Review #110
Pixar, 1995
Mov No. 34132
Genre: Animated Comedy
Directed by: John Lasseter
Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Jim Varney, John Ratzenberger, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn
Oscars: 3 Nomination
AFI 100 years, 100 _____ tributes: None
Runtime: 1h 21min
Best quote: [At Pizza Planet] "Before your space journey, re-energize yourself with a slice of pepperoni, now boarding at counter three."
- Man on P.A. System
Woody (Tom Hanks), is Andy's favorite toy. He plays with him almost every day. Andy has other toys, including a dog with a slinky in the middle named slink (Jim Varney), a piggy bank named Hamm (John Ratzenberger), a cowardly dinosaur named Rex (Wallace Shawn) and Mr. Potato Head (Don Rickles).
However, Andy's birthday comes, and the toys are scared that they might be replaced. Fortuneatly, Andy only gets one new toy: Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen). He's got karate chop action! A laser! A voice chip! and don't forget the wings!
Yah, the other toys are impressed, but Woody is jelous at loosing his "favorite toy" status to a spaceman who thinks that he is the real buzz Lightyear.
Woody is so jealous that he causes an accident that land Buzz and himself a long way from Andy's home and in the lap of danger, only days before Andy is supposed to move...
Toy Story is a VERY different type of film. It is fresh and inventive, and makes you wonder if toys really do come alive (they do not).
It was the first feature length film done ENTIRLY on a computer. It is common now to see films like this, but in 1995 this was something to behold. Sure, it's primitive by our standards today, but if you think back to almost ten years ago when it came out, people went "Wow," and some still do.
The characters are very memorable, which is a plus; you have to have great characters in a film like this; if you don't that fact drags down the plot of the film even if the story is a good one. Fortunatly, that is not the case here.
Plot: 
The plot of Toy Story wonderfully cleaver, funny, and fresh and inventive.
Animation:
The computer animation is outstanding, but primitve. You have to forgo that aspect because when the film came out, it was a BRAND NEW comcept.
**NOTE** When reviewing movies, you have to approach them as if they have just come out. Compare the film you are reviewing to films made before it, not after. You can't look at the animation from 1937's Snow White and compare it to 1991's Beauty and the Beast. The two were made 54 years apart, and animation was perfected many times over over those years.
Sound:
Every sound was created from other sounds, and by combining different sounds together to get unique sounds. Excelent job!
Randy Newman's Oscar-nominated score is exceptionally well done and highlighted by the talented voice cast.
Character Development:
We see a real transformation in the chracters of Buzz and Woody. First of all, Woody learns to accept Buzz as a friend, and not a rival. That is Woody's major obsticle. Buzz, on the other hand, has to realize that he is a toy, and not the real Buzz Lightyear.
The supporting cast of characters don't change at all; it would have been nice to see some depth to these characters.
The character of Slink is one of the better supporting characters because we see emotion from him. After the accident when Buzz was lost, in his heart he knews that Woody was innocent, but he had to go with the flow. This is highlighted at the end of the film when he states that, "I knew you were right all along, Woody. Never doubted you for a second!" We see from his emotions that he really did belive this. A nice touch.
Atmosphere:
Realism:
How Disney is the movie?
It is Disney, and then again it's not; however, Disney is FULL of buddy-buddy movies with sappy -er, happy endings. This is EXACTLY the kind of movie Disney has been putting out over the years.
Warren’s Rating:
Movies it was nominated with for Best Animated Feature:
This catagory did not exist in 1998.
8.5/10 Is the movie worth your time to watch?
05-07-04
