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My wife and I took our two boys (8 and 4) to see Cars last weekend.
Wow, what fun . . . for me!
I'm tellin' ya, whether you have kids or not, this movie is a must-see for any car guy (or gal). Autoweek devoted an entire issue to the film a couple of weeks back, and now I can see why. The people who made this movie obviously love cars and steeped themselves in car lore. Most of us car crazies already imagine our cars to be quasi-people replete with personalities and idiosycrasies, and the Pixar people totally nail what it would be like if cars were, in fact, alive.
Example: There's one scene where Sally Porsche (an attorney in the movie) is motoring away from the main character, Lightning McQueen, and her spoiler is deployed, revealing some fancy pinstriping underneath. Lightning spots it and comments on it, and Sally's embarrassed reaction is perfect--akin to how you'd imagine a straightlaced co-worker would react were you to spy her secret lower-back tattoo.
The way the cars move, the scenery filled with car-shaped mountain ranges, the nostalgia for Route 66 and the guest voices--there's something to occupy the car lover throughout the entire film. You'll emerge happy and more in love with cars than ever. Lots of fun.
Wow, what fun . . . for me!
I'm tellin' ya, whether you have kids or not, this movie is a must-see for any car guy (or gal). Autoweek devoted an entire issue to the film a couple of weeks back, and now I can see why. The people who made this movie obviously love cars and steeped themselves in car lore. Most of us car crazies already imagine our cars to be quasi-people replete with personalities and idiosycrasies, and the Pixar people totally nail what it would be like if cars were, in fact, alive.
Example: There's one scene where Sally Porsche (an attorney in the movie) is motoring away from the main character, Lightning McQueen, and her spoiler is deployed, revealing some fancy pinstriping underneath. Lightning spots it and comments on it, and Sally's embarrassed reaction is perfect--akin to how you'd imagine a straightlaced co-worker would react were you to spy her secret lower-back tattoo.
The way the cars move, the scenery filled with car-shaped mountain ranges, the nostalgia for Route 66 and the guest voices--there's something to occupy the car lover throughout the entire film. You'll emerge happy and more in love with cars than ever. Lots of fun.
I usually don't go to theaters--theaters can be nice (dark, big screen, loud music) but I've had waaay too many experiences where someone ticks me off (chatting on cell phone, crying baby they don't take care of, seen it before and talk about parts that haven't happened yet, etc) so I'm kind of put off by theaters. 
