What is there to really say about Toy Story? If you have kids or just happen to be a big kid... heck, if you just like fun movies, you should see or have seen this movie. Disney successfully added to their catalog of recognizable characters with Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks) and Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Tim Allen). There are enough "in-jokes" to keep adults laughing and more than enough kid comedy to keep the youngins involved and rapt with attention. That's even before mentioning the perfectly fitting Randy Newman soundtrack.
I don't know that I would call this the perfect family/kids movie but it's got to be up there on anyone's list particularly when it comes to contemporary movies. For my money, one of the funniest incidents/characters in the movies are the claw worshippers. Those little green dudes are hilarious and arguably ripped right out of something Simpsons/Futurama/Groenig-esque.
It's interesting noting all of the little nods the movie makes to other films, shows and popular culture such as the moment above and the time in Sid's room where Woody and Buzz are confronted with the boy's "misfit toys". It's moments like these that have quickly become the hallmark of this new generation of Disney/Pixar films, not that it was unheard of in the past but it seems as though it's increased in frequency over the years.
The bottom line for me is that this movie might have been the first to really cement Pixar in this realm of film-making.
5 out of 5
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