It is OK, but is lacking in Pixar flavor

Rating: 6/10 (26 July 2008)

I saw this movie over two years ago when it first came out, and I must admit, I was slightly disappointed. The Incredibles had just came out the year before and that movie blew me away. Pixar was at the top of their game when they made that one, but Cars doesn't come close to the Incredibles. The movie is about a red car who becomes lost in a small town along Route 66. While he is there he meets new friends and falls in love. The cars themselves aren't very creative. Imagine the Chevron cars with eyes on their windshields instead of their headlights. The movie also lacks in its soundtrack. Instead of original, classy songs like "You've Got a Friend In Me" by Randy Newman and "If I Didn't Have You" by Billy Crystal and John Goodman the main theme is a terrible country song by the band "Rascal Flatts". The song is commercial and very unoriginal. Usually Pixar doesn't put music by popular, well-known bands into their movies but puts something different. That song pretty much knocked 2 stars off of the movie. The movie isn't terrible, but it isn't one of my favorites. If you aren't familiar with Pixar but are interested in seeing some of their movies, check out better flicks, like Toy Story, Finding Nemo, and of course.... The Incredibles. If you have kids that are into motorized vehicles, rent this. If you don't, there is no talking to you. I would expect this from a company like Dreamworks or 20th Century Fox, but not Pixar.