Cars DVD Review

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DVD

Cars

Author

anonymous

Date reviewed

2006-11-24 16:01:32

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DVD Review

Lightning McQueen (voiced by Owen Wilson) is a young rookie race car whose swollen ego is in danger of costing him the title. While traveling across country to get to the final race of the season Lightning crashes into a sleepy back water called Radiator Springs, accidentally wrecking the local road. McQueen is taken to court where judge Doc Hudson (Paul Newman) sentences our cocky hero to a week of road repairing, where he might also learn the true meaning of friendship.

As visually stunning as ever, Pixar have again spoiled us with a movie not just aimed at motoring enthusiasts but the entire family. While there's plenty of detail for all ages to smile at it's probably children who will laugh most, especially at rusting redneck truck Mater's (Larry The Cable Guy) slapstick antics with tractors, the equivalent to cattle in the world of Cars.

Besides the voyage of self discovery, the movie subtly encourages folk to slow down, avoid mass consumerism and motorways in favour of smaller roads to aid the economy of small towns, just like in the heyday of the American road.

Cars will enchant the pants off you and certainly puts Dreamworks' animation studio to shame.

Bonus features aplenty include various deleted scenes, Inspiration For Cars feature, Mater And The Ghostlight: an exclusive new animated short created for this DVD starring Mater and much more.