Pack the cooler, honey - ROAD TRIP!

Rating: 10/10 (14 February 2007)

When I first saw the ads and trailers for "Cars" all I thought is "A lot like the kids show "Auto be Goode", I'll pass." Then I was shopping for ... something... in the Electronics department of WalMart. They just so happened to be showing "Cars" on some of their TVs. One character was commenting about how things used to be on the "Mother Road". I'll admit that my eyes got a bit moist at the gorgeous scenery thinking of the times I had traveled Route 66 and the like, myself. Once I drove it 'all the way' (sort of) from Chi Town to LA - but almost half of it was routed onto the 'newfangled' Interstate. And, like some of the characters feel 'yeah, it's quicker - but where's the SOUL of an Interstate?'
Well, I had to see it 'just once' so I rented it. I was NOT disappointed! The plot, the characters, EVERYTHING made the movie SO easy to get into! But, hey, this kid (61) is "The next of kin to the wayward wind"! I love to drive to "Have a good time"! My ex-wife and I 'blue roaded' from Oklahoma City to LA and back on a motorcycle (4,200 miles and only 250 on the Freeway)! Obviously, I bought the movie! There are parts of the movie (that are FAR too short) that I can deeply enjoy even with the sound OFF and scenes that I'd almost consider capturing, printing, framing and hanging on the wall!
They say the 'lesson' of the movie is the importance of "friendship and family" but another statement that this movie makes is that there's more to life than the concrete caverns of the Big City and the next quarter! Slow down, step back and enjoy the rest of the world!