Cars (2006) – 7/10 Disney Pixar CG animated sports movie review

Cast / crew Director: John Lasseter Co-Director: Joe Ranft Producer: Darla K. Anderson Writer (Original Story): John Lasseter Writer (Original Story): Joe Ranft Writer (Original Story): Jorgen Klubien Writer (Screenplay): Dan Fogelman Writer (Screenplay): John Lasseter Writer (Screenplay): Joe Ranft Writer (Screenplay): Kiel Murray Writer (Screenplay): Phil Lorin Writer (Screenplay): Jorgen Klubien Supervising Animator: Scott Clark Supervising Animator: Doug Sweetland Owen Wilson: Lightning McQueen Paul Newman: Doc Hudson Bonnie Hunt: Sally Carrera Larry The Cable Guy: Mater Dedicated to 1960-2005: Joe Ranft

Cars (2006) Lightning McQueen is the arrogant, cocky, fresh-faced superstar rookie of the Piston Cup stock car racing series. After a remarkable season, three drivers tie for the championship and an extra race is scheduled to decide to the champion. On the way to the final race, McQueen finds himself stranded on Route 66 and on the wrong side of the law in tiny one-street town Radiator Springs. Sentenced to several days community service in repairing the main road (which he destroyed) means that he may never make the race… 7/10 While it lays the life message on with a trowel and has a clumsy mid-section, this visually stunning and environmentally imaginative movie never loses the magic that is required of all quality animated movies. Outstanding and convincing racing sequences (including the best photo finish of all time) bookend the movie and reverse the mid-section feeling that the movie is disappearing up it’s own tailpipe. Overall, this is another good ‘un from Pixar. Links Next: Cars 2

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