Many people are saying this movie is JUST like Cars. I agree. Although, it's not a jerky main character, but just the opposite, it is yet another underdog story of hard work and dedication. However, I as a mother of 2 young daughters, thought it was a bit awe-inspiring, similarities aside. The action kept me on the edge of my seat (even though it is a cartoon). My 5 year old daughter is a Cars FANATIC. This movie, as I expected was created more for those fans who can't seem to get enough. If you are looking for a surprising story line with an ending you will never forget, then skip it. If you are like me, and have a little one that just LOVES this stuff, then it's worth seeing. We got our tickets for free to see it, so maybe that's why I'm not so hard on it. Not quite sure if I will be so eager to buy it when it's out on DVD though.

I enjoyed this movie as did my 3 1/2 year old son. While not quite as 'warm and cuddly' as the original Cars movie it was still loads of fun (and far better than Cars 2). The landscape views from the air were tremendous as were the snow and water scenes. The dialogue was good but a bit more for kids and a bit less for adults. Still, they got a lot of the aircraft stuff right and the take on VF-17 was a nice touch and did a simple but effective job of helping to tie in Skipper's appearance in the film.

Overall I rate this one a 7...it invariably will be compared to both Cars movies but really it should stand as its own flick. And on that it holds its own and has real merit. Worth a look-see and BTW my son REALLY loved it.

Just watched this computer animated feature in 3-D with my movie theatre-working friend. Part of me knew this was going to be a formula movie with the Disney trademarks of someone thought of as being average doing extraordinary things being the premise but it still works here. Also, there was some good funny lines sometimes and the story and characterizations were not bad if not great. I mean, John Cleese is good at being the stuffy Brit as one of the racing planes. There were also many exciting point-of-view shots of the leading plane flying through the skies so there was that. I also liked another one of the planes serenading a female racer with a slow version of "Love Machine". So on that note, Planes is worth a look if one is not too discriminating in choosing one of these late summer movies...