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TOY STORY
2 review by
Joe Mauceri
Review: The folks for Pixar and Disney serve up a holiday treat with TOY STORY 2. TOY STORY 2 reinvents the "buddy picture" theme, capitalize on unlimited possibilities by utilizing toys. Woody and Buzz not only must face the dangers of the world outside Andy's room, they each face have a personal crisis along the way. There are plenty of great gags, both for the kids and adults. The plot doesn't try to be preachy, or sell the audience short. TOY STORY 2 presents the world with a child's sense of wonder, while seriously examining what it means to grow up and the loss of innocence. Usually, when there are so many writers on a project it is the kisses of death. However, animated films are the only truly collaborative process. Each story creator and screenwriter brings something different to the mix. The writers are not off alone in a room working by themselves. They present ideas in a group meeting and blended them into the mix. The end result is a far superior story then the usual Hollywood fanfare. The filmmakers let nothing go to waste. For the folks who purchased the special edition boxed set of "Toy Story" - and watched all the behind the scenes material - they are in for a big treat. The original film was supposed to open with a clip from a Buzz Lightyear cartoon. They've adapted that into an opening sequence that is a Buzz Lightyear video game. There was a sequence they were concerned about were Woody has a nightmare. Given this plot, it makes even more sense that they've worked it into the film. The film is chock-full of other surprises and visual gags that makes TOY STORY 2 worth seeing more then once. Some of the most startling advances are in the capability of the technology. The attention to detail is amazing, and at times you'll forget it is a computer generated image. It often feels like they deliberately made things rough around the edges because certain animation looked too good. There's a scene where Woody climes on the sleeping Al. Al's face looks lifelike. Equally realistic is Andy's dog. The bottom line, there is not another computer animation studio that comes close to the talent or level of skill as Pixar. Again, TOY STORY 2 is an extraordinarily magical holiday treat that will please children of all ages. TOY STORY 2 is the best written movie of 1999. OFFICIAL WEB
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Premise:
Woody is kidnaped by an unscrupulous toy collector. Woody was the
Howdy Duddy of his day, and is quite a collector's item. With Woody
to complete his collection, the Toy guy is going to sell the entire
lot to a Japanese museum. Buzz Lightyear, along with several of
Andy's toys, is on a quest to save Woody before he is shipped off
to Japan.
