Planes is at its finest when imagining how a society of planes would function in the larger Cars world, and when humanizing its aeros and autos.

That design paid off on Cars 2 and on DreamWorks' Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, each of which made around two-thirds of their money overseas. Was there any reason to believe that Klay Hall, the director of Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure, and Jeffrey M. The world of CARS takes flight in PLANES, Disney's high-flying animated comedy revved up with action and adventure. It'd be one thing if the majority of these did not feel like mild retoolings of Cars personalities: the cranky old sage with a secret past, the cocky corporate-sponsored rival, and the enthusiastic sidekick truck supply a clear-cut case of déjà vu. The storyline is wonderfully heart-warming and it's amazing how much of the friendship and triumph over adversity messages a 2 year old can understand.

Furthermore, this spin-off franchise could not have occurred without the blessing and support of Pixar and Disney Animation chief creative officer John Lasseter, a director of both Cars films who gets story and executive producer credits here. The side-snapped keepcase adds a Disney Movie Rewards/digital copy booklet, a Disney Movie Club ad, and a manufacturer's coupon for Planes Action Shifter playsets to the two plainly-labeled discs.

And yet Planes remains a decidedly direct-to-video adventure, with Hall and company distilling elements of Cars and Cars 2 into a cute, harmless, ultimately unremarkable underdog story most parents have sat through a hundred times before. Cook replaced Jon Cryer, who curiously bowed out late last year but ends up with an "additional story material" credit. Read more about the condition New: An item that is still in its original shrink wrap from the manufacturer and the original manufacturer’s seal (if applicable) has not been removed. But sparks of imagination don't seem to come as freely or frequently as before, and Dusty's rise to fame is far more derivative than it is original.

And while there's a bit of filmic, wind-born softness present whenever Dusty and his competitors lift high above the Earth, it never amounts to an issue, and only enhances the illusion of flight.

And it'll take everything Dusty's got, along with a little help from his friends: best friend Chug (Brad Garrett), mechanic Dottie (Teri Hatcher), reluctant mentor Skipper Riley (Stacey Keach), forklift Sparky (Danny Mann), Super Hornet duo Bravo and Echo ( Top Gun alumni Val Kilmer and Anthony Edwards), and others who rally behind the crop-dusting upstart. Planes will strike anyone under ten as a fun, wondrous race across the skies of one of their favorite animated universes; one with a few life lessons worth reinforcing.

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