Director: John Lasseter
Cast: Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Michael Caine
What's common to all Pixar films - whether they're about toys, monsters, fish, or garbage-recycling robots - is their ability to get viewers to emotionally invest in their stories and their protagonists. The same unfortunately isn't true of their latest film 'Cars 2', a fine adventure in the mould of James Bond films, but one that's missing that indescribable something that pierces straight to the heart.
'Cars 2' picks up a few years after the first film, which ended with race-car champ Lightning McQueen (voiced by Owen Wilson) realizing that there's more to life than just fancy sponsorship deals and the celebrity lifestyle. The new film opens with Lightning McQueen returning to Radiator Springs to spend some time with his hometown buddies. Almost as soon as he arrives, he's challenged to race overseas in the first World Grand Prix, a championship set to take place in Japan, France, Italy and Britain that will determine the world's fastest car. This time he takes his pit-crew pals along and his best friend, rusty tow-truck Mater (voiced by Larry the Cable Guy). ...
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11:37 PM, Jun 24, 2011
Amitabh Bachchan is back with 'Bbuddha Hoga Tera Baap' which is already sailing in safe waters with the film making profits before even releasing. ...
11:06 AM, Jun 22, 2011
Dream Girl Hema Malini talks about her new film and working with Amitabh Bachchan in 'Bbuddah Hoga Tera Baap'. ...
11:02 AM, Jun 22, 2011
The cast of 'Double Dhamal' speak about the movie and what fun it was to shoot the sequel to 'Dhamaal'. ...
10:53 AM, Jun 22, 2011
'Bhej Fry 2' and 'Always Kabhi Kabhi' disappoint at the box office, whereas, Salman Khan's 'Ready' is still going strong. ...
10:50 AM, Jun 21, 2011
Rajeev Masand says 'Green Lantern' is underwhelming. What do you think? Write your own review and win prizes.
11:38 PM, Jun 17, 2011
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard Director: Martin Campbell Based on the DC Comics superhero created all the way back in the 1940s, 'Green Lantern' stars Ryan Reynolds as an irresponsible pilot named Hal Jordan who turns into a superhero when he puts on a coveted green ring that he receives from a dying alien. Now member of the Green Lantern Corps, an army of warriors dedicated to protecting...
11:34 PM, Jun 17, 2011
Rajeev Masand says 'Always Kabhi Kabhi' is boring. What do you think? Write your own review and win prizes.
11:31 PM, Jun 17, 2011
Cast: Zoa Morani, Ali Fazal, Giselle Monteiro, Lillete Dubey, Satyajeet Dubey, Ali Fazal Director: Roshan Abbas Set on a sprawling Delhi campus where students spend the bulk of their time attending drama rehearsals or dancing merrily in the corridors, 'Always Kabhi Kabhi' directed by Roshan Abbas channels those breezy 'High School Musical' moviesbut alas this film doesn't have the infectious charm of those feel-good Disney entertainers. The kids in this...
11:27 PM, Jun 17, 2011
The much awaited 'Bheja Fry 2' released this Friday. The protagonist Bharat Bhushan, played by Vinay Pathak, this time around, is all set to take part in a game show. ...
10:02 PM, Jun 17, 2011
The making of 'Switty Tera Pyar Chaida!' is what Cool is all about. It's got rapping, popping, locking and is crazy gangster cool. ...
05:00 PM, Jun 15, 2011
Amitabh Bachchan talks about his co-stars and the filming of his upcoming film 'Aarakshan'. ...
04:31 PM, Jun 14, 2011
Rajeev Masand says 'Hanna' is an intriguing thriller. What do you think? Write your reviews and win prizes.
10:10 PM, Jun 03, 2011
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett, Eric Bana Director: Joe Wright Close on the heels of 'Kick-Ass' and 'Sucker Punch' - and continuing Hollywood's sudden obsession with teenage girls who fight like killing machines - comes 'Hanna', a somewhat surreal action-thriller starring Saoirse Ronan as a 16-year-old motherless girl raised by her father in an isolated, snowy forest in Finland. The rugged dad Erik (Eric Bana) is a CIA operative gone...
10:05 PM, Jun 03, 2011
Rajeev Masand says 'Something Borrowed' is dumb. What do you think? Write your reviews and win prizes.
11:52 PM, May 27, 2011
Cast: Kate Hudson, Ginnifer Goodwin, Colin Egglesfield, John Krasinski Director: Luke Greenfield 'Something Borrowed' starring Kate Hudson and Ginnifer Goodwin is a romantic comedy that's more stupid than most romantic comedies tend to be. Goodwin stars as Rachel, a plain-Jane corporate lawyer who fell for her law-school buddy Dex (Colin Egglesfield) while they were still studying. But she stood back and watched as her best friend Darcy (Hudson) made a...
11:48 PM, May 27, 2011
Rajeev Masand says 'Kung Fu Panda 2' is a return to awesomeness. What do you think? Write your reviews and win prizes.
11:40 PM, May 27, 2011
Cast: Jack Black, Gary Oldman, Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan Director: Jennifer Yuh Jack Black returns as the voice of mighty martial-arts panda Po in 'Kung Fu Panda 2', the sequel to that 2008 animated gem. After establishing himself as the Dragon Warrior by vanquishing the evil Tai Lung and retrieving the Dragon Scroll in the earlier film, the new adventure involves Po's search for his identity, and his quest for...
11:35 PM, May 27, 2011
Rajeev Masand says 'The Hangover Part II' is disappointing. What do you think? Write your reviews and win prizes.
11:31 PM, May 27, 2011
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong Director: Todd Phillips Anyone who swears by 'The Hangover' is likely to be disappointed by its sequel, which as it turns out is a carbon copy of the earlier film. With 'The Hangover Part II', director Todd Phillips has made the exact same movie all over again. Except that he's set it in Thailand, and the jokes aren't that funny anymore....
11:27 PM, May 27, 2011
