Unless my daughter wants to see it (so far, she does not), I doubt I'll be seeing Cars 2 in theaters. Having said that, I have a tough time believing it is THAT bad. I'm wondering if the reviews would have been quite as harsh if A) it weren't a sequel, B) it didn't star Larry the Cable Guy, and C) it wasn't being released on the tail-end of a four-year Pixar masterpiece streak. Whatever the case, John Lasseter wanted to make Cars 2, and now he has that out of his system. This gorgeous and moody teaser basically announces in the same breath: "No no, we're still in this for real." Not much to say, as this is allegedly Pixar's attempt to play in the Lord of the Rings sandbox. Yes, it's the first Pixar film with a female lead. Yes, the film's first (female) director, Brenda Chapman, was replaced by Mark Andrews. The film as it stands looks like a visual marvel, and we'll see when it drops on June 22nd, 2012.
Scott Mendelson
Scott Mendelson
