Planes 2: Fire And Rescue

This is a really great deal for 3 copies of this cute movie! I love that movies come with a digital copy now. It makes it so easy to watch...you never have to worry about a scratched disc. You never have to worry about losing the case. You just have it on all on your computer / phone / ipad / etc. The fact that you can also still get the DVD is nice too. We use the DVD player in the car occasionally, so this is an option there too!After winning the Wings Around the Globe Rally, Dusty suffers a career ending injury. He ends up basically going to firefighter school. It's a cute story about starting over, second chances, fixing your mistakes, and putting your needs aside to help others. My 3 year old loves the Cars and Planes movies. While the messages are great, he's super entertained and can't seem to ever get enough!We really liked this movie better than the original Planes. It was a better story in my opinion. We were happy to add this to our collection!

For a sequel, this stands up just so much as the original. This movie combines some of my favorite things: Disney, national parks, and the men and women of the fire departments across the nation.A reminder that everyone can make a difference and that even if our circumstances change, there is always another door.

This film is so much fun and my now 4 year old boy and 6 year old girl both love watching it over and over. It is filled with really good messages about friendship, loyalty and doing the right thing - among others. Plus it's about fighting fire and airplanes - how could one go wrong...? :).Another thing I really love about this film is that there are no really scary parts for my kids to need me to "fast forward." That makes this film a safe film in my book and that coupled with the fact that both kids love it makes it a really great investment!Two thumbs up!!! :)

We bought this movie years ago when it first came out and then also bought it through Amazon prime. This is just such a cute movie. My boys love it my girls love it! Definitely a wholesome good family movie.

The animation is impressive as well as the music. My five-year-old grandson loves this movie has watched it over and over on our Dish DVR. He loves the song "Thunder" by AC/DC in this movie. His parents do not have the movie channels in their package and missed watching it. So I ordered it for him and he was very happy to get it in the mail yesterday. I'm pretty sure his parents will approve once they get the first chance of many to watch! Highly recommend this movie for kids who love "Cars".

Let's be honest... your typical movie critic is someone who aspires to wear a scarf in 90-degree weather without drawing inquisitive looks from others. I would venture to say that most have not experienced parenthood, and those that have... well, can you imagine having a critic for a parent? Everything you say, write or do would be judged not for what appears on the surface but for how they think the underlying theme or motive either contributes or stalls the furtherance of your character development as a "child."Having seen most Pixar movies, including the entirety of the Cars/Planes franchise, I can tell you that P:F&R is further down the scale, but it's still pretty dang good... a lot better than some of the crap that Dreamworks has put out over the past 7-8 years.Frankly, if your heart doesn't race witnessing the alarm of a forest fire, the controlled chaos of crew and equipment prep, the roar of a C-119 taking off, and the pulse of twin-engine helicopter emerging from a plume of smoke (all set to AC/DC's "Thunderstruck"), then you're either already dead or need to get your adrenal glands checked. The story holds the children's attention throughout, and the plot has enough to keep the parents modestly entertained. It won't play as well with kids old enough to have an unlimited-text plan on their phone, but for the younger kids, it's perfect.The one criticism I have for the film is that it definitely missed its potential... unfortunately, Dane Cook had to return as the voice of the lead character, but even if you don't recognize the rest of the voices, you'd definitely recognize their names. But even with an A-list cast, it really comes down to the writers, and you could tell throughout that they were struggling to cram an epic, 3-hour story into a 100-minute film. The intensity of being on the brink of disaster fighting a devastating forest fire and saving lives doesn't translate easily to film designed with kids in mind, but P:F&R did a decent job with the story, nonetheless.My kids loved the Cars franchise, but the first installment of Planes had me trying to decide whether or not I'd even see this in the theater (let alone order the video). Eventually, I succumbed to the pressure, and I'm glad I did. P:F&R was in every way better than the original Planes, though not quite as good as the original Cars.

This movie may not have been the most "exciting" Pixar/Disney film...but I love how they tried to make Wildland Firefighting (largely air ops) as realistic to real life as a cartoon could possibly be. I also really appreciate the little historical things they put into this movie; largely from events that too place during the Great Fires of 1910 such as Pulaski putting 40 some men into a mine shaft to keep them alive.Coming from a family (a couple generations now) of Wildland Firefighters, I know many in the industry groaned when they saw this movie coming out, I know I did (all we needed was a cartoon getting facts wrong, misrepresenting what the industry is and who the people are in it). But those people who groaned watched it anyway. They smiled, they cheered the characters on and there were even tears.My father, brother and many friends will be mad at me for saying so, because they don't believe they are heroes and don't like being called such (and honestly most days they aren't), but they are part of a special breed of men and women who do extraordinary things. And this little movie is one heck of a nod in their direction. Finally!...a wildland fire movie that got almost everything right. I cannot wait to pass this on to my kids, history and all.