Pixar continues its slow descent

Rating: 3/10 (27 June 2011)

I was so looking forward to Cars 2. The action and the animation are very exciting and eye catching. However, the story was lacking. It did not have the magic of the first one. More importantly, Pixar had to slide a politically correct, liberal, environmentalist theme in it with the 'alternative fuel' topic. I am so sick and tired of the hoax that is 'global warming', hearing about 'go green' and how gas / oil is the great evil. I didn't need two hours of that garbage shoved down my throat. If that agenda had been left out of the movie, it would have been much more enjoyable. It was good to see the characters again. There will be plenty of ideas for the diecast Cars characters collectors (which I am one). However, the 2nd movie just does not measure up to the first one. The music soundtrack of the first one blows this one away. There were very few songs in this one. Go see it just because it has been 5 years of waiting. Just don't get your hopes too high.