Cars 3 - god damn it

[Lurkman]

Well, the newest movie from Pixar has been officially announced. Cars 3 will be coming to theaters near you in Summer of 2017.

So here, let's discuss our thoughts on Cars 3, the sequel to Cars 2 and another movie in the Cars franchise.

I'll be editing this thread with each new trailer that comes out.

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Now, we've actually been given a hint at what the movie is going to be like, thanks to this plot synopsis by Wikipedia (using IGN as their source)

Note: I could be wrong.

Spoiler: Cars 3 plot as of now

"Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) is suddenly pushed out of the sport he loves. To get back in the game, he will need the help of an eager young race technician, Cruz Ramirez, with her own plan to win, plus inspiration from the late Fabulous Hudson Hornet and a few unexpected turns. Proving that #95 isn’t through yet will test the heart of a champion on Piston Cup Racing’s biggest stage!"

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cars_3 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cars_3#cite_note-3

http://www.ign.com/g00/videos/2016/11/21/cars-3-official-teaser-trailer

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This was edited in on November 23rd, 2016. Things can change with time.

Spoiler: Sperging that I just realized takes a fuckton of space

Alright, now to talk about something more personal. As you guys might know (and if you don't, watch the video at the very top of this thread), the teaser trailer had shown Lightning McQueen crashing, obviously. Now, this does seem a bit dark and apparently, a large chunk of the internet agrees with me.

Article after article coming out about how people might think this will be too dark to show to kids and I have to say I boldly disagree with this notion. No movie can be too dark for children in my opinion, whats wrong with exposing them to harsh reality? They're gonna see shit much, MUCH darker than a cartoon car crashing in their lifetime, hell, worse can happen while they are teenagers and knowing the target demographic for a Cars movie, this can be in as little as a year (Target demographic being 8-12)

Besides, fans of the original are starting to grow up now, the first movie was 10 years ago people. Sure, you can make the argument that we werent expecting a darker movie, but what does that really mean in terms of a real argument about this movie being too dark to show to kids?

Kids movies like The Hunchback of Notre Dam and Bambi used to be acceptable for kids and holy fuck, those were grim. Meanwhile, Cars 3 is considered too dark for kids these days.

I hate to be one of THOSE people, the ones that yearn for the old days and think the modern age is stupid, but what happened man? whats happened over the years that has made society think that kids can't handle dark stuff at all and everything must be watered down?

If you can't handle a fucking Cars movie, I think you seriously need to stay away from media and entertainment.

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This new footage of the movie has come out. I think the movie is beautiful but disappointing. I was really hoping for something darker.

 

[Quijibo69]

Cars 1 and 2 both sucked ass. My best bet is that they still have some left over Cars toys to sell from the last 2 movies.

 

[XYZpdq]

Cars V Planes Dawn Of Transport

 

[Lurkman]

Cars 1 and 2 both sucked ass. My best bet is that they still have some left over Cars toys to sell from the last 2 movies.

imo I actually liked Cars 1, it atleast seemed like they were trying with a story and there was potential for more than just a 90 minute toy advertisement.

Cars 2 was horrible though, I have many, many questions on its development cycle that I won't go into here. The TEASER of Cars 3 was easily better than the entire movie honestly.

 

[swingbatta]

I'm more angry that they're making it look like Lightning McQueen is finally dead, but I know they won't kill him.

 

[Lurkman]

I'm more angry that they're making it look like Lightning McQueen is finally dead, but I know they won't kill him.

I've been hearing everywhere that he's actually just mortally wounded, not dead. I'll be editing this thread tomorrow with more information.

(along with personal sperging about how everyone is sperging about MUH KIDS and TRAUMA, but I kinda wanted to let my salt burn out a little before I rant about that here)

 

[Panty Shroom]

It looks like the plot's going to be Planes 2. The visuals in that trailer look really good, though.

 

[Lurkman]

It looks like the plot's going to be Planes 2. The visuals in that trailer look really good, though.

Yeah, Pixar seriously stepped their game up with the visuals. I really did think Zootopia and Inside Out were going to be the best visuals coming out from Disney*Pixar productions.

 

[Army Burger]

Cars 1 was okay, though definitely a step below what Pixar had previously done.

Cars 2 was easily the worst fucking thing that Pixar ever did, and should not have been brought upon this earth.

Cars 3 is something that nobody asked for, and I can't wait to see how much it bombs.

 

[Piga Dgrifm]

rip in peace, Lightning McQueen
He had a really nice rear bumper.​

 

[TheImportantFart]

Although Cars is generally considered "the bad one" among Pixar films, I place it somewhere in the middle of the table when ranking. Not the best they've made, but absolutely not the worst. The chief criticism I've heard is that the story isn't original, but it was a well-told story and ultimately I think that's more important.

Cars 2 was a bad film. No argument from me.

As for this one, the plot certainly doesn't sound original, but I'm interested to see what they do with it. At the very least, it looks like they learned from some of the mistakes they made with Cars 2, chief among them not making Mater the main character again. The visuals in the trailer look stunning. I don't know if that's what the final film will look like, but if it does then bravo on the animation front. When it originally came out, Cars was a very impressively animated film, so I'm glad to see this one might push that further forward.

 

[Somar]

The first film was okay I guess, I certainly enjoyed it a lot more back when I was a kid . The second film wasn't really as bad as others made it out to be, but it certainly was a pretty low point for Pixar. This seems like they're at least trying to put more effort into it then Cars 2, though I'm not certain if a darker tone could really work that well for something like Cars. I'll probably wait for future trailers before deciding if I want to go see it.

 

[Jewelsmakerguy]

First film was meh. Not good, not horrible. Middle of the road at best.

Second film... I'd argue it's one of the worst films ever, let alone from a powerhouse like Pixar. Maybe not Manos level bad, but probably Catwoman or Chicken Little levels. Nice visuals though.

Third film, I'm kind of interested in how they're going to work this whole thing out.

 

[Someone in a Tree]

I didn't think much of the first one when it came out, especially coming after Finding Nemo and The Incredibles, but now that I've seen it at least two dozen more times with my son, it's pretty solid and has its heart in the right place. It sure as shit didn't call for two sequels.

 

[Lurkman]

It sure as shit didn't call for two sequels.

bu-but but...

THE TOY SALES!

 

[Bugaboo]

I liked the first Cars as a kid, never watched the second because I don't like wasting my money on shit.
I'll likely skip this one unless the reviews come in and it's hailed as the second coming as Jesus but imo Cars as a property is cursed to suck

 

[neverendingmidi]

The first film was okay, for being a reboot of a Michael J. Fox movie. Never saw the second or any of the Planes spinoffs.

Saw the trailer before Moana, and I have to admit as a trailer it didn't seem like the worst movie they advertised. That belonged to the Mongolian-style sheepdog that wants to be a rockstar movie. It looks horrifically bad.

 

[Maruukat]

Who wants to bet that this movie will either:
A: Be a bait and switch and be a normal kids movie with a somewhat less lighter tone.
B: Be pure shock value fuel disguised as Oscar bait.
C: Have an actually dark tone that handles its issues respectfully.

 

[neverendingmidi]

Who wants to bet that this movie will either:
A: Be a bait and switch and be a normal kids movie with a somewhat less lighter tone.
B: Be pure shock value fuel disguised as Oscar bait.
C: Have an actually dark tone that handles its issues respectfully.

A. Definitely A, because it's being released so early. C never happens, and B is released in November/December.

 

[Jewelsmakerguy]

A. Definitely A, because it's being released so early. C never happens, and B is released in November/December.

Well that and you can't really take a movie about a world of sentient vehicles seriously. Especially if you're following up on what was essentially Larry the Cable Guy meets James Bond.