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- MOVIE page: Cars 2 (2011)
- Rate: 6.3/10 total 56,523 votes
- Genre: Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family
- Runtime: USA:106 min
- Budget: $200,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross: $191,450,875 (USA) (9 December 2011)
- Director: David Silverman
- Stars: Larry the Cable Guy, Owen Wilson, Michael Caine | See full cast and crew
- Original Music By: Michael Giacchino
- Soundtrack: Polyrhythm
- Sound Mix: Dolby Digital | Datasat | SDDS | Dolby Surround 7.1
- Plot Keyword: Spy | Race | Race Car | Grand Prix | American
- John Lasseter (original story) &
- Brad Lewis (original story) &
- Dan Fogelman (original story)
- Ben Queen (screenplay)
Cars 2 (2011) Synopsis :
A secret message is received from a spy named Leland Turbo (Jason Isaacs), giving information about a secret location, and something even more sinister. The coordinates provided in Leland's message are followed by Finn McMissile (Michael Caine), who charters a fishing boat to the coordinates. As they get close, a large armored carrier appears and demands the fishing boat turn around. As it does so, Finn sneaks aboard the carrier.It takes him to an area rife with oil derricks. Finn ascends one of the derricks, and finds numerous lemons (aka small vehicles that often have engine trouble and need constant upkeep) milling about. He radios in to contact Leland, but is treated to two shocking sites: a tv camera in a special case with the logo World Grand Prix on the side, and Leland Turbo-having been killed by being crushed into a cube!
The lemons suddenly notice Finn, and give chase. Finn takes out some of them, before plunging off the derrick into the water, and activating his hydrofoil mode........
Goofs: Continuity: When the cars are lined up for the first race, the action by the cars behind Lightning McQueen does not match between the racetrack and the video screen above the race.
Plot: Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage. Full summary » »
Story: After Mater gets his best friend, star race car Lightning McQueen, a spot in the very first World Grand Prix, he is given the job of pit crew chief. But while they are in Japan, Mater crosses paths with Holly Shiftwell, a spy searching for an American spy. Unknown to Mater, the American spy attached a tracking device on him while being attacked. Thinking the tow truck is the spy, Holly and another spy, Finn McMissile, take Mater around the world to find and stop an evil plot created by "lemons," old cars considered ugly. Written byMr. Top Hat
Produced By:
- Mark Nielsen known as associate producer
- Denise Ream known as producer
- Larry the Cable Guy known as Mater (voice)
- Owen Wilson known as Lightning McQueen (voice)
- Michael Caine known as Finn McMissile (voice)
- Emily Mortimer known as Holley Shiftwell (voice)
- Eddie Izzard known as Sir Miles Axlerod (voice)
- John Turturro known as Francesco Bernoulli (voice)
- Brent Musburger known as Brent Mustangburger (voice)
- Joe Mantegna known as Grem (voice)
- Thomas Kretschmann known as Professor Z (voice)
- Peter Jacobson known as Acer (voice)
- Bonnie Hunt known as Sally (voice)
- Darrell Waltrip known as Darrell Cartrip (voice)
- Franco Nero known as Uncle Topolino (voice)
- David Hobbs known as David Hobbscap (voice)
- Patrick Walker known as Mel Dorado (voice)
- Tony Shalhoub known as Luigi (voice)
- Jeff Garlin known as Otis (voice)
- Michel Michelis known as Tomber (voice)
- Jason Isaacs known as Siddeley / Leland Turbo (voice)
- Lloyd Sherr known as Fillmore / Combat Ship (voice)
- Bruce Campbell known as Rod 'Torque' Redline (voice)
- Teresa Gallagher known as Mater's Computer (voice)
- Jenifer Lewis known as Flo (voice)
- Stanley Townsend known as Victor Hugo / Vladimir Trunkov / Ivan the Tow Truck (voice)
- Velibor Topic known as Alexander Hugo (voice)
- Sig Hansen known as Crabby (voice)
- Guido Quaroni known as Guido (voice)
- Vanessa Redgrave known as The Queen / Mama Topolino (voice)
- John Mainieri known as J. Curby Gremlin (voice)
- Brad Lewis known as Tubbs Pacer (voice)
- Cheech Marin known as Ramone (voice)
- Jeff Gordon known as Jeff Gorvette (voice)
- Lewis Hamilton known as Lewis Hamilton (voice)
- Paul Dooley known as Sarge (voice)
- Edie McClurg known as Minny (voice)
- Richard Kind known as Van (voice)
- Katherine Helmond known as Lizzie (voice)
- John Ratzenberger known as Mack (voice)
- Michael Wallis known as Sheriff (voice)
- Fernando Alonso known as Fernando Alonso (voice: Spanish release)
- Jess Harnell known as Additional Voices (voice)
- Junichi Kajioka known as Additional Voices (voice)
- Sonoko Konishi known as Japanese Toilet Assistant voice (voice)
- Barbara Kottmeier known as Carla Veloso (voice)
- John Lasseter known as John Lassetire (voice)
- Jan Nilsson known as Flash (voice: Swedish release)
- Colleen O'Shaughnessey known as Additional Voices (voice)
- Daniel Okeefe known as Additional Voices (voice)
- Vitaly Petrov known as Vitaly Petrov (voice: Russian release)
- Memo Rojas known as Memo Rojas (voice: Latin American release)
- Sebastian Vettel known as Sebastian Schnell (voice: German release)
- Jacques Villeneuve known as Jacques Villeneuve (voice: French release)
- Mark Winterbottom known as Frosty (voice: Australian release)
Production Companies:
- Walt Disney Pictures (presents)
- Pixar Animation Studios (as A Pixar Animation Studios Film)
Cars 2 (2011) Review by markdroulston from New Zealand
16 years ago, Pixar Animation Studios released the first feature lengthcomputer animated film in history, Toy Story. What followed was anincredible run of success, an 11 film hot streak that yielded dozens ofawards (including 11 Oscars), billions of dollars in box officereceipts, and the admiration of audiences and critics everywhere. Yearafter year Pixar was a company you could rely on, and while not all thefilms were perfect, they all were at least of decent quality, and lightyears ahead of their competition from the likes of Dreamworks and Sony.So therefore it's heart-breaking to say that Pixar's hot streak hascome to a crashing halt in 2011. Cars 2 is not just the weakest film inPixar's catalogue, it is the worst high-profile animated release forsome time.
If there is one Pixar film that divides opinion much more than anyother, it is 2006's Cars. While by no means a bad film, it just didn'thit in the same way as films like Toy Story, Finding Nemo, or TheIncredibles. It did middling numbers at the box office (by Pixarstandards) and currently sits with a 74% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, theonly film from the studio below 90%. For director John Lasseter (alsohead of Pixar), Cars is obviously a very personal film, a nostalgicstory about the loss small-town American values in the face ofincreased modernity. If it's not a complete success, credit must begiven to Lasseter for at least trying to say something meaningful, andin typical Pixar fashion the film stands out in the increasinglycrowded computer animation film market for at least attempting thematicdepth, and it's ability to reach audiences both young and old. Cars 2on the other hand is completely devoid of depth and subtlety, and willmore than likely annoy adults while at times being arguablyinappropriate for children. Returning director Lasseter takes the worstcharacter from the first film (in my opinion the biggest reason forCars' failure), and structures the whole story around his infuriatingexploits. Imagine George Lucas, upon seeing the negative feedbackfollowing The Phantom Menace, making all of Episode 2 about Jar-JarBinks. That's the kind of thing we're left with in Cars 2. Compoundingthe story problems is the troubling amount of guns and violence in thefilm. To make the argument that 'it's OK because they're just cars' isinexcusable. This is still supposed to be a children's film, and whilethe espionage sub-plot does have potential, there are elements thatseem shockingly unsuitable for young kids.
This brings up a question: why would Pixar choose to revisit the onlyfilm they have produced which could conceivably be called a failure?Lasseter is on record as saying that the company would only exploresequels to their films if a good story could be developed, and thelevel of quality of the two Toy Story sequels seems to back up thissentiment, but it's hard to believe that anyone would think the scriptof Cars 2 is worthy of that high standard. Interestingly, there is oneother way that Cars stands apart from other Pixar films: the estimated$8 billion merchandising revenues. While all Pixar films have profitedfrom merchandising, none have had the global appeal of Cars. It'supsetting to think that Pixar, a company who seemed previously to placegreater importance on the quality of its films than the bottom line,have gone for the easy cash grab, but there really seems to be no otherreason for the existence of Cars 2. Everything about the films seemsdesigned to increase the potential for selling merchandise, whetherit's the films global locations which pander to internationalaudiences, or the increasingly ridiculous characters and set-pieces,tailor made to be toys and video games. It's a cynical opinion, onewhich I had hoped I'd never feel towards a Pixar film, but it isundeniably true: Cars 2 is a film created not as an artistic endeavour,but to feed ancillary markets.
Pixar's golden run had to end sometime, and one bad film is a smallprice to pay for 11 good, with two or three being genuine masterpieces.What is most unfortunate is the catastrophic level of Cars 2's failure,and Pixar will undoubtedly lose a lot of respect for making such asoulless film, unworthy of the studio's name.
Cars 2 (2011) Review by Grey Gardens from United States
We all know that Pixar makes incredible movies, I personally have neverdisliked a Pixar film. The first "Cars" film, was a great movie, not aperfect film. It was one of the least better films, Pixar has made, butthat's like saying, Insomnia was one of Christopher Nolan's worstfilms. I had high expectations when coming to see the film, like Ialways have before I see a Pixar film.
After my viewing of the film, I have to say Pixar never fails toproduce a great, entertaining film. Although it doesn't reach theheights of Wall-E, Toy Story 3, etc. It still stands by itself prettyhigh up there. The animation is extremely well done, the look of thefilm is amazing. The voice actors are great, I miss Paul Newman though.Although the film is not perfect. The movie is not perfect though, thestory is not great, but not bad, the movie does not have the emotionalas other Pixar films, but it is definitely not a heartless film. Butthe film is definitely entertaining and a great beginning to 2011Summer movie season. Take your whole family to see this movie, it willprobably not disappoint. It will not only satisfy kids, but also theadults, this film is for everyone. Fun for kids, but the adults canalso connect with it and will have a great time watching this movie intheaters. It is quite an adventure and I will be glad to give it asecond viewing.
Cars 2 (2011) Review by ARTaylor from United States
We hoped it would never happen, but no one is perfect. Even the bestcan stumble. This had to happen eventually. Even the string of terrificDisney's classic films and the 90s Disney Renaissance didn't lastforever. I'm afraid that, yes, Pixar has made a bad film.
Cars 1 was their least ambitious film. The story was predictable andcharacter development obvious making it their most mediocre film. Itwas good but it lacked that little extra touch that made their filmsgreat. However, they had some great side characters, a heart, andwonderful scenes that elevated it up beyond most other films. But eversince this film's announcement I always wondered why. McQueen had hisstory and there's not much else to tell. Like Finding Nemo, where elseis there to go? And I'd rather see sequels to better movies like TheIncredibles, even Bug's Life seems to have more potential. It's easy tosee why they made a sequel to it, since all you need to do is go toDisneyland or any Disney Store and see it covered in McQueen and Mater,which happened to be two my of three year-old cousin's first words. Offall the Pixar films, Cars made the most with the merchandise.
The biggest problem is the story. Cars 1, while predictable, wastouching. Cars 2 has almost no heart or character development. Thefocus shifts from McQueen to Mater. McQueen had his story in the firstand there's little to tell here. He has one character moment that'sessentially the same realization as the first film's. The problem withMater is that he's such a simple character. Everything about him is onthe surface for all to see. He's the same person throughout the movie,with one predictable realization which goes no where, that he doesn'twarrant his own film. He's like Kronk from The Emperor's New Groove.They're both terrific side characters but lack enough complexity for afull story. And Larry the Cable Guy has always been better with theother Blue Collar guys rather than on his own.
While Cars 1's highlight was its side characters, this movie almostabandons them. They do nothing. McMissile is a moving plot device andlittle more. Shiftwell is supposed to be a love interest but lacks anyinteresting moments. The rest of Radiator Springs basically sit backwhile McQueen and Mater have all the fun. Their stories and characterare pushed aside so Larry can have fun being Mater. Because of this,there are almost no funny little side scenes where characters just havefun being themselves. Instead, most of the humor is derived from seeingMater do silly things.
The look is impressive but not more than anything else Pixar's done.With each movie, the studio has pushed the graphics into new levels.Each movie has had some wow moment where audiences can't help but beamazed by what they're seeing. There were times in Cars 1 when itlooked almost real. Cars 2 lacks any wow factor. One of the mostimpressive sets, Tokyo, were already spoiled by the Tokyo Mater short.This more than anything makes me wonder if Pixar was even trying to upthe ante or if they were just using what they had to make a movie ayear.
Spies and Cars seems to work well together. After all, any Bond orBourne film will easily demonstrate why the two go together. Indeed,the opening scene on the drilling platform is easily the best with thefast chase and cool gadgets. But they weren't able to properly combinethe racing and spy elements, almost as if you're watching two movies atonce. There's too much spy stuff for the racing to be interesting,which becomes pointless against the overpowering and overly clichéd spystory. Perhaps Pixar should have set it as simply a spy movie set inthe Cars universe and had McQueen and his friends in cameos or as abackground story.
Another lousy spot is the music. Cars 1 had a terrific soundtrack withexcellent uses of popular songs like Life is a Highway and Route 66.But there's not one memorable song or music cue in this movie.Giacchino usually does terrific work like with The Incredibles,Ratatouille, and Up. But he too fumbles the ball here. Perhaps he wasjust uninspired by what he had to work with.
Cars is Lasseter's pet project. But I think he's too close to it. He'sgot that Lucas Star Wars prequel trilogy problem. The people around himeither were in awe of the man who made Pixar and Toy Story or they wereafraid to hurt his feelings since he loves the Cars franchise so much.Pixar efforts have been so well done because they were collaborativeefforts, each fixing each other's problems to make a better project.But with Lasseter off working more directly with Disney, he reallyshould have had a co-director or perhaps given the reins to someoneelse like he did with Toy Story 3.
I almost rated this movie higher. It is fun while you're watching it,even if as soon as it's over it becomes too easy to pick apart theproblems. But this is Pixar. They've dominated the animation marketsince Toy Story and have been pushing the boundaries at the AcademyAwards ever since. To see them stumble with a not-so-great film wouldbe one thing. But they're coming off from two Best Picture nominees toa movie that's simply flashy but with little substance. Kids will lovethe bright colors and silly antics, but parents will hate having tothen buy twelve new Mater toys. Cars 2 is stalled and in need of atune-up.
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