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B+ |
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B |
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B+ |
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A- |
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A+ |
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Just Enjoy the Ride (no pun intended)
by Ron (movies profile)
Dec 30, 2006
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(I saw the movie at a Emeryville Schools Benefit showing in Pixar on 5/3 and...)
From a cinematic and originality point of view (i.e. the Pixar trademark quirkyness and jokes, like seeing "Emeryville" on a traffic sign), this movie is another Pixar classic. The story did take awhile to get going (I kept thinking, "So how/when is Lightning going to get out of this town") and isn't completely original (in fact, the plot is very similar to Michael J Fox's "Doc Hollywood" from the 90's), but the payoff in the end was worth it (great moral story for all, especially kids. I admit I was a bit choked up at the end).
My advice for people going to see this movie is: don't compare this movie to previous Pixar movies (e.g. Finding Nemo) or you might be disappointed (the story is a bit slower than Finding Nemo and The Incredible). In other words, don't critique it too hard against other movies and just enjoy the ride (no pun intended).
-Ron in Emeryville
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