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Published at:  Sep 11, 2009 10:33:25 AM CDT

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Merrick here...



I love Pixar, but I was never a huge fan of CARS. It just didn't have much "life" for me, and I always felt the setting was kind of creepy (cars living in a human world completely devoid of people feels like the end result of Skynet's genocide campaign if you ask me).

Still, the film clearly has a following; I just saw information this week indicating that franchise-related merchandise is still selling extremely well. So our getting a sequel to CARS seems beyond natural - and that's exactly what was anounced quite a while back.

This said, we didn't know much about the film's storyline until a day or two ago - when the following information came from John Lasseter during a Disney presentation in London.

The story sees Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson), his pit team and new pit boss Mater head around the world for the Race of Champions, to take place in five different countries and involve the champions of different disciplines like Formula One and rally driving. First up is a race in Tokyo, starting at Mount Fuji and heading downtown; then there's a German race through the Black Forest; then "Porto Corsa" in Italy, which is based partly on the Monte Carlo Grand Prix; then a 24-hour race around Paris (so somewhat like Le Mans then) and finally a thrilling climax in London, approaching Buckingham Palace (where the guards appear to be Land Rovers).

But all this racing is not the only focus. Mater, who we know from the series of cartoon shorts Mater's Tall Tales (more on that in our blog in a minute) is prone to exaggeration, gets involved in a "Hitchcockian" case of mistaken identity, saves the life of a British secret agent called Finn McMissile (who looks a heck of a lot like an Aston Martin) and becomes embroiled in a huge spy thriller. Only no-one believes him. That too comes to a head at Buckingham Palace.


...reveals Empire HERE.

CARS 2 is being directed by Brad Lewis, who brought us the mostly excellent RATATOUILLE. So maybe I'll dig the cars more this time around...









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  • Sep 11, 2009 10:34:44 AM CDT

    Worst PIXAR movie. I'm watching UP and INCREDIBLES...

    by flickapoo

    ...again.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 10:34:46 AM CDT

    CARS 2 SHOULD BE CHRISTINE GETTING DONE BY THE CAR AND HERBIE!!!

    by carlthormark1978

  • Sep 11, 2009 10:35:01 AM CDT

    The downfall of diesel?

    by soylentmean

  • Sep 11, 2009 10:36:08 AM CDT

    the WT will be happy

    by honestune

    fucking nascar fans...

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  • Sep 11, 2009 10:36:18 AM CDT

    KITT FROM KNIGHT RIDER HAD THE GAY CONDITION!!!

    by carlthormark1978

  • Sep 11, 2009 10:36:19 AM CDT

    My least favourite of the PIXAR film...

    by codymr

    But still pretty damn enjoyable.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 10:36:33 AM CDT

    what the fuck do you mean "mostly excellent Ratatouille"?

    by soylentmean

    Ratatouille was all excellent, all the time.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 10:37:02 AM CDT

    Should be about a silent, stealthy hybrid ninja car...

    by flickapoo

    ...that you don't hear coming on the crosswalk until it's too late...

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  • Sep 11, 2009 10:37:13 AM CDT

    Never understood...

    by zastrow

    the hate for "Cars" and the love for "Rataturdy". That's just me, I guess.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 10:38:14 AM CDT

    Enough With Toy Story 3 and Cars 2!

    by sean38

    Give us what we REALLY want - The Incredibles 2!!!!

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  • Sep 11, 2009 10:38:16 AM CDT

    Cars was great

    by mr. zeddemore

    It had a lovely message about people needing to slow down and start enjoying life. But I guess people take more to utter shite like Kung Fu Panda.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 10:39:33 AM CDT

    Jesus Stop with the fucking Terminator /Cars bullshit

    by pacrone

    Do you have to fuckin mention how how creepy you think Cars was every fuckin time you write something about it? We get it. You thought it creepy that the world was devoid of humans and in your mind the cars took over the world. You're the only fuckin person that I've ever heard mention this theory nad it's the most annoying, stupid fucking thing to read regarding that movie. Move on!

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  • Sep 11, 2009 10:39:53 AM CDT

    So are there any AMERICAN cars in this sequel?

    by feralangel

    Any Dodge Vipers? Prowlers? Barracudas? Chargers? Challengers? Chrysler 300s? Sorry, but it ain't a racing pic what ain't got vehicles with the legendary Hemi engine. To this day that powerhouse beats the crap out of any other engine in the market. When it originally debuted at the race track in 1964, NASCAR eventually banned it because it simply couldn't be beaten. True to this day. Lightning McQueen is a wuss; a Barracuda could pound him into the track any day.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 10:41:35 AM CDT

    Rataturdy

    by mr. zeddemore

    I switched it off after ten minutes. It irked me more than I expected.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 10:45:45 AM CDT

    Movie not aimed at critics. It's aimed at kids and

    by v'shael

    mechanophiles. If you're old enough to read this post, and you want to fuck a car, then this movie is for you.

    Mechanophiles. Seriously, they make furrys look normal.

    Anthropomorphic cars... a mechanophile's wet dream.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 10:46:20 AM CDT

    Is about?..... PAVING ANOTHER ROAD FOR 50 MINUTES?

    by orionsangels

    Fuck Cars! Pixar's worst movie ever!!!!!!!!!

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  • Sep 11, 2009 10:46:58 AM CDT

    So crappy Larry the Cable Guy

    by maxbz

    Is the main character? That'll be sweet...

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  • Sep 11, 2009 10:49:50 AM CDT

    Didn't Brad Bird gave us the "mostly excellent Ratatouille"?

    by derlanghaarige

    And yes, "mostly excellent" is very accurate, because while it was a very good movie, it was a dramaturgic mess. (Hey, let's give everybody in the kitchen a backstory and then let them do nothing! And then let the first half of the movie be about the rat and the boy, but then just throw in useless subplots about the boy being the heir of the restaurant owner and the evil critic.)

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  • Sep 11, 2009 10:51:10 AM CDT

    Cars had a strangely negative message

    by thesecondquest

    It's uncharacteristic of Pixar to have a movie with negative messages, which is why Cars was so disturbing by presenting a twisted notion of nostaglia, portraying it as something that should be lived and not simply remembered and enjoyed. The message of the movie basically sums things up as "Today and Tomorrow will never be as good as Yesterday", which is an absolutely awful thing to be telling kids. Thankfully they tend to be more distracted by Mater's antics, but it's much more obvious to adults, which makes it stand out amongst the Pixar catalog as their other films don't have that saturated notion of pessimism and regressing social development.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 10:51:33 AM CDT

    Ratatouille is genius

    by i_am_not_the_droid_you_are_looking_for

    A pox on those that dislike it! For shame!

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  • Sep 11, 2009 10:51:53 AM CDT

    So we can't watch THE INCREDIBLES 2, but we can watch this?

    by spyguy

    Life...She is such the cruel mistress at times.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 10:52:30 AM CDT

    DerLanghaarige

    by i_am_not_the_droid_you_are_looking_for

    He certainly did. Lewis produced.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 10:53:00 AM CDT

    Ratatouille was very good...

    by titus05

    my vote for worst Pixar movie goes to the overrated and mostly boring Wall-E...graphically impressive, yes...but boring as hell...world devoid of humans applies to Wall-E as well

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  • Sep 11, 2009 10:53:03 AM CDT

    I didn't think there was a DOC HOLLYWOOD 2 to rip...

    by flickapoo

    ...off for this. What to do?

    Reply to Talkback

  • Sep 11, 2009 10:53:56 AM CDT

    ...maybe they can just steal an episode of SPIN CITY...

    by flickapoo

    ...I'm sure they'll figure something out.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 10:54:11 AM CDT

    If Cars is not for you, move along.

    by jacksbloatedpayroll

    Some people need to realize that this universe is large enough to contain ideas that do not pertain to you.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 10:54:57 AM CDT

    Hey, where's 'The Incredibles' sequel?!?!

    by greatroarer

    I have the same opinion about Cars, it's not even close to being my favourite Pixar movie. Whereas The Incredibles could have a fantastic sequel. Also waiting on The Incredibles on Blu-Ray.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 10:55:02 AM CDT

    Droid

    by mr. zeddemore

    Fine, I'm poxed. Ratatouille was heralded as some great statement about art - that's great, but those pieces work best when they have some small amount of entertainment attached.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 10:56:11 AM CDT

    Sounds like Speed Racer

    by starwarsredux

    But without... Um...
    You know, it's not even worth it to come up with a witty remark. This will suck ass. That is all.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 10:58:25 AM CDT

    Go ask Brad Bird

    by mr. zeddemore

    He doesn't want to do it. If he did, Pixar would let him. They let the core group do whatever they want.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 10:58:57 AM CDT

    So its like Burnout 3: Takedown?

    by baron karza

    Please have 'Crash Mode'

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  • Sep 11, 2009 10:59:05 AM CDT

    Greatroarer

    by sodomy_joe_shitpants

    Yes. Incredibles NEEDS a sequel. Cars, not so much.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 11:03:19 AM CDT

    Zedd

    by i_am_not_the_droid_you_are_looking_for

    I've been highly entertained a few times by Ratatouille. But to each their own. Henceforth I shall consider ye poxed!

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  • Sep 11, 2009 11:04:11 AM CDT

    Cars is for kids

    by aliendragqueen

  • Sep 11, 2009 11:06:43 AM CDT

    Cars was a piece of shit.

    by scrivener

    And the world really, really, REALLY doesn't need another one.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 11:06:53 AM CDT

    Junk CARS and give us what we want...INCREDIBLES 2.

    by rolling_stone

    Cars will suck to anyone over 7 years of age no matter what they do.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 11:07:18 AM CDT

    Who's looking for CARS 2?

    by iamlegolas

    besides 3 year olds? But I'm pretty sure they've outgrown CARS and don't care about either now.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 11:08:01 AM CDT

    they're making this so Owen Wilson doesn't kill himself

    by meadowe

    He turned on his car and just sat in the garage until they greenlit this movie. Btw, rats cooking in a kitchen even if they steam cleaned themselves is waaaaaaay more creepier than a post apocalyptic world inhabited by fisher price looking cars.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 11:09:47 AM CDT

    Yeah, more Incredibles, brutha!!!!

    by feralangel

    I hope the kids like Cars 2, but I won't be going. I'm a car guy, (as opposed to a "Cars" guy), but the flick bored me silly. Dopey story and characters I didn't give a crap about. Come on, Brad, the Incredibles is one film that begs for a sequel. The Toy Storys have all been grand so far. I want more Elastigirl dammit!

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  • Sep 11, 2009 11:12:05 AM CDT

    the ONLY REDEEMABLE QUALITY of Cars

    by meadowe

    Is because I think it was Paul Newman's last film. And if it wasn't, than it's assed out as far as I'm concerned.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 11:12:16 AM CDT

    Cars was crap

    by darrenspool

    I hated it

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  • Sep 11, 2009 11:13:28 AM CDT

    Cars still a huge hit with kids

    by darthvedder81

    Way bigger than Toy Story. Toys R Us still has half an aisle dedicated to the merchandise. My nephew loves the movie and he wasn't even alive when it was released. Personally I thought the first movie was a lot of fun. Not Pixar's best story-wise but better than Bug's Life. Not to mention beautifully animated.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 11:13:31 AM CDT

    Sounds like Speed Racer was my thought as well

    by james_camera_on

    Not exactly, of course, but still close enough to give a creepy feel to the thing. I mean what king of high-concept was pitched on this one? "It's based on Cars, of course, but with enough Speed Racer cross-over appeal to bring in all the fans of that movie to make it the biggest hit ever!" You would have thought that Pixar would have tossed that loser out without a second glance. But you would have been wrong. Sorry, but I have a bad feeling about this, not just about the movie, but what it says about Pixar. Something is off.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 11:17:55 AM CDT

    I honestly feel they are making this

    by danielplainviewonvacationinboston

    to prove that the first went wrong. They're going to make up for that letdown by giving us a real Pixar quality film.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 11:19:20 AM CDT

    Cars was great. Just not by Pixar standards.

    by beastie

    And to everyone who say's "Why do we need a sequel". The answer is "Because Disney is a COMPANY. They make money or they stop existing". Cars is the perfect film to make toys. Rattatouille and Up don't exactly scream merchandise. In addition, kids LOVED the first film. I take my son to all Pixar films and a few others. Despite the fact that I enjoy the others considerably more, Cars is his favorite. So, basically, Pixar is making an intelligent financial decision as well as doing the fans of Cars (and there are a LOT of them) a great service.That being said, the plot that they descibed sounds like it would make for a great competition to Mario Kart.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 11:20:37 AM CDT

    Hey, Brad Bird and John Lassetter, the message is CLEAR...

    by brashhulk

    Incredibles 2 would be infinitely more well-received than any other Pixar project in development right now - whether it be new or a sequel. Sure, people will still line up to see whatever you guys put on the screen next, and it'll get good critical reviews, and make a lot of money. BUT... just this once, would it hurt to listen to public opinion?

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  • Sep 11, 2009 11:26:12 AM CDT

    To be fair...

    by johnny smith

    comic book writer Dan Slott (Mighty Avengers, Amazing Spider-Man) is also a proponent of the "cars killed all the humans in a Judgment Day-like scenario" theory.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 11:26:50 AM CDT

    BrashHulk... public opinion isn't limited to AICN talkbacks.

    by beastie

    It exists in elementary schools, toy stores, and playgounds around the world. Cars 2 would be more well received than The Incredibles, if you count everyone watching, not just the most vocal.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 11:29:05 AM CDT

    Plot line sounds like a crappy direct-to-video sequel

    by jardinier

    Aka "The Further Adventures of Lightning McQueen and Mater the Redneck Moron." I hope there's more to the film than that; TOY STORY 2 wasn't just a random next adventure, it was a thematic continuation with actual character development.
    Personally I'd hoped for something weirdly existential and philosophical, like the Cars asking themselves where they come from and where their creator(s) went. Delve into the mythology (literally) of the world a little, you know.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 11:29:40 AM CDT

    speaking of Incredibles 2......

    by rben

    does anyone look at that Invisible Woman model and think, "gee, instead of making the next FF movie live action, just animate that model?" (and yea, i guess get animated models of the rest of the team too.) Anyway, those Invisible Woman poses are awesome (i need to get out more....)

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  • Sep 11, 2009 11:30:56 AM CDT

    And the spy thriller's MacGuffin will be...

    by dead megatron

    ... proof that Earth was once inhabited by humans who enslaved the cars and were wiped out by the cars' ancestrals, the Transformers!

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  • Sep 11, 2009 11:32:09 AM CDT

    Sounds more ACTION PACKED than the first one...

    by d.vader

    And for that, Im excited. I like the idea of a Man Who Knew Too Much style case of mistaken identity that climaxes at the same time as the final race. That's got potential.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 11:33:08 AM CDT

    yeah, im not the hugest CARS fan, but..

    by soup74

    i understand why they would make a sequel. every parent i talk to tells me how their kid wants to watch cars at least once a day. as people have been pointing out, us hardcore movie geeks arent the only ones on this planet.besides, its not like cars was horrible.. just 'not for me.'

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  • Sep 11, 2009 11:33:38 AM CDT

    make incredibles 2!

    by mrgreentheplant

  • Sep 11, 2009 11:35:00 AM CDT

    The one Pixar movie that's not for you or me

    by mgmax

    It's for 6 year old boys and having had two in that range around that time, I can tell you that Cars is SIMPLY THE MOST AWESOMEST MOVIE EVER MADE. Even at 8, though, the younger one is tired of it. So they made a kid movie just for kids once; they're still almost the only ones not trashing childhood every time they put out a cartoon.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 11:54:01 AM CDT

    Sweet.

    by jimmy_009

    I maintain Cars is underrated. Bugs Life is their least enjoyable movie.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 11:55:03 AM CDT

    BRAD BIRD NOT BRAD LEWIS Directed Ratatouille

    by loyalfromlondon

    Brad Lewis produced Ratatouille, along with The Peacemaker, Antz, and the Sandra Bullock/Ben Affleck romp Forces of Nature. Cars 2 would serve as his directorial debut.

    Brad BIRD, directed Ratatouille, The Incredibles, and The Iron Giant.

    Big difference.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 11:56:21 AM CDT

    who's in buckingham palace?

    by lex romero

    If there's no humans is the queen a car as well? Yeah I'm with whoever posted the article, the world of Cars is creepy.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 11:57:06 AM CDT

    Brad Lewis PRODUCED Ratatoullie

    by obscura

    he didn't Direct, that was Brad Bird. im a huge pixar fan. i'm an animation student, so it almost comes with the territory... but this story just doesnt seem up to pixar standards. A story about a Race car learning how to slow down has Pixar poetry.... but then that same race car getting involved in international espionage? that really doesn't sit well with me.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 11:57:27 AM CDT

    and agree about message being bad

    by lex romero

    I know they say it was meant to be about "slowing down to smell the roses" but I agree with the poster that mentioned it wallowed in nostalgia and taught kids any progress is bad progress (there wasn't really any middle ground in the film). The message is essentially the complete opposite of Toy Story 2.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 11:57:48 AM CDT

    Cars that have tongues look wrong and a little creepy

    by col. tigh-fighter

    So thats why its my least favourite Pixar movie. But its Pixar! Even there worst is better than most. And you know its going to look gorgeous! And for the Rattattouile haters out there. That film is perfect from start to finish, and the scene where Peter O'Toole finally tastes the Rattattoilue is one of the great moments in cinema, in my humble opinion :)

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  • Sep 11, 2009 12:01:22 PM CDT

    If "Ice Age 3" can make $808,065,380 worldwide...

    by mr. profit

    Pixar is allowed to make a sequel to "Cars". Especially since part 1 made $461,983,149 and had a $60 million dollar opening weekend. That ain't just brand loyalty. That is powered by kids. So I don't see what the fuss is about. Sure I prefer "The Incredibles" and that movie made WAY more money. But I am sure the sequel to that movie is being saved for down the road.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 12:01:39 PM CDT

    Where the FUCK is WALL-E 2?

    by ferf muckmeyer

  • Sep 11, 2009 12:03:47 PM CDT

    "Wall-E" is fine as it is....

    by mr. profit

    Don't ruin it with an unnecessary sequel. The ending was perfect.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 12:04:22 PM CDT

    Brad Bird fucking made Ratatouille..!!!

    by thewaqman

    Which was why it was an excellent Pixar film (among the likes of Wall E, Finding Nemo and Incredibles). This film will make bank, but it sounds like shit.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 12:11:13 PM CDT

    why cars does not work

    by brannagins law

    http://agent44.com/blog2/?p=46

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  • Sep 11, 2009 12:13:00 PM CDT

    My very young nephews frikkin love Cars.

    by royston lodge

    Can't get enough of it. Pixar struck gold when it comes to entertaining males under the age of 10.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 12:13:19 PM CDT

    CARS was the only bad Pixar movie.

    by stifler's mom

    Fundamental story problems and weak characters, whereas every other Pixar movie is nearly perfect in storytelling.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 12:16:57 PM CDT

    Will there be any fake suicide attempts..?

    by aeghast

    You know.. maybe Lightning McQueen is just another attention whore..

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  • Sep 11, 2009 12:19:43 PM CDT

    CARS wasn't the only unenjoyable Pixar movie though...

    by thewaqman

    Bug's Life wasn't very enjoyable either. And dare I say, I didn't like Toy Story 2 much. But it's unfair to bunch that up with the other 2 pieces of crap.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 12:22:41 PM CDT

    Bugs Life is a great film

    by col. tigh-fighter

    Circus bugs! :)

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  • Sep 11, 2009 12:23:40 PM CDT

    Brad Lewis did not do Ratatouille!

    by lenny nero

    Brad Bird did, motherfucker.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 12:26:59 PM CDT

    Anyone else get a Speed Racer vibe from that synopsis?

    by neosamurai85

    I too couldn't get into Cars. Larry the Cable Guy was a factor. The fact that I have no interest in NASCAR is another. With the latter a shrugged, figured 'ok different demographic, whatever,' but the prior made me annoyed... and then I got to think about how odd it is that company that's all about environmental messages would make a movie about cars... especially cars that drive around in circles. Pixar has been making increasingly sophisticated films with fresher ideas for plot formulation, but Cars felt like an unapologetic cash in. I hate to piss on anyone who liked it, but I'm with the 'where's my goddamn Incredibles 2!?!?!?' crowd.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 12:27:30 PM CDT

    Bugs Life made me laugh

    by thewaqman

    I liked some of the bugs in there and it was quite funny. But seriously, when comparing it to this decade's Pixar efforts it's nothing specia.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 12:28:46 PM CDT

    A "Wall-E" sequel

    by sodomy_joe_shitpants

    is a ridiculous notion. It's a self contained story; a one-off. When people make sequels to these kinds of stories, you get cinematic diarrhea like "Highlander 2." Unnecessary, and completely ruined what would have otherwise been a great story.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 12:29:24 PM CDT

    And ironically...

    by neosamurai85

    Yes... I really liked Speed Racer. It was damn near perfectly cast, entertainingly shot, and just sorta worked on all levels at what I felt it was going for. Eh.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 12:30:53 PM CDT

    who the fuck is Brad Lewis?

    by jettl93

    i think you meant Brad BIRD merrick

    ve gona all Harry on us

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  • Sep 11, 2009 12:32:54 PM CDT

    Sounds like UTTER SHIT...

    by revenge_of_fett

    Just like the last one. Oh yes, we all want more of Mater, the Jar Jar Binks of Pixar. *eyeroll*

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  • Sep 11, 2009 12:35:46 PM CDT

    CARS is fine...

    by crazypants

    As a parent I've seen the damn thing enough, hell I even learned some basic NASCAR shit that I didn't know before (no headlights, points system, etc).

    The movie definitely bought to mind questions (how do they breed, what about the planes and helicopters, wouldn't the siphoning of gas from Lightning when he was asleep be akin to rape or organ theft, etc.) But the movie was fine.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 12:36:22 PM CDT

    I love how everyone talked about

    by series7

    How bad Ratatouille was doing and how it was going to be a failure to Pixar compared to Cars, when worldwide Ratatouille is the third highest grossing movie for Pixer behind Nemo and Incredibles. Up is about to overtake Cars worldwide and its not even opened every where yet. So I'm glad to see that toy sales have propelled a sequel to this. I am guilty of buying some of the toys, just the car version of Buzz and Woody and the Monsters. Though Pixar has done an amazing job with the toys as well as the movies. You kind of have to when your first movie is all about Toys. Its just kind of funny. Though I also think its cool that there are hardly any Up toys, proving that they aren't all about toys.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 12:37:05 PM CDT

    Bug's Life and Wall-E 2

    by neosamurai85

    I have no hate for Bug's Life. Greater films have come from Pixar, yes, but it was such an early effort and one that I do like characters and scenes from. A lot of their great stuff was built on the backs of Toy Story and Bug's Life. They were the training wheels.
    As For Wall-E 2, I'm with Sodomy_Joe_Shitpants. It's a stand alone. The credit roll tells what happened after the movie. There is nothing to make a sequel from and dear god don't let them make a prequel.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 12:38:33 PM CDT

    sigh...my 3 1/2 year old daughter is gonna go CRAZY

    by just pillow talk

    over this.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 12:38:47 PM CDT

    It just ain't AICN geeks, beastie...

    by brashhulk

    Per website the-numbers.com... world-wide box office for "The Incredibles" was $635,564,642, compared to "Cars" at $461,982,881. DVD sales for "The Incredibles" have topped 21,000,000 units, compared to not quite 20,000,000 for "Cars". The only apsect I can see "Cars" topping "The Incredibles" is with merchandising, but I doubt the gap would be over $150,000,000 - the minimum gap between box office and DVD sales between the two movies. Also, from a critical standpoint, Rotten Tomatoes has "The Incredibles" at 97% fresh with 224 reviews counted from around the world (95% for Top Critics), while "Cars" has only a 75% fresh rating from all critics and 72% from the Top Critics. Sounds to me that from EVERY measurable aspect, not just AICN talkbackers, a sequel to "The Incredibles" would be vastly more welcome than a sequel to "Cars." But hey, that's just my opinion, right?

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  • Sep 11, 2009 12:40:07 PM CDT

    Why no Monsters Inc 2?????????? It was the best Pixar flick

    by drsambeckett1984

    Surely there are a great deal more stories to be told using Mike and Sully, than the cars characters. I didn't mind Ratatoiue, but despised Wall E, cute little robot and zero story.
    Monsters Inc always cheers me up.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 12:43:22 PM CDT

    I'm certain there's more to it than this

    by johnno

    The focus will always be on the Steve car. I can see a bunch of international type car stuff and jokes coming from Japan and London. The Mater secret agent suff sounds like a funny sub plot.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 12:46:10 PM CDT

    I'll see it if they put Herbie in it.

    by catvutt

    That would be cool. But don't make him talk. That would fuck it up.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 12:47:43 PM CDT

    I did not like Cars or Ratatouie.

    by jarjarmessiah

    Spiderman freak was right. Cars should of had people in it. Why are there tractors for cows? do the cars drink tractor milk? Also why did they have a combine as the bull? Does that mean the combine sits around all day fucking tractors? If so, they should put that in the sequel! As far a french rat, I tried to watch it but I could get into it. having a rat puppet master under the dipshit's hat was just too stupid for me.
    More Incredibles, Please!

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  • Sep 11, 2009 12:49:10 PM CDT

    You bring up some good points so I looked it up.

    by beastie

    $600 million in merchandise from Cars around the time of release and close to a billion in 2005.Don't get me wrong, I, personally, would much rather see an Incredibles sequel. But Cars struck a note with kids that will probably resonate their entire lives, much like so many movies of the 70s, 80s and 90s did with me, and that has kept it profitable.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 12:49:42 PM CDT

    We're bitching because Pixar is wasting time with a sequel...

    by revenge_of_fett

    to a film most people see as their worst and which is one of the lowest grossers! http://www.boxoff icemojo.com/showdowns/chart/?id=vs-pixar.htmMeanwhile their high grossers which everybody loves, like The Incredibles, goes without a sequel even though it's story would flow into a sequel much easier than Cars!Toy Story, while much beloved by all.....is one of their lowest grossers, yet that's getting a third sequel. finding Nemo, which I believe is their highest grosser somewhere around $860M worldwide, gets nothing.I'm just saying that it really looks like the only reason Cars is getting a sequel is because John Lasseter has a well-publicized boner for Cars. The thing only made $461 WW. The sequel will probably only make 2/3 that. It's just a waste of time, talent, energy and screen space.M'name's Mater. Ya know, like tuh-mater without the tuh."GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE!

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  • Sep 11, 2009 12:53:37 PM CDT

    Japan, Germany, Italy, France, England...

    by buster00

    Wow! Plenty of room for lots and lots of racial stereotypes, right out of central casting! What a brainless fucking load.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 12:53:50 PM CDT

    BrashHulk,

    by revenge_of_fett

    Keep in mind with those DVD numbers they may include Blu-ray. To date Cars has been released on Blu-ray (and is, for some fucking reason) getting RE-RELEASED on Blu-ray), and The Incredibles has not. http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=3315

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  • Sep 11, 2009 12:54:46 PM CDT

    Watchable

    by the six fingered man

    Cars may not be my favorite Pixar film, but it is very watchable. I am an expert on the watchability of Cars, because my 3-year-old son has made me watch 3 times a week since the DVD came out.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 12:55:23 PM CDT

    It could also be argued that Pixar has more respect

    by beastie

    for the others films and would want to give them thoughtful sequels. Nemo was about the story, rather than the characters and that story was told. Cars and The Incredibles were about the characters which puts both of them in better positions for sequels. Incredibles is cherished more by adults, who would be making the film. Therefor, maybe the people who would make the film might want to take their time, as the audience isn't going away or hitting that special time of their lives when they start to notice the opposite sex, any time soon.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 12:55:34 PM CDT

    Why Not Simply Rip Off Another Michael J. Fox Flick?

    by buster00

    I suggest "Bright Lights, Big City." Only with cars.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 12:56:11 PM CDT

    The Incredibles

    by series7

    Is being continued in comics. I heard they are pretty good. I read the Toy Story comics and they were alright nothing special very childish. Then right after the last issue came out Boom Comics released the trade for like 3-4 bucks cheaper then buying all the comics. So fuck buying pixar comics week to week, especially if they are going to turnaround on the trade so fast and for cheap. Plus then maybe if I ever move out of my mom basement and meet a women that can have babies with a 400 pound man I may let them read it, but I will not let any satan spawn of mine touch my individual comics. I don't even read them.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 12:57:08 PM CDT

    Up 2 was already made

    by series7

    Its called Big Fish.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 1:09:49 PM CDT

    RIP Paul Newman

    by syn_flood

    It won't be the same without him

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  • Sep 11, 2009 1:11:49 PM CDT

    interesting...

    by deviant apex

    Even though I agree with most people that Cars was Pixars weakest film and questioned why they were even thinking about making a sequel, after reading the synopsis I found myself thinking that this one might actually be interesting. Although, Im still looking forward to Toy Story 3, as long as it doesnt end up too similar to The Brave Little Toaster...

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  • Sep 11, 2009 1:12:26 PM CDT

    Cars 2? C'mon Pixar!

    by rbatty024

    Get yer heads out of yer ass and back in the game. I believe that Pixar can improve on the flawed first film's story, we've already seen that they can produce great sequels, but the Cars world is just not the type of place I would want to visit again. I've never seen a film that had so many reviews tearing down the basic logic of how this imaginative world would actually work. The fundamentals of the original movie are flawed and no sequels is going to fix that...unless they show us where car babies come from. Oh yeah.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 1:16:00 PM CDT

    Cars was awsome...

    by joker40

    Loved cars..I cant wait for the sequal...also I think its next year, the return of the dragon warrior...KUNG FU PANDA 2...does anyone have a release date for cars and Panda...if this all has been said already..I apologize..but let me know..respects all..

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  • Sep 11, 2009 1:24:52 PM CDT

    Rednecks love CARS

    by bat725

    It grooms their kids to watch NASCAR. That's why CARS merchandise is such a big hit at Wal-Mart.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 1:24:53 PM CDT

    Cars 2

    by indianapeach

    For some reason, little kids are obsessed with Cars in a really weird way. I'm sure they are making buckets of cash and realize more than any other Pixar movie they have a franchise on their hands...toys, rides, etc. From a business perspective, Cars 2 is just the beginning. I am amazed that they got Brad Bird to do this one though. They must have backed the dump truck up to his house full of precious chinese metals. Ho Hum.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 1:26:54 PM CDT

    Kung Fu Panda 2?

    by bat725

  • Sep 11, 2009 1:29:13 PM CDT

    Cars 2 is easy cash

    by spectrebeeyatch

    That plot sounds stupid but very easy. This is them selling out. Cars 2 takes no thought to make. I already fear what they are going to do for the Japanese and German cars. Pixar make Ant man you fuckers and stop milking your easy titles. We don't want a second version of your worst film ugh.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 1:31:33 PM CDT

    Kids Love Cars

    by secretcylon

    I know this has already been stated, but it REALLY is the closest thing they made to a "kids only" type movie. My 4 year old son has Mater blankets and the baby has Lightning McQueen shoes, etc. They will be way more excited about Cars 2 than Toy Story 3.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 1:32:20 PM CDT

    I think my biggest problem with Cars

    by series7

    Is that it ends up giving that fuck stick Larry The Cable Guy money. Now I feel like I am to blame for helping that man become famous. Though this is the only worthwhile venture he'll ever be involved with.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 1:33:34 PM CDT

    10 bucks says

    by series7

    Sachon Baron Cohen is the voice of one of the European cars.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 1:35:38 PM CDT

    Merrick is right, you tools

    by darthflagg

    Cars is the sequel to Maximum Overdrive after all human life has been wiped out. If you don't think that's downright creepy, I pity you.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 1:36:32 PM CDT

    wasnt there a CARS TOKYO DRIFT short in front of BOLT?

    by six demon bag

    if so, ive already seen the japanese race

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  • Sep 11, 2009 1:37:04 PM CDT

    CARS 2 IS ABOUT

    by snookeroo

    one sequel too many.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 1:40:20 PM CDT

    Cars, imo, is the very definition of "meh."

    by jackknifed_juggernaut

    once it was over, i didn't love it, didn't hate it. yes, the plot was a recycled one (which i didn't find all that grand to begin with), and i wasn't emotionally invested in a single character from the story, but... wait a sec... on second thought, Cars blew ass.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 1:40:22 PM CDT

    This gives a reason...

    by cheyne_stoking_dms

    for Paul Newman to be happy that he's dead.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 1:40:27 PM CDT

    I hated Cars

    by scorchy

    And probably about 90% of it was because of Larry the Cable Guy doing a voice.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 1:41:21 PM CDT

    The arrogance of some people...

    by yiannis

    Can people please stop saying that a film is "shit" just because they didn't like it? Opinion is not something objective. Just because the story and characters did not appeal to your particular sensibilities does not mean it was somehow badly made, ok?Is Cars my favourite Pixar film? Not by a long shot. It is probably the one I like the least and the one I will return to least often in the future, but that doesn't make it a bad film. It tells its story simply and effectively, with broad humour, and the visuals at times are the most lush and vibrant in Pixar's catalogue, especially in terms of natural scenery. That's still true no matter how much the central concept might not appeal to you.Labelling anything (film, music, TV, pizza topping) as "shit" just because you don't like it is at best lazy writing from people who either lack the time, the inclination or the vocabulary to express themselves properly, or at worst stunning self-importance, thinking that your opinion is so intrinsically valuable that anything that does not meet your exacting standards is not fit for human consumption, because you obviously know better than everyone else in the world, right?

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  • Sep 11, 2009 1:41:48 PM CDT

    CARS 2 but not INCREDIBLES 2????

    by zombieheathledger

    There is no God.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 1:44:19 PM CDT

    CARS 2 is easier to make than INCREDIBLES 2

    by drath

    because they don't have to work as hard on story and the merchandising sells incredibly well so it's easy money. If it's not a creative disaster that scuffs up the shine of their name, I don't mind, but DO want them to make that Incredibles sequel and make it worth this fucking wait.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 1:49:26 PM CDT

    The F1 Car would destroy that NASCAR piece of Sh*t

    by darfurontherocks2

  • Sep 11, 2009 1:50:09 PM CDT

    Yes rednecks love Cars and

    by vorlonkosh

    hippie, PC douchebags like most of you like Wall-E. Not for the story, but for the message. Cars=gas=pollution=capitalism=bad. Wall-E=envirnomentalism=liberals=good. in 20 years, people won't still be watching Wall-E, but they still will be watching Cars.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 1:50:33 PM CDT

    What Would Happen When Lightning Needed to Turn Right?!!!

    by darfurontherocks2

  • Sep 11, 2009 1:50:48 PM CDT

    usually when a movie or tv series goes to england

    by crimson dynamo

    its usually an art heist or diamond caper involved

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  • Sep 11, 2009 1:53:26 PM CDT

    Cars is overrated just like Finding Nemo.

    by disfigurehead

  • Sep 11, 2009 1:54:52 PM CDT

    "PC douchebags like you watch Wall-e"...

    by cheyne_stoking_dms

    I think you're getting Left Wingers mixed up with kiddie fondlers.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 1:55:51 PM CDT

    Larry the Cable Guy

    by deathpool

    I hate his stand-up as much as the next guy, but he was perfect as the voice of Mater. Glad to see he'll be back.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 1:58:47 PM CDT

    You guys SUCK...

    by ckone

    I can't wait for Cars 2, to me it was the most visually stunning from pixar. I couldn't help but savor every inch of scenery in that movie, the detail in the backgrounds and structures just completely boggle the mind. Cannot wait for another romp with cars that are alive...wish they would pop some Cameos from K.I.T.T., THE GENERAL LEE, THE DELOREAN, Herbie...it'd be cool to see PIXARS version of them...maybe we'll see a spidey-mobile in the background..????

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  • Sep 11, 2009 2:02:45 PM CDT

    Vorlonkosh is an idiot

    by d.vader

  • Sep 11, 2009 2:03:20 PM CDT

    Wow, will the ciritcs fawn over this one too?

    by lockesbrokenleg

  • Sep 11, 2009 2:07:37 PM CDT

    In 20 years, y'all'll be watchin "Cars" cuz

    by v'shael

    there'll be fuck all oil left to run your own damn cars. Ah hyuk.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 2:21:26 PM CDT

    So its Gran Turismo for retards?

    by anything but tangerines

  • Sep 11, 2009 2:24:44 PM CDT

    KITT, Gen. LEE and DeLorean...

    by revenge_of_fett

    KITT and the DeLorean from Back to the Future are both owned by Universal. The General Lee is owned by Warner Brothers. They won't be making an appearance in a Disney Film. The only possibility is either Chitty Chitty Bang Bang or Herbie The Love Bug.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 2:27:46 PM CDT

    how pixar works

    by anything but tangerines

    all the speed droolers will have fun "finding" references and resemblances to reality. All to the tune of a new Randy Newman hit! "He starts up his engine...vroooom. He shifts into neutral! He depresses the gas pedal, once, twice, a little harder this time, again, making loud noises." sell coloring books.repeat.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 2:29:08 PM CDT

    Yiannis

    by sagaciouspenguin

    Bravo! If everyone on here were as eloquent as you I think we'd have a higher caliber of discussion on our hands.

    The thing I can't get over is how many people are like "Pixar's not listening to the public" and "Pixar's taking the easy way out." First of all the public of small kids who are OBSESSED with Cars and its merchandise are being listened to. Second, since when has Pixar ever taken the easy way out. Sure they've got films that are better than other, but even the lower half of the catalogue were all clearly labors of love with careful thought put into story, character, style, etc. Cars 2 will be no exception.

    I'm the first to cringe at a seemingly unnecessary sequel, and I've NEVER thought there was a Pixar film that needed one, they've all been great one-shots. I cringed when Toy Story 2 was announced, but now it's tied or beaten the first one in my book. Half-assed is not in these people's vocabulary, so stop crying foul when no crimes have yet to be committed.

    If anything can be concluded from this talkback it's that everyone has very different opinions on the value-ordering of the Pixar canon. Nemo is overrated? Ratatouille is crap? Yeah. Whatever. Go make a movie and win an oscar yourselves, and then we'll talk!

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  • Sep 11, 2009 2:33:56 PM CDT

    Yiannis

    by anything but tangerines

    My opinion is that your opinion is shit.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 2:37:52 PM CDT

    Yep ckone, scenery and buildings ruled...

    by sonny_williams

    all the major buildings were reminiscent of iconic Route 66 structures. The desert rock formations were a fantastic melding of auto and natural forms. If you love rolling down the highway through the American west as much as I do, CARS is hard to beat.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 2:39:09 PM CDT

    I thought Wall-E WAS

    by series7

    The sequel to cars?

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  • Sep 11, 2009 2:44:37 PM CDT

    Why?

    by anything but tangerines

    Oh, because it had zero cars in it. I get you.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 2:48:12 PM CDT

    until kids start paying for movie tickets with thier

    by jackknifed_juggernaut

    own goddamned (earned) money, i couldn't give a rat's hair-pulling, food-cooking-ass what *they're* obsessed with. the Incredibles own, while Cars beg and borrow. Incredibles 2, please? that is all.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 2:48:35 PM CDT

    Cars 2: Rise of the Hoods

    by fsjguy

  • Sep 11, 2009 2:51:49 PM CDT

    My friend at Disney

    by ianrewel

    Germany told me about this a couple of weeks ago, they have them driving as fast as they can through the autobahn near Munich and take some pictures and video

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  • Sep 11, 2009 2:58:09 PM CDT

    Hey, Merrick...

    by jacklucas

    Take your opinions and shove them back up your ass where they come from and where they belong. No one cares.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 3:15:36 PM CDT

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!

    by antonphd

    Merrick, this was probably one of the funniest things I've ever read. Bravo. "I love Pixar, but I was never a huge fan of CARS. It just didn't have much "life" for me, and I always felt the setting was kind of creepy (cars living in a human world completely devoid of people feels like the end result of Skynet's genocide campaign if you ask me)." Bravo.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 3:28:58 PM CDT

    "Any progress is bad progress"?

    by jimmy_009

    Really? Did you happen to notice at the end of the movie that the town completely upgraded itself, made itself a big tourist mecca, basically put itself back on the map? Did we even see the same movie or are you just talking out of your ass having seen it only once and already deciding it wasn't good? I would agree the "stop and smell the roses" message is the actual message. Not sure where the anti-progress thing comes from.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 3:29:23 PM CDT

    How do the cars change their motor oil?

    by gibsonusa returns

  • Sep 11, 2009 3:29:59 PM CDT

    And do they have interiors with seats and air conditioning?

    by gibsonusa returns

    Who sits in them? Or is it like, guts and organs inside the doors?

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  • Sep 11, 2009 3:36:54 PM CDT

    Ratatouille sucked ass. Big time. So There.

    by zardozap2005

    Everyone knows it. My kids hated it and stopped watching after 30 minutes. They regularly watch Cars and Incredibles.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 3:40:00 PM CDT

    I only reallly like 2 Pixard movies Monsters INC

    by lockesbrokenleg

    and Incredibles. I've seen the other ones, and I just didn't like them.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 3:59:31 PM CDT

    Ratatouille was one of the best Pixar films ever...

    by thewaqman

  • Sep 11, 2009 4:02:11 PM CDT

    What?!?!

    by hapapapa72

    There's even going to BE a "Cars 2" but not an Incredibles 2???

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  • Sep 11, 2009 4:13:11 PM CDT

    Go figure lockesbrokenleg

    by series7

    is a Dreamworks fan.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 4:21:48 PM CDT

    Incredibles, Ratatouille and Wall-E are their 3 best

    by performingmonkey

    That's right, I say those 3 are better than Nemo and both Toy Storys. The main reason for the Toy Story and Cars sequels is the merchandise (Cars did HUGE merch money, and we all know how big Toy Story merch is). We should be thankful that they are making these movies because they will help fund more and more brilliant original flicks from them for years to come! They won't drop the ball on either movie too. Cars NEEDS a sequel because it was the only film they've ever done that didn't match up to what we expected. Personally I don't think they managed to get the graphics of the cars' eyes right, this is something they can improve on here. They can make Cars more worthwhile and not a blip on their flawless record.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 4:40:26 PM CDT

    No, I fucking hate Dreamworks, too.

    by lockesbrokenleg

  • Sep 11, 2009 4:47:18 PM CDT

    Cars 2: Wrath of Obama

    by eddie_dane

    "Thanks to the cash for clunkers program. you're all out!" And then the entire cast is replaced by a bunch of wimpy hybrid Prius Volt crap.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 4:53:44 PM CDT

    Didn't care for WALL-E

    by bat725

    It just didn't seem realistic with people eventually becoming so fat they can't even walk. I know they were trying to make a statement about human laziness, but I think they exaggerated. Loved Incredibles, but, I think UP was better than Ratatoille and WALL-E. I'm starting to think there are some serious Brad Bird fanboys who can't admit not everything the guy does is golden.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 4:54:15 PM CDT

    Finding nemo...

    by sailor_ripley

    is Pixar's weakest film. never understood the high praise for that one. Wall-E and Up are two of the best. My all around favorite and most original and entertaining one would have to be Monsters, Inc.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 5:00:42 PM CDT

    PIXAR Sucks!

    by tapeworm2042

    NO. Pixar does not suck nor do any of their films. Car may not be your favorite, but that hardly qualifies it as a steaming pile. Talking cars is too much of a stretch for you? But living toys, talking bugs, monsters in alternate reality closets, super heroes, cooking rats, and a house floating by way of baloons is logical? A dislike or hatred of NASCAR as reason to dislike the film is a valid yet shallow point. I don't like sharks, but Jaws is a great movie. Speaking of NASCAR, It's fans come from every walk of life, not all are southern rednecks. There is this odd notion that fans and athletes of sports such as football or baketeball are well educated pillars of polite society. Have you read the news? Have you been to a college or pro game? I would much rather my children have sports heroes such as Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmy Johnson, Carl Edwards or Mark Martin than Michael Vick, Donte Stallworth, or Kobe Bryant. Same cross section of Americans just wearing different hats. It is also a myth that NASCAR is as easy as going fast and turning left. Several open-wheel driver from F1 and Indycar say NASCAR is the most difficult of the racing series including open-wheel champions Juan Pablo Montoya, Sam Hornish Jr. and Robby Gordon. Most who try do not succeed like Dario Franciti. Going 180mph and turning left with 42 other cars bunched up four inches from each other doesn't look that easy. The NASCAR element of the film was spot on.
    I have to disagree with TheSecondQuest--

    "It's uncharacteristic of Pixar to have a movie with negative messages, which is why Cars was so disturbing by presenting a twisted notion of nostaglia, portraying it as something that should be lived and not simply remembered and enjoyed. The message of the movie basically sums things up as "Today and Tomorrow will never be as good as Yesterday", which is an absolutely awful thing to be telling kids. Thankfully they tend to be more distracted by Mater's antics, but it's much more obvious to adults, which makes it stand out amongst the Pixar catalog as their other films don't have that saturated notion of pessimism and regressing social development."
    The message is similar to Toy Story and Monsters Inc. in that you just because you (or in this case the world) has grown it doesn't mean that the things that once made you happy are useless. With Cars it is as true as it was for Feriis Bueller, "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." With Mater, (by the way Larry the Cable Guy is an act in the same way that Pee Wee Herman is an act and it works here) McQueen found that despite his rust and way of speaking he is a good friend. The winning and money aren't everything, it's how you conduct yourself, treat your friends and run the race. There is nothing wrong with taking the scenic route or putting down the cell phone or video game and spending time with your grandparents. Ther are more important things in life than yourself. Would I rather see a new original Pixar film, absolutely, but taking a trip down memory lane won't be a bad diversion.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 5:03:44 PM CDT

    pixar sucks

    by robamenta

    they make very nice looking films...but their stories take absolutly no chances. predictable shit. pablum for the masses..feel good preachings for suburban families... god im about to throw up a bit thinking of their films...yes that includes ratatuile, incredibles up etc etc etc

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  • Sep 11, 2009 5:20:59 PM CDT

    I HATE EVERYTHING!!!! ahhh!!!

    by ludmir88

    beat that fucking retards!!!

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  • Sep 11, 2009 5:26:31 PM CDT

    Liked Cars, but Cars 2 is an obvious cash in

    by georgieboy

    Disney likes those bucks they get from all the Cars toys selling Wal-Mart. So they make a new movie to introduce a bunch of new cars to they can sell even more toys! The story be damned, Disney must have it's money!

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  • Sep 11, 2009 5:43:14 PM CDT

    Ratatouille: Pixar's worst!

    by snake foreskin

  • Sep 11, 2009 5:58:53 PM CDT

    Weirdest movie ever

    by smokingrobot

    Look, I like cartoons, so I know things are real, ok? But little talking cars? WTF? Where do they come from? Do cars fuck and then have baby cars? Or are the pathetic remnants of humanity slaving away in some factory somewhere to create their 4-wheeled overlords? Just fucking weird.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 6:22:43 PM CDT

    Make it a porn and call it "Cars: Fuel Injection"

    by hb_dad

  • Sep 11, 2009 6:27:00 PM CDT

    Saying Cars is the worst pixar film...

    by monkeylord

    Is like saying a handjob is the worst kind of sex.
    Frankly, while cars isn't my favorite out of the Pixar lineup, I *will* say that I enjoyed it more than A Bugs Life. And Up, for that matter. But I still love those, too.
    So far, The Incredibles is still my #1 favorite. But I think Cars was brilliantly done, and I look forward to seeing another installment.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 6:29:39 PM CDT

    And yeah, Ratatouille is probably my least favorite so far...

    by monkeylord

    But I think that speaks to just how *good* Pixar movies are. Each one appeals to different people with different tastes in different ways... and while Ratatouille is my least favorite, plenty of other people think it's incredible.
    All hail Pixar. In my mind, they can do no wrong.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 6:30:46 PM CDT

    I'm shocked at the surprise you guys have

    by murdermostfowl

    Not make a sequel of cars? I have a 3 and a half year old daughter, and let me tell you ever kid at her preschool goes nuts for Cars.

    Notice how many years after the movie came out and these kids are going gaga for it? It's hugely relatable and kids, just like adults, like flashy cars. Also remember Cars hits the NASCAR demographic pretty strongly. It's no coincidence Larry the Cable guy was tapped here. I thought the movie was a little long when I saw it but enjoyable. That's Pixar though... all their movies are a tadddd bit too long. I don't know why that is.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 6:36:11 PM CDT

    Those that don't embrace Ratt&WALL, I pity you.

    by billyeveryteen

    All of Pixar's are great. Cars, less so. Too rednecky.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 6:42:06 PM CDT

    robamenta you smoke somethin good

    by murdermostfowl

    UP, Wall-E, and the Incredibles all took chances, or are you saying that a movie that tells americans they are too fat, wasteful and will lead to the destruction of our planet is "safe? Or perhaps UP, with it's frank portrayal of someone dying and openly explored the grieving process is "safe" with you? Yeah maybe most of their movies the message is shifted into "family" life, but.. uhh... what do you think the target market is for this? if you can't relate, I'm guessing it's because your graduating class has a zero in as the first digit it and you haven't made it to that point in your life.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 7:09:56 PM CDT

    Cars was better than...

    by bluehawaiisurfer

    Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc., Bugs Life,Ratatouille... Yes I agree 100%, none of them were BAD, but Cars is FAR from the worst. Oh and to the idiot who says Cars 2 is a cash in...where the fuck have you been the last ooooooo 40 years?!?!?! Toy Story 3 ring a bell?? Or any other of the 70,000 Disney sequels?!?!?

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  • Sep 11, 2009 7:12:41 PM CDT

    Tapeworm2042- I think the execution differs from the intent

    by thesecondquest

    I have no doubts that Pixar's intention with Cars' message was to say "Enjoy life- stop and smell the roses" etc, etc. And while some of that is there, I believe the execution is where things get distorted into "today is awful and sucks, yesterday was great and magical- we need to make things like they were yesterday for things to be happy and good and right again". It's different than Toy Story- Toy Story also had the "things that once made you happy still can" message, but they didn't have Buzz Lightyear/"the new thing" made out to be something that should be scorned and discarded in favor of only Woody- they showed how both the modern and and nostalgic can coexist. Cars doesn't do this. Cars says McQueen's modern world is wrong and the nice little town suffers because of it. Only when the modern world abandons it's ways and adopts those of days past will the characters and town be able to be happy and make the world right. And that's just the wrong message to be sending to kids who should be finding their own happiness and making their own world- not being told that their life/world and what makes them happy is inherently flawed/lesser than that which came before them.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 7:23:36 PM CDT

    atatouille

    by jackknifed_juggernaut

  • Sep 11, 2009 7:27:04 PM CDT

    Some Pixar-world questions

    by baryonyx

    CARS: Why do the cars in CARS live in houses and hotels obviously structured for the use of humans? Where do the car-fireflies come from? Why are there only a few very old cars in the movie - surely they could keep replacing their parts and be immortal? The cars have no hands - so how did they actually construct the buildings and roads in their world? Why is the tar-laying machine not sentient like the cars, lorries, combine harvester & tractors?
    TOY STORY 1&2: from the very first movie it is shown that the toys can reveal they are 'living beings' to humans (when they scare the nasty kid neighbor) - so why do they always fall down when a human enters the room like it's some kind of unbreakable law that they have to? In Toy Story 2 Woody is revealed to be a collector's item toy from the fifties - so how come he doesn't already know this? All the other toys (bar Buzz Lightyear) know what they are and where they come from? When do the toys become sentient: as soon as they've been cast from a mould? Once they've been painted? Did you really get see-through plastic fronted toy packaging like Stink Pete's box back in the fifties?
    A BUG'S LIFE: why do the flies have compound eyes but the other insects have human-style eyes? Why are ants (which are the only other species along with man that go to war with each other in large numbers) portrayed as peace-loving creatures, but vegetarian grasshoppers are shown as nasty brutes? Why is the bird just a normal bird and not a sentient creature like the insects? Why do the ants only have four limbs, but the grasshoppers have six?
    WALL-E: why does everyone praise this film for being so daring in its first act because it has no dialogue - when, in fact, there are TALKING holographic billboards used at the start of the film to explain the polluted Earth story-line to us? (Okay, I like Wall-E, I'm just being picky.)
    FINDING NEMO: why are the predatory sharks portrayed as sentient, speaking beings, but the predatory, deep-sea anglerfish isn't?

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  • Sep 11, 2009 7:29:19 PM CDT

    Cars is good for one thing. As a sleepaid.

    by orionsangels

  • Sep 11, 2009 7:34:02 PM CDT

    Cars 2: Remember how good WALL-E was? Give us a shot!

    by tall_boy66

    Yeah, awful film. It doesn't have the emotional core or originality or wit of any of Pixar's movies.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 7:39:32 PM CDT

    *ahem* let's try that again (damned Enter key) Ratatouille

    by jackknifed_juggernaut

    is the only Pixar film i nearly fell asleep on (and gf actually did). a masterwork from an animation standpoint, no doubt, but it's hard to believe anyone could put it above The Incredibles or Monsters, Inc.-- Pixar's 1st & 2nd best, respectively.
    and speaking of which, if we're going to do sequels, how about some Monsters, Inc. BOO action, eh? (see what i did there?) we can follow Sulley and Mike as they train an older Boo and new-hire, Maurice (Howie Mandel's character from Little Monsters) to eventually take their places. kind of on some Tommy Lee Lones, MIB shit.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 7:40:30 PM CDT

    Can Pixar do something adult?

    by lockesbrokenleg

    Like an R rated Pixar movie? How cool would that be? Better than that shitty Animatrix.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 7:56:50 PM CDT

    cars= bright lights big city...on that topic

    by soup74

    ive always thought a bug life was a huge rip off of Three Amigos. (has that been well documented? seriously, i dont know.) i mean, a bunch of actors that think they're putting on a show fighting a rough group of 'banditos'.. only to find that ITS NOT ACTING! bugs life=three amigos.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 8:15:37 PM CDT

    Animatrix = colossal failure

    by jackknifed_juggernaut

    i'm hard pressed to think of another film/project that had such a discrepancy between what i *thought* something would be, and what it actually was.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 8:57:18 PM CDT

    So it's "The Man Called Flintstone"?

    by lastofthev8interceptors

    ... except with cars?

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  • Sep 11, 2009 9:00:41 PM CDT

    Cars 2: Carmageddon

    by hb_dad

    All is great in the world of Cars until the talking Chevron cars come back and kill all of the imposters and take over the world!

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  • Sep 11, 2009 9:03:33 PM CDT

    Cars 2 - Still no people

    by lockesbrokenleg

  • Sep 11, 2009 9:09:34 PM CDT

    CARS IS THE WORST PIXAR MOVIE TO DATE

    by darth_kaos

    Now before anyone starts getting their panties in a bind, let me explain. It lacked that Pixar magic, it was very weak and not very entertaining. Maybe if I was a NASCAR fan, I might of understood the film more. I don't know.
    I don't understand why they wouldn't make sequels to stronger movies, like INCREDIBLES 2.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 9:33:50 PM CDT

    why do you guys...

    by robamenta

    always take it personal if i make a comment that you disagree with? then you have to insult me personally? you know NOTHING about me. i think pixar films are shit and I stand by that....oh i also hate small cute animals and worship the devil...are you happy now??

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  • Sep 11, 2009 9:42:22 PM CDT

    man, that robamenta guy..

    by soup74

    sure is a sensitive prick.

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  • The HEMI deserves its reputation as an ass-kicking engine, however, I think your statement "When it originally debuted at the race track in 1964, NASCAR eventually banned it because it simply couldn't be beaten. True to this day." is a bit misleading. Chrysler's version did dominate in 1964 and it was banned in 1965. It returned in 1966 and still did well, but by 1968 it no longer dominated. It's a fine engine, but it's not the only worthwhile one. Also note that the new HEMI does not actually have truly hemispherical combustion chambers.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 9:46:53 PM CDT

    no no...

    by robamenta

    i HAVE a sensitive prick

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  • Sep 11, 2009 10:02:26 PM CDT

    The HEMI is very impressive...

    by lastofthev8interceptors

    .. but nowhere close to Bent Cranium's GRX engine.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 10:07:45 PM CDT

    not watching it

    by dioxholsterreturns

    coz the story is unappealing thanks to its "creepyness" fuck cars.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 10:15:34 PM CDT

    Cars, the Incredibles, Wall-E, Bugs Life, UP...

    by crooooooow

    and now Cars 2. The trail of crap grows ever longer...

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  • Sep 11, 2009 10:23:27 PM CDT

    I was going to guess it's about trucks.

    by kabong

    So I didn't win a prize?

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  • Sep 11, 2009 10:40:33 PM CDT

    OMG! Harry Potter TV show is in the works!!!!

    by dioxholsterreturns

    http://tinyurl.com/mx5f2b holy shit i knew they were not gonna let it die!!!!

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  • Sep 11, 2009 10:46:01 PM CDT

    Cars was garbage. Even with Keaton in it...

    by the_ritty

    Funny I always though the idea of cars just driving themselves with no people was just the dumbets thing you could let your child watch. Talking cars ok, but no humans...why do the cars exist then? MAKES NO SENSE...stupid stupid stupid.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 10:48:14 PM CDT

    Burnout Paradise had cars with no people in it

    by dioxholsterreturns

    i thought it was kinda weird.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 11:01:24 PM CDT

    I liked Cars a hell of a lot more

    by beane2099

    than Ratatouille or Up. I enjoyed the interaction of the cast a lot more. Ratatouille just didn't grab me. Maybe it's cause my dad loved Nascar (which meant I had no choice but to watch it), so the Nascar related stuff meant something to me. I liked picking out which car was which Nascar driver. But I would much rather see Incredibles 2.

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  • Sep 11, 2009 11:38:08 PM CDT

    Cars 2, not INCREDIBLES 2? WTF!!!!!!!

    by branniganslaw

    Don't get me wrong, Cars was okay. But it had to be the worst Pixar movie (even though Pixar's worst is still better than most everything else, that's still no excuse). C'mon, Pixar. Give us INCREDIBLES 2 and STOP DICKING AROUND!!!

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  • Sep 11, 2009 11:51:19 PM CDT

    Pixar's worst is Wall-E

    by dioxholsterreturns

    damn that shit was awful. someone shoulda warned me.

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  • Sep 12, 2009 12:06:59 AM CDT

    Cars is the Phantom Menace of the Pixar movies.

    by chuck_chuckwalla

    I won't say they raped my adulthood but Pixar is starting to annoy me. I thought they were above doing projects for commerce sake but it seems like that whole section devoted to Cars in the ToysRUs aisle just wasn't big enough for them. Cars was disappointing to me but I guess a lot of kids out there love that movie.

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  • Sep 12, 2009 12:19:06 AM CDT

    I never understood the Cars universe either.

    by cotton mcknight

    I didn't understand it when I saw the trailer, I didn't understand it when I was watching it, and I don't understand it now. Where are the people? What is the point? I don't like people all that much anyway so it's not like I want them to be there, I just want to understand what the hell i'm watching.

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  • Sep 12, 2009 12:29:02 AM CDT

    moslty?

    by mikemikemotorbike

    I know movie's are a matter of taste, but since this is kind of a troll/flame-only site - are you kidding me about "mostly excellent?" Ratatouteely or however you spell it is a MASTERPIECE! Yes, i know this is a site for geeks, and therefore you're only allowed to jerk off to The Incredibles, but Ratlapoudle movie is magic. And who's the guy who posted that it's a mess because they told the backstory of the kitchen staff, but did nothing with it... Wha? So did you throw a flaming bottle at the screen after the bar scene in Inglorious basterds?

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  • Sep 12, 2009 12:41:05 AM CDT

    Simply Dreadful

    by thusspakespymunk

    Kids are going to be curled up in a ball. "Is it the fourth race yet?" "No, honey, still the third." "Oooooooh, and then we've got the fourth, and then the fifth!" And the plot is so thin they need a mistaken identity Hitchcock b-story? That plot sounds like the worst of SIMPSONS episodes.

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  • Sep 12, 2009 1:44:36 AM CDT

    Brad 'Lewis'? Thought it was Brad BIRD.

    by onezeroone

  • Sep 12, 2009 2:46:19 AM CDT

    So in the Cars universe, who built Paris? And Tokyo?

    by gibsonusa returns

  • Sep 12, 2009 3:37:41 AM CDT

    The simple reason for Cars 2...

    by the_patriot

    ...is merchandising. So the movie wasn't an Incredibles size grosser? It doesn't matter. The toys and coloring books that sell to kids and most specifically (generally) little boys have long since dwarfed and blown away the lower box office. Add new characters and a new movie? You can sell more toys and coloring books for a few more years. And quite simply, it's things like that which allow the company to take the chances on the more adult Pixar flicks like Wall-E. It's something that little boys can be drawn to to play with, collect, and enjoy that doesn't involve guns, explosions, and death - which all in all is a rare damned thing these days. So get past the fact that Cars 2 is not probably meant as a movie for most adults...but for kids. Besides, everyone here bitches about how dumb each successive Pixar movie sounds - but still goes to see it anyway so that they can truly tell everyone how dumb it was...but they still got your money - which makes you the sucker. Sucker.

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  • Sep 12, 2009 5:07:02 AM CDT

    Cars was an unofficial sequel to Trucks.

    by fatpaul

    You know, the Stephen King story where machines turn on their masters, the one that Maximum Overdrive was based on.

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  • Sep 12, 2009 5:18:55 AM CDT

    Cotton, CARS are obviously Psionic Mutants

    by toadkillerdog

    They created the cities and shit by thinking. That is so obvious, how could you overlook that? My guess is that peoples co-exist along with these psionic mutants

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  • Sep 12, 2009 7:00:23 AM CDT

    I thought Cars was okay.

    by sal_bando

    Plus it had Paul Newman. C'mon it's what it is. Beep Beep, vroom vroom. It's no Monsters Inc, but it was fun.

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  • Sep 12, 2009 8:04:43 AM CDT

    Love peoples comments

    by burnednotice_dude

    Hate Cars because of lack of humans but yet prefer a movie about a disease infested rodent in a kitchen with food that is served to humans.

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  • Sep 12, 2009 9:33:38 AM CDT

    To hell with INCREDIBLES 2.....'cause DISNEY has MARVEL!!!

    by jdanielp

    And I LOVE...THE INCREDIBLES.

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  • Sep 12, 2009 9:37:04 AM CDT

    I would certainly go with INCREDIBLES 2 before CARS 2.

    by jdanielp

    That's a given. But yeah, with the purchase of Marvel, Disney has so many superhero options.

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  • Sep 12, 2009 10:22:34 AM CDT

    cars 2?umm why?

    by chainsaw1974

    this was the boring one out of the pixar films,what about nemo 2?or billy and john coming back for monsters 2?

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  • Sep 12, 2009 10:42:03 AM CDT

    I am onboard for Cars 2

    by dazzler69

    I loved the first one. At least it's not a remake.

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  • Sep 12, 2009 12:23:03 PM CDT

    I vote for Incredibles 2

    by ominus

    best golden age superhero comic movie ever

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  • Sep 12, 2009 12:24:44 PM CDT

    CARS is totally for kids...PIXARS worst.

    by fleshmachine

    i agree...weak concept.

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  • Sep 12, 2009 12:25:08 PM CDT

    Anything "2" over this.

    by fleshmachine

  • Sep 12, 2009 12:32:55 PM CDT

    FUCK CARS 2. WHERE THE FUCK IS INCREDIBLES2???

    by warcraft

    FUCK CARS. FUCK THEM UP THEIR STUPID MUFFLERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • Sep 12, 2009 1:09:21 PM CDT

    It's Brad BIRD, you idiot

    by ricarleite2

  • Sep 12, 2009 3:36:08 PM CDT

    It's BRAD LEWIS, you idiot

    by glenn_the_frog

    Brad BIRD isn't attached. The PRODUCER from Incredibles is attached, NOT the DIRECTOR. Just because they both have the first name "Brad", does not make them the same.

    Also, Bird will do Incredibles 2 when he has an idea for it, he's said so MANY times. And Cars 2 gets the sequal because of merchandising. Same stupid questions over and over...

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  • Sep 12, 2009 3:53:11 PM CDT

    It's BRETT FAVRE!!! IN YOUR FACE PIXAR!

    by lockesbrokenleg

    And your overrated shitfests.

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  • Sep 12, 2009 5:33:20 PM CDT

    Don't even care...

    by ultimarex

  • Sep 12, 2009 6:47:32 PM CDT

    "Mostly Excellent Ratatouille" ? WTF!?

    by jazzdownunder

    Ratatouille is without question the weakest Pixar effort to date, worse even than Wall-E which was also pretty dire. Wall-E was a cute character animation that would have made an interesting short but simply couldn't hold up a feature, not with the story Pixar cobbled together around him anyway. Ratatouille was the same except that it was all about making CG food "look good enough to eat", with a pathetically flimsy story and lazily constructed characters thrown together around that technical conceit.

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  • Sep 12, 2009 9:08:03 PM CDT

    They should have This guy do next Pixar.

    by sal_bando

    http://tinyurl.com/oboueg You'd watch it.

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  • Sep 13, 2009 7:54:47 AM CDT

    Cars did suck ass

    by alienindisguise

    It's the kiss of death when any studio panders to dumb ass kids

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  • Sep 13, 2009 9:15:01 AM CDT

    Pixar

    by ws

    I'm really enjoying reading all the Pixar hate...not because I hate Pixar, but just because they've been so over-praised for, basically, making mildly enjoyable kids films that adults don't mind watching. I've liked a few of their films (Toy Story 2, UP) but, I think a lot of their movies are fairly manipulative and insincere...even the moments that are supposed to be "poetic" feel glib to me. And, If you want a clue as to how Pixar REALLY feels about the audience they're making movies for, check out Wall-E and Ratatouille. To steal, butcher, and paraphrase a line from A.O. Scott; does it sound like I hate Pixar? Don't be fooled, Pixar hates you.

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  • Sep 13, 2009 1:26:03 PM CDT

    Lightnint McQueen made over as time traveling Dalorian

    by chiahead

    Lightning McQueen gets made over as a Dalorian, only he discovers he can travel through time if he goes faster than 88 mph. So he goes into the future, buys a sports almanac and gives it to himself so he can place bets. only the almanac says he wins NASCAR like every year, so he gets lazy. After he loses all his money betting on himself, but loses because he thinks it's self fulfilling prophecy, he goes and hooks up with this other car who turns out to be his mother. Then he sends her back in time and wakes up the next day and his girlfriend is Elisabeth Shue and he's the deputy mayor of Cars Town. He gets so excited by this he starts to have engine trouble. But the shakes get so bad he is forced to resign as deputy mayor of car town and lays low for a bit until he resurfaces on Rescue Me. Cars 3 is a western. It's actually called Coaches. Co-Starring Craig T. Nelson.

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  • Sep 13, 2009 6:09:09 PM CDT

    I'm fed up with computer animated films...

    by baryonyx

    ...even Pixar computer animated films. I've actually even started to prefer the duds that mixed traditional animation with CG, like Treasure Planet, Dreamwork's Sinbad, and Atlantis: those films are actually wonderful to look at in many ways - whilst the totally CG ones (Pixar's films, plus Shrek, Monsters Versus Aliens, etc) become kinda boring to watch because what they achieve seems less impressive because anything can be cooked-up in a computer. What saves Pixar's output is that, more often than not, they've put a lot of effort into the story.

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  • Sep 13, 2009 6:14:41 PM CDT

    THE INCREDIBLES

    by baryonyx

    Okay, it's pretty good - but it stops being a superhero satire movie at one point and becomes a James Bond satire movie instead.

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  • Sep 14, 2009 1:09:10 PM CDT

    @Baryonyx...

    by crazypants

    Those were some good questions - but I want to address your Nemo point about the angler-fish. He/She could've very well be sentient, but it was hunting prey and it was alone. So it had nothing to say to Marlin and Dory, and it's hunting technique would require total silence so that its prey get mesmerized by its glowing whatchamacallit. Also factor in life in the deep dark trenches may make a fish taciturn and solitary by nature.

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  • Sep 14, 2009 1:49:46 PM CDT

    @crazypants

    by baryonyx

    I know I was being unduly picky with that Nemo question, but the CARS world in particular does bug me a bit. Why, for instance, is the natural landscape shaped like car parts? Our rocky outcrops aren't shaped like people. Okay, I'll shut up now.

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  • Sep 14, 2009 2:09:02 PM CDT

    How CARS should've been done...

    by baryonyx

    Disney handled 'living' cars in a far better way many years earlier: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pxap-M_--k

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  • Sep 14, 2009 5:27:32 PM CDT

    How CARS should've been done...

    by baryonyx

    Okay, the youtube address I included in my last message wasn't right - it just just takes you to their home page. The cartoon I was referring to in my last message was Disney's 'Susie the little blue coupe', which is worth checking out on youtube. It's a great little story.

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  • Sep 16, 2009 9:57:50 PM CDT

    Are the gothu-loli cars from "Tokyo Mater" going to be in this?

    by anna valerious

    That would so make my day...

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