9th - Cars, 2006
iBrow Percentage: 86
A rookie racecar by the name of Lightning McQueen place in the first ever three-way tie for the Piston Cup. After becoming lost on the way to the final race, he discovers the abandoned Route 66, and the forgotten cars that live there.
Cars is... something else, compared to everything else from Pixar (barring Cars 2 of course). It's written off by many as Pixar's second-worst film, though to me I don't understand why. I feel that Cars does what its sequel doesn't; it adds the flash and dash that a racecar film should have, while managing to hold onto that mystical "Pixar Magic" we all know and love. Lightning McQueen's character goes through a very nice development throughout the film, so much so that after disliking him in the beginning I like him at the end.
The minor characters are a lot of fun to watch on screen too - Sally, Doc Hudson, Luigi, Mac, The King, Mater... and all the rest. The characters are what make the film for me, because there are so many of them but at the same time they all are compelling and make their screen time worth it. The story is fun to watch unfold, and the animation is spectacular, and the soundtrack does its job, but in the end, it's all about the characters. 100%. And it works.
Those are my thoughts in short. As you can see in the poster above, the hint was referencing it. And thus Cars. Now, a hint towards Rank 8...
twenty-three million? try ten thousand, nine hundred twenty-seven. need more? twenty thousand, six hundred twenty-two.
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