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Jun. 22nd, 2006
Whilst in the wonderful world of Disney, we were inundated with all things Cars. What better a captive audience could Disney have to hawk Pixar's visions. It didn't hold a candle to the promotions for Pirates of the Caribbean but that's another tale. We were on our trip when Cars opened, so there really hasn't been any opportunities to catch it.
Tonight was the night. We caught a late matinee, you know the one with about twenty people in the whole theatre? This cushions Robert's tendency to wonder between his seat and Tracey and I's laps, as well as dampening Grace's overly loud "inside" voice. Whisper hasn't quite sunk in for my youngest daughter.
My movie review? Perfect. Pixar always rolls a quality product (pardon the pun), but I wasn't quite as satisfied with Finding Nemo and The Incredibles as the earlier films. But this one? Oh, man, this one was phenomenal.
For the sake of those animation fans who haven't seen it, I won't spew out spoilers. I'll only note the things that set Pixar's films apart from the rest of the emerging CGI animation crowd. It's all in the details. I read tonight that this film utilized four times the computing power that was used to make Incredibles and it still took seventeen hours to produce each FRAME of the movie. Each frame! The gleam of the chrome and paint. The thousands of cars rolling in the streets and highways. Thousands upon thousands of details.
When, or if, you happen to see Cars, you also become aware of the "all car" world the film is set in. The action takes place in a little gulch town called Radiator Springs. Goofy enough car name, with little places in the town like Flo's V8 Cafe, but look up above the town and you'll see much more. The hills hide the shapes from the fenders and front ends of cars from the forties and fifties. I'm pretty sure I spied a hood ornament from a 1939 Cadillac in there. In one shot, there's a map that shows the Cadillac Range, which you actually see behind the big radiator-cap-shaped butte above the town. It is, in fact, a representation of Cadillac Ranch, an art installation in Amarillo, Texas. The race sponsors of the main character are two brothers voiced by Tom and Ray Magliozzi, the Car Guys from NPR. Bob Costas was Bob Cutlass. Richard Petty was in there, Dale Jr., Mario Andretti and Michael Schumacher. And egads, just about every model and make of car you could possibly imagine. I promise this will be the only film you'll spy a 1959 Fiat Cinquecento.
In all, this is the ultimate animated treat for the car fiend in your life. And certainly among the best animated movies Pixar's ever produced.
Tonight was the night. We caught a late matinee, you know the one with about twenty people in the whole theatre? This cushions Robert's tendency to wonder between his seat and Tracey and I's laps, as well as dampening Grace's overly loud "inside" voice. Whisper hasn't quite sunk in for my youngest daughter.
My movie review? Perfect. Pixar always rolls a quality product (pardon the pun), but I wasn't quite as satisfied with Finding Nemo and The Incredibles as the earlier films. But this one? Oh, man, this one was phenomenal.
For the sake of those animation fans who haven't seen it, I won't spew out spoilers. I'll only note the things that set Pixar's films apart from the rest of the emerging CGI animation crowd. It's all in the details. I read tonight that this film utilized four times the computing power that was used to make Incredibles and it still took seventeen hours to produce each FRAME of the movie. Each frame! The gleam of the chrome and paint. The thousands of cars rolling in the streets and highways. Thousands upon thousands of details.
When, or if, you happen to see Cars, you also become aware of the "all car" world the film is set in. The action takes place in a little gulch town called Radiator Springs. Goofy enough car name, with little places in the town like Flo's V8 Cafe, but look up above the town and you'll see much more. The hills hide the shapes from the fenders and front ends of cars from the forties and fifties. I'm pretty sure I spied a hood ornament from a 1939 Cadillac in there. In one shot, there's a map that shows the Cadillac Range, which you actually see behind the big radiator-cap-shaped butte above the town. It is, in fact, a representation of Cadillac Ranch, an art installation in Amarillo, Texas. The race sponsors of the main character are two brothers voiced by Tom and Ray Magliozzi, the Car Guys from NPR. Bob Costas was Bob Cutlass. Richard Petty was in there, Dale Jr., Mario Andretti and Michael Schumacher. And egads, just about every model and make of car you could possibly imagine. I promise this will be the only film you'll spy a 1959 Fiat Cinquecento.
In all, this is the ultimate animated treat for the car fiend in your life. And certainly among the best animated movies Pixar's ever produced.