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cirquelover · 06-11-2006, 01:26 AM

My son was asking who Joe Ranft was, thanks Alex for answering that question for us.

Snowflake · 06-11-2006, 03:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Ka-Chow!

Anyone catch these things:

-The Rusteeze Brothers are Click and Clack from NPR

Oh great! I'm a big Car Talk fan! Yay for Tom & Ray!

I'm seeing Cars this afternoon and am soclooking forward to it!

Gemini Cricket · 06-11-2006, 04:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

You maiden name is Lightning?

katiesue Lightning!

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Originally Posted by Snowflake

Oh great! I'm a big Car Talk fan! Yay for Tom & Ray!

The show's a lot of fun. Their office is in Harvard Square. It's in a building right in the square and their names are on a door on the 2nd floor, I believe. I'm not sure if they broadcast from there, but I seem to remember them mentioning Harvard Square once or twice.

Alex · 06-11-2006, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by cirquelover

My son was asking who Joe Ranft was, thanks Alex for answering that question for us.

He was much more than just a minor voice actor for Pixar. He just kind of fell into that. He is credited as a co-director of Cars and had done a lot of the early story work. If he hadn't died unexpectedly he would eventually have been given a shot at directing his own movie.

Gemini Cricket · 06-11-2006, 11:56 AM

$62.8 Mil for 'Cars' this weekend.

Cadaverous Pallor · 06-11-2006, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by cirquelover

Our theater erupted in laughter many times.

Same here. Many many laugh out loud moments. The cow tipping bit was just one great example.

Traci - Doc Hollywood was a flop and no one saw it

Katiesue - you had to give up McQueen? I'd love to be Ms. McQueen!

Mmm, Steve McQueen...

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And what is that organic gas McQueen buys from George Carlin's character at the end? Hmmm?

When Carlin's character mentions it earlier I thought it was an illicit kind of "organic", but when McQueen actually has some (without side effects) I realized it was supposed to be "organic produce" style. Although I thought a Cars trip out sequence would have been fun too

Snowflake · 06-11-2006, 04:11 PM

Okay, I LOVED Cars.

I'm not a Nascar person at all, but I got a good many of the references (to reveal how ancient I am, I remember the days of ABC sports and AJ Foyt racing along side Richard Petty and Mario Andretti) I recognized #43 immediately.

I was charmed by the characters, but it did take me a while to warm to Lightening.

It was the animation that so totally blew me out of the water. All the little details. In one sequence when Lightening was talking with Mater in front of Flos and in the back ground was Flo, far back, but her eyes were moving. Little things like that were just amazingly good.

The water was so realistinc in spots and the scenary, well, sometimes it was really hard to believe this was animated. A gorgeous film to look at, it was so beautifully done.

I do want to see it again and am looking foreward to seeing it at home on DVD so I can really appreciate all the little things I missed (and get the joke in Italian with the Ferraris with the subtitles on).

My hat goes off to Pixar, this may not be my favorite, but it's right up there.

Incredibles
Cars
Finding Nemo
Monsters Inc.
Toy Story 1
Toy Story 2
A Bugs Life

I enjoyed One Man Band,but the audience I was with gave it a big ho hum, and practically ran from the theatre once the end credits started rolling.

Spoiler:

Edited to add:

Spoiler:

This slowed down a bit in the middle, but overall, I was not bored, but I do realize I kept taking myself out of the movie admiring the animation and scenary in the slow spots. It was a loving tribute to Route 66, all that charm and roadside attractions were captured beautifully.

Made me laugh out loud to hear Tom & Ray say "Don't Drive Like My Brother."

tracilicious · 06-11-2006, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Traci - Doc Hollywood was a flop and no one saw it

I liked it. I admit I've always had a soft spot for Michael J. Fox.

katiesue · 06-11-2006, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Katiesue - you had to give up McQueen? I'd love to be Ms. McQueen!

Mmm, Steve McQueen...

I've thought of changing it back but the munchkin was opposed so I'm stuck with what I got

People used to always ask me if Steve was my dad, after a while I'd just say "yes, but he's dead" they usually didn't know what to say after that.

Kevy Baby · 06-11-2006, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Snowflake

(...I remember the days of ABC sports and AJ Foyt racing along side Richard Petty and Mario Andretti)

Better get your memory checked: AJ Foyt and Mario Andretti raced Indy cars (think very low, open wheel racing) while Richard Petty was strictly Stock Cars (think Nascar).

Whilst they may have competed in a IROC competition, you would not have normally seen Richard in a race against the other two.

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Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	Okay, I LOVED Cars. I'm not a Nascar person at all, but I got a good many of the references (to reveal how ancient I am, I remember the days of ABC sports and AJ Foyt racing along side Richard Petty and Mario Andretti) I recognized #43 immediately. I was charmed by the characters, but it did take me a while to warm to Lightening. It was the animation that so totally blew me out of the water. All the little details. In one sequence when Lightening was talking with Mater in front of Flos and in the back ground was Flo, far back, but her eyes were moving. Little things like that were just amazingly good. The water was so realistinc in spots and the scenary, well, sometimes it was really hard to believe this was animated. A gorgeous film to look at, it was so beautifully done. I do want to see it again and am looking foreward to seeing it at home on DVD so I can really appreciate all the little things I missed (and get the joke in Italian with the Ferraris with the subtitles on). My hat goes off to Pixar, this may not be my favorite, but it's right up there. Incredibles Cars Finding Nemo Monsters Inc. Toy Story 1 Toy Story 2 A Bugs Life I enjoyed One Man Band,but the audience I was with gave it a big ho hum, and practically ran from the theatre once the end credits started rolling. Spoiler: Loved all the cameos! Edited to add: Spoiler: And I teared up at the end when he pushed The King across the finish line, I'm such a softie This slowed down a bit in the middle, but overall, I was not bored, but I do realize I kept taking myself out of the movie admiring the animation and scenary in the slow spots. It was a loving tribute to Route 66, all that charm and roadside attractions were captured beautifully. Made me laugh out loud to hear Tom & Ray say "Don't Drive Like My Brother." __________________ Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
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