Matinee fans have learned, over the years, to expect little from sequels…except when the sequels come from Disney-Pixar. Witness how the "toy stories" just got better and better. Cars 2 promises to keep the streak alive. Everything you loved in the original Cars reappears in el dos, but this time all your favourite vehicles seem to have discovered and liberated their inner turbo-chargers."In Cars 2, Lightning McQueen competes in the first-ever World Grand Prix, the race for the title of "world's fastest car." The quest for glory might be enough to sustain an ordinary plot, but in this second-time-around, the guy who played second-fiddle emerges as a reluctant hero, an international tow-truck of mystery. "Mater," inimitably voiced by Larry the Cable Guy, gets tangled up in international espionage and intrigue. Determined to complete his top-secret spy mission while maintaining his loyalty to Lightning McQueen, Mater ends-up in "an explosive chase" through mean and twisted streets of Europe and Japan. There probably will be a Cars 2 app for that."

"Rio 2" is an animated movie that continues the story of Blu, a blue macaw bird who travels to Rio de Janeiro and falls in love with another bird named Jewel. The sequel sees the couple having kids and going on a trip to the Amazon, where they find a group of birds that they thought were extinct.

A Monsters, Inc prequel, Monsters University is the next Pixar's big thing in a world of animated movies. The story of Monsters University follows the footsteps of chummy Mike and Sulley (remember the adventures hairy blue monster and one-eyed Pokémon-like creature?) In the times when they both attended The University of Fear- they were not so friendly to each other. To say more – they can't stand each other, due to their impressive differences. Now we witness not only their misfortunate adventures, but the story of how they become best friends forever. The voices of Steve Buscemi, Rob Riggle, John Goodman, Jennifer Tilly, Ken Jeong, Kelsey Grammer, Joel Murray, John Ratzenberger and, of course, Billy Crystal are still unparalleled and perfectly match the appropriate monsters' personalities. Another thing we like in Monsters franchise is the unbeatable atmosphere of the monster's world pictured by superb Pixar's director Dan Scanlon. He depicts the world where monsters educate how to bring the fear to earthling children in unsurpassed laughable yet ridiculous manner that become a kind of his "brand" almost ten years before Monsters University release, when Monsters, Inc won the hearts of worldwide audience, leaving no one indifferent to Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan adventures and charming personalities.

Computer animated comedies are usually visually stunning and often funny as well. These Madagascar movies, with this one being the third in the popular series, are especially entertaining and amusing. Familiar voices and some that you think you might recall fill this film with plenty of amusing dialog while you watch the antics of a Lion, Zebra, Hippo, and Giraffe that are attempting to return to New York after they escape from confinement in Africa. The group get sidetracked and soon wind up in Monte Carlo. But the Siberian tiger helps guide them back state side. Voices you may recognize include Ben Stiller as the Lion Alex, Chris Rock as the Zebra Marty, David Schwimmer does Melman a Giraffe, and as Gloria the Hippo you will hear the voice of Jada Pinkett Smith. Also Cedric the Entertainer does the voice for Maurice and Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat) is King Julien XIII. Listen for a voice from the past to play a Norway Lemming named Freddie. Martin Milner starred in Adam-12 and Route 66 back in the 1960's. This may be the most fun and adventurous Madagascar movie yet so don't miss it!

Toy Story 3 is a farewell to childhood, which goes sooner or later. Those who do not forgive it, in fact have no mind, but who do not regret it in fact have no heart. But in general, despite of the entourage and toy scene, "Pixar" made not "Another Child Movie" (not including plug-in shorts in the "Up") but its most serious work of the career. Children watch and laugh, because they see something of them, but only adults understand the true meaning of this movie. Old toys, then do not even the actors here, they are no cloudy reproach for us, callous, cynical adults. Pixar told this story as it would not tell anyone else. The last thing remains is to watch it.

Those adorable though sometimes ornery Chipmunks, Alvin, Theodore, and Simon return to the big screen just in time for a Christmas romp that takes them to a tropical island. The paradise they encounter is accidental when they wind up going overboard while on a cruise ship. Seems the ever busy chipmunks were playing around while on board and before they knew what happened, they found themselves deserted on an island. But the island turns out to be anything but deserted! Directed by Mike Mitchell (Shrek Forever After, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo) and the writers Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger put together an uproariously funny animated flick here that also stars the voices of Justin Long gives the voice of Alvin in this and several other Chipmunk movies plus Going The Distance as an actor), Jesse McCartney in a repeat role as the voice of Theodore (also as an actor in TV series Greek and Young Justice). Simon comes to life with the voice of Matthew Gray Gubler (he again gave voice to other Chipmunk movies plus TV series Criminal Minds as an actor). As always, these are fun filled romps that always entertain kids of all ages!