Full disclosure: I did not see the first Planes movie. I was miraculously able to pawn that task off
on another family member. That said, I
kind of really enjoyed this second movie.
It had a great story, with the heart and subtle humor of the first Cars
movie, which it’s loosely based on. Cars
was so well written, I never expected much from sequels or spin offs, but
somehow they managed to make another quality film.
I’m a fan of puns and this movie was full of
flying related humor that most children would miss, but is a prerequisite
tongue-in-cheek aspect of these anthropomorphic animated films. The fire fighting aspects of the plot (these
planes are essentially fire jumpers) are actually pretty intense and with the
current forest fires in the Northwest, I worried that even my 11 year old would
be a little scared by it. The soundtrack
lends a hand to the enjoyment of the movie as well, in particular with the use strategic
use of AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck”.
Overall,
it’s no 3D Dragon, but I almost regret
not seeing the first Planes movie…almost.
3.25 out of 5 stars
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