Viewed in
2006
Premise
A hot shot race car finds himself stuck in a small, forgotten town.
Who should watch
Animation fans. Pixar fans. Kids.
Thoughts
I never thought cars could be sooo cute! It's not the greatest Pixar movie, but it's still a Pixar movie. It's got heart, humor and high quality CGI. That is enough reason to watch it.
I was pleasantly surprised by Larry the Cable Guy's performance. I was afraid he was just going to do his act and be obnoxious, but he made me forget about Larry and just see the character Mater as Mater. Again, stay for the credits, there were some hilarious bits.
I wonder if people will think this movie was racist? The car that behaved like a stereotypical barbershop-owning black woman was voiced by a black woman, the low-rider with a paint job HAPPENS to be voiced by Cheech Marin, and the stoner VW happens to be voiced by George Carlin. I'm surprised there wasn't a reckless-driving Honda voiced by Jackie Chan.
What I would change
Make the characters less stereotypical.
