Pixar's "Cars"

[homer5000]

Wonderful titles coming out, aren't they? Robots, Madagascar, Cars? Wonderfully original!

Anyways, here's the trailer:

http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/cars/

Notice the clever desicion to start it off as a trailer for a sequel to "A Bug's Life" (this is the first time ever that Pixar included it in subsequent trailers before, and it includes the score from that flick)...but visually it looks kind of like a bomb. I mean, the American public relating to toys, bugs, monsters and superheroes might be fine, but cars? I don't know...and overall, that bumblebee joke isn't that great, I mean, Finding Nemo and Incredibles' teaser jokes were much better.

ALSO-- this could be the first time Pixar makes a product placement. Owen Wilson's car is one of NASCAR. I'm not kidding you. Maybe they just want out of Disney, so they're throwing them a bomb just to get them off their back...we'll see in a year...thoughts?...

[That Jerk]

I've always been on the fence with Pixar. Lately they won me over with The Incredibles, but this looks really uninspired. Seriously, how lazy are they? Not only are talking cars lame, but they're using the same "winshield eyes, fender mouth" model from the beginning of time. Green Day (let alone a song from Insomniac) feels really out of place too.

[Wavy Gravy]

I think it could have some potential. I mean, the concept seems weird at first, but who ever thought you could make a movie out of something like talking toys? Pixar's had a great track record, and I believe they can pull this off. However, I'll wait until I see the finished project before I pass my final judgement.

[perfectlycromulent]

Its Lasateer, so it should more than likely be good. Plus, i have heard some really good things about it, so we'll see.

[Jamie]

Dadgum this movie looks retarded

[Eddie]

When I saw the teaser in front of The Incredibles, I was definitely a little skeptical. But just the fact that John Lasseter is directing it assures me that it can't be terrible. C'mon people: It's Pixar. There's no way they're gonna bomb. They'll find some way to make this great.

[Charmy]

I too would be raising concerns if this wasn't Pixar. The animation wasn't all that great in the trailer, and the concept seems so odd. We'll see, though. We'll see.

[perfectlycromulent]

For what it is worth, it seems that the main character, lighning mcqueen is named after late pixar animator glen mcqueen

and pixars first product placement? what about all them toys in toy story?

[DotheBartman]

Hmm.....hate to say this but this conceivably be the first real dud from Pixar (has to happen eventually). I'll want to see more of it though before I make any real judgement. I don't care for the car designs at all though.

[Rowdy]

Looks kind of lame...but it was cool to see "Westbound Sign" in a trailer.....classic Green Day.

[Enter The Moleman]

I don't get what homer5000 means by american people not relating to cars...

but I'll give Pixar benefit of the doubt, nemo had bad buzz for a while too and it was great.

[That Jerk]

For what it is worth, it seems that the main character, lighning mcqueen is named after late pixar animator glen mcqueen

Not Bullitt's Steve McQueen?

[Wavy Gravy]

Not Bullitt's Steve McQueen?

I doubt it. Glen McQueen was apparently very dear to the Pixar crew seeing as how -- I just realized you weren't serious. Disregard.

[homer5000]

I don't get what homer5000 means by american people not relating to cars...

Some people really do go to movies depending on its style, and some may feel as cars are stupid as they are nonliving and don't actually have emotions. They just don't see the fantasy in it, and don't end up seeing it...

[Wavy Gravy]

Toys are nonliving, and both "Toy Story" movies broke the bank. They managed to apply emotions to nonemotional objects - that's one of the things Pixar does so well.

[DotheBartman]

What made Toy Story work so well, though, is that as children we already apply emotions to nonemotional objects. We cry when they break or get lost, we apply thought to them. And as Toy Story 2 goes into, we eventually grow out of them.

Cars? "Eh.....not so much"

[H Thompson]

Yeah I'm really not to sure about this one.

[Sideshow Raheem]

Same feeling--skeptical, but it's John Lasseter. It'll probably be better than it looks.

[homer5000]

BUMP.

The movie's release has been moved to June 9th, 2006. Good, the Finding Nemo-ish increases throughout the summer season will help this almost already-troubled movie out.

As a side note, Disney's Chicken Little has been pushed back to Cars' old place, November 4th, 2005...

[HoyvinGlavin64]

ALSO-- this could be the first time Pixar makes a product placement. Owen Wilson's car is one of NASCAR. I'm not kidding you. Maybe they just want out of Disney, so they're throwing them a bomb just to get them off their back...we'll see in a year...thoughts?...

Mr. Potatohead, anyone?

Still, it looks like a bomb. It'll either A. surprise us, or B. teach Disney a lesson on CGI.

[homer5000]

Oh...yeah...forgot that Toy Story was basically a huge Fisher Price commerical. Yet...it was a GOOD Fisher Price commerical...

[chiefdan]

http://cheston.com/pbf/cars.jpg

[729]

I've just seen the trailer for this on the Incredibles DVD. Oh dear!

[Head Bee-Guy]

I have low expectations from seeing the trailer, but I would probably have been almost as unenthusiastic about The Incredibles, had I seen the first trailers, and I loved that.

[mayo]

Dadgum this movie looks retarded

only thing that needs to be said before the movie is released. thread closed

[Malachy]

Could this possibly be the first dud for Pixar?

[Paul]

You saw 2 minutes of it, don't jump to stupid conclusions. I thought The Incredibles looked bad, but then I was proven wrong. VERY wrong.

[ItchyScratchy100]

This movie looks absolutely CRUD! Pixar, are you trying to pull our legs here or have you ran out of ideas? I predict they are going to have a really terrible soundtrack which is so cheesy it would make anybody want to barf with cringiness! With songs including Gary Numan's "Car" and anything else closely related to cars. Urrrrrrrrrgggghhhhhhh! I mean, for god's sakes if Pixar are going to make another film, why don't they hire Brad Bird to do another one, eh? EH?

I may be over-exaturating but if they show trailers of the film in which at the end of it says "Sure, I definetly want to see that movie. Hik-Huk!", I SMELL A REALLY STINKY RAT!

[Paul]

ItchyScratchy, how can you base that pile of garbage on 2-minute footage? The movie 90 MINUTES FUCKING LONG.

[ItchyScratchy100]

I know, but "NASCAR 3-D" it isn't!

[Charmy]

Some thoughts-

I really, really want this to be good. Lord knows we've had enough terrible CGI films recently, thanks to the other guys. More importantly, though, is Pixar's track record. Thanks to them, we're in the middle of an animation reniassance, with hit after hit after hit of excellent movies. It's comparable to Disney's comeback in the 90's. It's the kind of thing that doesn't come along very often, and it would be a shame for it to end so soon.

Still, I'm not quite as worried about "Cars" as I was before. I think, worst case scenario, we get another "A Bug's Life". Not great, but worse things could happen. They've proven themselves to be talented people, and I have a feeling they can pull it off.

[dyln]

Hmmm...just saw the trailer on my Incredibles DVD and it looks just ok. I don't want to get my hopes up, cause I have a feeling it's going to be kinda like Robots--looks good, but turns out to be a disappointment.

[Bartman3010]

Looks just like Finding Nemo. Christ, more annoying characters with Larry the Cable Guy? Hes a funny guy right thar but this movie aint gonna win no oscar.



Who am I kidding? It'd be the ONLY animated feature to even get in the category.

[TriforceBun]

Bump. Does anyone have a link to the new trailer that was packaged in with a recent Disney DVD?

[Reverend Lovejoy]

Still, I'm not quite as worried about "Cars" as I was before. I think, worst case scenario, we get another "A Bug's Life".

God, another Bug's life hater. :-)... Seriously, what is so bad about it?
I agree it doesn't look as good as 'Toy Story', but I'm willing to give it a chance. After all, it's Pixar, so I'll probably end up seeing it anyway.

[jazfan82]

Well, I just don't like Larry the Cable Guy, so that's points off right there.
But Pixar has yet to produce a flop, and kids will flock to see this one, so no matter how good/ or bad it is, it's still a money maker off the bat.

[Uncke Herb]

I think they'll do ok, as I like Pixar's films.

[StarskyMaxwell]

This is the short that'll air with the movie: the wonderful-looking "One Man Band".

http://www.pixelcreation.com/news/05-09/images/omb/04.jpg
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http://www.dokfestival-leipzig.de/homepage/img/2128_pixar_poster_01_klein.jpg

How can you not trust these guys?

[Head Bee-Guy]

I haven't had a chance to look at it myself yet, but it seems there's a new trailer here:
http://movies.aol.com/movie_exclusive_cars_trailer

Brief synopsis:
Hotshot race car Lightning McQueen (Wilson) is living the dream -- winning races and tearing up the open road. But when he goes astray on Route 66 and ends up in a sleepy town that doesn't give a carburetor about fame or fortune, Lightning finds himself questioning his fast-paced lifestyle.

[Veryjammy]

That trailer is a lot lot better than the other ones I've seen but I'm still not sold on it. I dunno, I find the concept unappealing in itself and the 'witty dialogue' they've picked for the trailer isn't all that great. The animation does look excellent though. I think it will probably be the lowest-grossing Pixar movie to date, although no flop.

[DotheBartman]

The hippie van is amusing. Still looks rather weak though. Like Jammy I think I just don't like the concept very much, and it doesn't exactly look like a laugh riot either.

But honestly, after so many classics, Pixar is allowed at least one really bad movie (and we'll have to see if this is that movie). I certainly won't hold it against them.

[Toli]

This movie looks pathetic. I used to like every film Pixar had produced up to the Incredibles. But this is just ludicrous. It seems we're getting dozens of these shotty films about talking objects or animals.

[Reverend Lovejoy]

Not too sure about the film itself, but 'One man band' doesn't look too bad. And, for the record, I like films with talking animals. :ashamed:

[Son of Bomber]

Looks like a real dud. I've been holding back any early judgements, but after seeing the latest trailer....it really looks shit. The visuals are amazing, but I always expect more from pixar. This looks like some Dreamworks castaway.

[Semaj]

I'm hoping I can see the cartoon before the film. I missed Boundin' when it aired before The Incredibles.

Cars looks like it may have some potential, though it doesn't sound as thrilling as Monsters Inc. or The Incredibles.

[grissom]

Saw the trailer, it looks ok, although I probably won't bother to see it until it comes out on DVD

[DotheBartman]

Soo......judging by the Rotten Tomatoes ranking so far, Cars apparently doesn't suck. (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10004076-cars/)

I've seen every pixar film in theaters so far. Looks like this one will be no different.

[grissom]

It's starting to look a lot better, I'll probably go see it

[Veryjammy]

While it's gotten a good overall rating so far, if you read a little more into some of the 'positive' comments, it seems to hint that it may not be amazing. Still good no doubt but a lesser Pixar movie, which I guess isn't that bad a thing.

Not sure I'm bothered enough to go see it at the cinema though. The thought of watching talking cars for 2 hours just really isn't appealing to me at all. Obviously it's about more than cars but, y'know, the plot sounds kinda old as well.

[D DEBBS]

To: Charmy

You hated 'A Bug's Life'...I didn't like 'Monsters Inc.' at all!

Boo (the toddler) got on my nerves!

[TriforceBun]

I'll see it in theaters. I'm expecting something on the level of A Bug's Life (which I gave a very respectable A- to).

[DotheBartman]

While it's gotten a good overall rating so far, if you read a little more into some of the 'positive' comments, it seems to hint that it may not be amazing. Still good no doubt but a lesser Pixar movie, which I guess isn't that bad a thing.

Not sure I'm bothered enough to go see it at the cinema though. The thought of watching talking cars for 2 hours just really isn't appealing to me at all. Obviously it's about more than cars but, y'know, the plot sounds kinda old as well.

Mostly agreed there except for possibly parts of that last paragraph. But honestly I'm so starved for some good movies that even fall into "good" range right now (except for dramas or anything overly serious and/or depressing simply because I can't stomach anything like that at this particular moment in my life) that I'll take this. As always, movies are going to be soooooooo bad this summer. If I see one more trailer for a superhero movie I might kill myself. Lately, a "lesser Pixar movie" is like a rare life preserver in an ocean of shit.

[TriforceBun]

On a related note, I got a free ticket to see Over the Hedge, and it was surprisingly decent. Not on the level of a Pixar film, of course, but probably the best Dreamworks animated film since Shrek. It's light fun, worth a watch...although Futurama fans may feel a little ripped off during the climax. ;)

[DotheBartman]

On a related note, I got a free ticket to see Over the Hedge, and it was surprisingly decent. Not on the level of a Pixar film, of course, but probably the best Dreamworks animated film since Shrek. It's light fun, worth a watch...although Futurama fans may feel a little ripped off during the climax. ;)

Heh, if you don't mind I'd love to hear what the potentially ripped off ending consisted of...(in spoiler tags of course).

[TriforceBun]

There's a character in the film named Hammy, who's a hyper red squirrel that's pretty much a never-ending source of energy. As the other woodland critters start stealing junk food from the nearby suburbia, they all share it, except they make it a point never to give caffeine to Hammy (since he's already extremely spazzy).

Anyway, one thing leads to another, and the animals end up trapped in the middle of the hedge, being attacked by an angry bear on one side and an exterminator with a cattle prod on the other. They decide to give Hammy caffeine, and we see a shot of the Earth's orbit slowing down to a halt. Then Hammy calmly walks out of the hedge while everyone else is "frozen in time" and saves the day, very similar to Fry's legendary caffeine rush from 300 Big Boys.

On its own, the scene was pretty funny, but I couldn't really enjoy it when I kept thinking that--to paraphrase South Park--Futurama already did it.

[Toli]

Futurama is the king.

[Ivan]

I saw the poster for this movie just three days ago. First thought: Gee, this'll be lame.

[Alpha]

On a related note, I got a free ticket to see Over the Hedge, and it was surprisingly decent. Not on the level of a Pixar film, of course, but probably the best Dreamworks animated film since Shrek. It's light fun, worth a watch...although Futurama fans may feel a little ripped off during the climax. ;)I completely agree, especially the Futurama comparison. Good movie though.

Anyway, I can't wait to see Cars! I'll probably go on Friday.

[NoOneFamous]

Haha, all of you who predicted it would suck... its getting pretty darn good ratings on rottentomatoes.

The original teaser trailer made it look awful and cheap. But the actual long one makes me really excited to see it.

[TriforceBun]

Uh oh. At this point in time, Cars is only 2% above the latest Dreamworks film...I'm officially worried.

75% is by far the lowest-reviewed a Pixar movie has received.

[homer5000]

Now to 72 percent. The only good thing is that most of the negative stems from the crap critics, i.e. the more cynical critics that were voicing wonder for a Pixar letdown in their Incredibles reviews. 57 fresh, 22 rotten, we can only hope that the fresh number will skyrocket by the end of the day (RT usually winds up with over a hundred reviews on the movie by Monday)...

I'll see it by myself, but a friend who saw an advance screening said that there was a Dreamworks-esque edge to it, which has me a bit worried...

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

http://www.disney.co.uk/DisneyMovies/cars/ - yet another trailer from the UK site.

Has anyone in the US seen it yet? It's out now, right?

[Alpha]

I'm seeing it tonight.

[TriforceBun]

Huge Pixar fan, just saw it.

Well, first the negatives: this is no Toy Story. Most of the supporting cast, while amusing, never comes close to the quality of Mr. Potato Head, Francis, Roz, Bruce, or Frozone. The first 20 minutes or so feel very un-Pixar-ish--loud musical montages, weak car puns, and "car" versions of real celebrities that reminded me of (gulp) Shark Tale. Additionally, the gags misfired more often than the other Pixar films, and there were more crude gags than I expected (even a fart joke). The movie sometimes got a bit predictable, and the whole "world of cars" concept (as well as some character designs) never really materialized for me.

However, this is a movie with a lot of heart, a focused storyline, fantastic animation, and many clever moments. The car-izing of various real-world things varies from cringe-worthy to extremely clever, and fortunately, most efforts lean towards the latter. Like Toy Story 2, this is a movie with an interesting history to reveal, and there are some emotional moments that genuinely work. Nothing to shed tears over, but definitely make you feel for the characters a bit.

Speaking of which, the stand out characters surprisingly include Mater, the infamous rusty ol' tow truck voiced by Larry the Cable Guy. Mater's responsible for some of the best gags and lines in the movie. Doc Hudson was another character that grew on me, and his relationship with the main character was developed well. As for Lightning, it's really his developmental story, but I do think they could've done better than Owen Wilson for the voice. Wilson just always sounds so sleepy, and he doesn't seem to have the ripe energy to his voice that his character should possess. Besides Wilson, the rest of the casting is quality.

It's a sort of uneven movie (particularly the first half-hour, where you're wondering if Pixar can really pull it off), but by the time the credits are rolling, I found the characters and town really grew on me a lot. There are some truly great scenes--both animation and story-wise--that manage to keep everything pulled together. And the ending is satisfying. Make sure you stay for the credits for a great meta-reference!

It's odd--Dreamworks releases arguably their best movie, while Pixar releases their worst, back-to-back. And Pixar's is still the better film.

1. The Incredibles A+
2. Toy Story 2 A+
3. Toy Story A
4. Monsters Inc. A
5. Finding Nemo A
6. A Bug's Life A-
7. Cars B/B+

It's far from their best, but still quite good. See it, and make sure you get there in time--the opening Pixar short, "One Man Band," is fantastic!

[homer5000]

Yeah...this is not bad...but it's defintely the worst Pixar film I've ever seen.

And, audiences don't seem very intrested in talking cars either. $62 mil for opening weekend box office according to boxofficemojo.com...and if you think that's good, think again. Most estimates rolled in at 75 mil, the actual is 13 less below expectations! Disney just choked on the 7.4 billion they pitched in to buy the animation studio, I bet.

There's an overcrowding of CGI in the market (over fourteen this year, seven films this summer alone), and Pixar isn't necessarily safe either. It's only a matter of time until they're raking in 40 mil opening weekends like Over the Hedge. A matter of time.

Now, onto the movie itself: Like the poster above me said, this first twenty minutes are so are bizarre. Not because it's weird, but you just want to rewind and see if for sure the Pixar label is on this thing. And now I'm gonna put everything in spoiler boxes for all the people who didn't go this weekend because I'm about to reveal and say a whole damn lot:

The musical montage at the beginning weirded me out. I almost expected opening credits with the voice actors to appear, but I knew that Pixar isn't that stupid. But, c'mon, what's with the Jay Limo and Arnold the hummer thing?!!! Who do you think you are, DREAMWORKS?!! I wonder if John Lasster went to see Shark Tale high and thought, "hey, that's a good idea!" I felt I had been scammed, then the movie moves into Radiator Springs, after the punk cars try to make Mack sleep in a moment that seemed very Dreamworks-esque. Dare I say, Robots-esque, referring to the movie with the most notorious record of un-needed pop culture references. Once we move onto Route 66, all references to life as we know it today are thrown out for story...also thrown out is fast pacing. Story suddenly becomes #1 and there's barely any humor, except for the occasional moment from Mater. It slightly intrigued me, but I was started to become as ansty as the kids behind me...I mean this thing is damn long. But still it seemed damn good. Once we got to the winning race, I was ready to leave. I kept saying to myself, "win the damn Piston cup and finish the movie so I can leave!" Once again, NOT that Cars was bad, but because the pacing was so slow I felt I was there for an eternity. I have to admit, Pixar does get credit for recycling pretty much the same musical montage from Toy Story 2...and make it still work. But, anyways, the film ending a little abruptly to my tastes (yeah, so Lightning and Sally get together, Mater rides in the helicopter and Radiator Springs is somehow popular again because they build an off-ramp to there, but really...what next? Does Lightning continue racing, does he stay in Radiator Springs, or both...vaguely answered)...the credits were the best part just for the 'car' versions of Pixar movies and the tip of the hat to Mr. Ratzenberger.

So, needless to say: I wasn't impressed. It wasn't zany like Monsters Inc., it wasn't as heartfelt as Finding Nemo and Toy Story 2, and it certainly wasn't as heart-pounding and fun as the Incredibles, it was more like really long versions of Toy Story and A Bug's Life...except those two films are a bit better. Rataouille better be only 90 minutes, Pixar, or else. (remembering that Brad Bird is behind it) Damn...nevermind...

[DotheBartman]

Just came back from it. Honestly, I thought it was really pretty good. Maybe the weakest of the Pixar films (though I actually think Bug's Life was probably weaker), but really, that's not saying that much. And I felt it had the usual Pixar charm to it, just not as strongly as some of the others maybe. The only thing that felt a bit out of place was the one or two pop-musicish songs and maybe that Jay Limo joke.....it's still nowhere near a Dreamworks film where a lame pop-culture reference pops up every ten goddamn seconds. Otherwise it was really funny, and I felt it had a lot of heart as usual. B+

Incidentally, before the movie they showed a shitload of trailers for other CGI films coming out (most lame was probably "Open Season"), and when it finally got to the Ratatoullie trailer, I couldn't help but notice that the animation was about a thousand times better than any of the others.

[Alpha]

Yeah, I'm also looking forward to Ratatoullie.

As for Cars, I thought it was great. It had an excellent plot and animation, and was very funny aside from a few weaker pop culture jokes (like the aforementioned Jay Limo). I give it a slightly generous 5/5.

"One Man Band" was great, too.

[TriforceBun]

Incidentally, before the movie they showed a shitload of trailers for other CGI films coming out (most lame was probably "Open Season"), and when it finally got to the Ratatoullie trailer, I couldn't help but notice that the animation was about a thousand times better than any of the others.

Glad I'm not the only one. I'm worried that the oversaturation of all these weak CGI movies will really take away from Pixar's flare--most of the regular moviegoers probably won't pay enough attention to the industry to know which new movies were done by "those guys that did Toy Story, Nemo, and The Incredibles." If there's any consolation, I think a few of these upcoming films may be good (Flushed Away, by the Wallace and Gromit guys, though I'm sad about the loss of claymation), but I'm not holding my breath for any of 'em (except of course, Pixar's stuff).

But I pretty much agree with your review, though a few isolated gags bugged me throughout. Pixar still has yet to make a true dud, and that doesn't look like it'll change anytime soon.

[DotheBartman]

Glad I'm not the only one. I'm worried that the oversaturation of all these weak CGI movies will really take away from Pixar's flare--most of the regular moviegoers probably won't pay enough attention to the industry to know which new movies were done by "those guys that did Toy Story, Nemo, and The Incredibles."

Possibly, though the sense I get is that these family films really thrive a lot on word of mouth. Pixar's pretty much always going to get better word of mouth, so they're always going to do very well I think. "Open Season" won't get the same reactions, generally, so it will fizzle out of theaters a lot faster than any Pixar film. Even "Cars" is really doing insanely well (Rotten Tomatoes notes that it has the biggest June opening in history, for instance), and that's with lesser word of mouth so far than what the others have gotten. As long as they can keep churning out classics, they'll be fine. And I think the CGI craze will eventually die down anyway, which will leave a few of the better studios to once again put out the relatively rare CGI greats.

[Toli]

So apart from the fact that the story for this film seems pathetic does anyone actually think it was better than expected?

[bovine_university]

Much better than expected. The casting of Larry the Cable Guy didn't thrill me, and the high 70's Freshness rating and pages of middling message board reviews at Rotten Tomatoes worried me, but I saw it this weekend and was very entertained. For me it's in the middle of the Pixar library (higher than A Bug's Life and Monster's Inc., lower than Toy Story, The Incredibles, and Finding Nemo), but that's more than enough to make for a fun time. From a technological standpoint you really can tell that Pixar is making progress and growing. The scenery was wonderful, the colors were vibrant, and I loved the direction and camera shots during the races. The story is a bit predictable, but I wasn't particularly bothered by it. I feel that as long as a tale is told well with heart and wit, it doesn't matter if it's an original one or not. I saw the plot developments coming, but I had grown so attached to the characters, the scenery, and the setting that I didn't care. The voice characterization was quite nice, especially Paul Newman's, though some of the other cars could have used some more lines (despite getting some humorous moments and dialogue), and the villain really needed more screentime. The music and pop-culture nods were a little distracting at the beginning and things seemed to move at a fast pace, but I liked how things calmed down in the middle third or so. To sum up, not Pixar's best by a long shot, but I was thoroughly satisfied nonetheless.

Make sure you stay for the credits, you'll be very glad you did.

[grissom]

Seeing it tomorrow at 1:15, looking forward to it

[Simpsons Forever!]

I can't wait to see this film, I really enjoyed all the other Disney/Pixar films and they were all much better than I expected (except for Dinosaur, that was dreadful). Ashame it's the last one - all other recent Disney animated films are really dull. Anyone know when it's out in the UK?

[Paul]

Pixar wasn't involved with Dinosaur. And this isn't the last one, Pixar are back together with Disney for years to come. Anyway, looking forward to Cars now that I've read some reviews here.

[Simpsons Forever!]

^OK, I didn't know that, I take that back, then. ALL the Pixar films have been really good and I'm sure this one will be, too.

[NoOneFamous]

Pixar wasn't involved with Dinosaur. And this isn't the last one, Pixar are back together with Disney for years to come. Anyway, looking forward to Cars now that I've read some reviews here.However, I believe this is the last film that will be "A Disney Presentation of a Pixar Film".

[grissom]

Due to a change in plans I didn't end up seeing it today. Saw Over the Hedge instead, which I actually thought was pretty good. The animation was nice, the story was enjoyable, and there were a lot of funny moments. I'll still be seeing Cars later this week though

[TriforceBun]

Over the Hedge was indeed a pretty good flick. Dreamworks seemed to learn from some of their past mistakes and made a fun, low-key film...even if the ending borrowed from Futurama.

I still thought Cars was a bit better, but it was closer than I expected.

[grissom]

Even though the ending was really similar to the Futurama one, it was still very funny in the context of the movie

[Keller]

I really enjoyed "Cars". Terrific movie, much better than I even expected. I loved all the characters, as with all Pixar films, and it had a great captivating story, beautiful animation, and it just flowed so well. I know the general consesus from critics was that it was good, but some disagreed, and I'm perplexed as to why. The whole thing was absolutely brilliant.

[D DEBBS]

Saw 'Cars' last Friday night and enjoyed it!

Favorite scene: the tractor-tipping scene with Mc Queen & Mater.

[The mayor of Albuquerque]

Anyone notice the Simpson's reference - a quick shot of a "Rusty Burger" ??