johnmills
This movie doesn't really have anything going for it, and yet its actually great. Cool music, bright and expressive animation, fun characters, and nice visuals.
Planes: Fire & Rescue
- Animation
- Comedy
- Adventure
- Family
7/17/2014
83
PG
When others fly out, heroes fly in.
When world-famous air racer Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he must shift gears and is launched into the world of aerial firefighting. Dusty joins forces with veteran fire and rescue helicopter Blade Ranger and his team, a bunch of all-terrain vehicles known as The Smokejumpers. Together, the fearless team battles a massive wildfire, and Dusty learns what it takes to become a true hero.
- Director:
- Writer:
- Revenue:
- $151,165,787
- Budget:
- $50,000,000
Videos
Cast
Ed HarrisBlade Ranger (voice)- Dane CookDusty Crophopper (voice)
Julie BowenDipper (voice)- Curtis ArmstrongMaru (voice)
- John Michael HigginsCad (voice)
- Hal HolbrookMayday (voice)
- Teri HatcherDottie (voice)
- Brad GarrettChug (voice)
- Wes StudiWindlifter
- Stacy KeachSkipper (voice)
- Cedric the EntertainerLeadbottom (voice)
- Danny MannSparky (voice)
- Barry CorbinOl' Jammer (voice)
- Regina KingDynamite (voice)
- Anne MearaWinnie (voice)
- Jerry StillerHarvey (voice)
Reviews
FilipeManuelNeto
Disney managed to learn from the mistakes of the first film and give us a better job.
This film is the predictable sequel to Planes, an animated film that Disney released, but which was not as good as one would hope, and wish. Interestingly, I ended up finding it better than the previous film, a sign that the studio, at least, took note of some of the mistakes made. The script starts off quite well, with the protagonist plane unable to compete in races due to a serious breakdown. The course of events ends up opening the door to the solution: becoming a firefighting plane.
The film has one thing that its predecessor sorely lacked: heart. It is a film with much more feeling, more emotions and more beauty. There is not so much advent...