Originally Posted By u k fan If I'm honest what I've seen so far from the trailers less than thrills me, but I could have said the same about The Incredibles at this stage and it was only Ellen Degeneres' involvement with Nemo that had me interested just from watching the trailers. I just don't find Pixar trailers very thrilling to be honest. The only exception was the Monsters Inc. one where they go through the wrong door!!!
Originally Posted By u k fan I have to admit the subject matter doesn't exactly excite me, but the Pixar name does. But as I said before I've given up judging a Pixar movie from the trailer and given Pixar's track record of telling a good story I expect I'll be rooting for the characters when I see the movie!!!
Originally Posted By basil fan You have to use judgement when deciding which movie to see. Everyone can recall a trailer that looked great for a movie they hated. I honestly thought I'd hate Emperor's New Groove, but I was unwilling to skip a Disney animated feature, & I'm so glad! I loved it! Conversely, I just assumed I'd like Nemo without even watching the trailers, but I didn't. It happens that way sometimes. Cetainly, if you like every Pixar movie, you should see Cars. IMO. I plan to see it, even though I think the trailers make it look awful. Of course, I have free movie passes, too. Mouse Tales <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/disney/mice.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/ disney/mice.html</a>
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA First of all, I've never watched a frame of a NASCAR race. Second, having cars watching cars in a big racetrack isn't exactly MY idea of clever. Third, I have no knowledge of Larry the Cable Guy, so that voice of the tow truck sounds like the late Jim Varney -- not that there's anything wrong with that. It's just like using Gilbert Gottfried as a voice actor. Yeah, we've heard that before.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad First of all, I don't like Nascar either and I wasn't talking about "us" liking it. Second, I am saying that the bazillion NASCAR fans out there, adults and kids, will go to see this movie, thereby bringing dads along who would otherwise skip the Disney animated feature for some PG-13 action flick. Third, I have no clue who Jim Varney is, and I can't seem to find Merced on a map. No offense ofcourse.
Originally Posted By seanyoda The late Jim Varney is best known for his character "Ernest P. Worrell" who was featured in numerous commercials, starred in a few films, and even went to Splash Mountain. For Pixar he provided the voices for Slinky Dog in Toy Story and Toy Story 2. (He died of lung cancer 6 years ago, which would have been before any voice recordings for Cars.) His filmography is at <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001815/" target="_blank">http://www.imdb.com/name/nm000 1815/</a> On and Merced is here <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=Merced" target="_blank">http://maps.google.com/maps?oi =map&q=Merced</a>,+CA
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <and I can't seem to find Merced on a map.> Merced is a little town in a little state called California. Population 70,000 and home to the newest University of California school, UCMerced. We have all the comforts of many towns, including two Starbucks, Dominos pizza, Sears, and even some grocery stores. For additional information on Merced, CA, please visit their website: <a href="http://www.cityofmerced.org/" target="_blank">http://www.cityofmerced.org/</a>
Originally Posted By DVC_dad Wow I am put in my place not once but twice! lol Thanks for the info on Earnest. And Jim, as long as your city has a Starbucks, then it's okay by me... not that it needs MY approval. still.
Originally Posted By electra >>>Second, having cars watching cars in a big racetrack isn't exactly MY idea of clever.<<<< yeah Im having trouble warming up to that concept too...I had a similar problem with Robots, a world populated completely by robots, um for some reason that angle kinda rubs away the specialness of the creatures your supposed to be watching on the screen a bit. I had the same feeling with Monsters Inc too, all the monsters living in a monster world, but then when Boo comes in it kinda helps shift the humanless aspect of the film & made it a tad more easier for me...
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Funny - I loved both Robots and Monsters Inc. I like to get away from it all sometimes. For that, I am also looking forward to Cars. Jim - there's now a UC in Merced???? wow, now they've come a long way. What's their speciality - agriculture?
Originally Posted By hopemax Then it's a good thing that Cars really isn't about Nascar and racing, right. Dick Cook talked a bit about it at the NFFC convention before showing the rough trailer. What people might want to know is that John Lasseter's Dad is a big car nut and worked at an autoparts store and when John was a kid, they took a family trip along Route 66. The main car is a race car, but he ends up being left behind and the movie is about the journey to get back "home" and the stuff you miss when you have been living your life in the fast lane.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <Jim - there's now a UC in Merced???? wow, now they've come a long way. What's their speciality - agriculture?> UCMerced just opened this past Fall semester, davewasbaloo. <a href="http://www.ucmerced.edu/about_ucmerced/" target="_blank">http://www.ucmerced.edu/about_ ucmerced/</a> This link has more information about fields of study and majors. It goes beyond just Ag. <a href="http://www.ucmerced.edu/current_students/academics.asp" target="_blank">http://www.ucmerced.edu/curren t_students/academics.asp</a>
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA thanks for the plot synopsis, hopemax. The actual storyline you related sounds so much more interesting than the trailer reveals.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Thanks Jim, Interesting read, the courses definately make sense for the Central Valley. However the notion of International Culture and History being taught in Merced seems to be a fusion of two different disciplines. Back on topic - I love this Doc Hollywood approach cars is taking. I am really looking forward to it.
Originally Posted By JeffG >> "Back on topic - I love this Doc Hollywood approach cars is taking. I am really looking forward to it." << From what I've heard, the film actually follows the "Doc Hollywood" format very closely. I have a feeling that this will help its appeal extend beyond the NASCAR crowd pretty well. In all the discussion of the voice performers in this thread, I don't think anyone has mentioned that Paul Newman plays a major role. That should also be a pretty good selling point for them. I've heard that Larry the Cable Guy's character pretty much steals the film, though... -Jeff
