Thread:Marvelfan94/@comment-25692211-20161222160944/@comment-26687285-20170128235359

Rodangizzardcrusher3 wrote: Thanks. I'm working on a third one which should be out next month. I shall look forward to that. I find it very intriguing. It also helps that we like the same things e.g. horror, the Rocky films etc. Though, considering the most interesting things I have to tell you about is haphazardly edited Star Wars animations, then maybe I just have low expectations. I'm happy to hear that. And I don't really mind that most of your reactions are fan-fiction related. I understand that you have different priorities than I do, and will likely not respond exactly the way I might wish. It's just nice to have someone to talk to (although, I wouldn't name Horror as one of my favorite genres for the reasons I stated before. It's just that there are certain Horror stories, films, and traits that I enjoy). are you familiar with the Cars movies? Not in the slightest. I mean, it's not like I have a collection of approx 80 collectible Cars figures, own every Cars PC game, Life Is A Highway and Real Gone are 2 of my favorite rock songs ever, or saw the first film in theaters and own both films on DVD. So no, don't really care for it. ;P

Seriously though, while the first film is far from bad, you have to admit that these films are, by some stretch, part of the weakest link in the Pixar line-up. Infact, and let's be honest here, Cars 2 is unquestionably the lowest studio has gotten in terms of quality. I only saw that thing once about 3 years ago, and have not touched it since. I watched it while I was staying at an aunt and uncle on my mother's side during summer vacation. I remember seeing that Axelrod twist and literally going:"Ha-HA! WOW! Seriously!? What a PATHETIC excuse for a story twist!" (and this is coming from someone who avoided reviews just to preserve this reveal). If you want more you can really just look up any video review for the film and get the same reaction as I had to it. Really, it's just a really dumb, unfunny, obvious, cliche, badly written, but nicely animated, sub-par kids film.

Having said all of that, I was very pleasantly surprised by this trailer. Ever since part 3 was announced I was pretty much ready to skip it. But after seeing this, I'm actually really optimistic about it, and will probably check it out. I'm so relieved that they've (thank God!) stopped focussing on Mater doing lame, obnoxious slapstick bullsh*t, and instead decided to tell an actual story this time. Infact, I would almost say that this is the kind of tonal approach they should have gone with from the very beginning. This really feels like the film that Cars 2 should have been. I'm actually interested to see where they take McQueen's character in this one.

P.S. Have you noticed that alot of big sequels (Logan, Cars 3) are basically taking the Iron Man 3 approach?. Think about it. The hero is suffering from some kind of trauma after a tragic event in his life and needs to rediscover himself. The story serves as a kind of conclusion for the main character's story-arc. The film feels like an attempt to pave over/make up for earlier, less successful films in the series by returning to the spirit of the original. It's the same thing.