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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: A excellent, expansive set covering every aspect of the making of these two films. Well worth it!
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Summary: Fun for Adults and Children
Review: I liked this movie better than the first one. The old gang is still here, with Buzz, Woody, Rex, Hamm, Sliky, and Potato Head, but the new characters introduced in this film are what makes it so good. Potato Head gains a spouse when Mrs. Potato Head arrives, along with her habit of making sure her husband has enough items in his "pouch", including his shoes and "angry eyes". Jessie, Stinky Pete, and Bullseye form Woody's round up gang. Woody meets these new toys after being kidnapped by Al, a toystore owner who wants to add Woody to his collection of rare toys. Woody's pals find out that he's been kidnapped and set off on a mission to bring him back to Andy's bedroom. They encounter some funny mishaps along the way, but in the end, everyone ends up safe and sound.I have 2 young children ages 3 and 1 and they both adore this film. I also enjoy watching it with them, and I always seem to get a laugh from it. This is a good movie to watch as a family. The kids and the adults will enjoy it.
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Summary: Very Good, even for grown-ups
Review: This very funny video has such a good script, that grown-ups can enjoy it as much as the kids. This time out, Woody gets taken from a garage sale and ends up in a valuable collection. Should he go home? Can he go home? Is Andy growing up and losing interest in him? The toy characters are very funny; I especially like Rex, the dinosaur and Wheezy, the penguin. Of course, Woody and Buzz Lightyear are the stars and they are witty, brave, and true-blue. I recommend this video to children and parents alike.
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Summary: Two triumphs in animated cinema
Review: Not only do "Toy Story 1 & 2" feature stunning animation, but they also have appealing stories, funny dialogue/jokes, and heart. Around the time the first "Toy Story" came out, I had been disappointed with some of Disney's 90's animated features (namely "Pocahontas" and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"). Disney storytellers were getting a bit too serious. Well, they brought the wide-eyed fun quality back, and this time they coupled it with the most groundbreaking, realistic animation I had ever seen.
Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, and other gifted cast members do wonderful voice work. Don't mean to sound cliche, but they really bring life to the characters, just as the plot brings life to toys. The humor/comic timing is right on. There are enough madcap moments to keep kids entertained and enough inside/background jokes for adults to have a laugh.
Both films rank among my favorite movies of all time. I haven't met anyone who doesn't like these movies if they have seen them. It's going to be one of those timeless classics that people will pass on to their children for years to come. I'm glad to have been alive when it debuted; it makes me feel special! :)
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Summary: If toys were alive, this is the story they would tell...
Review: I saw this film in two halves. I watched part of it at a friend's place, and the other half on a flight home. This is such a "feel good" movie. You come out wanting to watch it all over again. Great fun to watch. In this sequel, Woody, Buzz and the whole gang are back. This time Andy is headed off to camp and mom decides to sell off some of the older toys. In an attempt at a rescue, Woody gets stolen by a maniacal toy collector. Turns out Woody belongs in a collection of three (together with Jessie the Cowgirl, and Stinky Pete the prospector). When Woody's friend realize what has happened, they form a rescue mission of their own. Tracking down the collector was easy because of his chicken-suit commercial promoting the toy store he works at called the Toy Barn. The rest of the movie just has to be watched. As Doug Thomas puts in his editorial review, this story is about the "eternal debate of living a good life versus living forever." What happens when a toy's owner grows old and slowly forgets about the toy? The conclusion I gathered from the film is that it's more important to be loved (and have loved) than not to have been loved (and love) at all. And when the owner goes away, the saying "Besides, that's what friends are for." just warms the heart. When all is said and done, we see that the toys have a lot of fun on their own anyway ;). There is a more complicated theme I found in the story. (Forgive me if the symbolism seems a bit far fetched.) When Buzz sings "You've got a friend in me..." it forces Woody to choose between family (the collection that'll last forever in a museum, much like how family is forever) and his friends (Buzz and his rescue party). Woody is torn between the two. Should he go back home to his friends and owner, or should he get memorialized in a museum for the world to see. And I think the film's resolution of this matter was well done. Initially, the family pulls more weight (Woody chooses to stay with Jessie and Pete), but when the dust settles life just isn't complete (he changes his mind which angers Pete and gives stinky real meaning). The best thing to do is have your cake and eat it to. Bring family and friends together. Let the choice be both. Who says they can't get along? And if they can't, well, relationships aren't set in stone. All it takes is some common ground, something to agree on. You have got to see this film. It will send you to the floor laughing. As always, don't forget to stay for the ending credits where they have outtakes that'll make you laugh until it hurts.
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Summary: Better Than The Original!
Review: This is better than the first movie, including that Tom Hanks should be nominated for "Best Actor" of the 74th Annual Academy Awards. This is why this is better than the original.
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Summary: Better Than The Original!
Review: This is better than the first movie, including that Tom Hanks should be nominated for "Best Actor" of the 74th Annual Academy Awards. This is why this is better than the original.
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Summary: Pixar is great
Review: What can I say? Pixar is the King in Computer Animation, and this pack proves it, you'll get both Toy Story 1 & 2, besides a third DVD loaded with extras, very, very Interesting. My only complain is that it hasn't Audio in spanish, heck, not even subtitles in spanish! Disney should realize this kind of collector packs don't get proper transfers in México, this one doesn't exist in México, and it's a shame my nephew (8 yrs. old) can't enjoy it fully, because he doesn't understand English, nor can read it.
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Summary: Toy Story 2 Tops the Original
Review: Rarely is a sequel better than its predecessor, but the Disney/Pixar combo has struck gold again.
We once again visit the world of toys to meet with Woody, Buzz and the gang. Harmony has been established as Woody and Buzz can now co-exist with one another, until Woody is kidnapped trying to save another toy. This is a fun movie, even for adults. I do not even have children, but my wife and I were both able to enjoy this movie. The voice work and artistry were well-done, topping Pixar's previous works, Toy Story and A Bug's Life. The work done by Tom Hanks and Tim Allen were well done, as always, but the addition of Wayne Knight, Joan Cusack and Kelsey Grammer to the cast, were good choices and they played the parts well. This is a great movie for the kids, but there is enough to make this a guilty pleasure for the adults.
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Summary: A good sequel?!!!
Review: Yup. What the first "Toy Story" did well, the sequel does as good if not better. The script was smartly written to give added depth to the characters and has them deal with issues that come out of leftfield but don't come off as farfethed, such as having to deal with the aspect that eventually, their owner will outgrow them. Tim Allen and Tom hanks reprise their roles as Buzz and Woody, and they are hilarious. Don't be fooled to the sequel stigma, treat yourself to maybe the best sequel in the history of Hollywood.
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