We didn't really need this. But it was pretty good none the less

Rating: 7/10 (4 August 2011)

Who'd off thought. Off all the great Pixar movies we've had. Was "Cars" the one (outside off "Toy story" off course) that really deserved a sequel? Either way we have one, and I personally found it too be an improvement off sorts on the original, even if it is understandably Pixars least successful film too date.
A Sequel should always give us what we loved first time round as well as introducing something new, and that's exactly what "Cars 2" does. The Lead character off the first film (voiced by Owen Wilson) returns too race in a major new racing event, while his comedy sidekick pal gets involved with a brand new espionage plot involving new spy-like characters such as Michael Caines.
Where the film will divide people is with the later. The pick-up trucks story seems too overshadow the rest (reading that sentence back too myself makes me realise just how much off a push this all is with talking cars being the stars off the movie) and it doesn't help when the characters well, kind off annoying!
Still, the film is filled with glorious action, amazing animation, and is very funny too (if you can get your head around the fact that this world is like ours but is dominated by living cars!) even if some off the terrible vehicle puns and flatulence jokes take the film way down from Pixars usual high standards.