There will be plenty. Regardless of the score, a lot of us pretty much accepted that it’s being judged unfairly and we’ve stopped watching it for the most part. At least the ones talking on the Cars 2 review thread.
However, we’re peeking in and out. It’s a lot less than what we were doing before.
This is not aimed at anyone in particular, I am simply making a general observation from reading various Pixar fan sites (which I will not name here because I do not want to offend the fine owners and bloggers who contribute to those sites).
Let’s look at this objectively: We are already 80 reviews in. The Tomatometer has dropped from 50% since I last checked to 40%, and then 39% in the last hour (maybe one or two new negative reviews came in).
We have 49 Reviews which RT has classified as being Rotten. Now, I don’t know what is the exact criteria for judging a review as being ‘Rotten’, but I can imagine it’s some algorithm counting the number of negative adjective keywords. Or maybe we have a human screener who reads the verdict or final paragraph and assigns it a ‘Fresh’ or ‘Rotten’ Rating accordingly.
The fact of the matter is, we don’t just have one Armond White or Cole Smithey troll here. We have 49 professional critics who are paid to view the film objectively and without bias, and all of them are saying that Pixar has made a dud here.
I find it very strange that many Pixar fans are burying their head in the sand and dismissing the critics’ opinions as being “biased”, or even worse, calling them “Pixar haters”. The term ‘hater’ is on often abused pejorative that we ascribe to contrarians who do not share the same opinion as us. If someone doesn’t like chocolate ice-cream and I happen to like it, I call 'em a ‘chocolate ice-cream hater’. See what I did there? I just made someone else the ‘Other’ (Academics who study ‘orientalism’ and cultural studies would know what I’m talking about).
Why is it so hard to accept that Pixar has made a less-than-favourable film? Is it because Pixar has always been making good movies that we find it so hard to fathom that they can make a bad one? And if they do make a stinker, so what? That doesn’t mean that it’s curtains for the studio. We can always wait for Brave next year for Pixar to redeem itself! 
Anyway, I wrote a reaction post to the Rotten rating in my blog HERE. While I do make concessions that critics might have been tough on Pixar this time round, I have to be honest about some of the flawed arguments fans throw up in defense. Please read this with an open mind, and I just want to say that this is a general observation, and not aimed at any individual in particular (if that were the case, I would quote the post and address it specifically, as I have always done in my replies). And if I have offended anyone, I would like to apologise and say it’s nothing personal.
Personally, I find it strange that it bothers you that much. It’s to the point that I needed to unfollow you on Twitter because I couldn’t deal with the tweets against people just being fans. It’s not that I dislike you, I just dislike the way you word things. It’s not personal towards you.
Is it a crime to just dismiss the low score? You’re sure making it seem that way. Here’s the thing about being a big fan of something, we usually love something unconditionally. Yes, I’m speaking to you as a blind fan because that’s what I am. I’m a blind fan.
If I see a picture of Lightning McQueen, I smile from ear to ear. If I hear Mater crack a joke, no matter how corny, I laugh. When I watch Cars, for that hour and fifty-seven minutes, the world goes away for me. Seeing the characters on the screen makes me fill up with joy. Hearing their voices just creates a feeling inside of me that no other movie, no other song, no other event, nothing else can create those feelings. It’s a feeling I get only with Cars. When I get married, I’ll be overjoyed, but it’s a different type of overjoy.
When the clock revealed midnight (after waiting 667 days for this movie) I literally couldn’t contain myself. I exploded everywhere with excitement. You name the social networking site, I exploded it with happiness. I really think it’s not fair that I’m not allowed to do that. I don’t mean that I’m literally not allowed to do that, I mean that it bothers people that I’m excited for the movie. It bothers people that, even though the movie isn’t doing so hot from the opinions of a bunch of adults, I can actually be happy that the movie is coming out. In a sense, it’s like I’m not allowed to just be excited. It’s like I’m not allowed to be filled with this unmistakable joy that is Cars 2 to me.
I don’t recall ever being annoyed that Twitter exploded every single time a new thing about Brave popped up. I don’t recall ever being annoyed that Twitter exploded every single time a new thing about Toy Story 3 popped up. In fact, everyone was sharing the excitement. Why is it that because I like the movie Cars, I can’t be excited? Why is it so bad that I just want to be happy? Why is it so bad to just be happy my favorite movie is out. If I ever said one thing about Brave that was mean, I’d be looked at like the biggest sinner in the world. Forget it if I did it with Toy Story 3. So just because it’s Cars, people can just celebrate the negativity? I don’t think that’s fair to me and I don’t think it’s fair to other fans of Cars.
You seem to be celebrating the negativity towards Cars. You seem to embrace the fact that it’s a wake up call to Pixar to stop making sequels and whatnot. You even said it was bad to forgive the movie for being bad. You said it should be treated the way it’s being treated. These aren’t your exact words, but these are basically what you meant. Why are you doing that? You didn’t even see the movie yourself so how can you even say things like that? Do you really think that the number of critics matters? Do you think it’s there to make you not see the movie? You yourself are a critic. You’re telling me that you need to have a movie look good before you even watch it? That doesn’t sound very professional to me. It’s a shame because I really like your reviews.
However, when I saw that you said that 49 critics can’t be wrong. You know what, I needed to disagree. You’re right, 49 critics can’t be wrong, but neither can 31 critics. It pains me to go against something you say because even with things that were negative towards Cars 2, I agreed with some of them or at least I saw your point and accepted it. This is the first time I need to say that I think you’re wrong. I think you should support the movie instead of saying that you’re not going to pay a cent to support the movie because you scored a free ticket. That isn’t fair to Pixar.
Look at John Lasseter. I’m sure you’ve seen interviews about Cars and Cars 2. Look at him. Look at his eyes when he talks about Cars 2. Look at his hand motions when he talks about Cars 2. Listen to the way his voice raises with joy when he talks about Cars 2. This movie, though it was made with the huge merchandising in mind, was definitely made with passion. I’m more than sure than even you can’t deny that. Think about how much this pains him. How would you like it if you’re passion was constantly ridiculed? How would you like it if your passion was the first ever movie from your studio to ever score rotten on Rotten Tomatoes? How would you feel to basically be a laughing stock because of how shocked and appalled everyone is that your passion is so bad? How would you feel if you were the one that put a bad mark on your studio’s way too perfect record because you had a passion? Because you followed your dream? Because even though people went against your passion, you still made it because you followed your heart? You wouldn’t feel too good.
No, Cars 2 is not a good movie to the film critics of the world, but Cars itself hold a place in the hearts of families and many other critics. The movie was released in other countries before it was shown here. Obviously their reviews wouldn’t be posted on an American website. Let’s say that the critics of the other countries loved it so much, we wouldn’t be able to see the score on Rotten Tomatoes go up.
It’s a shame because I’m sure there are more people who are going to like Cars 2 than dislike it. That’s a fact. No, sorry, that’s common sense. However, will they see it as Pixar’s strongest film? Of course not. Contrary to what some of you may think, I don’t think Cars is Pixar’s strongest either. That doesn’t mean I didn’t fall in love with it. That doesn’t mean I hate the rest. That means I love the movie Cars with every part of my being, love Pixar movies, but I don’t think Cars is that strong.
Also, those reviews (though you said they weren’t) aren’t fair in the least bit. In fact, there were only a few that I could even say were at least fair. If you notice they’re judging the film on the amount of Pixar, not based on how good the movie is. That being said, they shouldn’t count. Why? Because they’re not reviewing the movie itself. They’re reviewing the studio. I know that reviewing the studio is part of the process of making a movie review, however doing it at the level they’re currently doing it is ridiculous. There is no way a movie the movie is that bad. It’s not even possible and you’ll see that when you see Cars 2. The movie itself deserves to be fresh. If the movie was called Rotten Pixar, then yes, it deserves to be rotten. Sorry if me saying that, being a blind fan and all, shocked you.
I also think that you’re attitude towards the movie itself isn’t correct. You took one quote that John Lasseter said and you’re going to base your review on that one quote. You want it to be a serious spy film. If the movie was going to be a serious spy film, it wouldn’t be made by Pixar, and it wouldn’t be for children. You don’t see families watching Casino Royale or movies like that too, do you? Those aren’t family movies. Pixar makes family movies, so they’re not going to make it an intense spy movie for adults. They’ll make it an intense spy movie for families. You thinking that a movie about talking Cars is going to be a serious spy film is wrong, not Pixar.
You tell everyone to keep an open mind, but you’re doing the exact opposite. If you’re going to be a critic, at least stick to the things you say.
We’re all well aware that Pixar has stood up to the harshest of critics, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t give them a chance. The fact that it’s getting bad reviews, even though it’s a great film studio, is more of a reason to actually go in and give them the chance they deserve. You stating that when we accept a mediocre movie that’s when they start to fail isn’t keeping an open mind. In fact, it’s judging a movie on judgments of the movie. You didn’t even see the movie so you can’t say what’s mediocre or not. I’m no professional critic, but I’m sure that critics are supposed to critique a movie they’ve seen, not the reviews they’ve seen and definitely not the fans.
And why are you even talking about the fans? Do the professional critics talk about them? No, they don’t, they talk about the movie. So, leave the fan base alone. You shouldn’t even be mentioning the fans. No one here should be talking bad about the fan base because you wouldn’t want anyone speaking that way towards your fan base. You know, I don’t think that the Pixar fan bases (or any for that matter) should be held on different levels. For example, the highest would be Toy Story while some believe the lowest would be Cars or A Bug’s Life. We should all be equal and we should all respect each other. For example, not complaining that it’s the day Cars 2 comes out and you’re expect to see fans excited for the movie. I say that because that’s a tweet you retweeted. A tweet complaining that Cars fans are going to be freaking out. As I’ve said at the beginning of this, there’s nothing wrong with being a fan.
The only ones who are staggering are people who seriously have a problem with fans being fans and those who have a problem with giving their favorite movie studio a chance despite the bad reviews.
Sorry that I’ve gotten pretty wordy, but since a lot of the people here critique the fans, I think it’s time a fan critiqued the critics. I have nothing against you as a person, I’ve just been disliking your attitude towards this movie’s fan base and our opinions. I have no problem if you’re going to dislike Cars 2, I really don’t have a problem with that, but don’t be downright cruel. There are movies I dislike with a passion, like Twilight or The Room for example, but I don’t make fun of the fans. I just complain about the movies.
There was a lot more that I was going to say, however being that I wanted to expand on points to at least make myself credible in your eyes, I forgot them.
I’ve been out of the forum the whole week in order to avoid spoilers, but, please, GUYS, DO NOT PANIC anymore, that RT score won’t be higher, we all have to realize it, but what it’s more relevant is that some of the most PRESTIGIOUS Movie Critics agree that CARS 2 is a phenomenal film,
at first, I found disappointed about all these sh*** reviews (sorry for that), but after reading moviegoers comments, watching clips, and seeing some quotes from critics, I got to the conclusion that the film is being hated for 3 REASONS:
Critics are blaming pixar for have accustomed us to see emotional films, not everything in our lives needs to be about drama… 
so far, I am more than excited to watch the film, it’s a pity that I will not be seeing it today, but I already bought my tickets for this Saturday June 25…
GO CARS 2 !!!
PS 1: A special THANKS to TDIT and x3haijessiex3 for your great points of view,
You make some good points - and I think the way Rotten Tomatoes works, is the reviewers upload their review as ‘fresh’ or ‘rotten.’ Oftentimes, reviews in the middle-ground (2.5 out of 4), go either way. So, sometimes a film with many middle-scored reviews goes more towards the fresh end, sometimes rotten. We here these words (fresh & rotten) and automatically take it as an extreme, but in reality, it doesn’t necessarily mean the film is amazing, nor terrible - sometimes, it’s just average, (or an averaging out of extremes). It depends on how the reviewer classes their own review.
As for us at One Movie, Five Views, we loved the film - and not just because it’s Pixar. I had a ton of fun at it, and I found there was heart in there as well. When Pixar makes a film that I don’t like, I will rate it as such - even if it means giving it 1 star out of 4. On the contrary, if I like a film, it gets rated as such as well. Regardless of studio.
We liked Cars 2, others didn’t - you could just say ‘c’est le vie,’ but we will see arguments for and against it and it’s reaction. I think this is fine, provided they are written with intelligence and not just because of emotional attachment to a studio. Also, see the film first and judge it for yourself. I saw it last Saturday - before the deluge of negative press. I was actually surprised when the other reviews started trickling in, because I’d already written my (very positive) review. Negative criticism is fun to write and to read, but maybe “the bitter truth we critics must face, is that, in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is more meaningful than our criticism designating it so.”
You can check out our thoughts here: onemoviefiveviews.wordpress.com/ … ew-cars-2/
I look forward to reading what everyone thinks of the film now that it’s in theatres.
It seems that my post has generated some interesting responses. Allow me to address your concerns:
x3haijessiex3: I’ve had a read through your post in detail and had a long thought about all the things I’ve said in the past few days. First off, let me apologise if my posts have offended you or any of the fans here. I feel like a jerk for being a wet blanket to such an unnecessary extent (and I’m honest about this, not being sarcastic here).
I have a confession to make: I also unfollowed you on Twitter too! But not because you were a Cars fan, but because you dropped the F-bomb too many times (I don’t know about now, but at the moment I unfollowed you about a month ago you were pretty vulgar with your Tweets). So it is a huge relief to tell you this as well. 
This really made me rethink my position. I have been enthusiastic about other movies like KFP2, Rio and Rango, and unequivocally raving about it here and on other social media. For me to do so and diss Cars fans who do the same thing is very hypocritical of me. And if there’s one thing I hate more than fanboys, it’s hypocrites. I’m sorry about my hypocrisy.
Believe me, I am not celebrating the negativity against Cars. There were a few Tweets where I expressed disbelief and even shock over the dismal score initially. And if you hung out this afternoon, you would’ve read my metldown where I described Pixar as being “done for”. This was due to a combination of factors, I was having a bad day (I was given the third degree by my old man) and my disillusionment with the studio.
The reason I have been retweeting negative reviews is because I was annoyed by how much buzz was being generated in the face of bad reviews staring us in the face. But now I realise that by adding fuel to the fire, I’m not helping Pixar in any way. I mean, yes, I suppose I was supporting the ‘cause’ calling for Pixar to wake up and smell the coffee. But I was not being forgiving and open-minded towards the underappreciated. And I’ve done this before with stinkers like Roadside Romeo and G-Force, etc. So why am I being mean against Cars 2 now? Again, hypocrisy, I apologise for this. Also, thanks for liking my reviews, I’m sorry if my recent outburst changed your opinion of me.
I in fact earned the free ticket with my cinema loyalty program (See 10 Movies, Get 1 Free). I’ve been intending to save it for another movie but when I saw how many rotten reviews Cars 2 was getting, I was so disenchanted that I’ve decided to burn it just to ‘teach Pixar a lesson’.
I still am going to do it though, if only because I am going to sneak into another theatre to rewatch KFP 2 (So Dreamworks is not getting my money for a rewatch either). But I’ve given it some thought, and I’ve decided that regardless if it’s a good or bad movie, I’m going to rewatch Cars 2 in IMAX. That way, I would’ve supported Pixar through the legal way for my second viewing, and both Pixar AND Dreamworks are not getting my money for one of the viewings. Besides, the IMAX price is close to the amount I paid for the KFP2 premiere, so unless Cars 2 is a HUGE disappointment such that i never want to see it again, both studios are gonna get equal amounts of my money this year. Besides, I promised in my sig I would write an IMAX review, didn’t I? 
I think that’s a fair way to go about it!
Reading this part made me feel really awful. I mean, Lasseter’s my idol, and I’m wondering what he’s thinking about the rotten rating right now. I don’t think he would be flattered, he’d probably be pretty crushed. And that makes me feel sorry for him. I mean, okay, yes, it could be possible he did it just for the money, maybe he was just putting on a false act of enthusiasm just to drum up the hype. But an honest and sincere guy like him can’t fake it. He could be deluded, but it’s a ‘good’ delusion of the kind of putting faith in your work and standing up for it. And I admire, no, I respect that. And I’m sure a lot of the animators, concept artists, maybe even the scriptwriters, poured their heart and sould into this project, so for it to become the subject of ridicule and mockery must be tough. Well, I mean, there are some reviews who want to provide honest constructive criticism, but when I posted this on Facebook, a lot of my friends openly dissed it, and that made me rethink my paradigm in addition to reading your post.
This is the only part of your post I disagree with. That’s an opinion. Unless you take a census of everyone who’s seen the movie and find an objective way to grade their responses into a ‘like’ and ‘dislike’, we will never know if “more people are going to like Cars 2 than dislike it”.
I still stand by my opinion that Lasseter made a pretty bold promise with that statement that I hope he will keep. But now I’ve reframed it in a more lenient sense. I think it’s a bit strict to expect something along the lines of Casino Royale or License to Kill (I can imagine how many little kids would be scared by the torture and murder scenes). So now I’m going in with an expectation of something along the lines of Mr & Mrs Smith or True Lies. I expect real danger and possibility of death, but it should be fun and exciting as well, and on that, I believe Pixar can deliver. Of course, if they pull an Austin Powers or Johnny English, with more slapstick pratfalls than thrilling action sequences, I would be severely disappointed. But here’s hoping it won’t be the case.
This sentence gave me the epiphany I needed. Again, in all honesty, I’m sorry for not practising what I preach.
Actually, I don’t really mind when people speak against fan bases which I’m a part of. I either ignore them or attempt to poke holes in their argument (as you have done with me here). But that is no excuse not to show respect to others, so on that part, again, I apologise.
By ‘hypocrisy’, I meant those who savagely attack the competition and then ask us to be forgiving when their own fandoms are critiqued. I know you are one of the more level-headed and open-minded fans here, it’s just that I see skeptical people criticise Kung Fu Panda 2 (and not just fans, but professional critics in my local papers), Rio, Rango, Avatar, HTTYD, LOTG and many of my fandoms for being ‘unoriginal’ or ‘boring’ or ‘derivative’ or ‘being all explosions and no substance’. And then these are the same people who aggressively call out contrarians who point out that Cars 2 suffers from these same flaws.
I realize I have no right to attack fans for liking their fandoms, That was very stupid of me, I mean, who’s to say that you can’t like something (unless it’s something abominable like racism or sexism)? But it sickens me that the same people who jeer at Dreamworks and other studios before are now crying foul when they get a taste of their own medicine.
Again, I know there are accepting Pixar fans like you and a couple of others who are kind and forgiving to the underdogs, or if they dislike something, are not malicious about it. And that fills me with hope, that not everyone is cruel and mean and narrow-minded.
Anyway, x3haijessiex3, thanks for airing your views. I really feel bad if I made you feel that way, and I’m also sorry for being such a killjoy lately. I really don’t know what to think of Pixar at the moment, but all I know is that I hope that the critics are wrong (or if not wrong, at least being overly harsh) and that I will find it in my heart to enjoy the sequel to one of my favourite Pixar movies.
And thank you for writing that honest post. You’ve made me rethink a few of my positions, and I feel terrible for making you or any Cars fan feel bad for being who you are. 
bryan: You’re welcome. If I’ve been a buzzkill or insulted you in any way, I sincerely apologise.
1MFV: I had a feeling someone was gonna play the ‘Anton Ego’ card. Well, it’s interesting to note that you were supportive of the film before all the negative reviews came out. I was just suspicious how all of you gave it 4 stars. I mean, it was so unanimous? Not one 3 1/2? Not anything you were unsatisfied about, or thought that can be improved? (I had a glance through because I was not sure it there were spoilers, but I didn’t see any criticisms)
I’ll just take your word for it, but if there were any things that you didn’t like about the movie that you didn’t include in the review because of the ‘high’ after seeing it, I hope you would let us know now that you should be more ‘sober’. Even with films that I love with all my heart, I would try to find at least one or two constructive criticisms to say about it (I’ve said Rio was “corny” at times, Rango had a rushed ending, etc.).
Ah man, if this film really does badly and that, this is the saddest thing. . Like quite a few people on here, John Lasseter is someone I really admire, and one of the reasons I admire him is for his passion. I really hope it doesn’t get him down too much, and that he gets himself right back up again. Some of the comments those ***** on IMDB really got to me last night. This guy cares for his films. They’re like his children, his pride and joy, works of art. He is a genius when it comes to filmmaking. 
37%. Oh well. I’m still seeing the movie, but I kind of wish it got more “middle ground” bad scores then that low. I mean, that’s hard to excuse. I don’t mean to be negative, I’m just a bit of a cynic. Yeah, and I mentioned John on the reviews thread. Cars was always his baby. It really is a terrible shame.
Yeah, couldn’t resist… 
We actually have the full quote on our ‘About Us’ page. I love that quote.
I think John (one of our other reviewers) already responded on our Twitter account, but I’ll share my thoughts here, since there’s considerably more room.
You know, I’ve been asked that question a couple of times now… And I’ve tried to come up with a response to it. Literally, since probably Wednesday, I’ve been racking my brain for ‘faults’ if you will, only because I’ve been asked. The first time it was asked, it dawned on me that I didn’t have an answer.
After seeing the trailers, I went in not sure if it would be a 4 star film - I thought at least 3 though. But I came out with a smile on my face, and amazed at how much it had succeeded my expectations. I will say that the younger members of the audience seemed fidgety and bored at times. Sometimes the plot is driven by dialogue, sometimes action - and things get a bit complicated for those under 8. That could be a complaint for many bringing their families… On the other hand, that’s one of the things I really liked about it. Oddly though, some complain that it’s just the opposite - too simplistic…
Some have said that the film is just ‘marketing,’ but if they’d wanted to do something just to sell more toys, they could have easily done something worthy of lower ratings (my opinion), but this feels not like a marketing ploy, but a project that is very close to those involved. There is heart behind it - not suits. Is it good marketing? Yeah, of course. But they can go together without selling one side out. I think the right balance was struck here. Another complaint I’ve heard, is that the humour is too ‘young,’ although don’t let the trailers, that shows the same clips again and again, deceive you. There is maturity here, and I didn’t find the humour any less mature than what can be found in other Pixar outings. All I’ve mentioned above, I’ve heard from others, and if they feel that way, that’s just as valid as what I’ve written. But they are not complaints I share…
A lot of times, it is a throwback to other spy films, but not a copy. There are cool gadgets and action sequences. Spy films have car chases - now make the cars the characters. It’s really cool. But one of the other complaints I’ve heard, is that there is no emotional connection. Did it make me cry? No, it did not, but that doesn’t make it a bad film in my book. I thought it did have an emotional connection though. I really don’t want to reveal too much, for those that haven’t seen it, but once you have screened it, I would definitely be interested in hearing your thoughts.
After much thought, all I could really come up with is this: You can only improve a film so much - make it so perfect. I think in every film you could name something that you personally might change. Can I think of any one thing in Cars 2? No, I honestly can’t. There was one point while watching the film that I thought it was going to go a certain, very obvious route - and it didn’t. That’s what I liked - it kept me guessing to the end, and I had a great time along for the ride.
An interesting note about the unanimous rating thing - We discussed the film after we saw it (as we always do), but I prefer not to know the actual star ratings of everyone until I’m done my review. I only had confirmation we’d all given the film 4 stars just before we posted last night. Sometimes we split, and sometimes we give the same rating. That we did, didn’t surprise me this time. The real surprise for me was the Rotten Tomatoes rating. I was talking with one of our other reviewers when we came out of the film trying to guess the range it would finish out at - we’d both agreed high 80’s. With what I’d just enjoyed on screen, I never would have expected less than half that… I plan on viewing the film again in theatres (the amount of detail is stunning), although I highly doubt my opinion will change. I stand by my rating.
One thing I would like to add though - I am so glad that I went into the film blind to other critics opinions. Would I have been looking for faults had I read other reviews? Maybe. And if you look hard enough, you could find fault in anything. But I just went and watched, and with a complete open mind (no other influences), the opinion I formed was four stars. Not to say everyone will or should agree with me - I just hope they’ll at least give it a chance.
Thanks for that very nice review, OMFV. I enjoyed reading it. 
let me tell you something One Movie, Five Views , I really love your optimism, and your review and posts are AWESOME,
agree 100%, I’m seeing cars 2 tomorrow
I don’t know when I can see it. The only sister home right now is one that I can’t see wanting to take me to a movie. I might be waiting quite a while.
But to the people who have seen it, please tell me there’s a good Sally scene, right?
However, I would like to point out something that bothered me from the very beginning, which I think another reviewer pointed out. The point of the first one was to slow down, appreciate life for the littler, less commercial, and simpler things. And yet, for the sequel, it throws all that away, instead going for a gimmicky, flashy spy story and 5 million characters perfectly designed to sell toys. It’s like if the message of Toy Story 3 was that the toys should give up being loved and live forever in a museum.
Thanks to everyone who’s been taking the time to read our thoughts!
Sally is in the film for the Radiator Springs bits. I was glad to see her there, since she was one of the characters I really liked in the first film. Holley is a good new character as well, and she gets a lot of screen time.
The following I am keeping theme, rather than plot related, since I don’t want to spoil the surprises for anyone here:
In answer to your concern about the message of slowing down being lost in this one, I’d initially had similar concerns before viewing the film, but the way I ended up feeling is this: In the first film, Lightning learns to slow down and appreciate the things - and more importantly the friends - around him. This film continues that message in the following sense: even when life becomes hectic, we need to stick by our friends - something that’s easy to do when things are calm, but harder when we get busy.
Just because the film is faster-paced, it doesn’t mean the message of slowing down is lost - McQueen does not lose the character arc he gained in the first film. That’s why it was interesting to focus this film on Mater. It allowed us to see a new character arc, without changing an old one, nor feeling repetitive. It’s not so much about speeding up, it’s about how to handle life when it inevitably does. Plus, we get to see where Mater and McQueen’s friendship is now, and watch it be tested, as friendships often are.
As for the seemingly bazillion new characters that have been released, they really don’t all get big roles. Basically, they are the equivalent of cameos for a live-action film. They did the same thing in the first Cars. I think the inclusion of so many, comes from two things - John Lasseter’s love for all kinds of cars, and the need to pad out the world with enough unique characters to make it believable. And it works.
i don’t care about the movie reviews, either way im seeing it tonight with friends. cannottt wait. is anyone seeing it in 3d? according to the pixar blog, the brave trailer is only playing in front of digital and imax. one of the reasons im not seeing it in 3d.
I won’t be seeing it until tomorrow, but I will be seeing it.
I hope you enjoy it, Flik-E
I saw it in 3D - although they had the projectors adjusted wrong so the Brave trailer played as double images even with the glasses on, until they fixed it. The rest played fine, but while it is fun at times, I don’t see the 3D as essential.
As for the attachment of the Brave trailer, it is my understanding that it should be attached to all DIGITAL performances, e.g., not film prints like 35mm. So just make sure that you attend a digital presentation - it should be marked on your theatre’s website if it’s digital or not… The trailer’s for sure on 3D, and I’m pretty sure it plays at digital 2D presentations and IMAX as well. To be sure, check under the specs for each type of presentation here: [url]http://projection.pixar.com/[/url]
Hope you have a great time at the film!
How was the Toy Story short before the movie?
The Toy Story short - Hawaiian Vacation - is funny. If you liked the Barbie and Ken stuff in Toy Story 3, you’ll like this one. It keeps in the spirit of the films, and we get to see all of our favourite characters in the new setting of Bonnie’s room - you won’t want to miss it, so get to the theatre early!
Waiting in line to see Cars 2 on IMAX 3D…