Cars (2006)
2006 Pixar animated film with Owen Wilson as race car Lightning McQueen stranded in Route 66 town Radiator Springs.
John Lasseter
This archive gathers the films directed by John Lasseter reviewed at Master of Worlds: “A Bug’s Life (1998)”, “Cars (2006)”, “Cars 2 (2011)”, and “Toy Story 1-3 (1995, 1999, 2010)” — 4 titles in all. Seen together they show a consistent sensibility across different films. The reviews focus on the direction as craft — what it contributes, how it serves each story, and what separates the work from the ordinary version of the same material. Rather than rank the films, the collection treats them as a body of work worth examining. The list expands as additional titles are added.
Cars 2 (2011)
2011 Pixar sequel with Lightning McQueen and Mater drawn into international espionage. Widely considered Pixar’s weakest film.
Toy Story 1-3 (1995, 1999, 2010)
Toy Story is the foundational achievement in feature-length computer animation. Seen all three more than five times across decades. The 10+ rating is honest evaluation of the original trilogy. John Lasseter directed the first two. Lee Unkrich directed the third. Tom Hanks as Woody. Tim Allen as…
A Bug’s Life (1998) — Review
A Bug’s Life is one of the substantial Pixar productions of the late 1990s and the second feature film from the studio following the foundational Toy Story in 1995. John Lasseter directed with Andrew Stanton co-directing. The film was released in November 1998. It grossed approximately three…