Mike's New Car

May. 24,2002      G
Rating:
7
Rent / Buy
Rent / Buy
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Mike discovers that being the top-ranking laugh collector at Monsters, Inc. has its benefits – in particular, earning enough money to buy a six-wheel-drive car that's loaded with gadgets. That new-car smell doesn't last long enough, however, as Sulley jump-starts an ill-fated road test that teaches Mike the true meaning of buyer's remorse.

Billy Crystal as  Mike (voice)
John Goodman as  Sulley (voice)

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Reviews

CommentsXp
2002/05/24

Best movie ever!

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PiraBit
2002/05/25

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

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Jonah Abbott
2002/05/26

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

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Zlatica
2002/05/27

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

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Horst in Translation ([email protected])
2002/05/28

I have to say I quite like both Monsters, Inc. movie and this short film came out a year after the first. Basically it is nothing more than a handful slapstick jokes packed into slightly over 3 minutes. The animation is good as always with Pixar and I liked especially how the car had a bit of an evil face which fit nicely the way Mike struggled with it. However, none of these jokes really had the joy or fun that came with the full feature films starring this unusual duo of friends. A third of this short film is only about Sulley adjusting his seat which seems to make Mike very angry for some reason. There is also not a real message in this film, something that usually comes with Pixar. Or maybe the message is that you should go with what has become valuable to you in the past instead of going for something new and shiny? I don't know.This short film is written and directed by Pixar big name Pete Docter and he got help from Roger Gould and a couple writers who also worked on the first Monsters movie. They managed an Oscar nomination in the animated short film category which makes me shake my head. At least they did not win, although the winner that year is not much better, if at all. "Mike's New Car" is one of Pixar's worst. Not recommended.

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kill-the-boxtrolls
2002/05/29

This short TV special is about Mike's new car. How he recycles his old car and buys a new one. His friend Sully ends up putting him in tragic and then all of a sudden, he wants his old one back.Now, the reason why this special was a thousand times worse than the movie is because of the stupidity Mike and Sully have gotten now. Although, this special is for little kids who are finding humor and Mike and Sully are still hilarious, but doesn't surpass the humor in the original theatrical movie.The plot is pretty predictable and the show's too short. It's only about two minutes long of Mike and Sully's disaster about the new car. Then all of a sudden, Mike decides he wants his old car back.Look, I'm not saying that this special is terrible or anything, it was still somewhat good and slightly funny, but I prefer the theatrical movie over the special.

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Gordon-11
2002/05/30

This short animation is about the new car Mike bought. He is proud of it until things go awfully wrong."Mike's New Car" is aimed at very young children. To be honest, I do not quite see the attraction of this short. The plot is a simple one, featuring merry mishaps of Mike and Scully while working with the technologically advanced car. It is not particularly hilarious or warm. If this was nominated for an Oscar, then the other shorts must have been very bad, or there were no other shorts.I find "Mike's New Car" rather forgettable. I have never been a fan of "Monsters Inc", so it may have affected my judgment of this animation.

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Michael DeZubiria
2002/05/31

This is a clever short film that strikes me as something of a deleted scene from Monsters, Inc, into which this short film would have fit quite nicely, especially clocking in at a whopping three and a half minutes! It's an interesting illustration of the dangers of upgrading to these high tech new cars available today, especially if you are just a regular guy like Mike. He buys this fancy new car with six wheels and can't contain himself at how cool it is, and then he and Sulley get beaten up by it because they have no idea how to use it. It's probably something similar to what would happen to me if I managed to get my hands on a brand new car. When cars are driving themselves I'll still be excited to have power steering.It's pretty funny to see Mike and Sulley struggle to figure out the new car, especially when Sulley gets all fascinated by the power seats, quickly annoying Mike, who seconds earlier couldn't wait to show him all the new gadgets in his fancy new car. I have come to expect more than this from Pixar, though, especially in their short films, which generally contain enough charm and amusement in just a few minutes to fill a full-length movie. This is a cute film, but it is not up to the level of other great films from them, like Geri's Game or For the Birds. Still a pretty cute film, though, and it's not like you can really complain about a three and a half minute short anyway, right?

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