One of the best

Rating: 10/10 (22 June 2006)

Computer animation has had it's ups and downs since Toy Story but I have to say that even though I am thirty seven years old I am still a kid at heart. Even the least of the animation films (Shark Tale) over the last decade have still been of reasonable quality. People who say that movies these days are all about the effects and have no heart need to go out and rent some DVD's.
The cream of the crop include the Shrek's (Donkey has to be one of the classic characters in animation history) the Toy Story's, Finding Nemo, Ice Age and The Incredibles. Up to now I thought the Incredibles was an amazing film. Both technically and story wise. However, I think this has been surpassed by Pixar's Cars.
I have to admit that I went into this film not expecting much. Reviews were pretty average and the trailers weren't all that spectacular. I definitely got my moneys worth though.
The visuals in this film are beyond compare. Even little things like how the cars travel on a new road compared to the newly sealed road. Absolutely brilliant. The opening sequence is an action spectacle to rival any live action blockbuster. It probably even surpasses them. The backgrounds in this film just blew my mind. This is artists at their extreme best.
The thing that really makes this film worthwhile though is the characters and story. That's one thing that Pixar and particularly John Lassiter have never compromised over. I think the man is a genius and Walt Disney must be smiling in his cryogenic freezer.
John Lassiter is that rarity in film-making. He is an excellent artist who wholeheartedly embraces state of the art technology to put his great storytelling abilities to good use. Filmmakers don't come along like that often. I think he can be compared to Walt Disney on those terms. He has created classic characters and stories while moving film technology along in giant strides.
There's not much more I can say about this film but I look forward to every new Pixar film that comes out and they haven,t let me down yet.
John Lassiter will go down in history as one of the greats and he truly deserves it.
Good stuff.