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Toy Story Buddy Packs!

Mini figures are a must-have these days. Each Toy Story Buddy Pack has awesome little figures with great overall customer ratings from both collectors and parents.

One of the things you're going to love about these Mattel Toy Story buddy packs are how bright and colorful they are. Reviewers say that the figures have a great amount of detail, which shows you that this is a quality product. The only complaint I've read about is that these figures aren't very poseable, but the good thing about them is that kids as young as three can play with them because they are quite durable. Let's explore the most popular ones now!

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The Dude Covered with Rust

My favorite character in Pixar's Cars 2 was undoubtedly, the very adorable Mater. The rusty old truck works in a great manner providing relief against

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Tow Mater Takes the Lead

Tow Mater was the best thing about the original Cars, and made Cars 2 a great movie! His quirky personality and his looks (he is a real bucket) stood out

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Cars 2 Critical Movie Review

Now call me an optimist, but I like to believe that it's because of Pixar's fastidiousness,and not in the least due to the billions amassed from merchandising,

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Cars 2 and the Transformation of Mater

Overall, I found Cars 2, as a whole, to be quite enjoyable. It contained all the joy, excitement, and good times I have come to expect from a Pixar film,

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Family Anime Entertainer ----- Cars 2

Lightning McQueen is very cool in the dusty town of Radiator Springs with his buddy and the buck-toothed Mater waiting for the new racing season to begin

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Ultimate Pixar Tribute- Movie #6: The Incredibles

Plot: In an alternate reality where super-heroes coexist with humans like regular celebrities, we meet Mr. Incredible (played by Craig T. Nelson). Blessed

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WALL-E Main Characters Updated

Hey, I want to let all my readers know that I've updated the WALL-E Characters Main List - that is, characters such as WALL-E himself, EVE, Captain McCrea and AUTO. I've added a few pictures and improved some existing ones. In addition, you get to see related merchandise to the characters, which is fun, especially if you didn't know some of these great products even existed!

Most all the robots in WALL-E have names which are acronyms. They sound cute on their own, but it's interesting to learn what each letter of the names stands for. You will also get to know a few of the Wall-e characters who are people and play a major role.

Brad Bird Considers Incredibles Sequel

I found a short news story online this morning about The Incredibles movie. Director Brad Bird is currently resting on his laurels with the success of his action movie Mission Impossible, Ghost Protocol. I would have seen it, but since I simply don't like Tom Cruise any longer, I'm not so interested.

But a possible Incredibles sequel? Yes! Bird said that he's interested in creating a sequel, but wants to make it as good as the original, as most Pixar sequels achieve.

"I actually have some ideas for it and if I can get them all to gel correctly, I would love to do it, because I love the characters. But for me, there has to be a reason to make it beyond that it would be easy to market," said the Oscar-winning filmmaker.

"The bar at Pixar is set very high for me because I think that Toy Story sequels are every bit as good as the original. I wouldn't want an Incredibles sequel to be anything less than at least as good as the one I already made," he admitted.

I would love to see a sequel, and this was one of my favorite Pixar movies. Would you like to see another? Reacquaint yourself with The Incredibles plot and the Parr/Incredibles family characters again.

Cars 2 Characters: The Lemons

A car that never works right is called a Lemon. The Cars 2 characters who are the villains in the movie are famous lemon makes and models from the past who are notoriously ugly and not very well liked. They get a big chuckle from those of us who were around when these cars were on the road. Who are these bad guys and what kind of lemon are they? Let's explore and find out.

This page has a description of characters such as Miles Axlerod, Professor Z and more.

Learn about each of these villainous Lemon Cars 2 characters and what they each did in the fun and exciting Cars 2 movie. Enjoy an occasional video clip, cool screen shots and even toys for each character!