Wednesday, July 12, 2006
CARS
Featuring: Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Sally Carrera (an appropriate name!)
Brief Synopsis: A sporty young racecar finds himself in the middle of the countryside after several wrong turns.
Comments: This was a film that I felt my son could watch which is always a bit of a distraction because you spend half your time keeping an eye on him trying to make sure he doesn't misbehave by continually kicking the seat in front of him! Generally it's a fun film with the young gun learning that life isn't just about getting to the top but about relationships in life (something some people forget once they start earning) which is a good moral lesson for every young person to learn (yawn).
The cars themselves are actually quite realistic and the characters have more depth than your average Hollywood character which is worrying seeing as the former are computer generated images and the latter are humans! There are a few parts where the conversations get a bit lengthy which is easy to gauge because my 6 year old gets a bit restless and starts flapping his seat about. My favourite cars have to be the boy racers who gently send the Mack to lullaby land - it's a shame they didn't make another appearance in the film. It was also fun to collect the McDonald's toys - has a film ever had a chance to make better more money from it's toys? Actually maybe during the Toy Story series...!
Things to learn from this film: The person who crosses the finish line first isn't always the winner.
Rating: 6/10
Featuring: Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Sally Carrera (an appropriate name!)
Brief Synopsis: A sporty young racecar finds himself in the middle of the countryside after several wrong turns.
Comments: This was a film that I felt my son could watch which is always a bit of a distraction because you spend half your time keeping an eye on him trying to make sure he doesn't misbehave by continually kicking the seat in front of him! Generally it's a fun film with the young gun learning that life isn't just about getting to the top but about relationships in life (something some people forget once they start earning) which is a good moral lesson for every young person to learn (yawn).
The cars themselves are actually quite realistic and the characters have more depth than your average Hollywood character which is worrying seeing as the former are computer generated images and the latter are humans! There are a few parts where the conversations get a bit lengthy which is easy to gauge because my 6 year old gets a bit restless and starts flapping his seat about. My favourite cars have to be the boy racers who gently send the Mack to lullaby land - it's a shame they didn't make another appearance in the film. It was also fun to collect the McDonald's toys - has a film ever had a chance to make better more money from it's toys? Actually maybe during the Toy Story series...!
Things to learn from this film: The person who crosses the finish line first isn't always the winner.
Rating: 6/10
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