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.

Another Picture Perfect Film from Pixar. They have never failed. While no other company has done a good sequel for an animation film, pixar has no done it again and again. Cars 2 is exactly what you want to see. Family friendly fun for the whole family.

The Cars world bothers me so much.

Wow. What happened Pixar? It's not like you not to care about the quality and overall reception of your movies. Kids liked it, adults and critics did not. Nor did I. It was silly, lacked depth, and was way too simple.

Okay... let me get this right. You take the comic release from the first movie and make him the main character in the second movie. I'm not really sure... scratch that I AM sure that Larry the Cable Guy do NOT have what it takes to carry a movie on his own. All in all not a bad movie, but it lacks that special touch a Lasseter movie often has. In all honesty this movie reminds me a lot of when Joey Tribiani moved to California and I think we all know how that went.

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.

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

I'm one of maybe three people who thought this was better than the original, though it's still my second-least favorite Pixar film. It replaces the feel-good elements of the original with enough gags and spy humor to make this a passable comedy by Pixar standards. Sadly, Cars 2 ends the 4-movie streak of Pixar creating some of its best work (Ratatouille, Wall-E, Up, and Toy Story 3). 3/5

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).

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.

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

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.

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!

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.

Pixar's worst movie.

not bad , better than the first one.

The movie looks great, but cars as agents? C'mon... I ask myself if this kind of plot would appeal to kids. And what's with that annoying redneck car?

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.

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.

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.

Not as clever, cute or funny as the first one. Cars was a successful take on the road movie, while this one tries too hard to incorporate another genre where cars are sometimes important: the spy film. The only thing is Mater is now the protagonist. Once the endearing comic relief, he now quickly overstays his welcome while all the other lovable characters from the first movie are pushed aside to make way for slick but boring new caricatures. And don't get me started on the energy propaganda.

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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It's certainly not a must see like the other Pixars, but it's good enough. [Full Review]

good animation with lovely details.. moderately entertaining...one expects much more from Pixar