Looking back at this review, I honestly feel REALLY stupid for insulting others' opinions around the beginning. Since I made this video, I have come around to realizing why some people enjoy this movie in a "dumb fun" way. My apologies for making the comment around 1:16. EDIT: At 24:44, pretend I say July 28. That’s right, I pushed the release date of that video forward.
Well that’s good that you apologized, I didn’t really care about the original plot of cars with the racing stuff , so the plot with them as spies gave me a pleasant surprise , now I’m aware of it’s issues , but I’m just a sucker for the sci fi spy thriller tropes , so the pros make me forgive the cons . While it’s definitely flawed cars 2 is in my top 5 Pixar films alongside UP, toy story 3 , finding Nemo and the incredibles . I’m sure ranking the movie like that would make some people want to vomit but I’m taking that opinion to the grave.
Cars 2 could’ve been much better if it was entirely focused on the World Grand Prix and not about spies at all. In fact, since Doc is dead, Cars 2 could’ve been about Lightning trying to carry on Doc’s legacy.
“Guys, I think showing Doc getting killed off is a bit too dark, let’s not do it” “I have an idea, let’s kill off a bunch of other cars violently!” “Let’s do it”
17:57 Mater didn’t get kicked from Mcqueen’s team, he left it by himself. McQueen even felt guilty for it and admitted that he didn’t want Mater to leave.
Yeah, Lightning's anger toward Mater was a little too much. I understood why he was upset and while Mater should've stayed until the end to help him out, but he really shouldn't have taken the loss out on him. At least in Cars 3, his anger toward Cruz was more valid and more justified considering that she did not know how to spot Lightning in the training center and made him rely heavily on technology for his training instead of real-world training, especially since his racing career was at stake.
I was so surprised the spy idea was originally a deleted scene from the first Cars, where McQueen would have took Sally on a date to see a spy movie starting Finn McMissle. Even if that “scene” wasn’t in the movie, it was stuck in John Lasseter’s head that he knew he needed to incorporate that to the second movie
The Definitive Cars Trilogy: Cars 1 Cars: Race O Rama Cars 3 (Only put ROR out of the all Cars games because it has the most fitting story to pass as a sequel).
Cars 3 was definitely what Cars 2 was supposed to be. I like Cars 2 for how bad it is. Just like Shrek the Third, Cars 2 is a guilty pleasure movie for me.
I think most of us think the World Grand Prix is one of the best elements of this film. It’s a perfect way to show McQueen at the peak of his career, the second chapter of his 3 part arc.
In my opinion, not only did it break Pixar's winning streak, but also destroyed the legacy that the first film left behind (as well as the reception to the third film). Similar to what Shrek the Third did to it's franchise, this is when Cars 1 became seen only as a merchandise driven cash grab, instead of a compelling narrative. It's probably the reason why people like Mr. Enter or Blockbuster Buster hate the first film. In all honesty, 1 and 3 are actually great movies that don't deserve the reputation of Cars 2.
John Lassester had a funny idea involving Mater and he should have had that on Maters Tall Tales instead. Instead of a 2011 critical bomb that set forth Pixar going up and down in quality in the 2010's
This is one of the best video analyses I've ever seen, you've come up with stuff I never could've figured out myself, and I personally can't wait for August 31, 2022, you literally convinced me to give this film half a star on letterboxd
Look cars 2 is A GOOD Movie this guy does not care about good movie which cars 2 2 times and you think cars 2 good or bad say it good if not i reports to RU-vid
@@notrealcame3449 Just stop and listen to the video. Even I used to tolerate this movie. You can like Cars 2. But if someone doesn't like it, don't get upset. It's not worth it.
@@fishmobsmovietv514 well, coming from the future, the dino-vehicles were indeed a thing in the series, as well as ghost cars and post life cars... that disney+ show was very odd
You know what's the worst thing about this movie? It came out on Pixar's 25th anniversary and it was shown on the theatrical version of the movie. That hurts for the movie this is.
i did a marathon where i watched every single pixar movie, and i enjoyed my time with each one, but once i got to cars 2 i felt like my brain was about to explode from all the stupidity this film has.
I remember back in 2011, I watched the trailer for this wondering "they're making a Cars 2?" And when I was watching it, my thoughts were "this looks stupid". I was only thirteen when it came out, a time where I still enjoying stuff like Shark Tale and Shrek the Third... That says a lot when I say this movie looks stupid. EDIT: While watching this, I was thinking back to Dreamworks' Dinotrux, and how it surprisingly answered a lot of questions in a way that it doesn't make things confusing. How sad is that, a Netflix show made to sell toys somehow has a more coherent world with rules it usually strictly follows than a Pixar movie?
Cars 2 also works as somewhat of a fun guilty pleasure, to me. Given how much it felt like a Mater's Tall Tales sketch stretched into a feature-length spinoff to the Cars franchise. Side note, I wonder if Schaffrillas has seen this yet. I'd love to see you both do a collaboration review, soon, if possible. :)
This movie is one of my many guilty pleasures, next to: Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) The Lion King (2019) Escape From Planet Earth (2013) Turbo (2013) Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2 (2013)
The biggest problem I have with Cars 2 is how it fundamentally destroys its universe by adding so much things to the universe that they might as well have turned them into humans. If this film didn’t exist maybe people will look back at the cars movies as decent additions to Pixar’s catalog and not known as the franchise that sent Pixar on a downward trend.
It's a terrible film but I do occasionally rewatch clips of it every 2-3 years. Cars 2 feels like it's supposed to be a Mater spinoff film that was meant to reveal Mater having a very complex past (former spy, repressed memories) but walked away from that life for something else. It also felt like the original writer wanted to send a message through the "spy" aspect of the show that Mater simply enjoy the little things in life and learning to accept who he once was
Hey, keep up the good work. Despite only having 731 subs, I feel like your channel has the potential to grow. Especially with these long format essay videos
Great video! Definitely the best video I've seen about this movie, especially when it's always been and still is a guilty pleasure of mine. Keep up the good work!
I really enjoyed cars 2. Honestly, I think Cars is a good trilogy . Cars 1 was a masterpiece. It has a great opening. Good events and character development, how radiator springs changed McQueen and how McQueen changed them. How at the beginning McQueen was so selfish and piston cup obsessed. But at the end, he just left it and helped strip weathers. ------------------ Cars 3 was decent and had amazing race scenes. But it didn't give any new ideas and ignored some information. McQueen’s problem was struggling to beat storm. But actually it’s the same issue as Cars 2 when McQueen had a challenge to beat francesco. It is not a whole new idea. How could McQueen beat a 224m/h car but can’t beat a 210m/h one? Did he get new parts from Ramone that made him faster? If yes, why didn't he do the same in Cars 3?! They didn't even explain it nor mentioned it. ------------------ My issue with Cars 2 that it had so much potential to be the greatest in the franchise. They had the best race tracks and the best race cars. All of the 11 racers including new look McQueen were nice-looking cars. I mean look at shu todoroki. I am pretty sure every Japanese will be so proud to see him and might want to have him as a toy cause he looks gorgeous. Nigel Gearsley, Max Schnell, Lewis Hamilton, Jeff gorvette all of them were pretty. But the movie did nothing with them and prefered spy stuff. When you look at any of them you can say “he might be a side character or a friend to McQueen” since they all look well-designed. I wanted to see more Jeff & Lewis scenes; they had good chemistry and friendship. Overall. Cars 2 is an enjoyable movie in my humble opinion. He might be the weakest in the franchise but still good.
@@captainmarvelwilson508for me cars 1 was amazing.I really loved the movie and it was was focused on racing.Cars 2 was not good in fact it was worse than cars 3 but the Grand Prix was a nice idea.
16:17 I actually like that Pixar chose to do these things for maters dream, because that’s what dreams are like. You quite often see people that you haven’t met before or the dream is augmented instead of replaying exactly what happened!
So in 2011 in high school my class went a trip to the movie theatres and do you know what movie we saw we saw kung fu panda 2 a movie with mature emotional moments proper comedy and an excellent voice performance from Gary oldman as lord Shen I got more from that film than this piece of sh🐬t. yes I know kung fu panda 2 came out before cars 2 but even if it didn’t I’m still glad my teachers picked kung fu panda 2 instead of this joke of a Pixar movie like When this movie received heavy criticism John Lassiter’s response was and I quote “I don’t make movies for film critics I make movies for the audience” to which I say WHAT AUDIENCE JOHN?! Because it’s not for everyone if you’re telling me you made it for infants and babies then yeah I’d believe you because it’s just a movie you’d put on to keep your kid quiet because this isn’t a film for the whole family and much like Batman and Robin this film is just one giant toy commercial it’s sad that toy story a movie about toys has more emotion in it than this steaming pile of garbage so yeah if you want to watch an actual great animated movie from 2011 I advise you watch kung fu panda 2 or rango
The amount of quality writing and editing in this video is shockingly good that I was surprised when I saw your amount of subs, you definitly deserve more man. Looking foward for your next videos
Im of the opinion cars 2 is good just because i have fun watching it. But i agree everything you say. Except they escape big ben easily on purpose because they want mater to go to the pits
I love how this movies poster has Lightning McQueen front and center, trying to trick people into thinking he’s the main character again, even though he’s not. So if they needed to put Lightning in front because he was more marketable, and needed to adjust the rest of the cast to be stupid so Mater could seem like a more competent main character, then, bold idea Pixar: don’t make Mater the main character! If this is like Minions where you gave them their own movie BECAUSE they were marketable, then I understand. But if Mater isn’t marketable, nor is he able to properly lead a story, then why did they even think it was a good idea? I’m not enabling the mindset of doing things and making decisions for the sole purpose of money, but they could at least be bothered to make smart decisions for a cash grab. I really loved Mater in the first movie, but he just doesn’t work as the protagonist.
And to be honest, at least there was story that could be told with the minions (the time before they met Gru and the time they worked under Gru in his early villain days).
I really think you should try and differenceiate yourself from Schafrillas, your editing style and writing and everything are almost identical to him. You seem to have alot of potential but you should try and find your own style in my opinion. You reuse some word for word things/jokes as he does
You know what’s the biggest problem with Cars 2 is that literally everything the stuff they put in the movie is not even anything near to Cars it felt more like a human movie than a Cars movie like beer food iPhones and other random stuff this why this movie is a huge flop
@@platy4700 you havent answered my question though i am being laughed at by thinking monsters inc is better than cars 2 (we are all 17 yo here) i cant convince any of em they just keep saying "u dont get it dingus" help
I have trouble believing that Pixar as a studio thought this was a good idea. I found out that they hated it so much that they wished they could forget its existence.
My take is that Cars 2 is ONE of the worst Pixar films, but it's not THE worst - that would be Toy Story 4. In fact, I'm going to disagree with you and say I think Cars 3 is even worse than Cars 2, but somehow it gets a relative pass.
The shy shaman is Sophia, from Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. She joins Roy’s army midway through the game, at level 1, unpromoted with abysmal stats. If you want the best ending, she must survive the chapter she joins in, which is a desert map with fog of war and a turn limit. The Asian mechanic looking lady behind Sophia is Rose Tico, from Star Wars: The Last Jedi. You’re better off watching the film yourself to see why she sucks.
You know, this is what I feel like this should happen. So back in 2004, they released The Incredibles, a lot of people say it's one of the best films of all time while I find it overrated. The biggest issue I have with The Incredibles is animation, it's a two-hour movie, and the rendering sucks and that is the biggest flaw that is keeping me from calling it a masterpiece like everyone else. I think The Incredibles is a good movie, but it also feels like a chore because the animation is not good, it has torn my experience, but not in a horrible way. Finding Nemo has phenomenal animation, I have no idea how Pixar fucked it up with this one. So you might be asking, how does this relate to Cars 2? Well since Cars have better animation than The Incredibles, Cars should've been an experiment project because of the animation. So I was thinking about this: what if The Incredibles came out in 2011 and Cars 2 came out in 2017? Do you know what I'm saying? Personally, The Incredibles would have been my favorite Pixar movie if the animation was better and everyone agreed that Cars 3 is the real Cars 2. And as a Cars fan, I would love to see it as a trilogy if Cars 2 was right but for everyone else, it works as a duology.
I think The Incredibles is one of the best movies because it has mostly great animation, with some flawed backgrounds, but all that is made up for by its incredible (no pun intended) story, which is far deeper and more emotional than you give it credit for. This movie sucks on almost every level.
I would like to add that I would much rather watch the Star Wars Prequels 50 times than watch this turd of a film. At least with those movies, it was George Lucas trying to make his own vision like he did for the Originals, and there were plenty of good moments in those movies despite the dialogue problems, the bad romance and boring political scenes. I don’t know what vision John Lasseter had with this movie, because it felt like it was tacked on at the last minute.
A lot of your points, are practically the exact same as another underrated RU-vidr called Trev views, not saying you copied him, it’s probably just a “genius think alike” situation.
And trust me, he didn't even hit ALL the problems with this movie. Like: Why is McQueen friends with Mater to begin with? They have nothing in common and its clear McQueen was not enjoying his time with Mater in the beginning of the movie.
Ya Know Platy…….What If There Was An Alternate Timeline Where Cars 2 In 2011 Didn’t Exist? And That The Cars 3 That Followed Is The Real Cars 2. What Would You Think Of That?
I think the Cars franchise would be better received if 2 didn't exist. The duology would still likely be in the lower halves of most Pixar rankings, but still.
I figure it's crazy how when the lemon Kingpin said that they stopped making parts for them that's basically saying the equivalent of they stop making life saving medications
1:45 what the heck?? I get that this world is very confusing and dump and that's what it's all about so why would you think about it too much? This movie seems bad for you just because you put things that way.
@@platy4700 the way I see it , it’s a 50/50 , we could get a Pixar movie that would be definitely flawed but had passion and effort put into it , especially a international spy story which could give the characters and us a beautiful world tour , but that’s just my take .
thank you for taking the nostalgia blindfold off of my eyes so I can see Cars 2 for the failure it really is. I'll be using it as an example of how not to make a story.
@@superninja493 Unfortunately, it costs $50, from what I’ve seen. The OS I use is Windows 10, but I’m pretty sure Movie Studio can be used with Windows 8.
@@superninja493 Windows Movie Maker is free. It’s limited as hell compared to Movie Studio, but Movie Maker works well enough, and like I said, it’s free.
Edit: Actually, I found out that besides Brad Lewis who helped write Ratatouille, none of Pixar's primary writers like Andrew Stanton and Pete Docter were involved, and that some other storyteller and a group of writers were brought in. Looking at most of their filmography, they don't have anywhere near the resume of both Stanton and Docter.
14:45 . I have you something hilarious about this one. On the greek dub of the film, the song that Mater was singing was replaced by an old greek song of the 80's and it litterally says "i will take you to a cruise"😂.
Man cars 2 is my favorite movie ever and I don't care if anyone loves it cause one it's the first pixer of John Lassiter cause he went around the world
And I understand that cars 2 wasn't exactly what it was going to be but you to admit one thing two references from the original movie where lighting mcqueen finally let's mater see the world and mater said actually there is one thing
@@platy4700 yep , he defended cars 2 but shit talked lilo and stitch. Now as for you, lilo and stitch was met with mostly positive reviews, the only problem you might have is that you might feel that stitch and the aliens kind get in the way of a more emotional and compelling plot between the sisters. The way I see it, the aliens was for the kids, while the sister plot was for the adults .
@@Gorilla-r4g , Wreck it ralph 2 tries more than Cars 2 at least. It failed miserably but there was more of an attempt at being a worthy follow-up than Cars 2. At least Wreck it Ralph 2 remembered who the main characters were and had a much better message
@@hagridstan I can see that. It's a shame that both Ralph and Vanellope were flandarized, especially at the ending. Not to mention Felix and Calhoun are barely in the movie since they were imporant in the first film.
I don’t exactly think it’s perfect and it is too violent for a g rating. Mater is also a slight jackass here, but other than that, I find it ok. I still really o joy the action scenes, even if the deaths are questionable for a g movie.
@@platy4700 I think later reviews should be more original in their style. Maybe close off the Schaff Styled videos with "Why Cars 3 is an Underrated Gem". You nailed his video style IMO, tho at least you saved him from reviewing Cars 2.
@@platy4700 IDK. On a side note, the one genuinely great thing about Cars 2 is Micheal Giaccihno's soundtrack. Tho you could replace the Cars 2 ost with the Speed Racer 2008 or Incredibles soundtrack, and it would make no difference.
I was a huge fan of tge first cars film. I went to see cars 2 in the cinema when I was 7. I remember liking it simply because it was a cars film. But I didn't rematch it despite having watched the first film hundreds of times. I lost interest in cars and only watched the third film recently
I remember being so excited 4 a cars 2 at the time and boy was I disappointed when I watched it when it came out in 2011. I watched it again just now and I still hate it. I've never seen the 3rd one but I will and I hope it's better than the 2nd one. I always consider the 2nd one to be filler.
I've enjoyed Cars since I was 10 years old, but even I kept asking myself, "Where do the cars come from, though? How are cars created? What would I see inside a living school bus? Would there be seats?". Making a movie where everyone is an automobile is like making a movie where everyone is a computer, a toaster, or a house. They're all consumer products built by humans, for humans. You can't take humans out of this context. Sure, a car has way more personality and charisma than a toaster. People will get way more obsessed with a Ford Mustang, a Chevy Corvette, a Lincoln Navigator, or a Mercedes Benz S-Class than, say, a boring computer mouse. A car is bigger and more noticeable than a computer mouse is, so it's more impressive to look at. No one has a dream computer mouse, but a lot of folks have a dream car. At the end of the day, though, those are all consumer products like the computer mouse. They LITERALLY can't exist without humans. I can't say for sure whether Cars would ever have been as critically-acclaimed as Toy Story, The Incredibles, or Finding Nemo. But, I can say with 99% confidence that Cars' reception would've been way closer to the receptions of those movies had humans been there. No questions over how the world works. Instead of a typical (but fun, entertaining, and quirky) "jerk wad learns the value of friendship and community" story, we could've gotten a story that went deeper into mankind's relationship to the automobile. Believe it or not, Cars' storytelling potential could've been greatly expanded with the presence of humans. Maybe we could've gotten a storyline about how someone's relationship with their beloved living car slowly deteriorates from the person owning the racecar to the racecar owning the person. Such a story could've been an analogy to a toxic romantic relationship, including the financial havoc and the unhealthy dependence that can result from such a situation. Heck, they could've had a story where humans are gone, but the vehicles remember them. Some of the vehicles try to figure out their purpose in life without kids to carry to school or families to take on long road trips. Either one of these storylines could've connected to a larger commentary on how overly car-centric human society is. Cars still could've been a billion-dollar merchandising juggernaut because, you know, kiddies and their talking cars. It just could've had a story that was potentially more standout and unique, had humans existed in the series.
Cars 1: I fell asleep watching it, pretty boring to me Cars 2 : loved it , one of my favorite pixar films, I'm a sucker for sci fi spy thrillers Cars 3: pretty boring , but I knew what I was getting , I would have loved more spy stuff, but since mater is barely in the movie , the message is loud and clear that the spy stuff is not canon.
I think Cars 2 sucks and is the worst Pixar movie. Even if I was a sucker for spy movies, I would still not like it, because of annoying characters, a generic storyline, a bad message and plot holes and contrivances galore. A bad film is a bad film.
