Lots of shooting and destruction

Rating: 7/10 (25 June 2011)

I am a HUGE fan of the original and have watched it over a 100 times with my youngest son (He would take his Cars cars and re-enact scenes with the movie playing). I was thrilled to see Pixar making a sequel. However, I have to say this one is much darker and has much more action and plays a lot like a spy movie or an episode of Burn Notice or Covert Affairs. I really enjoyed this as a movie and not as a sequel. It is visually superb and has a good message of friendship. However, I found that it just didn't quite have the charm of the first. Don't get me wrong, it's a really good movie and if you watch it without expecting a sappy sequel and go in with an open mind, you'll have a blast!