Rolling Stone 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "CARS is family fun, brimming with surprises....A class act all the way. Pixar does it again." 06/15/2006 p.106Los Angeles Times "[Powered] by warmth, emotion and good-hearted charm. It offers the kinds of sensations all Hollywood once did, and it makes us remember why those films made us care..." 06/09/2006 p.E1 Total Film 3 stars out of 5 -- "As a technical achievement, CARS is peerless....[The cars] are alive and the team has faithfully crafted an environment for the characters." 06/01/2006 p.38 Box Office 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "CARS is all about shifting to a lower gear, getting out of the fast lane and how the journey in life is its own reward." 07/01/2006 p.62 Sight and Sound "The voice-cast is given a lift by Paul Newman, whose deep tones dignify his character....Its eye-boggling giant stadiums and desert vistas fill the biggest cinema screen..." 08/01/2006 p.66 Entertainment Weekly "When it comes to unlikely anthropomorphization, Pixar isn't afraid to raise the bar." -- Grade: A 11/17/2006 p.107 Premiere "[A]ll of its automobiles brim with personality....The story makes some typically Pixar points on community and friendship, and the design and animation is typically thrilling." 12/01/2006 p.129 Entertainment Weekly Included in Entertainment Weekly's "Top 10 Films Of The Year" -- "John Lasseter's witty, enchanting, gorgeously designed NASCAR fantasia is a luscious piece of American pop art..." 12/29/2006 p.108 |