So, how good is Cars really?

Only a few more days and Cars is going to premiere in the States, with the rest of the world to follow shortly after. As with any movie made by Pixar, the question is not whether or not it will be any good, but more: how good is it going to be? Is it going to be just 'good', like A Bug's Life was, or is it going to be fantastic, like the other Pixar movies? According to American critics, the verdict swings more towards the latter category. "Fueled with plenty of humor, action, heartfelt drama and amazing new technical feats, Cars is a high octane delight for moviegoers of all ages," says Rolling Stone Magazine, while Hollywood Report says the movie is a step ahead of the movies made by Pixar's competitors. "While the other guys are still hawking talking animals, the folks at Pixar continue to up the anthropomorphic ante with terrific characters and crowd pleasing storytelling, that are as much a part of the company's much-deserved success as all that state-of the art technology." Most critics share this sentiment, but there are a few critics who are not as convinced. "Once you start running into Jay Leno as 'Jay Limo' and Bob Costas as 'Bob Cutlass', the whole thing starts to feel almost as annoying as a Dreamworks movie," says Philadelphia Weekly. Ouch! Still, the score over at Rotten Tomatoes is 88 percent so far, although right now only 21 reviews have been tallied.