Highly Underrated

Rating: 9/10 (15 June 2008)

When going to watch Cars for the first time, I did not have the highest expectations for it. People say that this is one of Pixar's most disappointing movies, but after watching it I could not understand why this movie was getting a lot of criticism.
The story focuses on a race car named Lightning Mcqueen whose dream is to race and win the Piston Cup. He's rather arrogant and does not have friends because of his unlikeable personality. The film starts with Mcqueen in the big race going for the Cup but after a three way tie, the race is set to be raced again in a few weeks. During his trip to the race, he gets lost and ends up in Radiator Springs, a small town which has lost its business due to a highway which bypasses the town. Mcqueen meets a whole lot of interesting characters here that teach him the true meaning of friendship.
Most of the reason why I think this film is so criticised is because of its long running time of almost 2 hours. Although the film is a little slow during the middle, I feel it is necessary for the development of all the characters and to show the story of Radiator Springs.
Pixar's Cars is a very enjoyable film with plenty of laughs and an emotional scene in which I couldn't help but shed a tear. Although Cars is usually on the bottom of peoples list of Pixar films, it is one of my favourites of the lot.
10/10