Cars Collection

Larry the Cable Guy

Owen Wilson

Michael Caine

Emily Mortimer

Suzy Eddie Izzard

John Turturro

Brent Musburger

Joe Mantegna

Thomas Kretschmann

Peter Jacobson

Bonnie Hunt

Darrell Waltrip

Franco Nero

David Hobbs

Patrick Walker

Tony Shalhoub

Jeff Garlin

Michel Michelis

Jason Isaacs

Lloyd Sherr

Bruce Campbell

Teresa Gallagher

Jenifer Lewis

Stanley Townsend

Velibor Topic

Sig Hansen

Guido Quaroni

Vanessa Redgrave

John Mainieri

Bradford Lewis

Cheech Marin

Jeff Gordon

Lewis Hamilton

Paul Dooley

Edie McClurg

Richard Kind

Katherine Helmond

John Ratzenberger

Michael Wallis

Catie Bolt

Gillian Bolt

Jess Fulton

Sonoko Konishi

John Lasseter

Daisuke "Dice" Tsutsumi

Kevin Reher

Denise Ream

Michael Giacchino

Jay Shuster

Stephen Schaffer

Natalie Lyon

Harley Jessup

Ben Queen

Nick Sung

Shawn Krause

Colin Bohrer

Nathan Stanton

Jeremy Lasky

Steve Jobs

Dave Mullins

Tom Myers

Jake Martin

Mark Nielsen

Sharon Calahan

Apurva Shah

Victor Navone

Jerome Ranft

Serena Warner

Paul Cichocki

Tom MacDougall

Bert Berry

Michal Makarewicz

Nathaniel McLaughlin

Victoria R. Manley

Chris Montan

Shannon Ryan

Lucy Laliberte

Stephen M. Davis

Daniel Chong

Derek Thompson

Alexander Woo

Brian Fee

Joshua Hollander

Bill Presing

Jana Vance

David Pringle

Pascal Garneau

Jeremy Birn

Amit Baadkar

Farhez Rayani

Michael Silvers

Afonso Salcedo

Andrew Jimenez

Courtney Casper Kent

Anthony Ho Wong

Corey Tyler

Al Nelson

Konstantin Promokhov

Dave Hale

David Shavers

Frank Clary

Sean England

David C. Hughes

Dennie Thorpe

Ken Lao

Aaron Koressel

Ernesto Nemesio

Steven James

Jordan Rempel

Aaron Hartline

Becky Neiman

Tim Evatt

Charu Clark

Eric Andraos

Simon Diggins

Nicholas Naugle

Brian Boyd

Sungyeon Joh

Erik Benson

Craig Foster

Teresa Eckton

Jim Cody Harrington

Airton Dittz Jr.

Chris King

Eric Froemling

Rob Duquette Thompson

Josh Cooley

Sophie Vincelette

Davide Pesare

Scott Morse

Ellen Moon Lee

Bill Watral

Andy Lin

Katherine Ipjian

Piper Freeman

Steve Slanec

Ronald G. Roumas

Jim McKee

Ryan Kautzman

Gary Bruins

Sally Garbarini

Mitch Kopelman

Adam Burke

Animation

Family

Adventure

Comedy

Cars 2

Pixar

Walt Disney Pictures

United States of America

Andres Gomez

Lasseter is smart enough to tell us a completely different story than in the first movie. However, it is far from other titles like "Toy Story" or "The Incredibles".

I like <em>'Cars 2'</em>.

It doesn't deserve to be held in the same bracket as 2006's <em>'Cars'</em>, but that doesn't mean there's not a good time to be had with it. The premise mixes motorsport with espionage, admittedly they don't execute it incredibly but it's still satisfactory to see unfold.

One slight negative is that they give Mater more screen time than Lightning McQueen, which is a mistake. Larry the Cable Guy as Mater is enjoyable, just not front and center as the lead. They could've done a similar plot that has Owen Wilson and McQueen at the forefront. Elsewhere, Michael Caine (Finn) is always a joy to listen to; even if his character isn't anything special.

The racing stuff is cool, with the World Grand Prix. The parts of the story involving strictly that are definitely more entertaining than the spy stuff, especially as we get to see a few different countries via animation - which come out nicely.

All in all, a weaker film than the first for sure but it's still pretty solid for a Disney animated sequel.

Filipe Manuel Neto

**A film more adult than would be desirable, where Pixar insists on giving the stage to funnyless secondary characters.**

The “Cars” franchise was one of the great successes that Pixar masterfully capitalized on, both for commercial purposes and to cement its top status in the field of digital animation. I remember that these three films were accompanied by such incisive (not to say abusive) merchandising that it seemed that the films were being foisted on us. That explains why I preferred not to see them at the time.

If the first film seemed quite regular to me (very good from a technical point of view, but with flaws in the script), this sequel managed to at least maintain the technical level and visual quality. The film has excellent cinematography and graphic work, as is the hallmark of the studio. Realism is excellent, although I felt that it is not as impactful and grandiose as in the first film in the franchise. I also felt that the car races, which were the strong suit of the first film due to their emotion and speed, lost much of their emotion here and sounded much more monotonous. The voice actors continue to do a very good job. Owen Wilson and Larry The Cable Guy secure the most notable efforts, but are closely followed by Michael Caine (with an unmistakable voice), Emily Mortimer and John Turturro.

Where this film really failed was in the conception of the script and the story. I understand the reason why they decided to make Mater the main character: both Disney and Pixar have done this recurrently whenever a secondary character appears in the films that seem to stand out. And as in other cases, the result of the decision was extremely disappointing. Mater is not funny, more ridiculous than funny, and McQueen, who is in the shadows this time, is just another pretentious, obnoxious, arrogant driver. Dialogues don't always work well, and some jokes don't either, although most do. I also have certain reservations about the division of the film's action into two subplots (Mater's and the rivalry between McQueen and Francesco), I believe that this made the film much more adult than would be desirable.

Andre Gonzales

Not as God as the 1st just slightly though. I do think it's funnier then the 1st one. Diego just bothered the hell out of me for some reason.

CinemaSerf

You know, I think I preferred this to the original. This time, the eager young "Lightning McQueen" is goaded by Italian champ "Francesco" into taking part in the inaugural "World Grand Prix". This has been set up by reformed oil gazillionaire "Sir Miles" who insists that the cars must use environmentally friendly, oil-free, fuel to compete. Meantime, unbeknown to our shiny red American, the suave and debonaire "Finn McMissile" is doing his best "007" impersonation investigating a network of international espionage that would make "Spectre" look amateur. Together with his assistant "Miss Shiftwell" they soon conclude that their fate is mixed with not just "Lightning" but with poor old "Mater" - who takes pride in every dent he has acquired to his rusting bodywork over his time with his champion friend. There's loads going on, and unlike the first of this series - I found this to be a much more engaging story with a greater international dynamic to it. The Aston Martin and the Citroën, the Ferrari and the tow truck - all reinforcing the messages of team playing and loyalty as the mystery deepens and "Lightning" and "McMissile" have to race to save the trusty old rust-bucket from a fate worse than a magnetic crusher. I enjoyed this, it's quickly paced with some humour in a script that benefits from the understated delivery of Sir Michael Caine and the enthusiasm of Owen Wilson. Good fun!