lack of flesh, lack of soul...

Rating: 5/10 (25 June 2006)

In the world of 3D animated movies we have seen toys, fishes, ogres, mammoths and what not so far. And this time it seems like the money machines in Hollywood decided there must be a movie-market for kids who like cars. After all, toy cars makes big bucks at toy stores all over the world, so it seems like a right thing to introduce...
Don't get me wrong, I love the 3D animated genre, and Shrek and Ice Age are some of my fondest movie memories. But, those movies had a soul, which this one lacks.
The story is basic, big ego falls down to earth and finds out simple values in life are better. probably true, but after seeing the same theme from Hollywood over and over and over it gets old. Without the support of some good humour, it just falls over and becomes boring. My girlfriend actually left the movie in the middle, and she normally love this kind of movie. I wanted to leave too, but stayed if not for anything else for the 3D effects, which is on par with what you would expect today, but nothing extraordinary, and the lack of living creatures and focus on cats makes the characters seem much less lively than what we are used to from before. No body language or expressions to speak of, just pretty boring cars. Looks more like a 3D racing game at times.
Its one of those movies you go to see just to see it, as it is advertised everywhere and is considered a big title. But, it's pretty much waste of your time...