Movie Title: Cars 3 (Theatrical)
Grade: B+
Rating: G, 109
minutes
In a Nutshell: This family-friendly flick is the third
installment in the Cars franchise. By the way, the Cars ride at California Adventures next to
Disneyland in California is really great.
You’ll need to race over there first thing in the morning to get a Fast
Pass. They have done a really good job creating a Cars area too.
Uplifting theme:
- “You
can’t turn back the clock, but you can wind it up again.” – Mater (Larry
the Cable Guy)
- “Don’t
feel failure. Be afraid of not
having the chance!” – Sally (Bonnie Hunt)
- “Try
something new.” – Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson)
- “You
can use anything negative as fuel to push through to the positive.” – Cruz
Ramirez (Cristela Alonzo)
- “The
truth is always quicker.” – old car (What’s his name?)
- Believe in yourself.
Things I liked:
- The animation is extremely impressive.
- The training sequences were pretty cute.
- A lot
of really beautiful landscapes and environments.
- It
earns its Pixar magic in the Third Act.
Very sweet.
- Parents
and grandparents might be able to relate to the feeling of aging and being
past their prime, like Lightning
McQueen feels. There is a positive
lesson here for all of us old farts.
- It’s
great to hear John Ratzenburger’s voice again. Other familiar, favorite
voice talents include Cheech Marin, Tony Shalhoub, Bonnie Hunt, Kerry
Washington, Nathan Fillion, Bob Costas, and of course, Owen Wilson.
Things I didn’t like:
- The
story is very similar to the first movie in that an old driver (Doc
Hudson) has-been tries to make a comeback.
- How many kids (which is the target audience) are going to be able to relate to a midlife crisis?
- There
is a LOT of time spent racing. That
might lose the interest of some little girls.
- Despite being a racing moving, it's a little slow-moving. Ironic, eh?
- There isn't as much humor as the first movie.
Trivia:
- Paul
Newman was the original voice of Doc Hudson. They used some of the unused audio clips
from the first movie to add his voice to this film after his death. By the way, did you know Paul Newman was
a race car driver for many years?
- Mack
drives through Arlo’s family farm, which was shown in Pixar’s movie The Good Dinosaur.
- One of
the new racers whose number is 31 is sponsored by Triple Dent Gum, which
was the gum commercial that annoyed Anger in the movie Inside Out.
- The
only other Pixar film to have a 3rd movie installment is Toy Story.
- All
three Cars movies came out around the same time as Pirates of the Caribbean movies.
- Look
closely and you’ll see a Pizza Planet truck from Toy Story during the
demolition scene.
Funny lines:
- “Life’s a beach and then you drive.” – Lighning McQueen
Tips for
parents:
- This
is very safe for children of all ages.
There is no profanity or anything inappropriate.
- There
are some car crashes.
Cars
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