Cars

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Ahhhhh, Cadillac Ranch built by the wonfderful Ant Farm collective. (It is in Amarillo, Texas on Rt 66.)


This is the second time today my Art History studies have come in handy here on LoT. Cool!

I had no idea this actually existed - how cool!

[Scrooge McSam]

Finally saw Cars today in digital and thoroughly enjoyed it.

A couple of things I noticed... did not decrease my enjoyment... but I just noticed:

Spoiler:

1. When Lightning has the parking boot on and Mater is about to tow him, Mater hooks to Lightning's rear end. How are you going to tow a car from the backend if it's got a boot on the front?

2. Lightning's paint jobs... Lightning gets his snazzy new paint job and whitewalls before leaving Radiator Springs, but after his overnight trip to California in Mack he's back to the original paint job and tires. Later, he appears back in Radiator Springs with metallic paint and whitewalls.

Pixar's done it again. I even had a little eye wiping moment at the end of the race, which my bud was happy to bust me with on the drive home.

Favorite moment? Guido's pit performance! Too too funny!

[tracilicious]

I noticed that about the boot too, Scrooge.

[mousepod]

Finally saw Cars last night. Wow.

The first few minutes had me on the fence. I loved the animation, but I was a little put off by what seemed like the message (I'm not a NASCAR fan - and I'm increasingly grossed out by the 'sport' that glamorizes such waste and excess - but that's for another thread, I suppose).

Once the action moved to Radiator Springs, it was easier for me to see the characters as characters, and I warmed up to the flick.

As always, I was impressed with Pixar's ability to tell a story (especially after all of the previews for the other animated flicks they ran before the movie - "Ant Bully"? OMG) - and the animation was top notch.

In the Pixar pantheon, it's not one of the top few, but I'm sure that I'll get the DVD the day it's released, and I'll enjoy rewatching it to catch all the cool jokes and effects I missed the first time... but it's still no Toy Story.

(and for the record, I really like Bug's Life)

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by mousepod

(I'm not a NASCAR fan - and I'm increasingly grossed out by the 'sport' that glamorizes such waste and excess - but that's for another thread, I suppose).

Says the Disney geek! Says the media collector!

I'm not a NASCAR fan at all, either.

[innerSpaceman]

^ huh, I don't get the comparison.

A sport that does nothing but waste precious gasoline while spewing pollutants into the air does not really compare with Disney geekdom or music collections. Or does it?

[mousepod]

CP, while I still think that that's for another thread (hence me writing those words), I don't get your rejoinder, either.

I wasn't being general about NASCAR, I was being specific. Fox hunting was once a very popular sport, too.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Sorry for the confusion. When I read "waste and excess" the first thing that jumped into my head was the cost of running fireworks every night, then the amount that each of us spends on APs and dinners out and collectibles and DVDs.

If your point is, like iSm stated, the using of gasoline and pollution, then I'm sure the numbers on theme parks is much higher.

Entertainment in general is not a waste of money or resouces, IMHO.

[mousepod]

I hear what you're saying, CP (I guess we just hijacked the thread). I'm not sure that I totally agree. It's not strictly about numbers for me.
I'll use another example if it helps:

My sister-in-law is going to come with us to WDW this summer. She's never been there before, and hasn't been to DL for decades and was asking me what's so great about a Disney place.
She's a huge fan of Las Vegas, particularly the casinos (as opposed to the shows, decor etc.), because she enjoys gambling. She not a big time gambler by any means.
She asked me to compare Disney parks to Las Vegas. I said that they're essentially the same, except that Disney parks profit from people's laughter and Vegas profits from people's tears.

I understand the lure of NASCAR. However, the part of the psyche that it seems to appeal to grosses me out.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by mousepod

I hear what you're saying, CP (I guess we just hijacked the thread).

Well, seems the reviews have died down.

She asked me to compare Disney parks to Las Vegas. I said that they're essentially the same, except that Disney parks profit from people's laughter and Vegas profits from people's tears.

Devil's Advocate: Disney profits from jacking up food prices while you are on their property. The cost of admission is astronomical compared to the admission 20 years ago when adjusted for inflation. Disney parks are a cultural icon and they are fully aware of this, and hold the magical memories hostage for profit. People dish it out because it's DL. So many families can't afford to go. Yadda yadda.

I can come up with an argument against many different kinds of entertainment that others may find appealing.

I understand the lure of NASCAR. However, the part of the psyche that it seems to appeal to grosses me out.

I repeat that I'm not a NASCAR fan but having grown up watching tractor pulls, all kinds of quarter mile (funny car etc) and monster truck rallies, I dig the concepts behind racing of all kinds. Powerful, precision machinery, at the hands of experts, performing incredible feats.

If by "psyche" you're talking about beer hats, painted chests, mullets, rivalries...then I refer you to any other event where people get into it. I'd say staking out a fireworks spot for hours beforehand, wearing a Mickey hoodie and eating a Mickey pretzel, heatedly discussing the Haunted Mansion changes for half an hour, then going wild when Tink appears and singing along with the music is the same thing.