Cars 2 (Owen Wilson, Larry The Cable Guy) in Theatres on August 24, 2011

Cars 2 (2011)

Hazel's
Rating: 2/5
Review: The worst Pixar movie I have ever watched. I really liked the original 2006 Cars movie and I'm totally disappointed with this sequel. I even slept at some parts!

Audience
Rating: 3.4/5
Like the Movie: 59% (n=71,410)

Critics
Rating: 2.8/5
Like the Movie: 37% (n=187)


Reviews:

"Visuals look spectacular and action sequences take full advantage of the 3D format so you feel like you are burning rubber down winding roads at dizzying speed." - Catherine Jones, Liverpool Echo

"It is all quite jolly and fast-paced, a feast for the eyes, but there's not much for the mind or the heart." - Derek Malcolm, This is London

"Cars 2 is as visually appealing as any other Pixar production, but all that dazzle can't disguise the rusty storytelling under the hood." - rottentomatoes.com

"Pixar's first bad film relies more on merchandising opportunities than storytelling ones." - Wesley Lovell, Oscar Guy

"Cars 2 is beautifully animated but it's also frequently dull and painfully unfunny, thanks to an irritating lead character, an overstuffed script, several poorly conceived jokes and a plot that's probably too complicated for its target audience." - Matthew Turner, ViewLondon

"Although it would be unfair to label Cars 2 as unwatchable, it is surprisingly tedious in parts and not as satisfying as one might expect." - James Berardinelli, ReelViews

"Someone must like Mater, who's already had his own spinoff TV show. Just as someone must like Larry the Cable Guy, who voices him. But that someone isn't me, and if it isn't you, you're in for one very long matinee." - Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

"Cars 2 demonstrates that not every hit movie merits a sequel." - Carla Puig, USA Today

"One for the scrapheap." - David Edwards, Daily Mirror [UK]

"Not much engine-power here." - Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK]

"Sweet turbo mother of fuel injections, what is this?" - Nell Frizzell, Little White Lies


Movie Info

Star racecar Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) and the incomparable tow truck Mater (Larry the Cable Guy) take their friendship to exciting new places in Cars 2 when they head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix to determine the world's fastest car. But the road to the championship is filled with plenty of potholes, detours and hilarious surprises when Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage. Mater finds himself torn between assisting Lightning McQueen in the high-profile race and towing the line in a top-secret mission orchestrated by master British super spy Finn McMissile (Michael Caine) and the stunning spy-in-training Holley Shiftwell (Emily Mortimer). -- (C) Disney

Rated: G

Running Time: 1 hr. 52 min.

Genre: Action & Adventure, Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy

Directed By: John Lasseter, Brad Lewis

Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures / Pixar

Cast
Owen Wilson (Lightning McQueen)
Larry The Cable Guy (Mater)
John Turturro (Francesco Bernoulli)
Eddie Izzard (Miles Axlerod)
Michael Caine (Finn McMissile)
Emily Mortimer (Holly Shiftwell)
Bonnie Hunt (Sally)
Vanessa Redgrave (Mama Topolino)

Source: rottentomatoes.com

"Little Fockers" (Robert de Niro, Ben Stiller) in Theatres on January 8, 2011

Little Fockers

Audience
Average Rating: 3.3/5
Like the Film: 51% (n=80,869)

Critics
Average Rating: 1.7/5
Like the Film: 10% (n=134)


Reviews

"Carving knife + severed artery = tons of bloody fun." - Rick Groen, Globe and Mail

"I did not find Little Fockers to be particularly excruciating. Indeed, I laughed pretty hard several times." - Glenn Kenny, MSN Movies

"As star-studded as it is heartbreakingly lazy, Little Fockers takes the top-grossing trilogy to embarrassing new lows." - rottentomatoes.com

"If you've seen one, you've seen 'em all". - Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

"The million-dollar cast doesn't make the vulgar penny-ante jokes any funnier." - Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer

"It may be time to try another household for laughs." - Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

"Rarely does a comedy bring such an overpowering sense of sadness." - James Berardinelli, ReelViews


Movie Info

Genre: Comedy

Synopsis: The story is set around Greg and Pam, from Meet the Parents and Meet the Fockers, raising their mischievous son who makes their lives a wreck.

Rated: PG-13 for mature sexual humor throughout, language and some drug content

Running Time: 1 hr. 38 min.

US Box Office: $124.0M

Distributor: Universal Pictures

Directed By: Paul Weitz

Written By: Larry Stuckey, John Hamburg

Cast
Robert De Niro (Jack Byrnes)
Ben Stiller (Greg Focker)
Owen Wilson (Kevin Rawley)
Dustin Hoffman (Bernie Focker)
Blythe Danner (Dina Byrnes)
Teri Polo (Pam Byrnes-Focker)
Jessica Alba (Andi Garcia)
Harvey Keitel (Randy Weir)
Barbra Streisand (Roz Focker)