Disney’s animated adventure ‘Planes’ enters tailwind of ‘Cars’

LOS ANGELES, Aug 10: For a film once slated to go straight to DVD, Disney’s animated adventure “Planes” has some lofty ambitions: it not only wants to be a worthy spin-off of the “Cars” franchise, it also aspires to tell a global story. Out in US theaters yesterday, “Planes” portrays a fleet of aircraft that is as loveable as the automobiles in “Cars,” an underdog story of Dusty Crophopper who aspires to win the air racing championship that challenges contenders to fly around the globe. (agencies)