I didn't find Car2 terrible (I've seen a lot worse) but it was extremely random
I'm with you there. Well, apparently they had the spy concept in the first film as a TV show or something (I forget the exact details), but it got cut. So when they were thinking about the sequel, they decided to go with that.
After cars 2 been a bit of a flop I thought they play it safe and move onto the planes movie
Just for clarity, the Planes films are Disney alone, no Pixar. Cars 3 will be Pixar. As for the Planes movie, that is planned to be a trilogy with the second film coming out this year. I would expect the third film next year, before Cars 3 comes out.
I really hope they make a good film here. If their next films are amazing with good sequels, perhaps Cars 2 can just be the one weird one that people don't like.
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otterprods
11 years ago
There's just not much to tell with the cars world and characters as is. It's a huge world inhabited entirely by vehicles, but it's really just parallel to our own, with nothing alluring to explore; The characters are interesting but none of their stakes are very high at this point. I can't see them coming with anything much more intriguing than 'they travel the world and get involved in a spy plot'. Toy Story was different because you always had the aging/abandonment issues to work with. Incredibles 2 has possibilities too because it's about ordinary family life under extraordinary circumstances. But I just don't see anything like that with Cars. To make it work they'll have to totally spin off one of the characters and really make you care about them, but I don't see that happening because McQueen and Mater is where the box office and merchandise $$ are at.
Otterprods, to keep those aquatic Mustelidae in line.
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David_Estes
11 years ago
but I don't see that happening because McQueen and Mater is where the box office and merchandise $$ are at.
Indeed. And (as I mention in the other thread on here), I think there are some ideas for a McQueen prequel type thing, but you'd lose most of the toys (a.k.a characters) and that wouldn't likely appeal to those writing the paychecks.
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jesser24
11 years ago
The 2nd film was a bit of a disappointment to me, but my kids loved it.
Mater may actually be more of the "main" character, but it's possible they could run dual prequel story lines. I just don't see how that story ends.
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krisdl
9 years ago
I see people talking about this film like it's the Shawshank Redemption but it's just a children's film, my son loves both Cars and Cars 2 equally as he will love Cars 3. They are fun, innocent, educational (at times) and entertaining and that is all I ask of a children's film.
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