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Lee Bacon's avatar

I’m sickened by this display of blatant hypocrisy! Hollywood needs to put a stop to ALL sequels and spin-offs—including the Cars franchise, which my kids are ambivalent about.

Obviously, an exception must be made for any Paw Patrol content, which my children can’t live without. Keep that firehose gushing.

But otherwise…down with dump corporate cinema!!!

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Greg Nix's avatar

I think Paw Patrol is Canadian originally, so your real concern should be children’s cartoon tariffs.

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Alter Kacker's avatar

I understand the regime made a BIG BEAUTIFUL DEAL, THE BEST DEAL EVER MADE, with Putin to replace all of them with new episodes of "Masha and the Bear."

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Alter Kacker's avatar

Mater.

Mater.

Mater.

Mater.

Mater.

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Greg Nix's avatar

How did Theo get your phone?

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Bob Welland's avatar

My son was a toddler in 2008, otherwise known as the dark ages when only one Cars movie existed. His first words in order were: Car, Truck, Mama, then (distant fourth) Dada. The Cars movie played in the background at my house for ages. Strangely, after a few years, the fever broke. He became one of those teenagers that didn't care about getting a drivers license. Meanwhile I still tear up thinking about *sniff* McQueen pushing Strip Weathers *sniff* over the finish line. *sniff* *sniff*

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Greg Nix's avatar

Oh wow, I bet you have some kind of Pavlovian reaction to Sheryl Crow.

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Robin Darling's avatar

“No, really—please come watch him.” There is just more to explore with this franchise and this franchise alone. And probably they should speed up the entire pre planning process so that it hits the airwaves let’s say… next week?

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Greg Nix's avatar

Let’s be real: I am ok with an AI Cars movie.

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D. F. Lovett's avatar

Cars 2 is an unappreciated masterpiece

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Stephen D Forman's avatar

"All the News That's Fit to Print" -- NYT

"Democracy Dies in the Darkness" -- WaPo

"A Beacon Insisting That Every Bloated Franchise Should Die a Quick, Silent Death." -- Chortle

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