Animation: Cars, Humor: Over The Hedge

Rating: 6/10 (17 June 2006)

"Cars" has the best animation I've seen yet. From scene to scene it fluctuated between literally unbelievable and just really good. The first 20 minutes were, by far, the best animation -- truly astounding.
By the way, I'm 37 and went with another 30-something friend. No kids.
But I was disappointed in the humor. I never laughed out loud. It was a cute story with the usual "message" at the end. It was surprisingly long at nearly 2 hours.
For sheer laughs, I much more enjoyed "Over The Hedge." It was faster, and laugh-out-loud funny. "Cars," being the hyped animated movie of the summer, was a bit of a let-down.
At the end of the movie, I just wished I could watch the 1st 20 minutes over again. I wished they'd used the best animation at the end rather than the beginning.
But I'm being harsh. Over all, it was enjoyable. But don't buy into the hype and don't expect it to be as funny as "Over The Hedge."