Many will argue that we never really needed the first Planes film, given that it was a lazy spin-off of Pixar's least-acclaimed property, the Cars franchise. Still, Planes made Cars look like a masterpiece by comparison, with DisneyToon Studios (the company behind most of those inferior straight-to-video sequels to great Disney films) delivering an offensively bland and almost completely charmless animated offering. To rub salt in the wound, the sequel, Planes: Fire & Rescue, was announced as being in production before the first movie was even released. Planes somehow made over four-times its budget back at the box office, ensuring this franchise could be a sweet little money-maker for Disney. The only hope Fire & Rescue might be any better than its predecessor is that they've somehow roped in Ed Harris for a role, but even then, bad animated movies are an easy way for actors to make a quick paycheck without losing face, so who knows?
Stay at home dad who spends as much time teaching his kids the merits of Martin Scorsese as possible (against the missus' wishes).
General video game, TV and film nut. Occasional sports fan. Full time loon.
