Planes Reviews
Rip It Up
Beautifully (duh!) and expensively (duh squared!) animated, this has its charms, but ultimately gets a little yawn-worthy, with too many characters, too much going on and too many unanswered questions.
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| Original Score: 3/5
3AW
Think Cars, but with planes. Passable, pleasant, mildly fun and apparently written by computer.
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| Original Score: 2.5/5
Urban Cinefile
The schmaltzy resolution may work for the undemanding, but given how much fabulous work has gone into the film, it's a shame the result isn't a more complete success
Urban Cinefile
Reach for the stars is the theme of this Disney 3D animation and while it's cute in part, it lacks the throttle of Pixar's Cars franchise
Salt Lake Tribune
At the end of "Planes," you may wonder why it wasn't released straight to DVD, which is how I'd bet the promised sequel "Planes: Fire & Rescue" will be seen.
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| Original Score: 2/4
Movie Talk
The globe-hopping story may keep young viewers diverted, but with the destination so clearly mapped out from the start, grown-ups will find the film something of a long haul.
TheMovieReport.com
Plays like the cheap DisneyToons small screen cash-in effort it clearly was conceived and always meant to be.
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| Original Score: 1.5/4
Irish Times
In the skies, as on tarmac, this remains the world's most fossil-fuel-friendly franchise.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Visually, "Planes" aircraft characters owe a huge debt to cartoonist Hank Caruso, who's been doing this stuff for decades ... As a movie, "Planes" is pretty meh.
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| Original Score: 3
SSG Syndicate
Flimsy - weighted down with an air of familiarity
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| Original Score: 5/10
American Profile
Disney's new yarn about a little underdog airplane with big dreams feels like the studio just strapped some wings on another movie---'Cars.'
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| Original Score: 2/5
Birmingham Mail
Many youngsters in a packed charity screening I attended were fidgeting and talking.
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| Original Score: 2/5
Antagony & Ecstasy
That Planes couldn't even manage to improve upon Cars 2 is downright heartbreaking.
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| Original Score: 4/10
jackiekcooper.com
Too much of the same old same old here at the end of summer; the plot of this one is too similar to "Turbo" which got there first.
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| Original Score: 5/10
This is London
For "international", read "packed with wince-worthy ethnic stereotyping" - it's the only way the writers know how to define character in a universe this soulless.
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| Original Score: 2/5
Daily Express
The story is routine and the animation rarely inspired, which makes it feel as if nobody cared enough to make the film soar.
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| Original Score: 2/5
Contactmusic.com
Disney takes over Pixar's "World of Cars" with this spin-off that no-one really asked for. Indeed, this is an essentially disposable adventure, smiley and formulaic with a few minor thrills and a gentle sense of humour.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
It may not soar as high as its Pixar counterparts, but Disney's 'Planes'[ takes off nicely as a good-natured addition to 'The World of Cars.'
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| Original Score: 3/4
Guardian [UK]
It's an amiable enough entertainment, gentle and good-natured ...
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| Original Score: 3/5
