 | 映画原題: Cars [ 映画邦題: カーズ ] : 話題注目作劇場公開映画 |  | |  |  | |  | Cars : Hollywood Cinema Director : シネマ作品監督紹介 | | Cars : Actor [CAST・CREW] : アクター・アクトレス(男優・女優・声優)&ミュージシャン・アーティスト紹介 | | Cars : 本国映画ライターによる映画の内容 with イングリッシュ : English Description of Story |  |  |  |  | Amazon.com:There's an extra coat of hot wax on Pixar's vibrant, NASCAR-influenced comedy about a world populated entirely by cars. Lighting McQueen (voiced by Owen Wilson) is the slick rookie taking the Piston Cup series by storm when the last race of the season (the film's high-octane opening) ends in a three-way tie. On the way to the tie-breaker race in California, Lighting loses his way off Route 66 in the Southwest desert and is taught to stop and smell the roses by the forgotten citizens of Radiator Springs. It's odd to have such a slim story from the whizzes of Pixar, and the film pales a bit from their other films (though can that be a fair comparison?). Nonetheless, Cars is another gleaming ride with Pixar founder John Lasseter, who's directing for the first time since Toy Story 2. There's the usual spectrum of excellent characters teamed with appropriate voice talent, loads of smooth humor for kids and parents alike, knockout visuals, and a colorful array of sidekicks, including a scene-stealing baby blue forklift named Guido. Lighting's plight is changed with the help of former big-city lawyer Sally Carrera (Pixar veteran Bonnie Hunt), the town's patriarch Doc Hudson (Paul Newman), and kooky tow truck Mater (Larry the Cable Guy). The Incredibles was the first Pixar film to break the 100-minute barrier, but had enough story not to suffer; Cars, at 116 minutes (including some must-see end credit footage), is not as fortunate, plus it never pierces the heart. Trivia fans should have bonanza with the frame-by-frame DVD function; the movie is stuffed with in-jokes, some appearing only for an instant. Ages 5 and up. --Doug Thomas |  |  |  |  | | | | | Cars : 現地ハリウッド市民の評価 : 英語批評版 : Native Evaluation | | | | |  Pixar. Teaching Good Values. / 2006-06-19
Pixar and Disney are a wonderful team. After huge successes like "Toy Story" "A Bug's Life" "Toy Story 2" "Monster's Inc." and "Finding Nemo," they come out with another Box Office winner in "Cars." But compared to their previous releases, I rank this latest offering last. It just isn't as well written a story, and I believe most will be disappointed to find very few actual racing scenes. And nowhere near as funny as their previous releases. One highlight though, is the message it brings. A reminder to all of us that, winning is not nearly as important, as how we treat others in the process of achieving our goals. Something every child in the audience needs to hear, and possibly every adult even more so. | | | | | | | | | | | |  PIXAR'S ABSOLUTE BEST FILM EVER! / 2006-06-18
Being a fan of Toy Story and A Bug's Life, I used to look forward to a Pixar release. Then came Finding Nemo and The Incredibles: two of the dumbest movies I have ever seen! I went and saw Cars just becuase I'll sit through anything that has to do with cars and motor vehicles. But, to my surprise, the movie was great! This is way better than any of Pixar's other movies. It's a must see! | | | | | | | | | | | | Sentimental Highway / 2006-06-18
Pixar's last collaboration with Disney turns out to be a sweetly sentimental picture about days gone by - about the fast pace of the present leaving behind the "simpler" days of bygone years.
"Cars" is the interesting final act in a marriage between the most original maker of animated pictures and the marketing behemoth better know for its tried, trite and formulaic films. The film is completely predictable. Once we are introduced to self-sufficient, arrogant racecar "Lightning McQueen," only the most obtuse of viewers could fail to predict that he will somehow learn the requisite lessons that 1) We All Must Rely On Others and 2) We Must All Slow Down To See The Beauty Arounf Us. Add a love interest, a motley collection of oddballs and a bitter old racer who has turned his back on his old love of racing, and you have a potential carnival of clichﾃδｩs. But "Cars" pretty much gets past banality to deliver a movie that is breathtaking to watch, often funny and almost moving.
"Cars" waxes rhapsodic about the pre-interstate experience of driving in which the journey, not the destination, was most important. The film adulates the old Route 66, with its neon-emblazoned motels, gas stations and drive-ins. It should probably not shock anyone that these establishments could be ugly, uncomfortable and lonely in their own right. But "Cars" lets us see their beautiful side, in which they catered to the basic needs of travelers of the 1950s and 60s while reflecting the values of their era.
Animated or not, "Cars" is a crashing bore for the little kids. The soundtrack veers too much toward mawkishness, and the languid vistas conjured up by the filmmakers are too glorious for small minds. There's too much story, too much unfathomable nostalgia and not enough racing. The kids in the theater where I saw the film were losing their minds.
But for those of us with a bit of wear on our tires, "Cars" gets us where we want to go - a few minutes rest from the hustle-bustle of the Highway We Call Life. | | | | | | | | | | | | Pixar has done it again / 2006-06-18
Who would have thought a movie about cars could have so much heart? Not me, and honestly I went into this movie with low expectations, despite the fact that so many Pixar movies are so well done. Well, boy was I surprised.
The beginning of the movie was much like I expected the entire movie to be..loud and fast, with so much going on onscreen you can't keep track of it all. But the movie switches tone and pacing when the star racecar ends up (by accident) in the sleepy town of Radiator Springs, with a bunch of good-ol-boy cars who haven't heard of the Piston Cup and just want to bring their little town back to its heydey glory.
Larry the Cable Guy steals the show as Mater, the tow truck who befriends the self-centered racecar and inadvertently helps to teach him the value of teamwork and putting others before yourself.
Overall a great movie and I don't hesitate to recommend it to anyone. | | | | | | | | | | | | Unoriginal, but thoroughly creative and enjoyable! / 2006-06-18
I went into Cars with not very high expectations. I don't know why considering Pixar has a perfect batting average when it comes to making good films. Perhaps it was the unbelievably high amount of negative reviews I was reading about the film. In the end, I think this was a good thing as it allowed me to watch a movie that would surpass my expectations, and I love it when a movie is better than I expect.
The first thing you need to know about Cars is that it's an abstract fantasy. Much of the criticism I hear is about how the film's setting doesn't make sense logically. Here we have a world populated by cars which feature accomodations such as doors and seats for humans that don't exist. I find this a silly thing to get hung up on as it has no bearing on the story of the film which uses personified cars as clever characterizations of people.
The film opens up strong and engages you right from the beginning. I hate NASCAR, but I had no problem enjoying the visuals of the film's openning race that would serve to tell the motive of the main character, Lightning McQueen, as well as set up the conflict he would have to overcome.
The story itself is completely unoriginal and full of cliche, but this does not detract much from the film. Even if feel at points that you've been there, seen that, you really haven't due to the interesting twist of the movie's unique setting (cars instead of people in case you haven't been following along). You also haven't seen this story (Doc Hollywood) done so well. Were this a serious drama, the cliche and stereotypes that are rampant in the film would be a negative, but as a comedy they only add to the film's characterization of Americana and society.
The pleasure in this film isn't wondering what's going to happen next. In deed, the film is entirely predictable, but fitting to the theme of the movie it's a great ride. Lightning McQueen starts off as a hot shot racing car celebrity who ends up trapped in a small town and ends up learning what's important in life. The pleasure is in watching the growth and development of the main character on his journey to enlightenment (read: not being a self-centered, egotistical moron) and all the encounters with the story's other denizens along the way.
Much like Ellen Degeneres did in Finding Nemo, Larry the Cable Guy steals the show as the lovable tow truck named Mater. You don't have to be a fan to appreciate his performance. And Luke Wilson has become a master at making the unlikable-ignorant-jerk likable.
I'm not sure how much children will enjoy this film. It's slow in parts much like The Incredibles was, but unlike that film it doesn't have the big action scenes as pay off. The film is definately good for kids and teaches morals such as 'it's not whether you win or lose but how you play that matters.' However, the overall story seems more aimed at adults. Still, I didn't hear any kids complaining at my trip to the theatre so don't be concerned about taking them.
Pixar returns to it's roots with the same style film as Toy Story 1 & 2. It also keeps with it's tradition of being an impeccable movie studio that never fails to impress. Cars is another homerun for the studio and easily one of the best films of the year. | | | | | | | | 
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