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List Price: $29.99 | | Label: Walt Disney Video
Salesrank: 155
Released: November 7, 2006 |
| Our Price: $11.85 |
| Used Price: $7.71 |
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MPAA Rating: G (General Audience)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
From the acclaimed creators of TOY STORY, THE INCREDIBLES, and FINDING NEMO comes a high-octane adventure comedy that shows life is about the journey, not the finish line. Hotshot rookie race car Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) is living life in the fast lane until he hits a detour on his way to the most important race of his life. Stranded in Radiator Springs, a forgotten town on the old Route 66, he meets Sally, Mater, Doc Hudson (Paul Newman), and a variety of quirky characters who help him discover that there's more to life than trophies and fame. Revved up with a sensational soundtrack, featuring Rascal Flatts, Sheryl Crow, John Mayer, James Taylor, and others, plus exciting bonus features, including the exclusive short movie "Mater And The Ghostlight," CARS is full of freewheeling fun for everyone.
Description of Cars (Widescreen Edition):
There's an extra coat of hot wax on Pixar's vibrant, NASCAR-influenced comedy about a world populated entirely by cars. Lightning McQueen (voiced by Owen Wilson) is the slick rookie taking the Piston Cup series by storm when the last race of the season (the film's high-octane opening) ends in a three-way tie. On the way to the tie-breaker race in California, Lightning loses his way off Route 66 in the Southwest desert and is taught to stop and smell the roses by the forgotten citizens of Radiator Springs. It's odd to have such a slim story from the whizzes of Pixar, and the film pales a bit from their other films (though can that be a fair comparison?). Nonetheless, Cars is another gleaming ride with Pixar founder John Lasseter, who's directing for the first time since Toy Story 2. There's the usual spectrum of excellent characters teamed with appropriate voice talent, loads of smooth humor for kids and parents alike, knockout visuals, and a colorful array of sidekicks, including a scene-stealing baby blue forklift named Guido. Lightning's plight is changed with the help of former big-city lawyer Sally Carrera (Pixar veteran Bonnie Hunt), the town's patriarch Doc Hudson (Paul Newman), and kooky tow truck Mater (Larry the Cable Guy). The Incredibles was the first Pixar film to break the 100-minute barrier, but had enough story not to suffer; Cars, at 116 minutes (including some must-see end credit footage), is not as fortunate, plus it never pierces the heart. Trivia fans should have bonanza with the frame-by-frame DVD function; the movie is stuffed with in-jokes, some appearing only for an instant. Ages 5 and up. --Doug Thomas
Cars (Widescreen Edition) Reviews:
Whoot Whoot! 
2009-11-06 - This movie is the best! My son Dogan is obsessed and we watch it every night. It never gets old, it has a good storyline and great graphics and cute characters.
Can not be played 
2009-10-27 - The drive I received is a blot on the part of the reading, and
can not be played, but I have a problem is that the cost of sending
is greater than the cost of the product I bought, who believe we can do?
Cars DVD
2009-10-23 - My wife has been looking for this Blu Ray DVD for sometime, but all of the outlets have not reduced their price. Therefore, we surfed the internet at Amazon and found a seller who was selling it for a discount. We immediately purchased the DVD and are thoroughly enjoying it in Blu Ray.
Cars
2009-10-13 - The DVD was in perfect condition and my kids love it! Shipping was fast too!
Loved the Route 66 scenes, not so much on the track 
2009-09-28 - Maybe Pixar's idea was to rope kids in with the racing scenes, and keep the parents watching with the Route 66 legacy. In any case, it seems unlikely to me that most people will be thrilled by *both*.
I also dislike that Mater is such a White Trash stereotype. He's dumb and dirty and he talks funny. Are we to understand all Mid-Southerners are hillbillies?
Great music, though.
