Originally Posted By EighthDwarf "There are MILLIONS who disagree with you." Wow, MILLIONS???. Here are the Rotten Tomato (summary of all reviews) scores of all the Pixar movies. Toy Story - 100% Toy Story 2 - 100% A Bug's Life - 91% Monsters Inc. - 95% Finding Nemo - 98% The Incredibles - 97% Cars - 76% Ratatouille - 97% Notice a pattern? I'm obviously not alone in saying Cars was by far the worst Pixar movie.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I would rather watch Cars before Ratatouille, Finding Nemo, Bugs Life or the Incredibles. And it takes just about equal weighting with the Toy Stories and Monsters Inc, but I feel Cars has better animation. But best and worst is subjective. after all I like Tron, and Brother Bear - Ratatouille, Finding Nemo and Enchanted disappointed me.
Originally Posted By EighthDwarf To each his own I guess. The general consensus of all critics is that Cars was sub-par according to Pixar standards. Question: have you ever seen Doc Hollywood? My biggest problem with Cars is that it's story-line is very close to that of Doc Hollywood's, which (to me) shows a serious lack of Pixar's typical creativity.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Yes, I have seen Doc Hollywood and enjoyed it. Just like I really like Romeo and Julliet as well as Westside Story. Difference is the race at the end. To there is no equivelency in Doc Hollywood. Something about trying to bring the town back to life. Or the mentoring issue of Doc/Judge who was once like the main protagonist. To me there are enough differences to make them both stand out.
Originally Posted By danyoung >...it's Doc Hollywood without the nudity...< Ahhhh, waking up to the sight of Julie Warner in a misty lake . . .
Originally Posted By danyoung I do have to say that I just spent Christmas with my brother and his kids. The 4 year old boy just can't get enough of Cars. Loves the movie, watches it over and over (and over and over!), and pretty much ALL of his Christmas gifts had a Cars theme.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt 4 year olds can do a lot of things over and over. Cars wasn't Pixar's strongest film. Nice animation, lame story.
Originally Posted By Moon Waffle "Wow, MILLIONS???. Here are the Rotten Tomato (summary of all reviews) scores of all the Pixar movies..." I don't care what critics say.
Originally Posted By Moon Waffle Let me expand on that a bit...I don't care what critics say. I'm going off of what the people I know have said about Cars and everyone I've talked to loved it. To many it was their favorite Pixar movie. And I'm not living in a bubble either. Cars has obviously been popular enough with the general public that Disney is deciding to make an ENTIRE land based on the movie. They wouldn't do this if they didn't believe in the movies popularity and ability to bring in guests. Cars got a bad rap from the critics for whatever reason. Who cares. The general public loved it. It's amusing how often these two groups have completely different tastes.
Originally Posted By danyoung >Cars wasn't Pixar's strongest film. Nice animation, lame story.< I tend to agree that it wasn't the best of the Pixar films. I wouldn't call the story lame - I just didn't really identify with the characters very well. But obviously it has its market.
Originally Posted By PetesDraggin Cars was definitely made with the kids in mind. It isn't nearly as adult-friendly as the other Pixar movies, but many adults still love it. I, personally, think that it was the weakest of Pixar's releases. But I also understand that it has been a merchandising gold mine for Disney. It's amazing how many different Cars-related products are available in stores, and they are still selling strong. Again, not a huge fan of the movie, but I understand why Disney is trying to capitalize on its marketing potential. The new land will be VERY popular.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt "I wouldn't call the story lame - I just didn't really identify with the characters very well." Talking cars was just too far fetched even for an animation fan like me. The whole premise just wasn't believable.
Originally Posted By danyoung I didn't find the premise any stranger than talking toys. But I identified much more with Buzz, the beleagured leader, as opposed to cocky headstrong Lightening McQueen.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt The toys only talked when no humans were around. The characters in Cars, on the other hand, existed in some sort of parallel automobile universe with no humans in sight. They had eyes and mouths. The whole concept was kind of strange and struck me as being a stretch, even for an animated movie. Nevertheless, the Cars Land addition to DCA looks intriguing. I'm not thrilled that it's yet another collection of Pixar based attractions, but it does appear to be an addition that will be an enhancement to the park.
Originally Posted By danyoung I think we all need to get over the whole Pixar vs. classic Disney thing. It might have had some value back when Disney was just distributing the films. But now that both companies are all one big happy family, I don't see any difference between Buzz and Goofy.
Originally Posted By ChurroMonster "That's funny, Churro. I really, Really, REALLY wanted Ohio State to go to the Rose Bowl so my Trojans could lay waste to them but the BCS system is so screwed up." Do yourself a favor and check out next season's schedule. We play each other during the regular season.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt "But now that both companies are all one big happy family, I don't see any difference between Buzz and Goofy." I wouldn't like it if every other new ride was based on classic Disney characters either. Especially if management tried to put a Goofy themed attraction in Tomorrowland or any other place besides Fantasyland. Yet, this is exactly this kind of mis-theming that they are doing with the Pixar characters across the board. Don't even get me started on Nemo and the Submarines. Now, it isn't that I think that creating Pixar attractions is a bad move. The issue I have is that it's too much of the same thing over and over again to the point where the experiences are becoming redundant. From a creative standpoint you should ask yourself if DCA really needs another entire Pixar themed land when the park already has A Bug's Land, a Monsters ride, a Pixar parade, and the new Toy Story Mania on the way. In my opinion most of the new additions would probably be just as entertaining without the Pixar characters.
