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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 100% IMDB Rating: 8.3
AMR Rating: Worth Buying.
Synopsis: Toy cowboy Woody loses favoritism when toy astronaut Buzz Lightyear comes. However, they have to work together after being left at Pizza Planet and taken home by toy-torturing boy, Sid.
Review: Yeah, you’ve probably already heard about the greatness of this movie. Seriously, Rotten Tomatoes gave this 100%. However, it is that fact which sort of causes disappointment. You expect something mind-blowing, but instead you see a sweet classic. A wonderful movie nonetheless, but the impossible ratings give you too much to expect. This film has an air of creativity that a classic has_ there aren’t many movies like it, yet there is something aged about it that makes it comforting. It’s fun, and though not as heartfelt as later Pixar movies, you are pulled into the interesting plot. Though I’ve watched this film many times, each time I get scared when the mutant toys step out. Sid is positively evil. The characters are delved into just enough. You can feel Woody’s jealously and earnestness and Buzz’s cluelessness. When the toys neglect Woody, we feel sad for him because we understand being wronged and alone. Though you never know why Sid is so bad, you never really want to . You can cheer the toys through the whole crazy, clever adventure and appreciate what it’s like to be a toy.
For 1995, the animation is great. You should watch this movie just to view this milestone. Yet the music is wonderful as well. When I think of Toy Story, I think of the song “You Got a Friend in Me.” It fits the film perfectly. After all, the movie is about the developing friendship between Buzz and Woody.
A classic movie that never gets boring, Toy Story is Worth Buying. Often quite funny, people of all ages have and will enjoy this film. Just don’t get your hopes way too high after reading the impeccable critic reviews…
Background: Toy Story was the first feature-length computer-animated film and the first film produced by Pixar. Pixar, who had been producing short animated films to promote their computers, was approached by Disney to produce a computer-animated feature after the success of the short Tin Toy (1988), which is told from the perspective of a toy. The original treatment for Toy Story, drafted by Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, and Pete Docter, had little in common with the eventual finished film. (S0urce)
The top-grossing film on its opening weekend, Toy Story went on to earn over $361 million worldwide. Toy Story won eight Annie Awards, including “Best Animated Feature” and four Academy Awards. Toy Story was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards, one for “Best Motion Picture—Comedy/Musical”, and one for “Best Original Song—Motion Picture” for Randy Newman’s “You’ve Got a Friend in Me”. The film also won and was nominated for numerous other awards including a Kids’ Choice Award, MTV Movie Award, and a British Academy Film Award, among many others. (Source)
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