Now a car of a certain age, Lightning finds himself falling behind as the next generation of high tech race cars take the field. Confronted with his inevitable decline, he reports to his new owner and a state-of-the-art training facility where he meets his new trainer, Cruz. Annoying and chirpy, Cruz tries to help an old car regain his glory, but she doesn't know what it means to be a racer. Soon enough, Lightning is doing what he does best and strikes out on his own path. But if he can't win the next race, his racing days are over. But there's more to Cruz than Lightning knows. And, as it turns out, there is more to him, as well. Together, they will help each other find exactly what they need to face an uncertain future.If you are still young at heart and willing to let Pixar tug at your heartstrings, this is a very endearing story with a noble theme that victory is more than just winning. I honestly teared up at this one and found it to be as compelling as the first in the Cars series, perhaps even more so.Well written with a lot of heart, this is what old school Pixar is all about. And - there is a nifty inside joke for those who are into 3-D modelling. Lightning gets a repaint and it turns out that his old dialectric textures are enhanced with snazzy new PBR and metalness.

The plot twist was completely horrible. Worst of all 3 movies.

I love lightning Mcqueen and he is like one of the heroes in my childhood. But Car 3 is all about this hero "fading" and he even accepted it in the end. Doc's "death" remains mystery in Car 2 and Car 3, and this is unbelievable since cars older than him remain healthy. And i absolutely hate the "new painting" for lightning Mcqueen. Boys we are talking about the "the end" of that fabulous red color, which Disney are still printing for thousands of merchandises. This is like the Tangled, without the long hair, Rapunzel is just a normal girl. I started the movie hoping to see THE Lightning Mcqueen, not a second Doc. disappointment is not enough to express my anger. Congratulations Disney, you have ruined another series.

If you loved Cars when it came out in 2006 and liked Cars 2 for the fun spy theme, you won't be disappointed in Cars 3. It doesn't matter what anyone else says, this movie had me grinning from ear to ear the whole time. Whenever I wasn't exclaiming: "That was so good!" Maybe those who swim in the dark waters of other films can't handle the heart this story offers us, but I love it. And I'm a guy who really enjoys the action/ adventure movie category! Yet animation gives us something entirely different. Cars 3 is it's own unique style of different, but relatable characters and quirky one-liners bring us back to home...where laughter rings clean and true... where our grandparents lessons are what we teach our kids... where it's not all about you, but how you help others be who they are. I don't know about you, but that's the kind of movie we all need to experience.