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David Mumpower: Let's start with the obvious. This is one of the best titles in recent cinema. Then again, I'd also include Furry Vengeance and Ninja Assassin on that list and we know how well those flicks did. A great title is just a different form of catchphrase these days. Translating such a title into Squeakquel-ian box office is a different story. While we're also discussing the elephants inconveniently located in the living room, the voiceovers in this commercial are as heinous as I've ever heard. Whoever cut those isn't even trying.

The movie itself looks similar to The Rock's flick with the supernatural element thrown in, which is fine by me if it's done well. Either way, what grabs me about these spots is that William Fichtner seems to be the perfect foil as the villain of the piece. In fact, given my disliking of Cage, I'll probably root for Fichtner to pull off the upset throughout the film. I've always liked him as an actor and I had expected his small but memorable role in The Dark Knight to lead to better roles for him. I would love it if he Hans Gruber'd his way into the upper echelon of big budget films through this role. That's ambitious, but Fichtner has always had that type of talent. Cage is...well, let's be honest here, Ghost Driver. I could take that or leave it, but Fichtner + Amber Heard (aka 406 in Zombieland) + a great title makes this a project I want to see.

As an aside, I like the specific wording at the end of "Shot in 3D". That demonstrates the appropriate studio learning curve, an indication that they realize there have been Clash of the Titans related mistakes, but this film isn't like that. Very, very smart.

Cars 2: In Theaters June 24, 2011

Josh Spiegel: I'm not sure if I'm BOP's resident Pixar Fanatic or not, but I'm one of their biggest apologists in most cases. That said, I cannot muster up any interest for this movie. When the first Cars came out, I was turned off by the ads shoving Larry The Cable Guy down my throat. This time, after seeing the original (which is both a great example of why HD content can be jaw-droppingly amazing, and kind of a snooze, in my opinion), I'm just kind of confused. A sequel to Cars seems a bit baffling to begin with, as the original is a rare family film in that there's no actual villain (the Michael Keaton-voiced car is something of an antagonist, but he's in, what, 10 minutes of the movie?). And now they're...secret agents? I will see this, I'm sure, because it's Pixar and I want to be proven wrong. But I feel like the Cars films are the only proof that Pixar is made up of fallible, imperfect human beings, not perfection-minded aliens.

Brett Beach: I have never seen Cars, but I still might. This, however, does not inspire me to stick around for the sequel. There is a big giant WTF posted on my forehead right now. Good thing my track record for first impressions is pretty crappy...

Jim Van Nest: I've said this many many times since Cars was released. Larry the Cable Guy? I'd like to choke him with his shoelaces. Mater? Absolutely love him. This is only a teaser and it does just what a teaser needs to do. It serves to remind us that we loved Lightning and Mater and that they're coming back. Until they have more to show, I think this is a perfect teaser.

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