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: Walt Disney Video
: Kids, Animated, Animation, Studios, Disney
: 116 min.
: English
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A pedal-to-the-metal race car determined to prove his worth on the tracks discovers that life isn't always about crossing the finish line first in Toy Story director John Lasseter's mechanically minded tale of friendship and loyalty. Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) may be just a rookie, but he's convinced that he can realize his dream of zooming by the checkered flag if he can only make it to California in time to compete in the upcoming Piston Cup Championship. When Lightning takes a detour into the slow-moving, Route 66 town of Radiator Springs, however, it begins to appear as if his shot at the big time has effectively stalled out. Of course, Lightning's exciting cross-country trek wasn't all for naught, and after befriending such quirky Radiator Springs residents as Sally the Porsche (voice of Bonnie Hunt), Doc Hudson (voice of Paul Newman), and Mater the Tow Truck (voice of Larry the Cable Guy), the eager young racer learns that sometimes life is more about the voyage than the outcome of the race. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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| Pixar blows a tire
by rlpvl
December 3, 2006 - 12:47 AM PST
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1 out of 4 members found this review helpful
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I've loved every Pixar film to date - until now. A world consisting of anthropomorphic cars and trucks just doesn't work. There are no humans or animals of any kind - it's all sentient cars riding around without drivers. Without an opposable thumb to be seen, you just keep asking yourself, "Who built these cars? Who makes the gasoline they live on?" I liked Pixar's talking fish and toys, assorted monsters, super-heroes, and insects, but I just couldn't rally behind the trials of talking hunks of iron. About the only cute thing was the cow-like tractors, but it's not enough. Plus, this film seems to have a much stronger message than the others. Self-absorbed main character learns the meaning of friendship and teamwork. You're beaten over the head with it again and again.
Bottom line: kids will like it and absorb the moral lesson, but this film is Pixar's first that holds very little for adult viewers. I hope it's just a coincidence that this is their first film as a Disney subsidiary - it would be a shame if this is the direction in which they're heading. |
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