Caught in the middle between a great film and a pretty awesome third instalment, Cars 2's plot lines are admittedly kind of boring (though I'll give it this, that scene of Mater in the bathroom with the bidet is comedy gold). Because the film really focuses on newer characters, as well as Lightning and Mater, we don't see much of the old gang from Radiator Springs, which is arguably one of the main reasons kids loved the first Cars so much.