Movie Theater Planes -- from the Pixar team that brought you CARS.

Went to Planes tonite. I can see why the critics panned it. No Meryl Streep. No deep messages about global warming or Rwanda... no cowboys cornholing each other only to commit suicide in swanky New York hotels a few years later when they realized their careers were now reduced to making Batman movies... Nothing critics could possibly like.

Instead, it was cute, fun and lots of laughs. Monty Python References galore and John Cleese as a British plane and cameos by all kinds of amusing folks such as Val Kilmer in a Top Gun reference. The Corsair engine at full throttle is worth the price of admission... In some ways, the engine audio overlays were a highlight.

It was not as original as Cars when it first came out. Then again, nothing could be. But it was a fun watch. Fun and mindless with great animation. I'll probably have to see it on DVD to catch all the details I missed the first time.

See it... you will enjoy it. Unless you're a critic.

Cheers,

RPR