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redcactusflower

Kicks on Rt 66

Jun 13, 2006 03:14

On Saturday I went Mike and the other usual suspects to see Cars, the latest Pixar creation. It was fun, and I am eagerly anticipating seeing it again with the fam, but I have a few gripes to air. This film never really enticed me with its trailers, etc., but neither did Finding Nemo and The Incredibles, which proceeded to blow my mind and ( Read more... )

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wmk06 June 13 2006, 04:40:46 UTC

I was bothered by the lack of people too. I think its very much a "grownup" nitpick about a children's movie, but I think what bothered me most was who the heck is making these cars? And how did civilization develop given the limited range of motion/functions of cars?

Also the country music. The constant country music bothered me. And I thought it lagged a lot in the middle, though the end was great.

casbah7132 June 13 2006, 15:49:04 UTC

I totally agree with your comment about being bothered by the lack of humans. I saw a preview and that human-less element bothered me for many reasons, though the relationship of humans to the characters that you described is a good point!

watchreader June 13 2006, 15:59:48 UTC

All of these critiques and no mention of its ripping off of Doc Hollywood?

redcactusflower June 17 2006, 06:58:47 UTC

I had heard of such plagarism, but was not familiar with Doc Hollywood's plot. After looking it up on IMDB, though, I completely agree. The least they could have done is throw in some tributes to Michael J Fox or something.