The original Cars raced out of multiplexes after winning the hearts of millions of screaming rugrats.
It then raced into stores, in the form of merchandise, where it made off with hundreds of millions of dollars of their parents money.
A little redneck tow truck named Tow Mater stole the show the first time, so it’s no surprise the lovable, beat-up character, voiced by Larry The Cable Guy, quickly becomes the protagonist in Cars 2.
THE HOOK’S DAUGHTER SARAH: You’re writing about that violent mess, Cars 2?
THE HOOK: Yes, daughter-of-mine, I’m just summing up the weak, spy movie-parody-plot and yes, the violence…
SARAH: Three cars die in the first fifteen minutes!
THE HOOK: I wasn’t watching the clock, but you’re right, the opening sequence with Micheal Caine‘s British spy character was violent enough to drive two families out of the theatre during our screening.
SARAH: Then they went back to Radiator Springs and the movie was like the first Cars, but they zoomed off to Japan and it became a spy movie again. Oh, and the violence returned!
THE HOOK: They were trying to appeal to kids, older kids and adults all at once.
SARAH: The adults would be there anyway. Like you, they had no choice!
THE HOOK: Pixar had a choice, though, and this time they waited until the last act to bring back the usual themes of friendship and believing in yourself despite the opinions of others.
SARAH: The movie was waay better near the end. And the short Toy Story episode at the beginning was hilarious. Was Ken supposed to be…
THE HOOK: That’s all for now folks!
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Hmmm…looks like I’ll wait for this to come to Netflix!
Won’t be long I’m sure. In the meantime, buy a t-shirt!
I love my kids, but I don’t miss the days of millions of screaming rugrats at the Saturday afternoon matinee. That used to make me want to rip my hair out. I would buy tootsie rolls and use them like a roll of leather to bite on.
Hilarious response, young lady!
Ha! Love the Ken screen cap.
Me too! Micheal Keaton rocks as Ken.