MAF
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They were masterpieces. I'm sick of all of the sequals coming out. I wasn't even that impressed by Toy Story 3, yet everyone raved about it.
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What would happen if Cars 2 Bombed
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They were masterpieces. I'm sick of all of the sequals coming out. I wasn't even that impressed by Toy Story 3, yet everyone raved about it.
SyracuseOrange
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This has kind of evolved into a conversation about why the movie won't bomb. I'm actually interested in peoples' opinions of the original question. I think it wouldn't matter that much because there's already been a lot of investment into the franchise, and it's proved itself in the ability to sell product. I don't think it would diminish in the parks.
slappy magoo
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rottentomatoes.com is a website that compiles movie reviews from newspapers, magazines and websites all across the country. If 60% or more of the nation's critics like a movie, it is deemed "fresh." Anything less than that is considered "rotten." Just looked, and Cars 2 has a 33% freshness rating, which isn't good.
Now, it's "just a number" meaning it doesn't gauge how positive or how negative the reviews are - "like it enough" means just as much as "loved it," and "not as good as it needs to be" means just as much as "it sucked." But Pixar movies consistently get positive reviews from over 90% of the critics, so this is not inconsequential. It doesn't mean kids won't love it. It doesn't mean it won't make a ton of dough. But my suspicion is, it'll be one of the lowest-attended Pixar films since A Bug's Life. A lot of people without children are often keen to go see Pixar movies because the quality is so strong - I don't think it'll happen this time. I don't think kids will like it enough to want to go see it in the theaters more than once. And I don't think it's going to sell on video as well as the last one. It's going to do well, but it's going to be a step backward in Pixar's success story.
thelookingglass
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While the movie does look like Pixar's worst so far, that is saying a lot. Its probably not bad at all, just average.
I think the negative critic reviews stem from them wanting to claim "OMG Pixar finally made a bad movie!" and what better Pixar movie to pan than the one Pixar fans are the least excited about?
I think the negative critic reviews stem from them wanting to claim "OMG Pixar finally made a bad movie!" and what better Pixar movie to pan than the one Pixar fans are the least excited about?
VDisneyFan18
Active Member
i saw it today and it was very good!!!!!!!!
I am not a Pixar hater just curious if a bad showing would effect how the Cars are used o. The park. It got a bad review in my paper.
Chevross
Active Member
:hammer: You hit the nail on the head.
Cars 2 had prejudgments about it before a story was even written for it. No matter how great this movie could be, it was going to be put through the microscope and burner.
It almost seemed like this movie was predestined to be called Pixar's Flop.
I saw it this morning and enjoyed every single second of it. There were no dead zones in the movie and had a great overall story, better than the first one. It was beyond funny and taught a great lesson. IMO the negativity is stemming from it being based more around Mater than Lightning. Critics love to rip Larry like it is nobody's business.
slappy magoo
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I'll play armchair, barely knowledgeable psychologist and say one of the reasons the Cars movies are not given the sort of respect other Pixar movies do is because they are movies where humans are not a factor at all. The Toy Story movies are about what our toys are like when we're not around. Most other movies, humans are around, at least peripherally. Heck, even in A Bug's Life...it's been a while, I can't remember if there's ever a scene with a human being in it, a kid with a magnifying glass, or avoiding humans somewhere, but their presence, their foot print, is felt in the trash left behind (and you can definitely say that about Wall-E, even before going into outer space). Human beings are somehow, somewhat involved in the story, even when we're not. And the Cars movies are movies where humans are seemingly not a factor, even though they inhabit a world where humans ought to be, where things seem to be made specifically for humans. I'm doing much of this by memory so if I'm forgetting scenes where humans are in Cars (or Cars 2, which I've not seen), let me know I'm wrong, I won't be offended.
For the record, I wasn't referring to you as a hater. I was referring to the various posters who seem to be not only willing, but downright eager to consign Cars 2, sight unseen, to flop status.
blueboxdoctor
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What will happen? Well hopefully Disney will stop trying to interfere with the creativity of Pixar and let them develop new movies rather than crank out sequels (only works with Toy Story because that is the heart and soul of Pixar).
Rowdy
Member
I'm afraid to comment, because it's been a while myself. But, I'm almost 100% certain that you're correct and there were no humans in Cars.
mp2bill
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Here here! :sohappy: