CARS the movie!!

[stratman]

I just got it for my four year old (and me ).....here's a dvd that will make your system really shine! BB gives you an 11x14 3-D poster with each purchase, there's a promotion pack that has the DVD and four cars for 39.99 not to shabby........the quality is excellent both in video and sound.

This will be a reference DVD, the colors just jump out at you. You're going to see this DVD at a lot stores selling displays!

 

[agarwalro]

Just watched the movie on DVD last night. The hard pans of cars zipping by is awesome, the LFE use is great and PQ is amazing. It is just a treat for the eyes and ears. I am going to buy it for sure.

 

[j_garcia]

Picked it up, but haven't had a chance to watch it yet. Probably tonight or sometime this weekend.

 

[Audioholics]

Great look, great story... still laughing over the "piston cup" phonetic joke.

 

[Matt34]

I watched a theater recorded copy and the quality was so bad I didn't finish it. I've been waiting to watch the real deal for awhile.

 

[Bryce_H]

Just watched it - good picture and good sound.

 

[Jedi2016]

Great look, great story... still laughing over the "piston cup" phonetic joke.

"He did what in his cup?!?" LOL

But yes, this movie rocks. I was actually disappointed in IGN's review of the film.. while they lauded it for it's visual and audio quality, and slammed it for it's lack of special features (rightly so, given the last few Pixar DVD releases), they also slammed it for it's story. Which I thought was stupid. Just because Pixar goes from making a PG-rated, moderately adult-oriented film in The Incredibles doesn't mean that's what they're going to continue to make. The guy kept going on and on about how simple and predictable the story was, totally forgetting that it was made as a kid's film. Some people just don't "get it", ya know?

Me, I loved the film. "Pixar did it again", as I say. They have yet to disappoint me, I'm a huge fan of all their films.

Am I the only one that's going to double-dip all the Pixar films in HD? Didn't think so.

 

[jeffsg4mac]

Great movie, great sound, still laughing over the tractor scene. Tractors are dumb. LOL

 

[mpompey]

I can't wait to get my theater back up and running, so I can watch and listen to this DVD. I remember being impressed in the theater by the engine sounds.

I love the spoof of the ricer cars, and the one playing Kenny G. That was hilarious!

 

[Sheep]

You guys missed the best reference.

When Lightning jumps off that car to clear the wreckage, he sticks his tounge out like Michael Jordon.

BOO FICKING YA babay! I liked this movie a lot. Excellent picture, and a great use of LFE.

SheepStar

 

[Matt34]

Watched it last night, really like the picture quaility and the surround sound was top on. I thought it dragged on in the middle though.

Also watched Over the Hedge last night and it had me laughing more than Cars. The wife enjoyed it a lot more, she made a comment that Cars was a bit boring during parts.

 

[j_garcia]

I thought the story was great in Cars, but the movie itself did drag a little. Sound was good as always, but not as impressive as previous Pixar stuff. I didn't really care for the short films either.

 

[wilkenboy]

I didn't get a chance to see this one in the theater... as with many movies nowadays! Boy, was I glad to have a home theater set up for this one.

I had seen the previews and was not terribly excited about it... despite living 10 minutes from the Texas Motor Speedway, NASCAR does not hold much appeal for me. Fortunately the previews didn't do the story (or visuals) in this movie justice at all!

I agree that a two hours its a little long... but my seven year old and 19 month old sat entranced through the whole thing, and I really enjoyed it. I'm sure a few scenes here will make it into my regular "show off clip" lineup.

~Josh

 

[mpompey]

To tell you the truth, I didn't catch that at first. My wife, picked up on it immediately. Then it rang some bells.

MP

 

[supervij]

Wow. So I'm one of the very few who wasn't at all impressed by it, eh? Sure, it looked great and sounded great, but I thought the movie was boooring. Slow in the middle? Yeah, but I found it was slow in the beginning too. Only towards the end did the story pick up a little.

There were tons of great, tiny, funny jokes, but all the tiny jokes in the world don't make for a good story overall. Also, I found that some of the cars started to look similar after a while. Like it was hard differentiating them. Everyone's faces looked pretty much the same -- a problem I had with A Bug's Life -- which made the good guys hard to identify with and root for, and made the bad guys hard to boo and hiss for.

Mater was the only character I really enjoyed. Thank gods he had a very different looking face and personality. Never would have noticed him otherwise.

I dunno. Looks and sound are important, but a good story is vital. This one missed the mark for me. It'll probably be the only Pixar DVD I don't buy.

cheers,
supervij

 

[mpompey]

You gotta be kidding me, right? Every car was a different face, not to mention a different car. You can't get more different than that.

As for Bug's life, that was easy too. The ants (blue insects) are the good guys, the grasshoppers were the bad guys. Root for whichever side you like.

 

[DTS]

I finally bought the DVD and got to see the movie for the first time last night. Had a blast watching it. Sound, colors, neon lighting all great.

I agree all the cars had individual facial expressions and personalities. At the Very end you can even detect a bit of a twich on the SUV in the desert.

You could watch the movie over and over to catch different things, like, did you notice the tire tracks in the sky {like jet trails} in one scene?

 

[Duffinator]

I thought the story was great in Cars, but the movie itself did drag a little. Sound was good as always, but not as impressive as previous Pixar stuff.

I agree and it will be tough to surpass the high water mark set by The Incredibles. But still a good movie and my kids have been watching it non stop since we purchased it last week.

 

[j_garcia]

You gotta be kidding me, right? Every car was a different face, not to mention a different car. You can't get more different than that.

As for Bug's life, that was easy too. The ants (blue insects) are the good guys, the grasshoppers were the bad guys. Root for whichever side you like.

I agree. I didn't find the characters confusing at all. Not all of them were entirely useful, but none left me thinking which was which.

Mater was definitley my favorite of the bunch. Git 'er done! "I'm happier than a tornada' in a trailer park."

One thing I really did like was all the REAL racing personailty voices they used. A lot of attention was paid to the little car details: paint, sound etc...which I liked also.

 

[Duffinator]

One thing I really did like was all the REAL racing personailty voices they used.

The drivers voices were cool but since when is Bob Costas associated with Nascar? The Michael Schumacher/Ferrari connection was great.