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Date:         Wed, 22 Nov 2006 00:24:55 -0800
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: your assignment for this weekend. :)
Comments: To: joel walker <jwalker17@earthlink.net>
In-Reply-To:  <021301c70dfc$b30e0a70$24599904@gpa207joel>
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Good call Joel!

We rented it Saturday night and were mostly amused. The cars are very well detailed (down to the engine noises) and I loved the "Cadillac Ranch" mesas in the background at Radiator Springs, but the plot was awfully thin.

It is a good reminder though of the great people and places on the pre-interstate highways.

The old roads are still there, and they make for a much more rewarding journey than the four-lane highways that replaced them.

On 11/21/06, joel walker <jwalker17@earthlink.net> wrote: > > ... go find a copy of "Cars" (pixar/disney) and watch it. > > especially if you are over 50 years old. you young grunts may not > appreciate the subtle (and not-so-subtle) nuances of the film as it > unveils a philosophy of life and happiness. ;) > > no, really, for us old folks who used to go on 'trips' with our > parents, and then started doing it in vw bus with friends and later > with our own families, it really struck a chord with me. and i suspect > it will also with a lot of you that are close to my age ... those of > us that have driven long distances on non-interstate highways. > > a bit sappy in a few places, but chuckles and a few guffaws in other > places. > in my opinion, WELL worth the few dollars at blockbuster, movie > gallery, netflix, Auntie June's Bordello and Video Rentals, or > whatever. and if you have kids, they might like it, too ... but for > different reasons. > > now, the Danger: > letting wives, girlfriends, and children watch this movie MIGHT cause > Trippittis ... you might start getting comments like "when are you > gonna fix up that bus so WE can go on a trip like that?". :) > > and when the movie is finished, don't eject the dvd ... watch the > additional features: > mater and the ghostlight. > and inspiration for cars. > > that's my movie critic's Choy's of the Weak! > unca joel. ;) >

-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www.crescentbeachguitar.com


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