Great animation, the amount of details are simply astonishing. The story however has several faults. It tries to fit a 3 hour plot into a 1.5 hour movie. The result is just stressful, you never get settled into a scene before the next one comes along.

4- might want to skip this one, not that hot :: The underlying message was okay, the spy stuff was neat and the rest of the film was subpar ...especially for Pixar.

Has a few moments where that Pixar magic pulls through, but is held back by pretty much every character returning from the first film (and especially Matter, who never is actually likable at all).

Probably the worst Pixar movie, but still enjoyable compared to other movies. The sequel was kind of unnecessary. The Mater jokes got old after a while. The first movie worked better because it didn't raise so many of the "if there are no humans, why do these things exist" questions, but this movie is full of those which are kind of annoying. Cars just aren't as fun as toys or robots. Hopefully this is the end of the franchise and Pixar can focus more on original movies.

I absolutely adore Pixar's films and I'd love nothing more than to work for this company, but I gotta say, this film was a bit of a disappointment. I still enjoyed it, and the visuals were stunning, but it seemed to lack the heart of the first. Had any other company made Cars 2, it would be a knock-out, but we've come to expect incredible things from Pixar and this simply didn't live up to those expectations.

absolutely not more entertaining and funny than the first one like any other sequel. the story has some successful twists (like McQueen's fuel in the last race) and unsuccessful plot (like Matter as Wrong Man). the bad point is the movie is just entertaining and funny and creates no feeling.

The movie is not bad but it didnt meet to the expectation that was set by the earlier movie. The story seems to be targeted to an adult audience. The movie was entertaining but lacked the raw innocence that the first part had. IMHO the sequel wasnt required if this what was envisioned.

Mater is too irritating a character to be a successful lead, and while the spy subplot is a nice touch, Caine sounds like he's reading his lines from cue cards. The biggest problem here though is the lack of that Pixar magic that made their earlier films so great -- instead, it's repetitious, pandering, and smells faintly of a cashgrab that didn't need to be made.

very funny 10 out of 10

Pixar's worst movie.

It's Pixar's weakest series, but something has to finance the next Wall-E and Up. Still colorful, cute, and pretty amusing.

Yes, yes, it's a kids film and that certainly can explain the simplistic plotting and terrible attempts at comedy. It doesn't explain just how inconsistent the whole world feels, to the point of being creepy and distracting. It also doesn't explain how a film with such intricate construction, which it clearly has despite being simplistic, can be such and incoherent mess. The conclusion is a mashup of conflicting themes that can't be satisfying to anybody.

So here's the sequel to Pixar's most divisive film, and I'm sad to report the coat doesn't shine as brightly this time. Cars 2 bares no resemblance to Pixar's other works apart from the striking animation; it lacks humor, heart and wonderment. It's fun, yes, but we don't love you for just fun, Pixar. I know we all take missteps, even slight ones like this. Dust yourselves off, get out of the car and back on the horse, you guys. We still love you, we still want you, and we'll all go see Brave.

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Just saw Cars 2, it was definitely the worst Pixar film, but no where close to a 30% bomb. I'm sorry critics were so hurt and offended that an animation studio made a film for CHILDREN, but its time someone stood up for people who view the world rationally and can actually see the big picture. True creativity is achieved through following ideas and passions to the end, and John Lasseter is very passionate about cars, Japan, and spy films. If he needed to get this film out of his system to move

Mater as a character is like someone out of Veggie Tales. Whenever he influences the plot it's a loss; He just isn't very well written, interesting or likable. It's saved by some great spy action, and Caine/Mortimer's fresher, more engaging characters prove that this should never have been a sequel in the first place. It could well have been Cars 2, but with all-new characters, as the old hands seem to be in the way more than anything. I give it a pass, but by Pixar standards it's disappointing.

While this movie had a decent story and some good action scenes, it felt very different in comparison to the first movie. Almost seemed like it could have been something else entirely. I guess what bugged me the most about it was that we spend the majority of the movie in amusement of Mater the tow truck and his antics, but the moral of the story is that we should accept people and not laugh at them for being themselves. Doesn't that seem a little hypocritical?

Damn shame they had to concentrate on the worst character that the franchise had to offer. Mater is nothing but annoying.

Way better than the original, but still one of pixar's poorest. Gotta love the imitations of famous people in car form like the pope and the queen.

This is the first Pixar film I have not liked. The original Cars wasn't great especially by their standards but this sequel was highly unnecessary and ultimately dreadful. It offered nothing at all. I would go on but I just don't care at all.

Minor kiddish divertment with the usual technical flair of Pixar productions, but less adult friendly.

"Cars 2 looks like the work of multiple committees completing various objectives, with varying degrees of success." - Jaime N. Christley

Much more interesting and unique premise than the first film, maybe geared toward a slightly older audience. Still too many hackneyed plot elements for my taste, but better.

A completely unnecessary sequel, but it's far from the worst movie of the summer. The races lack any sort of dramatic weight (found myself wishing I was watching Speed Racer), and Mater's spy-story is like Mater himself -- kind of annoying. Still there are a lot of clever touches, and the movie has a few imaginative & gorgeous action sequences. Why did this get made? Because the original sold EIGHT BILLION DOLLARS in merch. If that money helps Disney/Marvel buy back Spider-Man, I'm cool with it.

It's actually not horrible, but it's underwhelming for a Pixar movie and, for the first time, it doesn't play to adults as well as kids.

Pixar's worst? Yes, it's possible they are really able to do something as loud and as lousy as this sequel.

Why Pixar decided to make a sequel to what was clearly their least well received & least box-office profitable movie is a sadly no mystery... merchandise sales! Worst of all Pixar abandoned a new project for this! So potentially this shitfest cost us another "Up" or "WALL·E". Only the opening scene is of any real worth, afterwhich it's downhill fast! Laughs are rare, characters are shallow & irritating, & the settings bland. Sad giving a Pixar flick only a T2 score!