Cars 2

[metirish]

Just got back with Lorcan from watching this in 3D, it's loud, it's visually great but it has none of the charm of Cars. You'd be forgiven for thinking Michael Bay directed it.


A little bit of Mater in Cars was fun , a lot of Mater in Cars 2 is annoying and I thought a terrible idea to make him basically the lead. The movie opens up all James Bond like with Michael Cain as a British spy on the tail of an international crime gang.....Mater and McQueen accept an invite to Japan to compete in the first leg of the World Grand Prix, Mater gets mistaken as an american spy and shenanigans ensue, but by being his not so smart good ole boy self he has them all fooled into thinking he's this great spy....Mater of course is not in on the game though, cos see, he really is dumb...nice stereotypes here.

Lots of explosions and car chases , goes form Tokyo to Paris to London , in a nearly full theater I didn't hear a lot of laughing , not a good sign.


Didn't care for it at all.

[Edgy MD]

This is what they call themselves when Todd Rundgren is singing, right?

Wait, what?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Yuk. I know the kids loved it but Cars I thought was the worst Pixar movie ever, and this one seems to be even more about having Lightning McQueen supplant Thomas the Tank Engine as the most popular licensed character for 3 year old boys.

[metirish]

Without question Cars was the worst Pixar movie , a tough group though. Maybe Newman made Cars tolerable or maybe it was the not here anymore Americana but this one was terrible....should have taken him to Kung Fu Panda like he wanted to.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I thought the first Cars movie was cute, but not up to Pixar's standards. (At least it was better than Wall-E). Of all the movies to make a sequel to, I'm surprised that they chose Cars. (I'd prefer to see more of A Bug's Life or The Incredibles.)

Cars 2 will be the first Pixar movie that I don't intend to see. It's easier for me to skip it because my kids are older and not asking to see it. My only regret is that in skipping Cars 2, I miss the Toy Story short that accompanies it. I'll have to make sure to track it down somewhere, eventually.

[metirish]

The Toy Story short was the best part of the movie.

[dgwphotography]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I thought the first Cars movie was cute, but not up to Pixar's standards. (At least it was better than Wall-E). Of all the movies to make a sequel to, I'm surprised that they chose Cars. (I'd prefer to see more of A Bug's Life or The Incredibles.) Cars 2 will be the first Pixar movie that I don't intend to see. It's easier for me to skip it because my kids are older and not asking to see it. My only regret is that in skipping Cars 2, I miss the Toy Story short that accompanies it. I'll have to make sure to track it down somewhere, eventually.

This.

I was extremely disappointed that this sequel was made instead of an Incredibles sequel. I guess it's all about merchandising...

[Willets Point]

One of my son's friends has an entire wardrobe featuring the image of Lightning McQueen. My son is fond of Buzz Lightyear himself.

[metirish]

This upcoming Pixar movie played in the previews, looks interesting

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[dgwphotography]

metirish wrote: This upcoming Pixar movie played in the previews, looks interesting [youtube]tYg0VgPy6Uk[/youtube]

This does look interesting - it also looks like Pixar brought it up a couple of notches - the highlights and detail in the girl's hair is amazing...

[Vic Sage]

i'm a sucker for a redhead... sign me up.