Pixar's "CARS"...

Post by **Bronze21** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 12:47 pm

Greetings. We went to see Cars on Saturday, and really enjoyed it. The story is a little obvious, but the jokes and graphics are pretty cool. There's a lot of subtle stuff going on all the time for the adults (remember Bugs Bunny cartoons?) that the kiddies will miss. A couple of examples...Cadillac Range. Look at the mountains in the background, and they look like Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo Texas, with all of the different year tails sticking up in the air. Monument Valley looks like hood ornaments on top of hoods and fenders. And for the really atuned, watch the order of flashing spark plugs on top of Flo's V8 Cafe...it's the firing order of a Ford V8. There's also an orange Challenger that has a blower and zoomies...Max fans? They also do a little "oonza oonza" rip on The not-so Fast and all-but Furious films...they must be "old schoolers" at heart...that ends up being pretty funny when they're messing with MACK. Go see it.

Walking away from the theater, I got the bright idea to sketch up the following pic, which I did during yet another meeting at work. Maybe Pixar could do Max 4? Riiiight...lol. The CARacter's name is "MAX."

Thanks to Doug for posting it...when he gets a chance...

roadwarriormfp · Post by **roadwarriormfp** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 2:09 pm

Thank you for useing Dougs posting service.....

Unfortunately he can't come to the computer right now as he is busy sitting inside his car making blower noises....... Thank you come again....

Post by **Brad** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 3:11 pm

I dont care what everyone else says about you Doug, I think your OK

Post by **.MAD MAX.** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 11:28 pm

Here's Jays latest rendering (please note he did this while in a meeting at WORK !)

Sam..... no need to make my own blower noises as the XB does it well on it's own...... as for me, I'm too busy grinning over the 2 awards I got at last Sundays car show. brad....always a pleasure to hear from you and I hope Sammy kept his shirt on while he was there.

TTYL, Doug

PS: Jay........ I noted the pinstripe and the extra headlamp cover screw too... NICE!!

Post by **Big Bopper Bart** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 5:05 am

That drawing is just too cool man

Post by **hvymtl** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 5:34 am

Way too cool and as for these "meetings" we won't rat ya out to the boss

again way too cool of a pic

Michael

Post by **Biker** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 8:40 am

Da-yamm! That's a brillinat drawing Bronze!

I've seen a preview of Cars on a DVD and it looked good, now why didn't you do a drawing like that and then send it to Pixar before they made the film? I bet they'd have included that beast in it too!

Having seen a few of the PIxar films and enjoyed them I bet the people whtere would have incuded it in just for giggles, they seemed a pretty good bunch.

Great drawing that, and I mean a really great drawing! If only I could have drawn like that in some of the meetings I'd have had to go to over the years. How the f*** did you get away with that?!

Biker

roadwarriormfp · Post by **roadwarriormfp** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 12:00 pm

Blantent sucking up to people isn't in your forte' Brad..... lol

Wow great drawing Bronze !!!! lol

Seriously though excellant stuff..... if you ever make any more make sure u kick Doug outta his car so he can post them up for ya.....

So long as u just admire those awards Doug... id be worried if you told me you started to polish them!

Post by **Bronze21** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 12:17 pm

Thanks for the compliments guys. If "Max" was in color, he'd have blue eyes...like Mel's. The guys in the studio are considering a contest where we take cars we drive and turn them into a CARacature that could have been in the movie, and then let the rest of the staff pick the winner. The winner gets a couple of the diecast cars, or something movie related. I'm also turning my Black PT into a cop car with the big rounded old-school gumball light on top, MFP across the bumper and the "Maintain Right badge on the door, and chrome baby moon hubcaps as a second entry...if we do the contest. Tomorrow, the studio is going on a field trip to go see it in the afternoon as sort of a team-building event. Should be fun.

I think they did pay a little homage to Max with Snot Rod. It's the orange F+F Challenger that has the roots/Hilborn blower setup with 8 zoomies. Every time he sneezes, flames shoot from the zoomies, the blower winds up, and he takes off leaving rubber.

Good goin' Doug. Congratulations. Did it have the badge at least on the driver side...this time??? Lol. Skype me tonight if you could, or call at work...Cheers.

Post by **OverheadCam** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 1:24 pm

boy's got talent.