OK. Here we go. Focus. Speed. I am Speed. One winner. 42 losers. I have losers for Breakfast…. Breakfast… wait, maybe I should have had breakfast. A little brecky could be good for me. No no no. stay focused. Speed. Faster than fast. Quicker than Quick. I am Lightning. Oh Yeah!!!! Lightning’s ready!!!!
Now how many movies do you know that start off with something as fascinating and memorable as this. Right from the first shot, John Lasseter (Toy Story 1 and 2) and Joe Ranft have you captivated. The story of Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) starts off with the build up to Lightning’s chance at winning the Piston Cup in the final reason of the year. The build up to the stand-off between The Legend, The Runner Up and The Rookie – The Blue Car No. 43 The King, Strip Weathers (Richard Petty), The Green Car No. 86 Chick Hicks (Michael Keaton) and The Red Car No. 95 Lightning respectively who are tied @ same points at the beginning of the final race. And as luck would have it, the final race doesn’t prove to be the final race. Despite the mean efforts of Chick Hicks to cause the other of all crashes, Lightning squeezes through and is about to win the race and become the first rookie to win the Piston Cup. However, the haughty McQueen doesn’t heed his team’s instructions for a tyre change and finds himself at the last corner with two blown tyres, barely manages to cross the line and is tied with The King and Chick forcing a play off or should we say race off in California in a week. Phew!!! So much excitement in the first 10 minutes of the movie!!! You just know it that you have on your hands a phenomenal next 90 minutes.
What strikes you about Cars and puts it comfortably in the top 10 Animation movies of all time in my list – one that includes Lion King, Finding Nemo, Toy Story, Wall E, Up, Ice Age & Kung Fu Panda – is the clearly fleshed out characters. Even the insignificant ones such as Jay Limo or the hottie twins i.e. Tia and Mia or the “Biggest Lightning McQueen Fan” are so nicely called out. The more important ones have almost nothing that is not clear by the end of the story. And the voice overs are simply perfect. I could not have thought of anyone better than Owen Wilson for Lightning and Paul Newman for the Hudson Hornet – a classic combination of a rookie learning from a veteran. Package all of the above with a solid message of humility and you have yourself an entertainer par excellence. One that can be seen with the entire family in town – correction – one that MUST be seen with the entire family in town. Don’t ask me how Happy Feet won the Oscar in the same year as Cars. I would not have in my wildest of dreams thought of handing over Uncle Oscar to anyone else in 2007. Cars 1 is definitely an 8.5 on 10 at least and one that everyone must not only watch but also own.
Watch the trailer at http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi2483750681/
Now how many movies do you know that start off with something as fascinating and memorable as this. Right from the first shot, John Lasseter (Toy Story 1 and 2) and Joe Ranft have you captivated. The story of Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) starts off with the build up to Lightning’s chance at winning the Piston Cup in the final reason of the year. The build up to the stand-off between The Legend, The Runner Up and The Rookie – The Blue Car No. 43 The King, Strip Weathers (Richard Petty), The Green Car No. 86 Chick Hicks (Michael Keaton) and The Red Car No. 95 Lightning respectively who are tied @ same points at the beginning of the final race. And as luck would have it, the final race doesn’t prove to be the final race. Despite the mean efforts of Chick Hicks to cause the other of all crashes, Lightning squeezes through and is about to win the race and become the first rookie to win the Piston Cup. However, the haughty McQueen doesn’t heed his team’s instructions for a tyre change and finds himself at the last corner with two blown tyres, barely manages to cross the line and is tied with The King and Chick forcing a play off or should we say race off in California in a week. Phew!!! So much excitement in the first 10 minutes of the movie!!! You just know it that you have on your hands a phenomenal next 90 minutes.
What strikes you about Cars and puts it comfortably in the top 10 Animation movies of all time in my list – one that includes Lion King, Finding Nemo, Toy Story, Wall E, Up, Ice Age & Kung Fu Panda – is the clearly fleshed out characters. Even the insignificant ones such as Jay Limo or the hottie twins i.e. Tia and Mia or the “Biggest Lightning McQueen Fan” are so nicely called out. The more important ones have almost nothing that is not clear by the end of the story. And the voice overs are simply perfect. I could not have thought of anyone better than Owen Wilson for Lightning and Paul Newman for the Hudson Hornet – a classic combination of a rookie learning from a veteran. Package all of the above with a solid message of humility and you have yourself an entertainer par excellence. One that can be seen with the entire family in town – correction – one that MUST be seen with the entire family in town. Don’t ask me how Happy Feet won the Oscar in the same year as Cars. I would not have in my wildest of dreams thought of handing over Uncle Oscar to anyone else in 2007. Cars 1 is definitely an 8.5 on 10 at least and one that everyone must not only watch but also own.
Watch the trailer at http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi2483750681/
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