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Trailer here. (http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/cars/)
Release Date: November 4th, 2005 (wide)
Cast: Paul Newman, Richard Petty, Owen Wilson, Bonnie Hunt, John Ratzenberger, Dan Whitney.
Director: John Lasseter (Toy Story; codirector of A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2)
Premise: Pixar has announced it as being "a high-octane adventure about a collection of classic automobiles-turned-'toons revving things up on historic Route 66." In an interview with USA Today, Lasseter said that the film will display a greater sophistication in computer animation than any previous film. "The level of detail, the patina on the road, the peeling paint, the dirt -- everything looks so real," he said.
pixar are, like, the second coming of christ..
meh.
Hope this movie isn't one big CAR WRECK.
ANYONE?
ANYONE?
fuckit.
No one is going to see this, it'll be hilarious (that nobody sees it).
Quote from: CinephileHope this movie isn't one big CAR WRECK.
ANYONE?
ANYONE?
fuckit.
That joke was
tired.
vroom vroooom, the mouse that made those sounds when he drove toy cars and motorcycles!!!!!
remember him?
No, this movie is going to win an Oscar. I can see them now on the red carpet.
This movie will make me want to
clutch my throat and gag.
Quote from: Sleuthvroom vroooom, the mouse that made those sounds when he drove toy cars and motorcycles!!!!!
remember him?
Ralph, yes.
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Well at least SOMEONE gets it
More of you need to Focus on the jokes...
Oh, I think I'm done now.
Spielberg, K, and G are going to be mad
Quote from: CinephileHope this movie isn't one big CAR WRECK.
ANYONE?
ANYONE?
fuckit.
i can't stop laughing. seriously :!:
Quote from: ©bradseriously :!:
Jesus Chrysler :!:
Quote from: MacGuffinQuote from: CinephileHope this movie isn't one big CAR WRECK.
ANYONE?
ANYONE?
fuckit.
That joke was tired.
Quote from: ©bradi can't stop laughing. seriously :!:
I take it back. I guess there was still some
mileage left in that joke after all.
this movcar will be great!
picolas, look at your avatar!
the graphics and all that looks amazing... but im not so sure about this one... at least not yet...
I remember this thread :-D I'm very happy
Pixar, Disney Delay Release of 'Cars'
The Walt Disney Co and Pixar Animation Studios Inc on Tuesday said they would postpone the theatrical release of their animated feature "Cars" to June 2006 from November 2005.
Officials from both companies said the move was aimed at profiting from potentially stronger movie attendance by kids on summer break, but analysts said it may help buy Pixar more time to find a new distributor for its films.
"Cars," an animated road movie helmed by "Toy Story" and "A Bug's Life" director John Lasseter, is the seventh and final film produced by the successful Disney-Pixar partnership.
Pixar Chief Executive Steve Jobs said on Tuesday the schedule shift would also apply to films released after "Cars," meaning they will be released in theaters over the summer and on home video at the holidays.
Last month, Jobs said the company hoped to replicate its success with "Finding Nemo," a summer release that became the 12th highest grossing U.S. movie of all time.
Jobs' announcement in November that Pixar was considering the schedule change prompted Wall Street speculation that the company would postpone making a distribution deal planned for mid-2005.
Emeryville, California-based Pixar's distribution and production agreement with Disney is set to expire in 2005 with the delivery of "Cars."
Pixar now pays Disney 10 percent to 15 percent of revenues from the films, plus a 50-percent cut of profits. Jobs and outgoing Disney CEO Michael Eisner have publicly clashed over terms for a new deal.
Jobs admitted then that he wanted to see how the "musical chairs" affecting the heads of several major studios would turn out before committing to a new partner.
Disney spokeswoman Heidi Trotta said on Tuesday that the two studios were not in talks over a new distribution pact.
"This is about moving a summer movie to summer," she said.
Analyst David Miller of Sanders Morris Harris said the shift shows Pixar needs more time to find a new partner.
"They're going to sugar-coat it and say, 'Well, this is going to play better in the summer,' but that's only a quarter of the story," Miller said.
The schedule shift also will mean that Pixar will have only the DVD release of "The Incredibles" on which to peg its financial performance in 2005.
Fulcrum Global Partners analyst Richard Greenfield called the move "not terribly surprising" but predicted it would pressure Pixar's stock price.
"We are surprised that Disney was interested in pushing out a very important part of its fiscal '06 earnings," Greenfield said.
Pixar shares were down 4 percent to $87.60 in after-hours trade on Inet from a $91.06 close on Nasdaq. Disney shares were down 4 percent to $26 on Inet from a $27.10 close on the New York Stock Exchange .
Exclusive Poster: Cars
The teaser one-sheet for Pixar's latest.
Since releasing their first full-length feature Toy Story in 1995, Pixar Animation Studios has virtually established its own subgenre with a series of fun computer-animated films that are relevant to all ages: A Bugs Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo and The Incredibles. And there's a new addition to the Pixar filmography arriving next June, courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures: Cars.
Cars, directed by Oscar-winning helmer and Pixar's creative top-dude John Lasseter, is set in the world of auto racing. Lightning McQueen (voiced by Owen Wilson) is a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed. He discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. On route across the country to the big Piston Cup Championship in California to compete against two seasoned pros, McQueen gets to know the town's offbeat characters - including Sally (a snazzy 2002 Porsche voiced by Bonnie Hunt), Doc Hudson (a 1951 Hudson Hornet with a mysterious past, voiced by Paul Newman), and Mater (a rusty but trusty tow truck voiced by Larry the Cable Guy) - who help him realize that there are more important things than trophies, fame and sponsorship.
In addition to Wilson, Hunt, Newman and Larry, the movie's all-star voice cast also includes Cheech Marin, George Carlin, Richard Petty, Michael Keaton, Tony Shalhoub, John Ratzenberger, Michael Wallis, Paul Dooley and Jenifer Lewis.
With Cars, billed as a "fast-paced comedy adventure," Pixar promises plenty of laughs, heartfelt drama and more of their unique and irresistible brand of eye candy. The film races into theaters everywhere on June 9, 2006.
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Teaser Trailer here. (http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/cars/)
Pixar, in digital overdrive
Source: USATODAY
Someone at Pixar - actually, chief Pixar-teer John Lasseter - had the bright idea to do a computer-animated film set entirely in a world of cars.
With humans out of the way, the vehicles could skip the middleman and simply steer themselves.
One guy who's been around the track a few times was so impressed with the premise of Cars, which pulls into theaters June 9, that he agreed to do his first-ever cartoon voice. Maybe it's because the taciturn 1951 Hudson Hornet he plays, Doc Hudson, has a distinctive pair of baby blues and the film title Hud as part of his name.
"Those cars have personality," says racing enthusiast Paul Newman, speaking on the phone about his role as Doc. "It's like having your favorite car and your favorite driver all in one bundle."
The unstoppable 81-year-old speed demon, who provided filmmakers with an ongoing reality check on racing facts, has yet to put the brakes on his life in the fast lane.
Picking the right voices for each vehicle wasn't too difficult. Who else but Owen Wilson could play cocky, self-absorbed yet appealing NASCAR rookie Lightning McQueen, who takes an unexpected turn en route to a championship race and ends up in the tiny Southwest town of Radiator Springs, off the famed Route 66.
Not that they look alike. "Instead of Owen Wilson's nose, you are getting the way he acts," says production designer Bob Pauley. "That is even deeper."
And the in-jokes -VW Beetles as flying insects, Mack trucks that wear trucker caps - practically wrote themselves.
But before the artists on Pixar's seventh outing could start their digital engines, they had to decide on a few physical details. Unlike the fish in Finding Nemo and the creatures in Monsters, Inc., cars are not soft and squishy.
"John likes to keep the structural integrity of objects," says producer Darla K. Anderson. "In some tests, the cars were too rubbery. He likes to keep it nuanced."
The big question: Where do you place their eyes? Most cartoon autos have them where their headlights should be. "That way you get a snake look with a hump in the back," says story artist Dan Scanlon. Not good. Plus, without a driver inside, it would look strange. By placing the eyes where the windshield goes, however, "the whole character is the head."
Another big question: How do they change tires during pit stops or pump their own gas? Initially, Anderson says, "Every time we would get stuck, storyboard artist Steve Purcell would drop a gorilla in the car and, magically, gorilla arms would come out."
Perhaps that solution would fly if King Kong's Peter Jackson were behind the wheel. But not with Lasseter in charge. "We studied the way real NASCAR teams do pit stops," he says. "We used little forklifts to do the work." As for gassing up, "There is a foot pedal we designed so that the tire fits in and the pump comes down."
Racing fans will be the ultimate judge of how well Pixar captured their favorite sport. In the meantime, Newman, who saw a screening of Cars last week, gives it a thumbs up. "Well, I'm delighted. It's quite an extraordinary film from the standpoint of character and fun of story."
And how about his ride, Doc Hudson, whose nose (hood) and mouth (grill) look awfully familiar? "He may have been quick on the track," Newman says, "but not very attractive to women cars. He's not with any ladies. Maybe because he's a two-door."
Quote from: MacGuffin on March 09, 2006, 10:47:00 AM
Pixar, in digital overdrive
Newman, who saw a screening of Cars last week, gives it a thumbs up. "Well, I'm delighted. It's quite an extraordinary film from the standpoint of character and fun of story."
haha, GT, why don't you post your whole review?
Quote from: Pubrick on March 10, 2006, 04:25:31 AM
Quote from: MacGuffin on March 09, 2006, 10:47:00 AM
Pixar, in digital overdrive
Newman, who saw a screening of Cars last week, gives it a thumbs up. "Well, I'm delighted. It's quite an extraordinary film from the standpoint of character and fun of story."
haha, GT, why don't you post your whole review?
Considering who the source is, I'll take it as validation for quality.
http://movies.aol.com/movie_exclusive_cars_trailer
sweetness.
'Toy Story' Creator Gears Up for 'Cars'
John Lasseter's latest flick combines his two lifelong loves: The animated and automotive worlds.
The director of the "Toy Story" movies and "A Bug's Life" and a prime creator behind "Monsters, Inc.", "Finding Nemo" and "The Incredibles," Lasseter returns with "Cars," the animated story of a haughty race car that gets a lesson on life in the slow lane.
For Lasseter who premiered the film Tuesday night at ShoWest, an annual theater owners convention "Cars" rolled off the assembly line of his childhood. His mom was an art teacher whose work helped forge his early fascination with animation, while his dad ran the parts department at a Chevrolet dealership in Whittier, Calif., where Lasseter worked weekends growing up in the heyday of muscular Camaros and Corvettes.
"I've always loved cars," Lasseter, 49, told The Associated Press. "I'm a gear-head and wanted to do a film about cars, like putting the two sides of my life, my two loves, together."
"Cars" also is a reflection of the real-life lessons he learned about making time for family and friends amid his professional success, which includes an Academy Award for best short animated film and an honorary Oscar for creating the first feature-length computer-animated tale with "Toy Story."
After a hectic run making "Toy Story," "A Bug's Life" and "Toy Story 2," a time when he and his wife also had four sons, Lasseter decided to pull over for a rest stop.
Lasseter's wife warned him that if he kept up the work pace, he would wake up one day realizing their boys had all gone off to college and he had missed their childhood. So Lasseter figured it was time for a summer road trip, just him and the family.
"We bought a used motorhome, put our feet in the Pacific Ocean and turned east," Lasseter said. "We had two months to drive across country and explore it and get lost and end up at the Atlantic, put our feet in the Atlantic and come back. Everybody said, `You're nuts, you're going to be at each others' throats stuck together for two months.'
"But actually, the opposite happened. We got so close as a family. We loved every single minute of it, and I came back from that journey and I knew what I wanted this movie to be about. It's about a character that learns the journey in life is the reward," said Lasseter, the key creative force behind Pixar Animation, which is being acquired by its longtime distribution partner Disney.
"Cars" is set in a world populated by talking automobiles, featuring the voice of Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie race car so cocky he thinks he can roll through life without family and friends to provide roadside assistance.
On the way to a big race, Lightning ends up stranded in Radiator Springs, a sleepy burgh along Route 66 that fell off the map after it was bypassed by the speedy new Interstate.
There, he learns the value of slowing down and hanging with a loving pit crew through the help of a crusty old Hudson (voiced by Paul Newman), a sleek Porsche (Bonnie Hunt), a rusty, crusty tow truck (Larry the Cable Guy) and the town's other four-wheeled denizens.
"Cars" debuts in theaters June 9. The ShoWest screening also featured a showing of Pixar's Oscar-nominated short film "One Man Band" and a trailer for the company's next computer-animated flick, 2007's "Ratatouille," about a gourmand rat seeking fine eats in Paris.
Once Disney's buyout of Pixar is completed, Lasseter will become chief creative officer for animation at both companies and principal creative adviser for Walt Disney Imagineering, which designs the company's theme-park attractions. Lasseter said he and Ed Catmull, the Pixar executive who will be president of the companies' combined animation studios, plan to split their time between Disney in Burbank and Pixar in Northern California.
The change marks a homecoming for Lasseter, who caught the animation bug in his youth from the classic cartoons Walt Disney created. At the California Institute for the Arts, where he earned a film degree, Lasseter studied under former Disney artists and worked as an animator for Disney early in his career.
"I've got Disney blood in my veins," Lasseter said. "Walt Disney is the reason I do what I do. I believe so strongly in making what he believed in, which is making family films that are not just for kids. They're for everybody, and that's one of the things I'm so incredibly proud of in the track record at Pixar.
"We're so proud because all the family loves these things. Even teenagers and young adults who don't have kids love our films. That's the testament, and that's what I believe Walt Disney always believed in, too."
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before i saw Finding Nemo and Monsters Inc and The Incredibles i thought they would be bad despite all the past good Pixars. but i really i think this will be bad.
Doesn't look great from the trailer, but I'll see it anyways. I'm sure its better than I think it is, even with Larry the Cable Guy in it.
u guys are nuts.
best movie of the year. i'm calling it.
I remember all the negative buzz after the Nemo teaser... "Pixar's first disappointment"... "the streak is broken"... "who gives a shit about fish"... and so on, and that one turned out just fine and became Pixar's biggest hit. Despite that Larry the Cable Guy is involved, there's no doubt that, though it might not be as good as the other Pixar movies, it's still going to be good. Lasseter didn't get the creative consultant job at Disney proper for nothing.
Quote from: hacksparrow on March 17, 2006, 09:40:32 AM... "who gives a shit about fish"...
:rofl:
i'm in tears on this for some reason.
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that red car looks like it has four eyes. they must've spent a long time deciding how best to anthropomorphize a vehicle, for example not making headlights the eyes. i'm seeing the movie mainly to answer questions like this. :shock:
Quote from: Pubrick on March 25, 2006, 10:41:24 PM
that red car looks like it has four eyes. they must've spent a long time deciding how best to anthropomorphize a vehicle, for example not making headlights the eyes. i'm seeing the movie mainly to answer questions like this. :shock:
Or you could just read the article I posted on Page 2:
Quote from: MacGuffin on March 09, 2006, 10:47:00 AMBut before the artists on Pixar's seventh outing could start their digital engines, they had to decide on a few physical details. Unlike the fish in Finding Nemo and the creatures in Monsters, Inc., cars are not soft and squishy.
"John likes to keep the structural integrity of objects," says producer Darla K. Anderson. "In some tests, the cars were too rubbery. He likes to keep it nuanced."
The big question: Where do you place their eyes? Most cartoon autos have them where their headlights should be. "That way you get a snake look with a hump in the back," says story artist Dan Scanlon. Not good. Plus, without a driver inside, it would look strange. By placing the eyes where the windshield goes, however, "the whole character is the head."
Quote from: MacGuffin on March 26, 2006, 01:37:11 AM
Or you could just read the article I posted on Page 2:
wow, i even quoted from that article. i graciously concede this owning, thanks mac.
new interactive poster. (http://www.aintitcool.com/images2006/cars_postr/games_poster.swf)
Anyone know the meaning of this?
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Radiator Springs?
In some parts of the US (Montana in particular), a lot of the smaller towns have their initials written on a hill overlooking the town. They're called (I shit you not) "mountain monograms". And the name of the town in the movie is Radiator Springs, so there you go.
[Johnny Carson]That is wild, weird stuff.[/Johnny Carson]
New Trailer here. (http://playlist.yahoo.com/makeplaylist.dll?id=1429220&sdm=web&qtw=480&qth=300)
k, these trailers are getting progressively worse. release the f'ing thing already.
Sadly, this is the first less-than-brilliant Pixar film. I was really tired when I saw it yesterday, and I actually dozed off for about thirty seconds. Which isn't much, but...in a Pixar film? I didn't want it to be true, I really wanted to love this one, even thouogh I hadn't liked the trailers, but it's just...good. A very standard sort of good.
Maybe, to love it, you have to really like cars. A lot.
The animation is amazing as ever, though. Especially the secnery.
Message to Cars Moviegoers
IGN's tip to make the most of your trip.
To Pixar fans, this probably comes as no surprise to you. When you catch Cars in the theater this weekend, when the credits roll, don't get up and leave! There's more...
Usually Pixar offers bloopers - or, as with Finding Nemo, some nifty animated addendums amid the job titles and names. Now for Cars there's some extra stuff... It's not bloopers, though. And that's all we're going to say about that.
And when that's over, and the credits continue, and more of the uninformed leave the theater, stay right where you are! You guessed it. There's an additional scene after the credits. It features two minor cameo characters from the movie. It short. It's amusing. It's Pixar. Nuff said.
Now you can leave the theater.
pixar has never failed.
the magic touch of breathing life and imagination into these objects as characters is worked brilliantly as usual. everything looks beautiful - as usual. the movie synthesizes wonderful imagery with heart and a touching story - as usual. a few minor spoilers to follow..
Quote from: Garam on March 25, 2006, 01:52:37 PM
I wish Pixar would stop using basically the same plot with different idiosyncratic animals/objects thrown in the mix (coming in 2008: Germs!)
absolute nonsense. i think they've done something interesting here by subtracting human beings entirely from the equation and making room for a bunch of other ideas. here we have a story more like The Incredibles, about glory, loss, and the past. mainly it's in the characters. i was terrified that my intense hatred for Larry the Cable Guy would cloud my appreciation. thank god, Mater's relationship with McQueen is pulled off with such sincerity and sweetness that i totally forgot about larry the cable guy and it became like, Junebug or somethin. :shock:
i have a feeling the limited appeal of automobiles is going to distance some from this story, so this will be one of the most underrated selections in the pixar oeuvre. who knows. it's a lot of stories packed into one: broad and grand stories about time and generational nostalgia, compressed into the actions of the characters, in this tiny dusty town of radiator springs, and in the dreaming eyes of Sally Carrera. McQueen's resurrection of the neon lights is one of the film's most beautiful scenes and really got to the heart of the matter.. like American Graffiti without people.
i didn't stay after to see the clip mentioned in the article mac posted above, but that's fine: i'll have another chance soon 'cause i'm definitely seeing this again.
Thanks Mac... Im going tomorrow so great to know that!!
browsing this thread quickly i see that i had not commented about the film yet and that's because (like a lot of people) i was not at all excited by the trailers other than seeing it was a new pixar film. had it not been made by them i would never, in a million years, have seen it. ever. BUT knowing that it was pixar who has worked so hard to maintain their excellence i had to give them the benefit of the doubt. even as the months passed and every new trailer and clip did nothing to make it look any better. BUT i saw it, as my duty. and unfortunately my worst fears were confirmed, its the least good pixar movie and i dont have to think hard about that. many people dont care much for bugs life but i'd nudge this right below that. its not a bad film. i dont think pixar is actually capable of bad. but it is about as good as it looks, and as good as i thought it'd be which is just 'good'. i did have a few problems with it i hadnt anticipated (besides the obvious 'talking cars?'), and they were pretty big mistakes...
1. use of popular music. besides the sarah mclaughlin song in toy story 2 pixar hasnt done this before. randy newmans songs are so perfectly interwoven into the toy story films and the songs here are the same you'd expect from the latest dreamworks vehicle. theres big country ballads, a classic 60s tune, john mayer, sheryl crow and the 'life is a highway' from the trailers. its....just a little out of place and i really hoped better of pixar. it seems like they're there to sell a few soundtracks and that is the quickest way to date a film like this.
2. other pop culture jokes. this is truly dreamwork territory and i nearly gasped when they had a jay leno and gov schwarzenegger car among the other celebrity type jokes. you wont believe it. :(
3. a sports background in general is just not very exciting. i had atleast thought since the beginning of the film opens with the big race, 'oh, well atleast they're doing something different instead of having the lame showdown at the end. that kind of makes it interesting'. but unfortunately thats just where the film ends up and its just..... *sigh.
i want nothing but to love pixar. seriously. i dont want this. but i am cutting them a lot of slack from a film with the Disney (non pixar) name on it i could easily hate. that said, i'm worried about their future too. replacing the director so late in the game with ratatouille is NOT a good sign and because of that i dont really even consider it birds true follow-up to the incredibles. i still hope he can salvage the film from whatever problems it must've been having. lets just hope thsi is not the beginning of a downward slide. i love john lasseter. toy story & 2 are some of my favorite films of all time. i want him to succeed. this just was not the film for me. dont get me wrong. its good, its just... ghostboy said it perfectly actually.
Quote from: Ghostboy on May 18, 2006, 02:18:03 PM
Sadly, this is the first less-than-brilliant Pixar film. I didn't want it to be true, I really wanted to love this one, even thouogh I hadn't liked the trailers, but it's just...good. A very standard sort of good.
I liked Cars, but a disappointing release by Pixar.
Yes, Cars does follow the formula of all the other Pixar movies. Transfuse a non-human world to a very human identity for inside jokes between adults and then silly jokes for the children. Then add the theme of loss to the story, like the loss of reverence in toys with children in Toy Story or the loss of individuality and exceptionalism because of suburbia in The Incredibles.
See, by the time those themes were well developed in the Pixar catalog they were still making quality movies. Cars is the first failure and maybe not the last for Pixar if trends continue.
Two problems with this film:
1.) This film is drowned by an over abundance of visuals and sophisticated editing. The visuals are striving to achieve realistic settings and actions. I've never seen detail this good before. But, thats the entire problem. The easiest way to believe in the characters of an animated film is to believe in their separation from our reality. Miyazaki is able to develop more complex films because he keeps the animation simple. The detail in Cars looks realistic and the editing is done more like a major motion picture where heavy editing can erode individual performances. The depth of technical measures taken in big blockbusters are applied here but it keeps Cars film from achieving a simple charm and belief that comes with the very best of animation.
2.) The characterization is also much weaker in Cars than any other Pixar film. Like many films of this type, all the characters have a change of their attitudes toward someone or a situation. The question is how well you get to know these characters before they change and as they begin to change. Little depends on knowing them after the change. When the big race came and all the revolutions occurred I felt like I didn't know all the characters well enough. I didn't know Guido (the little assistant at the tire shop) when he miraculously changed Lightning McQueen's tires in record time and showed up the other road crews. I barely knew many other characters of that little town who were suppose to be charming. Their heartfelt scenes felt too forced at the end.
The characterization problems were the greatest problems. It deflated any chance the film had to ever succeed. A great story could have maybe gotten me to ignore all the unnecessary visuals. The parts of this movie that did work was the tractor tipping scene and Larry the Cable Guy's character, but he also got too much spotlight.
My girlfriend said she read/saw this thing about Pixar and how they self-reflexively quipped that they need to just go ahead and make their "bad movie" so they can quit feeling so much pressure. With this film, they spent more time than The Incredibles, about 17 hours per frame(!). That being said, that would be sad if that was this. I will see it on Monday with my nephew, should be interesting.
I agree with most of what's been said about it here (except with GT's #1 there, I think he's way off base with that point).
That being said, I don't worry about Pixar's future at all. I have a great feeling about Ratatouille and I look forward to anything Pixar has to offer in the future.
Yeah, this was the least great Pixar movie, but that's not so bad.
Oh, and the needle-dropping thing was horrendous... that and letting LTCG say "Getter Done" and ruining my seperation between the character and the idiot were the two things that got on my nerves the most.
Even if this movie would have sucked, I still would have appreciated it for the amazing detail in the animation. It's hard to believe that a lot of those backgrounds weren't real.
Quote from: RegularKarate on June 11, 2006, 02:33:24 PM
Yeah, this was the least great Pixar movie, but that's not so bad.
Oh, and the needle-dropping thing was horrendous... that and letting LTCG say "Getter Done" and ruining my seperation between the character and the idiot were the two things that got on my nerves the most.
YES.
i stand by my initial response, but i can't believe i overlooked the two most glaring flaws of this movie which modage brought up in his review (pop songs and references). those were the most disheartening things about the movie. other than that, it's still very, very good, better than just "a very standard sort of good," which is what i think the general response will be. so like i said, bound for underration.
i would agree with GT's first point about visual sophistication but i think the realism of the backgrounds is necessary for this one, considering the remembrance of a different time period and all. detail was important. i can't agree with GT's second point, i think the characterization was fine. Guido wasn't a very important character and his little triumph was enjoyable despite a lack of backstory. but yes, the "git-r-done" was like, wow good job somehow totally pushing any thought of Larry the Cable Guy out of my head by creating such an endearing character and then destroying it with that stupid line. the hillbillies in the theatre didn't even laugh at that. :yabbse-undecided:
So I saw this today, and I actually fell asleep. I did work this morning, but still, like Ghostboy said, at no point should a Pixar film be that uneventful. The story was so disappointing, so typical. I mean, they normally have archetypical characters, but everything was just generic, run of the mill. And I remember seeing that the driving force behind the film taking place in the ghosttown of Route 66 was the creative team's love of that place, but that only came through a bit. It would've been interesting instead of a forced relationship between Sally and Lightnin'.
Paul Newman was awesome, regardless. I had a problem with the fact that this is the first Pixar to be directly "lifted" from reality. Like, this is Nascar, just transplanted. None of the other films had such a direct connection with contemporary culture. I did love the hippie bus and looked for as many drug references as I could, though I was kinda surprised how dirty one of Mater's jokes were: (MINOR SPOILERS OF ONE LINE IN THE MOVIE) "I'd give my two left lugnuts for that!" hmmm not so hidden.
Disney in high gear for Cars
Studio plans largest campaign to date for Nov. 7 title
AUG. 4 | Disney/Pixar's Cars will be street-ready Nov. 7 with the new animated short "Mater and the Ghost" and the backing of the studio's largest promotional campaign to date.
Prebook is Sept. 12, and the DVD has a suggested retail price of $29.99. The studio didn't announce any plans for a Blu-ray debut of the animated hit.
Directed by Oscar-winner John Lasseter, the $229 million-grossing movie is set in the world of cars and features an all-star cast led by Paul Newman and Owen Wilson.
The single-disc release is slim compared to previous Pixar DVDs from Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment. The new short "Mater" takes the good-ole' boy tow-truck on a new adventure. Academy-Award nominated short "One Man Band," which played with the movie in theaters, also will be on the DVD. Plus there's the behind-the-scenes featurette "Inspiration for Cars," four deleted scenes and a preview of upcoming Disney/Pixar film Ratatouille.
The studio chose to go with the bonus features most popular with consumers, senior VP of brand marketing and product management Lori MacPherson said. MacPherson noted that Pixar shorts have been one of the most popular bonuses with disc buyers.
"I think it's the quality of the bonus features that's really key," she said.
The studio will rev-up its biggest media campaign yet for the title, opening the door to first-time partners Valvoline and insurer State Farm, which also were involved in the theatrical release. Both will run nationwide TV ad campaigns promoting Cars. Promotional partners also include Energizer, Con-Agra Foods, Procter & Gamble, Air Heads Candy and Georgia Pacific.
BVWHE has chosen a favorite time period for the street: the first week of November, the same frame that helped Finding Nemo set a DVD sales record in 2003. Nemo sold through 23.5 million DVD and VHS units that year, generating $398 million in sales.
Given the timeframe and the movie's theatrical success (grossing $235 million in the U.S.), Buena Vista is optimistic about Cars' potential, MacPherson said.
The last Pixar release, The Incredibles, was the top-performing DVD of 2005 but sold fewer units than Nemo, partly due to a changing disc market. Incredibles sold through 15 million units following its release last March, and Pixar reported heavier-than-expected returns when the home video market started showing some volatility in the summer months.
MacPherson said it was too early to comment on the studio's shipment plans for Cars.
"Everybody in the industry has kind of looked at what's going on with the category. We have a healthy and robust market, which is great," MacPherson said. "Everyone is trying to solve the million-dollar question, which is what is the right number [of DVDs] to place.
"We want to have a large presence to fill demand, but we don't want to overship—how much do you put out without it being too much?"
Cars will be the first Pixar release since Disney acquired the animation studio earlier this year. However, MacPherson said the studio didn't alter its strategy or distribution plans for Cars based on that.