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Ranking Every Movie In Pixar’s Car Franchise
By SANDY SCHAEFER
3. Cars 2 (2011)
Mater as a protagonist is an automatic red flag because nothing in the first film suggests that he was capable of carrying an entire movie on his shoulders.
Without the intricate animated textures and the breakneck car chase sequences, the movie is just a follow-up churned out by Disney to cash in on one of their own popular brands.
2. Cars (2006)
A "Doc Hollywood"-inspired romp, Roger Ebert could see that this film had "a little something profound lurking around the edges. In this case, it's a sense of loss."
"Cars" preaches forgoing the out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new mentality of late-stage capitalism and realizes that some things from the past deserve to be brought into the future.
1. Cars 3 (2017)
The franchise's choice to mature with its fans places "Cars 3" above the first film, and Paul Newman’s passing imparts the proceedings with a deeper sense of loss.
The artists craft some of the most visually stunning and dynamic race scenes in the whole series, which has the trilogy capper cross the finish line in record time.