You relate with dealing with the inevitable, what will ultimately happen in the end. They're never out of place, they're very emotionally satisfying, and you relate with every single aspect of it. I mean, true, they don't look like actual people, but the textures are better, and, yeah, even a lot of the facial expressions seem to work pretty well.
The CG on the people has gotten better, too. How cool is that that the marketing team that brought us Barbie, something so controlled and so protective of their identity, actually allowed them to kind of make fun of their brand?ĭoug (vo): As I said before, I'm not a huge Randy Newman fan, but you know what? The song in here ("When She Loved Me") is a good song, probably one of his best, in fact. Potato Head, the evil Emperor Zurg, another Buzz Lightyear that goes through the exact same motions as the first one, and look, even Barbie makes an appearance in this. She's a very fun, active character as well. But to balance it out, she's not just a sad stick-in-the-mud. Jessie's backstory is one of the emotional highlights of the entire film. (Footage focusing on the film's new characters is shown)ĭoug (vo): Heck, some of these toys even have backstories. In fact, you're kind of siding with him going to the museum. But the dilemma that Woody has to go through is actually a good dilemma.
It's just the fact that they want to force their point of views on other people that ultimately make them kind of bad guys. But again, their motivations are understandable.
Yes, there is kind of a villain in this movie with the toy store owner, and, yes, even another one that's eventually revealed. People would come from all over the world just to see that he exists.ĭoug (vo): And it's great writing like this that once again makes Toy Story great. He has another choice where he can be taken to a museum where he can be enjoyed by children forever. The race is on for the rest of Woody's friends to go out and save him, but it seems like Woody may have second thoughts about returning back home, because he knows that eventually, he has to face the inevitable: That Andy will grow up and someday forget about him. He also comes across a cowgirl named Jessie, a horse named Bullseye, and a miner named the Prospector. Woody's a collector's item, and he's not the only one.
In fact, he used to actually be part of a TV show. Woody goes in to save him, but inevitably gets stolen by a nasty toy store owner, because we figure out that Woody is actually a very rare toy. A garage sale is going on, and sadly, one of the older toys is being sold off. Okay, what's the story?ĭoug (vo): Woody and Buzz are back again, but this time, Woody is in a bit of a predicament. And from my standpoint, Toy Story 2 was not only as good as the original, I think it's even better. Could they do sequels? Could they do follow-ups well? A lot of sequels are usually not as good as the first one, so people were kind of nervous, but at the same time, they were excited to see their favorite characters again. And seeing how this was a new production studio, we didn't know. I mean, it's a sequel to a film they really, really liked. I don't think people really knew what to expect with this. So Pixar went back to the drawing board with Toy Story 2. And even the critical reaction to it seemed to be kind of mixed. Also, a clip from A Bug's Life is shown briefly)ĭoug (vo): While A Bug's Life was a success, it didn't quite bring in the numbers that Toy Story did. The song "When She Loved Me" plays in the background throughout. (The Disneycember logo is shown, before showing clips from Toy Story 2.