Saturday, May 10, 2008

Disney Movie Club

The 2006 animated feature film Cars is a flick that will entertain everyone in the family. In a world populated entirely by vehicles, Cars carries a message of good sportsmanship and examines the idea of success and how it is achieved. The seventh Disney Movie Club film (the final one before Disney took over) is as stunning as its predecessors.

Cars boasts an excellent soundtrack and the voice talents of a great cast which includes Paul Newman in his last part before retiring. Joining him are Bonnie Hunt, George Carlin, Cheech Marin, John Ratzenberger, and Owen Wilson, among others. The film begins and ends on the track, and appropriately enough, its June 2006 premier was at Lowe’s Speedway in North Carolina. In between, the action plays out in Radiator Springs, a Route 66 town overlooked because of the interstate.Disney Movie Club.

Once on the track in California, Lightning is too preoccupied by memories of Radiator Springs to be competitive, and all looks lost until Doc arrives with a well oiled pit crew of his own making. The race in his grasp, Lightning foregoes victory to practice the sportsmanship lessons he learned from Doc. In the end, the victor is booed and good sport Lightning is a hero.Disney Movie Club.

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