even if they are cars there are great voices and like-able characters. They are all fantastically done, not just the famous Lightning McQueen. Favorites include Mater the goofy tow-truck, and the wise old car Doc Hudson who is not what he first seems. There are plenty of catchy lines in the film, plus plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, especially the tractor tipping !!! As you'd expect it has the classic Disney 'happily ever after' influence ...

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...our rental list with Amazon, Cars was one of the films available and as neither my partner or I had seen the film we decided to get that for our weekend watch. Released on 28th July 2006, Cars is an animated film about…..well Cars and an extremely arrogant car at that! Lightning McQueen is the star of the show opening the movie with a high speed NASCAR type race, we also meet King Strip Weathers the 1970 Plymouth Superbird and racing legend and ...
...real purpose for racing. Cars is probably one of the best Disney animations that I have seen in a while there are no flaws in the images at all and they resemble photo realism which is so close to perfect, there are lots of unexpected twists in the tale which make it even more enjoyable and it proves that there is a lesson to be learnt and that it is not all helicopters and prizes. It is easy to relate to all of the characters in the film as their ...

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...is no winner as three cars cross the finish line at the same time. As a result a new race is scheduled for. However, on the route to California, McQueen manages to fall out of the lorry he's being transported in (amusingly the lorry falls asleep whilst driving), and he ends up in a town called Radiator Springs - a town which was once thriving, but since the old Route 66 was bypassed, has now been forgotten. Due to the havoc and destruction he caused ...
...the real story isn't about cars - it's about friendship, love and the things which are really important in life. As you'd expect the film does end happily ever after (I hope this doesn't spoil it for those who haven't see it!) The animation is superb, and attention to detail amazing (even the insects are cars. It really hits home how far Pixar have come since the days of Toy Story (which seemed out-of this world at the time). The film is 112 minutes ...

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...falls asleep and 4 street cars sing a lullaby and Mack falls asleep on the road. Mack soon wakes up straight away but doesn't realise Lightning McQueen has gone out from the truck. Lightning McQueen Wakes up and tries to find Mack, he thinks he's gone down Route 66 but it wasn't Mack and Lightning McQueen finds himself in Radiator Springs. A place forgotten about for years. There Lightning McQueen finds secrets and what true friends are all about. ...
...Man Band - Hilarious Animated Short Film (ALSO WORTH WATCHING) There is a short film on the inspiration For Cars - Creator John Lasseter Gets His Kicks On Route 66 And Deleted Scenes! I Don't use the bonus material so I don't know much about it sorry! ...

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...long two hours of watching cars talk, and cars talk, and cars talk. They missed a trick not throwing a few humans in, even as a back-drop. Well, there are some bits that are worth praising ? the animation is top notch, and the narration is well done. I especially liked Owen Wilson taking the role of Lightning: his chirpy voice was well suited to it. But then, you expect Disney and Pixar to get the animation right, don?t you? Surely the trick is ...

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...Bugs Life all done with cars & all played with the original voice talent somehow persuaded to parody themselves. The THX goof at the start of the DVD is excellent and really funny too. The kids will like this as it looks really good but the adults might find a wee bit boring to be honest. I didn't watch any of the extras so I can't comment on them. ...

atytyut2434 17.07.2008 (03.08.2008) · Read full review
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I really had my doubts about this movie. When I first heard about it and again after I'd seen the trailers, I thought Disney-Pixar had missed the bus, so to speak. If the filmmakers were going to make every character in the movie a car, how could they possibly get them to have any self expression? How could they manage to create multiple personalities among faceless machines? How could they get armless, legless contraptions to do anything but putt ...
...the mechanical devices had humanlike faces, bodies, and limbs. But I couldn't have been more wrong. I found Disney-Pixar's CGI "Cars" one of the better movies of 2006 and certainly the best animated film of the year. I'm sure that Disney-Pixar found much inspiration for "Cars" in Disney's own 1952 animated short, "Susie the Little Blue Coupe." There, the Disney storytellers had successfully turned an automobile into a convivial, humanlike character, ...

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Cars the movie is a very entertaining as well as family friendly. My family and I watch it all the time. Its characters are well developed and realistic. Even Mom and Dad are Entertained with the humour. The lead character Lighting is trieing to get to the championchip and the life lesson he learns is imeasurable and children need this leasson today. The character "Mater" his voice over is done by the legendary comic Larry the Cable Guy and is hesterical. ...
...The lessons of Hard work doing the job right the first time and that life is not always about being in the lime light are very prevalent. If you want a film to entertain,inspire and teach good life lessons then this is the film for you and your family. You will enjoy this film. ...

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...story between two of the cars was very well presented, something that would be very difficult with what would normally be an almost inanimate object, when a driver isn't present. But to have the cars acting as people is amazing and Pixar have done an amazing job of making these cars with individual personalities that it looks so realistic. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this film, and the storyline was well presented, following the young ...
...short film) - Insiration for Cars (with creator John Lasseter) - Epilogue - Deleted scenes I havent reviewed the bonus features, as I havent had the opportunity to watch them yet, however as I do I will adapt this review and include them. OverallI would say this is a fantasic film and would recommend it to everybody, whether a child or a child at heart - you will enjoy this. ...

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From the makers of Toy Story and Finding Nemo, Disney/Pixars Cars, a good whole family film. The film is about a rookie car called Lightning McQueen, when on his way to a very important race, gets bumped out of his transit and ends up at Radiator Springs, an old town on Route 66, he meets fellow cars who help him to discover that there is more to life then winning races. Personally I didnt find the film as good as Toy Story or Finding Nemo, you sort of know what is gonna happen next, but the kids love it. ...

Rainbowwitch 15.11.2007
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