This is a bit late, as we went to see Cars last Thursday, but I completely forgot about writing a short review on it, here on my blog...
In short (as already stated) the film is great! I admit, it isn't as good as some Pixar films (Toy Story, Incredibles), but better than others (A Bug's Life) - think of it as Pixar working at 50% of their capacity.
It looks better than anything though, with realistic backdrops coupled with cartoony but shiny cars. It's full of familiar voices too - with the UK version having Jeremey Clarkson as Harv, Lightning McQueen's Agent, along with Michael Schumacher as a Ferrari (no surprise there then).
Prior to the start of the film, a Pixar short was shown - the One Man Band. Not as good as Boundin' but still an entertaining 5 minutes, with great visuals.
All in all, there wasn't anything to complain about, but plenty to laugh at. It shows that Pixar are still great and varied too.
On a side note, we were shown about 10 trailers for up-coming films, aimed at children. I am pleased that I am now 22 and no longer count as a child, because there are some terrible films for them to see. If you can just about get into a PG, then stay at home until 2007. Seriously, all of them were CG based affairs, with every single one having talking animals. Off the top of my head, I can't remember the name of the worst looking film, but it had something to do with little red riding hood and it looked like we could have animated it for our Dissertations at Uni. In fact, if I had more spare time I would sit down and try to make a far more impressive film.
Read more about cars over at the IMDB.
Next up, I hope to go and see Nacho Libre, along with Superman before they leave the cinema. I 'purchased' Tokyo Highway Drift, along with District 13 yesterday, so should be watching them sometime over the next fortnight - I moved my DVD collection to a set of shelves, only to re-count them and discover I had 201, with over 20 sitting there unwrapped, waiting to be viewed!