Film Review – Planes: Fire & Rescue

One thing is certain about animated films: they take a long time to produce. Years are needed to perfect images and hash out the story, but Disney was so confident that audiences would show up to see 2013’s “Planes,” they put a sequel into production while the first effort was still being worked on. This is why, less than a year after the release of the original picture, there’s a “Planes: Fire & Rescue,” which hopes to continue down the same modest but profitable box office path, wasting no time between installments. While hindsight wasn’t available to director Roberts Gannaway, confidence was, and this sequel manages to fly a little higher than before, finding a passable mix of action and pathos as the “Cars” spin-off takes off on a new adventure. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com