Dvd review: Cars 2

Lighting Mcqueen and his friends are back, this time with added espionage.

The sequel that apparently nobody wanted. At the time Cars was widely considered the worst Pixar movie. Of course this is all really relative, being the worst there still means that you are better than the average but of course coming from Pixar people tend to expect a masterpiece every single time.

To add more angst to the fire it is noted that actually Cars sold an incredible amount of related merchandise, mostly toy cars I imagine, so here is a movie green lighted purely to make more money by the same people who complained that Up was to original and so less profitable.

But we shouldn’t exaggerate, commercial considerations are obviously important and considering that it actually earned more than his immediate predecessor, 559 millions, it’s clear that somebody went to watch this movie so it can’t be that bad.

In the end this is a competent kiddie movie. It’s a shame that there is no subtext that we adult can enjoy, neither some stunning and innovative animation, but even in this age of Shreck and Toy Story we can argue that there should be a space for kiddie movie that are purely for those, the kids.

Not being the target audience then, I’m more than 12 years old, It’s difficult for me to judge properly. There are some nice gags but nothing too ground breaking, with a fairly limited story. The world of cars still baffles me, I can’t help but wonder who builds all those cars and most importantly, how.

In the end it’s a retread to a form of storytelling that now looks dated but it still manages to entertain. For fans and kids only.