Pixar Amazes Again With “Cars”

I kept telling everyone that I would only go see Pixar’s new animated movie “Cars” if I were armed with a bucket of tomatoes to throw at the screen for every time Larry the Cable Guy blurted out his annoying catchphrase “Get-R-Done!” I found it ironic and amusing when I went to the movie and found that his character’s name was Tow Mater. It’s also interesting that after watching this film, I don’t despise Larry the Cable Guy anymore, he actually did a terrific job and I don’t think anyone else could have pulled his part off. And even though I didn’t come armed with Tomatoes, he only said the phrase once and it wasn’t such a bad thing.

I think everyone involved did a great job on “Cars.” Pixar really steps up the bar on every movie they come out with. What I really love about these movies is that the writers are all heart, the stories are not just humorous and entertaining like we expect from animation/cartoons but they are really inspiring.

Any NASCAR fan may have picked up on a few of the subtle nods to actual NASCAR story lines from the past. I could certainly be wrong about this, but I sort of picked up on the possibility that Lighting’s character was based on Jeff Gordon and Chick Hicks’s character was loosely based on Dale Earnhardt. It all seemed to make sense, Jeff Gordon was the hot new rookie in the last year of The King’s career (which was definitely the story in this film,) and Dale Earnhardt was his big intimidating rival (which was definitely Chick’s part in this movie). In the movie, Lightning sticks with Rust-eze as his sponsor because they gave him his big break. Gordon has stuck with the team and sponsor who gave him his big break since the very beginning also. I won’t go on with any of the other subtle hints to actual NASCAR stories in case you haven’t seen the film yourself.

I really enjoyed the fact that they used the “Fabulous Hudson Hornet” in the movie. I think it will be great for a lot of non-racing fans to learn a little bit about this early legendary icon in American motorsports. It was all very fitting.

You don’t have to be a racing fan to enjoy this movie, it’s definitely entertaining for anyone to see. Not to mention the visual effects are above and beyond the best seen from a computer animated film yet. Keep ‘em coming, Pixar. You cease to amaze.