don't be fooled; this movie is just as good as any other Pixar movie

Rating: 9/10 (21 July 2006)

I was a little bit uncomfortable with the whole cars idea at first, I thought making a world full of talking cars would be a bit too far. Then I remembered that they've already done that kind of thing with their other movies, like A Bug's Life or Monsters, Inc. (and Disney has done it with Dinosaur). And the idea fit nicely, just like all the other movies. That part was good. The plot began with big-shot Lightning McQueen's race, and the movie showed a mix of what McQueen was really doing and what he was thinking about, so it was pretty confusing. The story really only begins when McQueen is driving to California in Mack the truck. That's when the plot and the computer animation gets started, in the Pixar spirit. I thought they did a really good job of showing what it was like to drive on the Highway. About in the middle of the movie the story starts to get emotional. Pixar has been getting more dramatical lately; a good example was Finding Nemo. Cars was also emotional in some parts. I didn't mind; I liked what they were doing. Their messages were things like "keep your promises" and "think about other people instead of yourself". These are really good morals, not like the ones Disney has been using that don't even make sense: "follow your heart", "belive in yourself", "have faith and trust". So I thought the emotional parts were a big improvement. I was really satisfied with the ending; McQueen uses his fame to encourage people to come to the town of Radiator Springs, and all the citizens of the town finally get customers again. I'd give it a 10/10, but I demoted it to 9/10 for the flashy, confusing start.