Stunning visuals, terrific story

Rating: 9/10 (5 June 2006)

Pixar has taken lighting, simulation and rendering to a new level. The neon, the chrome, the sunlight, the nighttime highway - the realism is amazing and stunning. The cars somehow look anthropomorphic AND realistic. You really wonder how they can ever trump this. Then again, there is the translucent bleu cheese in the the Ratetoui trailer...
I sure wish there were more movies like this...it's clean, funny, engaging, universally appealing and a spectacle all at the same time. I find myself skipping 99% of the junk that comes out anymore. It's no wonder than just about all the Pixar movies are on the top100 list on IMDb.