Lightning McQueen gets a lesson on the important things in life

Rating: 9/10 (18 October 2006)

I, being an avid NASCAR fan with a 2 year old son, could not wait to see this movie. It was very well written, and has amazing effects. Pixar has once again done a fantastic job in creating the background elements necessary to enhance the movie as a whole. For example when Doc and Lightning are going to race and the command to start the engines is given, you can actually see the vapors coming out of Lightnings exaust blur the scenery in the background. The directors could not have picked better people to do the voices of the characters in this movie, especially Mater, voiced by Larry the Cable Guy. All of the characters have such wonderfully funny characteristics, and all combined, they all make the movie extremely enjoyable. The only downfall of this movie in the eyes of a racing fanatic, is that I wish there was more racing action. When you saw the previews, you would think that the entire movie revolved around the racetrack, instead racing is only a small part of the actual movie. However, the lesson learned in Radiator Springs is an important one for the children to learn. I also think that the creators left a way to do a Cars 2, and with the success of the original, they would be crazy not to. Also loved the guest appearances by Darryl Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt Jr, and Jay Leno. Thumbs way up on this one folks!