I’ve never quite understood the appeal of the sentient car, from KITT to Christine to Herbie, who is literally saved from the junkyard by Lindsay Lohan for Herbie: Fully Loaded. (The car is cute enough, but how many times can it spurt oil on someone for laughs?) Like 1969’s The Love Bug, this is harmlessly insipid, harking back to a
time when family entertainment meant the older family members in attendance sat in the theater gritting their teeth.
