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DiscountDelight - Toy Story 2
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List Price: $22.99
Our Price: $7.16
Your Save: $ 15.83 ( 69% )
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Manufacturer: Disney/Pixar
Starring: Tim Allen, Tom Hanks
Directed By: John Lasseter, Ash Brannon
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Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 0786936127683
Format: Animated
ISBN: 0788824546
Label: Disney/Pixar
Manufacturer: Disney/Pixar
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Disney/Pixar
Release Date: 2000-10-17
Running Time: 95
Studio: Disney/Pixar
Theatrical Release Date: 1999-11-24
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Summary: Excellent pick for all
Comment: Toy Story 2 is just as good as (or even better than) Toy Story 1. Great animation, very funny and teaches valuable lessons without the sadness. Some of the animated movies have scenes that are hard to watch, for example the opening scene in Finding Nemo or the beginning of Tarzan. My son watches those scenes in horror (and so do I). Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 1 have such an original storyline that is so endearing, and it is such a well rounded movie that it is an excellent pick for all. I also like the fact that the toys don't sing and dance as in most animated movies, and yet the music is excellent. I particularly love the song (composer: Randy Newman) when Buzz realizes he is just a toy and can't fly and tries to fly out the window. Me and my son play along to that part!
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Summary: Even Better Than The First 'Toy Story'
Comment: Here's yet one more sequel that more than lived up to its original great start. The first Toy Story was outstanding. This is just as good, if not better.Very fast-paced and very entertaining, this doesn't have a lot of laugh-out-loud parts but is definitely fun to watch with many good lines. What I appreciated was the lack of a nasty villain and any evil overtones, as was the case with the rotten neighborhood kid in the first film.
I also appreciated the fantastic surround sound on the DVD (any of the Toy Story DVDs are great, by the way), along with the magnificent colors. Not to be forgotten is a wonderful, tear-jerking song in here, sung by Sarah MacLaclan. It gets to me every time.
When you factor in all the nice characters, music, colors and sounds, this has to be one of the most beloved animated films of the modern era.
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Summary: Less is More?
Comment: All I can ask is What Idiot at Pixar Marketing made the decision to exclude the wonderful short Tin Toy from this edition; and Luxo Jr from Toy Story 1??? I have to keep the original DVDs because some Bonehead left out these?? With two discs you'd think Pixar would make sure one got everything from the previous release. Nooo! Otherwise I love these guys, but someone really dropped the ball on this.
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Summary: The better Toy Story Movie
Comment: I liked this movie better than the original Toy Story (which was great too). Oh, my kids liked it too - ha ha
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Summary: The rare sequel eclipsing the original
Comment: Disney ever since Snow White has rarely managed to disappoint. It may not have classic resonance but there was enough charm and likability to it that it was not a complete throwaway. After a gap which stopped with the Little Mermaid, Disney did one great film after another ending(arguably with the Lion King although Mulan and Hercules had its moments). Once Lion King stopped, an odd shift happened where the great Disney films were now Pixar made. So Pixar on their 3rd film, decided to revisit the characters of their first classic and ends up with a great film surpassing the original.
The gang are still in Andy's room although Woody ends up getting his arm slightly ripped which causes Woody to end up on the shelf. He meets Wheezy the penguin who gets thrown out for yard sale. Woody decides to rescue Wheezy but gets toynapped(just had to make that wordplay, sorry) by a greedy toy collector named Al. Woody was part of a national craze in the 50's and Al just completed his collection. So it's up to Buzz and gang to save Woody, who maybe doesn't want to be saved.
What always makes Pixar films great is the heart: we CARE about these characters. When new toy Jessie tells her backstory of her previous owner, you can't help but sympathize with her. It's quite a delicate mix between story, character, comedy and even action and they still manage to pull it off. And we can certainly understand Woody's predicament: live forever in mint condition but never experiencing human touch ever, or experience a short-but-memorable childhood of his owner.
One thing that was really irritating me about recent Disney films is that who's-who in Hollywood syndrome, where big massive stars lend their voice. Do I care that Mel Gibson was in Pocahontas? Or Demi Moore in Hunchback of Notre Dame? Not really. Toy Story 2 has big names but we never get annoyed by the star power since they're good at their characters. Also of note is to some new people like Kelsey Grammar and Joan Cusack for being believable and quite rambunctious on Joan's part.
I grew up in the era where computer effects hadn't started but that they were going to be a big thing. Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast had CG but it was very minimal at times. While it is disappointing fewer and fewer people are still doing traditional hand drawn animation, it's still quite something to see the power of CG and Toy Story 2 shows some of its potential. Backgrounds, color, detail are better, even the humans which didn't look great in part I.
One thing I am glad about is that we can still find previous films like Finding Nemo and A Bug's Life on stands unlike Disney which has its much-maligned "vault". I missed out on completing my Platinum series(so far) by not getting Beauty and the Beast and Snow White and now they're back in the vault. So while you can take your time with Toy Story 2, don't wait and just go get it and enjoy it.
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Editorial Reviews:
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John Lasseter and his gang of high-tech creators at Pixar create another entertainment for the ages. Like the few great movie sequels, Toy Story 2 comments on why the first one was so wonderful while finding a fresh angle worthy of a new film. The craze of toy collecting becomes the focus here, as we find out Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks) is not only a beloved toy to Andy but also a rare doll from a popular '60s children's show. When a greedy collector takes Woody, Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) launches a rescue mission with Andy's other toys. To say more would be a crime because this is one of the most creative and smile-inducing films since, well, the first Toy Story. Although the toys look the same as in the 1994 feature, Pixar shows how much technology has advanced: the human characters look more human, backgrounds are superior, and two action sequences that book-end the film are dazzling. And it's a hoot for kids and adults. The film is packed with spoofs, easily accessible in-jokes, and inspired voice casting (with newcomer Joan Cusack especially a delight as Cowgirl Jessie). But as the Pixar canon of films illustrates, the filmmakers are storytellers first. Woody's heart-tugging predicament can easily be translated into the eternal debate of living a good life versus living forever. Toy Story 2 also achieved something in the U.S. two other outstanding 1999 animated features (The Iron Giant, Princess Mononoke) could not: it became a huge box-office hit. --Doug Thomas
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