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Cars (2006)

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Average Rating: 6.9/10
Reviews Counted: 193
Fresh: 142 | Rotten: 51

While the story may not reach the high standards of Toy Story and The Incredibles, viewers of all ages will marvel at the technical brilliance of the animation and come away satisfied.

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Average Rating: 6.7/10
Critic Reviews: 41
Fresh: 30 | Rotten: 11

While the story may not reach the high standards of Toy Story and The Incredibles, viewers of all ages will marvel at the technical brilliance of the animation and come away satisfied.

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A pedal-to-the-metal race car determined to prove his worth on the tracks discovers that life isn't always about crossing the finish line first in Toy Story director John Lasseter's mechanically minded tale of friendship and loyalty. Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) may be just a rookie, but he's convinced that he can realize his dream of zooming by the checkered flag if he can only make it to California in time to compete in the upcoming Piston Cup Championship. When Lightning takes a

Nov 7, 2006

$244.1M

Buena Vista

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All Critics (197) | Top Critics (41) | Fresh (150) | Rotten (53) | DVD (35)

Rips off Doc Hollywood, almost note for note.

December 14, 2006 Comments (11)
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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Along came the interstate, apparently, and ruined everything. Just like that darned Internet, I guess, or that superhighway stuff, or those dumb movies they make with computers nowadays.

June 12, 2006 Comments (5)
New Yorker
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Cars might get us into car world as a gimmick, but it doesn't get us into car world as a state of mind. Thus, the animation, rather than seeming like an expression of the movie's deeper truth, becomes an impediment to it.

June 9, 2006 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | Comment
San Francisco Chronicle
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Cars made me want to hop in my jalopy and to head out to Route 66, bypassing the boring interstate highways that made the Mother Road redundant.

June 9, 2006 Full Review Source: Toronto Star | Comment
Toronto Star
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It's beautiful to look at. The talking cars feel more alive than talking cars should.

June 9, 2006 Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | Comment
Orlando Sentinel
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It's another innovative piece of entertainment from the animation studio, taking the audience on a kinetic trip into a world populated only by automobiles.

June 9, 2006 Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | Comment
Newark Star-Ledger
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Cars is a nice homily to small town life and remembering the past - which definitely has its charms - and call for remembering our roots, but it's been done better elsewhere.

March 10, 2011 Full Review Source: ComingSoon.net | Comment (1)
ComingSoon.net

Pixar's latest visual stunner with a heart of gold honors our obsession with the automobile. Although it will make many nostalgic for the open road, especially the historic Route 66, the kids might get a little bored with this one.

September 8, 2009 Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | Comments (6)
Hollywood.com

Pixar's grown so metallic that having automobiles for animated characters becomes disturbingly apt

August 30, 2009 Full Review Source: CinePassion | Comments (8)
CinePassion

Although the plot coasts along a predictable path, the verbal jokes and sight gags rev things up along the way, making the film enjoyable almost from start to finish.

June 6, 2009 Full Review Source: Cinefantastique | Comment
Cinefantastique

I've never seen a Pixar film so void of magic, and originality before...

April 29, 2009 Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | Comment (1)
Cinema Crazed

Owen Wilson's infectious good-natured energy permeates Pixar's light-hearted animated movie about "Lightning McQueen" a rookie competition race car that discovers there's more to life than winning races.

April 23, 2009 Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | Comment
ColeSmithey.com

This noisy animated paean to NASCAR and Route 66 gets mired in the middle laps on a grippy track.

April 23, 2009 Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | Comment
Boston Phoenix

Cars is Pixar's most improbable success to date, a film that could easily have misfired, but somehow does not.

October 29, 2008 Full Review Source: Decent Films Guide | Comment
Decent Films Guide

Here it is, another masterpiece from director John Lasseter and his fellow geniuses at Pixar Animation Studios, once again raising the bar out of reach of everyone but themselves.

August 7, 2008 Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | Comment
Sacramento News & Review

Pixar comedy is full of four-wheeled fun.

July 10, 2008 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Common Sense Media

Despite its technical accomplishments, Cars feels less Formula One than Ford Fiesta.

June 23, 2008 Full Review Source: Film4 | Comments (2)

One of these days, the magicians at Pixar will make a bad movie%u2013or even a mediocre one%u2013but it hasn't happened yet.

February 28, 2008 Full Review Source: BrandonFibbs.com | Comment
BrandonFibbs.com

The rote melancholy song by Randy Newman evokes more laughter than compassion.

July 14, 2007 Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | Comments (4)
Big Picture Big Sound

It's never a good sign when the funniest, most entertaining part of a movie are the closing credits.

April 8, 2007 Full Review Source: Cinematical | Comments (2)
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Audience Reviews for Cars

O ano de 2006 constatou a realização de uma previsão feita por analistas e fãs desde o início da década: a saturação do mercado de animação. Devido aos imensos sucessos dos filmes da Pixar e o fenômeno de certo ogro verde, diversos estúdios colocaram em produção uma série de animados digitais, esperando receberem sua

August 9, 2011
Matheus Carvalho

Super Reviewer

Pixar has made a record for the best animated movies ever, this one wasnt good for me. Racecar Lightning Mcqueen (Owen Wilson) is a self centered racing star, and on his trip to California for a big race he is lost on Route 66 and accidentaly destroys the road of a ghost town called Radiator Springs. At first he

February 28, 2011
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Brad Wright

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    1. Mater: He did what in his cup?
    – Submitted by Rachel P (30 days ago)
    1. Lizzie: If you keep talking to yourself, people are going to think you're crazy...
    2. Lightning McQueen: Thanks for the tip...
    3. Lizzie: What!? I wasn't talking to you!
    – Submitted by Rachel P (30 days ago)
    1. Fillmore: I tell you man... every third blink is slower.
    2. Sarge: The 60s weren't good to you did they?
    – Submitted by Nathan J (5 months ago)
    1. Mater: She's my fiance.
    2. Lightning McQueen: What?!
    3. Mater: Ha ha! Just kiddin'. She just likes me for my body.
    – Submitted by Anthony A (5 months ago)
    1. Doc Hudson: What do you want, Sally?
    – Submitted by Anthony A (5 months ago)

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