Unpopular Opinion: this movie was pretty enjoyable to watch.
š Cars 2 might have one of the wildest body counts ever hidden inside a G-rated animated movie.
A fan compilation counts 19 apparent vehicle deaths or destructions throughout the film, which is pretty insane for a Pixar movie about talking cars.
The movie opens like a full-blown spy thriller, with Finn McMissile infiltrating an oil rig before the explosions and takedowns start almost immediately.
From cars being crushed and blown apart to villains getting thrown from trains, boats and buildings, the action gets surprisingly brutal once you actually keep track of it.
Pixar intentionally pushed Cars 2 into international espionage territory, giving Finn weapons, gadgets and enemies that feel closer to a James Bond movie than the original Cars.
That tonal shift is part of why Cars 2 feels so different from every other movie in the franchise.
Did you ever realize Cars 2 had this many apparent deaths when you watched it as ...
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