Cars 2 [Blu-ray]

I'll stay out of the argument about what it's appropriate to show your kids, as I was only allowed to watch the Disney Channel as a kid and eagerly looked forward to staying with a babysitter so I could watch the "cool" cartoons the other kids liked to watch. I also happen to think that no one should show something to their kids just because it's by Disney/Pixar and rated G, but I digress.I watched this film right after the first a few days ago, and I'm again impressed by it in absolutely every way. Pixar managed to keep the world and characters from the first film, and create a film with a COMPLETELY different theme and feel. For anyone who thought the first Cars film was too slow, there's more action in the first half hour of this film than the whole of the first Cars combined. The jokes, the camera-work, the visual fidelity (WAAAAY more color this time around), and the variety of characters and settings have all been cranked way up to 11. There isn't really much of a story aside from again one of friendship and finding your usefulness in a world you don't understand, and sticking by your friends, but that doesn't matter because there's so many thrills to be found.From a design viewpoint this might be the greatest Pixar film ever, with more incredible gadgets and clever uses for them than any other Pixar film I've ever seen. Literally this film keeps your eyes glued to the screen just to see what crazy visual gag or feat you will see next.Parents will want to tread lightly if they're showing this to a kid who should be playing with large building blocks and coloring books instead of watching TV, but just about everyone else who likes their cartoons action-packed and filled with motion, color, and cleverness with love this film.And yes, there's some fridge-horror when you realize that every one of those cars that gets zapped, explodes, or is thrown into the sea is DEAD! ....Shudders....

Like a lot of other reviews, I was counting the days down with my 4-year old and 2-year old. This was the first time he marked the days on the calendar and we went. We loved it. We saw it three times. As for the violence, come one, really? I hate guns and don't have them, but this movie was in context, it was a James Bond movie with talking cars. No nudity, no language, and there were several messages that I have talked about with my kids. The animation was great, the sound was great, it was well produced - is it Pixars "best" no, but a lot better than other things on the market over the last few years. I have no problem having my kid look to Lightening and Matter as heros - infinitely better than Shrek or Kung Fu Panda. As far as violence, I won't let them watch "The Incredibles" because though I liked the movie, it is not appropriate yet.Now let's talk about the animation genre. It is not just for kids. In my opinion, what made Pixar great is the weaving of adult interest with kid friendly story telling. Toy Story 3 - which I thought was horrible, and my kids have never played with or shown interest in a buzz toy since, was totally an adult movie. Just because something is animated doesn't mean it is for kids. Have you seen cable animation lately? I like the Cars franchise including the short clips we watch on the new Disney Roku channel. As with everything, parents needs to be engaged with their kids, talk about the messages they see, and make decisions.From time to time, we go to the movies for entertainment. Cars 2 is very entertaining with lots of eye candy. My kids have not increased their violence but they love playing with their Cars.

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Alright this movie is just one of the best spy movies out there and it's a spy movie with cars.I see the main problem that most parents have with this movie is the large amounts of 'deaths' that happen in the movie. I will point you attention to the fact that these are 'CARS' not people. I saw it as it came and understood that it was just the death of a car not a person. We see cars get destroyed all the time in everyday life so it wasn't something that came as a shock to me or my little six year old cousin when we saw this movie together. Also it's not all guts and gore or even blood so I could see how the movie got a G rating.The amazing part of this movie was the growth of Mater and the resonating friendship that he and McQueen have with one another. That's the part that makes you know that it's a Pixar movie is that kind of deep emotion that makes your heart go out to the characters.The action was what had you at the edge of your seat in anticipation and the jokes just flowed right in and like some of the more recent Disney films you had NO idea who the villain was until the end.To sum it up Cars 2 is an amazing movie to be enjoyed by kids everywhere but some parents need to see that these are cars and that your kids have see worse off cars on the side of the road during a drive then what happens here.Francesco will make you laugh, Mater will be Mater, McQueen will learn that a true friend doesn't care about what others say, and McMissile is the new Bond.The heart is there with a lot of action making this movie a really good all around family film.