Cars

"I"m serious. He won 3 Piston Cups!"

"He did WHAT in a cup?"

So in general I LOVE Disney & Pixar movies. I was very excited about their newest film "Cars"...even though the reviews i read were unfavorable i decided to chance the $7 needed to see it in the theater. Thankfully i enjoyed the film!
The film focuses on a rookie racecar named Lightning (Wilson) who is in a 3 way tie for the Piston Cup (this major racing trophy). He is tied with the retiring champion (The King: Richard Petty) and an arrogant, mean car who always comes in second place (Chick Hicks: Michael Keaton). The three cars finish the race at the same time, so the judges decide to have a special race to determine who will win the Piston Cup. The 3 cars need to go to a different race track, and along the way Lightning gets separated from his truck (Mack: John Ratzenberger) and ends up wrecking a small town called Radiatore Springs. The resident judge (Doc: Newman) sentences Lightning to community service: fixing their road.
The movie is very funny, although younger kids may not understand all of the jokes. Larry the Cable Guy is funny as Mater, and he only uses his trademark "Git-r-done" once. The film is riddled with puns, and i know i didn't catch all of them... Also, the film does some interesting parodies of the racing industry (Dale Earnhart Jr does the voice of the number 8 car, and Darrell Waltrip is Darrell Cartrip), and pop culture in general (Jay Leno is talk show host Jay Limo). If you see this film make sure you stay and watch the credits b/c they have some funny parodies of previous Pixar movies: Toy Story, A Bugs Life, and Monster's Inc (all played by cars).
One of my favorite parts was when Mater and Lightning go cow tipping (the cows are spotted tractors): "Tractors are so dumb"...growing up in a hicktown i could totally appreciate little Radiatore Springs. "No! Don't leave me here, in hillbilly hell! My IQ's dropping by the second! I'm becoming one of them!"
Actually, there wasn't anything i didn't like about this film. See it!

Dude, it's quotable!: check out the quotes at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317219/quotes
Buy it without seeing it!: this is already on my movie wish list

Cars (2006) 116 minutes
Directors: John Lasseter & Joe Ranft
Starring: Owen Wilson as Lightning
Paul Newman as Doc
Bonnie Hunt as Sally