Finally watched Disney/Pixar's Cars. Brilliant animation (as expected) around Nascar race cars and an unusual kids' story directed by John Lasseter (Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Monsters, Inc, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Wall-E - genius). Not one human is drawn in the film. The star car, Lightning McQueen, is beautifully voiced by Owen Wilson (Meet the Fockers, Marley & Me). Paul Newman voiced the character of Doc Hudson, the wise old racer who's been there and it done it all before; it was his last film before he died of lung cancer in 2008.
Good soundtrack, with James Taylor (Our Town), John Mayer and Chuck Berry versions of Route 66, The Chords (Sh-boom), Sheryl Crow and Russell Flatts (who he?)
* Trivia 1: the profession of Lightning McQueen's love interest, Sally the Porsche (a 2002 911 Carrera), is an attorney - a reference to Portia, a nickname for female lawyers, named after the character in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
* Trivia 2: Guido is an Italian name (for Guy) used for one of the characters in the film, but it also means 'I drive'.
