Product Description

A young stock car named Lightning on his way to a big race is kept in town to repair damage he caused and he begins to see the townsfolk, various motor vehicles, as family and friends.
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Media Type: DVD
Artist: DISNEY
Title: CARS
Street Release Date: 11/07/2006
Domestic
Genre: CHILDREN'S VIDEO

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #138 in DVD
• Brand: Disney
• Released on: 2006-11-07
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
• Formats: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English, Italian, Japanese, Yiddish
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .30 pounds
• Running time: 116 minutes

Amazon.com
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

On the DVD
With the slimmest extras package for a Pixar film debuting on DVD, Cars still shines for home viewing. As with earlier digital-to-digital transfers, the film sounds and looks stunning. There is only one behind-the-scenes feature, a 16-minute cursory but entertaining glance at director John Lasseter's influences (his dad was a car-parts manager), including some of the real-life inspiration for the film such as Michael Wallis's influential book on Route 66 (he also voiced the sheriff). There's a new cartoon for the DVD, "Mater and Ghost Light," which is smile-inducing at best. Four deleted scenes (in storybook format with voices) also show a darker tone the movie may have taken at one point. Best is the adorable short "One Man Band" that showed theatrically with the film, and the film's credit sequence can be seen full screen without the credits (and find the Easter egg for an extended version). Not a tricked-out DVD, but still worth a spin. --Doug Thomas

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Customer Reviews

How A CARtoon can make a grown man shed tears.
I had avoided seeing this movie for some time. Although I love Pixar cartoons, this one just never did anything for me.

Leave it to Pixar to surprise and delight.

Having just turned 40 the movie resonated within me in a deeper way.

Whether it was the fact that Radiator Springs had been seemingly left behind in the modern world, or the story of how Doc Hudson had grown old and forgetten, the theme of the passage of time really struck a chord.

When lighting McQueen learns to forego winning in order to help the King finish the race, it is a moral and empathic moment for children of all ages.

I don't collect DVD's personally, only for the kids, but this is one of the few that I might consider purchasing and stashing away to enjoy privately in a quiet moment.

Highly Recommended!

Cheers!

Brilliant For Blu-Ray
Exactly as the title describes. I'm so thankful for Pixar and Blu-Ray because now everything is exactly how it should look like. Crystal clear, brilliant, from the gloss of the paint on McQueen, the Lightning Bolt shadow over Mia and Tia to the dirt and rubber "balls" on the tracks, this entire movie was made for Blu-Ray. Get it in BR or bust!

great movie
The only think I would have liked to see on the Blu ray was the Ghost Light movie that is on the non HD disc.