CARS 2

With the CARS movie being a favorite in our house, although we don't own the DVD, we knew that if and when CARS 2 ever came out that we'd have to see it. With the debut being last week, we tried to fit "going to the movies" into our schedule. It got a bit complicated because we were hoping to see it at the drive in movie theatre in Newton. But, due to some rain, and wind and a Thunderstorm Warning, our plans were relegated to Plan B. Plan B was to watch the movie in a theatre. Since we had met up in Pella, it only made sense to stay in Pella and watch the movie. Our original plan was to eat our picnic supper at the drive in but with a change of plans at the last minute due to some incoming weather, we opted to eat our picnic supper in the parking lot down the block from the theatre.


Yep, it might look a little out of place, but we sure enjoyed our frugal supper right before the movie. We were running out of time to eat all our snacks because the rain was moving in. Sooooooooo, we snuck it into the theatre. Shhhh. I know. Anything to save a buck. And I'm okay with that.

Waiting for the movie to start. We were there plenty early to ensure that we'd get a seat. There wasn't much for previews but the Toy Story Short Story beforehand was pretty cute!

The girls wanted to sit by the cool guy who actually bought his popcorn. No one wants to sit by Mommy or Grandma who smuggled in popcorn in a bread bag. But there's just one problem with popcorn in the theatre. . . .everyone gets thirsty. :( Seth did buy a pop which got passed around plenty of times and I'm thankful that we didn't have to take any potty breaks.

Uh, Eden. Does the concession stand sell a bag of M&M's that big? I didn't think so!

Outside the theatre by the CARS 2 sign.

I give the movie 4 stars out of 5. It was cute! It was funny! Mater stole the show. The plot is a bit complicated at times and perhaps the younger ones might find it hard to follow. They did lose some of the innocence of the first movie with several "shoot 'em up" scenes. The movie had a spy theme through most of it. Overall, we liked it. Had a great time as a family. Oh, and did I mention that I had a coupon for a free adult admission. Yep, I'd been saving it since last summer when I'd collected so many points from some Kellogg's items and earned a free movie ticket. It saved us $7!

Going to the movies isn't cheap, which is why we've never been before as a family but this movie was a great first feature. I think the last movie Seth and I went to was Fireproof several years ago. And before that, I think it was Jonah the Veggie Tales movie. In fact, an uninteresting tidbit about Seth and I is that the entire time we were dating or engaged (2years), we never went to the movies. There just isn't a lot worth seeing, and what is worth seeing is worth buying the DVD so you get more bang for your buck.