The Film: Cars (2006)

The Moment: Cars may get a lot less respect than other Pixar releases, but it has plenty of power to wow.

Take race car Lightning McQueen’s drive out in the country with sexy female lawyer Porsche Sally Carrera – he’s not only bowled over by her, but he realises he’s in a place of great natural beauty. And the scene makes us realise the same thing.

In Their Own Words: “At one point, we weren't sure we could get this film rendered in time because it was just so complex,” chuckles John Lasseter. "Some of the rendering times were, like, 50 hours per frame."

“But we really felt that this complexity was needed to make the town of Radiator Springs believable."