Cars...

Thespeckledkiwi · August 16 2008, 08:29 AM

I don't know why a lot of people criticize this movie. I've watched it a few times on TV (they've been running it on one of the movie networks a lot) and it's very good storytelling and beautifully done. I know that the 'in your face' message is hard to take but to me it fits with the story and the characters. And there is a lot of symbolism in the movie and much more than what we see in the story. I know it doesn't have a lot of humor as well but it's so well done as a story and as a craft that's it's just a gorgeous movie all together.

TGTheodore · August 16 2008, 09:07 AM

It was on my Ten Best list that year. I love the movie. One of the few that year I went out and bought.

I thought "Our Town" should have won Best Song.

--Ted

Emher · August 16 2008, 01:32 PM

It's not a bad movie, it's just not as great as we'd come to expect of Pixar. Then again pretty hard to follow The Incredibles.

I myself will probably always have a connection with Cars seeing as it was one of the two films I saw in theatres when I went to the US in 2006.

captcalhoun · August 16 2008, 07:59 PM

i think it's great and it shows an incredible attention to detail in places...

plus, i love several of the characters and it's got some great gags too...

Emh · August 16 2008, 08:04 PM

I absolutely love Cars and I'm not a big car person.

Rincewiend · August 16 2008, 09:30 PM

Saw it last week again...
Peetstop...

1001001 · August 16 2008, 09:46 PM

Cars was a bit long for a kids movie, but it was very good.

JMHO

Kail · August 16 2008, 10:05 PM

My kid LOVES this movie. He has seen it dozens of times and has all the toys. He's watching it right now. He loves the computer game too.

Mr. Laser Beam · August 16 2008, 10:09 PM

I loved the film as well. Absolutely beautiful animation. The plot is a bit schmaltzy (there were, after all, *reasons* that the Interstate Highway System was built) but that can be overlooked.

And I loved all the cameos.

Thespeckledkiwi · August 17 2008, 12:11 AM

Emher wrote:

It's not a bad movie, it's just not as great as we'd come to expect of Pixar. Then again pretty hard to follow The Incredibles.

I myself will probably always have a connection with Cars seeing as it was one of the two films I saw in theatres when I went to the US in 2006.

I love the Incredibles but the problem is, is that you have to separate the mediums. Incredibles was tackling an entirely different topic than Cars. Incredibles is simply a great movie but I find Cars equally great because it is simply a lot different.

Small White Car · August 17 2008, 05:20 AM

The problem is, when you become successful, it's harder to rank things.

Pixar movies, compared others, really rank between 9 and 10 (out of 10).

Well, what do you do with that? You start breaking it down:

9.1
9.2
9.3

And so on.

Eventually, people drop the "9." because it's easier. And thus we end up with some Pixar movies being called a "2" or "3" out of 10.

Well, on the Pixar scale, that's true. But we often forget that a Pixar "2" is a 9.2 out of 10 in the real world.

Anyway, the point is, when people complain about Pixar movies, they're comparing them to other Pixar movies. Out in the real world of film, they're all winners.

Thespeckledkiwi · August 17 2008, 05:24 AM

Even in the medium, the Incredibles tackles family and is more of a science fiction movie than anything. Cars is for sports fan but also adolecents and growing up. Two entirely different movies.

Gojirob · August 17 2008, 01:13 PM

The one and only flaw I found in Cars : In the end drive-in movie homage to other Pixar films, there was no 'The Incredibiles', of course featuring such characters as Mister Incredibile, Stretch Limo-Girl, Fordzone, and Syndrive.

captcalhoun · August 17 2008, 04:16 PM

they also didn't do Finding Nemo...

Kirby · August 17 2008, 04:46 PM

^^^ was John Ratzenberger in Nemo or Incredibles? I think the joke was to parody all of the movies he was in.

August 16 2008, 08:29 AM	#1
Thespeckledkiwi Vice Admiral Location: TheBolianChef is no more! It's theSpeckledKiwi now!	Cars... I don't know why a lot of people criticize this movie. I've watched it a few times on TV (they've been running it on one of the movie networks a lot) and it's very good storytelling and beautifully done. I know that the 'in your face' message is hard to take but to me it fits with the story and the characters. And there is a lot of symbolism in the movie and much more than what we see in the story. I know it doesn't have a lot of humor as well but it's so well done as a story and as a craft that's it's just a gorgeous movie all together.

August 16 2008, 09:07 AM	#2
TGTheodore Writer Location: TGTheodore	Re: Cars... It was on my Ten Best list that year. I love the movie. One of the few that year I went out and bought. I thought "Our Town" should have won Best Song. --Ted __________________ Writer/Composer/Lyricist/Librettist SNW IV, V, VI

August 16 2008, 01:32 PM	#3
Emher Admiral Location: Sweden	Re: Cars... It's not a bad movie, it's just not as great as we'd come to expect of Pixar. Then again pretty hard to follow The Incredibles. I myself will probably always have a connection with Cars seeing as it was one of the two films I saw in theatres when I went to the US in 2006. __________________ "I am who I am. Someone has to be."-Brendan Gleeson as Reynald in Kingdom of Heaven.

August 16 2008, 07:59 PM	#4
captcalhoun Admiral Location: gone	Re: Cars... i think it's great and it shows an incredible attention to detail in places... plus, i love several of the characters and it's got some great gags too...

August 16 2008, 08:04 PM	#5
Emh The Doctor Location: Japan	Re: Cars... I absolutely love Cars and I'm not a big car person. __________________ "Eccleston was a tiger and Tennant was, well, Tigger. Smith [is] an uncoordinated housecat who pretends that he meant to do that after falling off a piece of furniture." - Lynne M. Thomas "I'm in Hell and it's full of Avons!" - Vila

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August 16 2008, 09:30 PM	#6
Rincewiend Vice Admiral Location: .eu / .nl	Re: Cars... Saw it last week again... Peetstop... __________________ I'm not weird! I'm a Special Edition!

August 16 2008, 09:46 PM	#7
1001001 Putting the F-U Back in FUN! Location: People's Gaypublic of Drugafornia	Re: Cars... Cars was a bit long for a kids movie, but it was very good. JMHO __________________ “There is a cult of ignorance in the United States...The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge'.” - Isaac Asimov

August 16 2008, 10:05 PM	#8
Kail Commodore Location: Ga.	Re: Cars... My kid LOVES this movie. He has seen it dozens of times and has all the toys. He's watching it right now. He loves the computer game too. __________________ Star Trek: The Animated Series http://startrekanimated.com I'm very selective about the reality I accept.

August 16 2008, 10:09 PM	#9
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	Re: Cars... I loved the film as well. Absolutely beautiful animation. The plot is a bit schmaltzy (there were, after all, reasons that the Interstate Highway System was built) but that can be overlooked. And I loved all the cameos. __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

August 17 2008, 05:20 AM	#11
Small White Car Rear Admiral Location: Washington D.C.	Re: Cars... The problem is, when you become successful, it's harder to rank things. Pixar movies, compared others, really rank between 9 and 10 (out of 10). Well, what do you do with that? You start breaking it down: 9.1 9.2 9.3 And so on. Eventually, people drop the "9." because it's easier. And thus we end up with some Pixar movies being called a "2" or "3" out of 10. Well, on the Pixar scale, that's true. But we often forget that a Pixar "2" is a 9.2 out of 10 in the real world. Anyway, the point is, when people complain about Pixar movies, they're comparing them to other Pixar movies. Out in the real world of film, they're all winners.

August 17 2008, 05:24 AM	#12
Thespeckledkiwi Vice Admiral Location: TheBolianChef is no more! It's theSpeckledKiwi now!	Re: Cars... Even in the medium, the Incredibles tackles family and is more of a science fiction movie than anything. Cars is for sports fan but also adolecents and growing up. Two entirely different movies.

August 17 2008, 01:13 PM	#13
Gojirob Rear Admiral Location: Going Super Diclonius 4...	Re: Cars... The one and only flaw I found in Cars : In the end drive-in movie homage to other Pixar films, there was no 'The Incredibiles', of course featuring such characters as Mister Incredibile, Stretch Limo-Girl, Fordzone, and Syndrive. __________________ The Go-To For Accurate, Thorough Information about the dark, wonderful series called Elfen Lied, both manga and anime : http://elfen-lied.wikia.com/wiki/Elfen_Lied_Wiki

August 17 2008, 04:16 PM	#14
captcalhoun Admiral Location: gone	Re: Cars... they also didn't do Finding Nemo...

August 17 2008, 04:46 PM	#15
Kirby Rear Admiral Location: Alt: 5280	Re: Cars... ^^^ was John Ratzenberger in Nemo or Incredibles? I think the joke was to parody all of the movies he was in.