Cars

[Snowflake]

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!

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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."