Originally Posted by Shaun
... Comments came forward (I can�t remember from who but it was here.No blame!) saying, it wasn�t up to Pixar�s usual standards, I thought that odd, but I had to agree, it had lost something. The detail had gone.

I finally have Cars 2 (2D only). Had the film lost detail, no; it is one of Pixar�s best. The attention to detail is outstanding. Michael Caine as Agent Finn McMissile, is one of his best roles. The story is excellent too.

Originally Posted by Ian
I thought that graphically (and story wise) Cars 2 was not up to the usual Pixar standards. It was not the fault of the cinema as the Pixar short played immediately before was typical Pixar.

So it may not entirely be the fault of the 3D presentation.
It was me! I still stand by my quality statement when viewed in the cinema, but on DVD at home is does look better I admit. Maybe they have enhanced the image somehow for DVD. It wasn't the problem of the cinema as the Pixar short prior to it was stunning. Likewise, TinTin was too. Maybe the problem was the short prior to the main feature - it was so good, it made the feature look poor.

Story still sucks though imho wink but then, I have Cars permanently ingrained into my grey matter it was/is my sons favourite so it, and the poignant story makes it particularly special. There was nothing in Cars 2 to make me think that it was anything other than trying to be something else - looks a bit like Monaco, but its not, looked at bit like London, but its not, looked a bit like Tokyo, but its not, a bit like James Bond, Formula 1, Nascar etc etc, you get the idea...


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