Toy Story (10th Anniversary Edition)Toy Story (10th Anniversary Edition)
Experience a hilarious fantasy about the lives toys lead when they’re left alone. Woody (Tom Hanks), an old-fashioned cowboy doll, is Andy’s favorite. But when Andy gets Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) for his birthday, the flashy new space hero takes Andy’s room by storm! Their rivalry leaves them lost with a toy’s worst nightmare — Sid, the toy-torturing boy next door. Woody and Buzz must work together to escape, realizing along the way that they’ve got a friend … in each other! Now, in a magnif
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Review by Mark Baker for Toy Story (10th Anniversary Edition)
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Cowboy doll Woody is Andy’s favorite toy, and as part of that comes the privilege of being the leader of all the other toys. His world is suddenly turned upside down when Andy gets a Buzz Lightyear action figure for his birthday. Suddenly, Woody finds himself in danger of being replaced as Andy and all the toys flock to Buzz. Worse yet, Buzz doesn’t know he’s a toy. He thinks he’s the real Buzz Lightyear. But when the two toys get lost a couple days before Andy moves, they’ll have to work together to get home. Can Woody work with Buzz when they don’t have the same goal?
I can’t believe it’s been ten years since this movie came out. It’s had an immeasurable impact on the animation field and movies in general. At the same time, its flaws are evident. The humans look as plastic as the toys, and the fur on the dog is laughable. Computers have come a long way in ten years.
Whether this movie was any good or not, it would have been an important milestone. Fortunately, it succeeds on an entertainment level as well. The story is masterfully told revealing plot points and character equally. The movie is extremely funny as well; with lots of jokes for the adults in the audience and some classic lines I quote all the time. Plus it introduces us to a Pixar staple, the climax that will not quit.
Pixar has released great DVD’s from the start, and this two-disc set is no different. The movie is transferred directly from the digital files, so the picture is perfect. Sound is wonderful in two separate 5.1 surround tracks. Many of these extras are from the Ultimate Toy Box release of a few years ago, and they are well worth having. The commentary is very informative. The deleted scenes are interesting, but it’s obvious why they were deleted. The new features looking back at the movie from ten years later are wonderful as well.
This is a ground breaking movie that is just as much fun to watch as it is historic. I hadn’t watched it in quite some time and was reminded just how fun it is. I’ve got to watch it more often.
Review by Janice Pence for Toy Story (10th Anniversary Edition)
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This is an instant hit with my kids. The toys come alive when humans are not around. It makes for interesting conversation to say the least. I’ve even found my kids talking to their toys – just to see if they will come alive.
Great animation, great for all ages. Wonderful movie.
Review by Mark J. Evans for Toy Story (10th Anniversary Edition)
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if you already own Toy Story, you may be asking yourself if you want his new deluxe version. Well, there is good and bad in this version.
First the Good:
It looks and sounds great! If you have a good tv and sound system, it will be a nice bump from the first version.
A nice second disk of extras.
Now the bad:
They have made unadvertised changes in the movie. they have “cleaned it up” And example is in the original Woody purposefuly gets Buzz’s name wrong. at one point he calls him “Buzz Light Beer.” In the cleaned up version he now says “Buzz Light Snack.” Ok, not a big change, but it does ruin the joke. It’s not exactly the movie you remember.
Review by George Buttner for Toy Story (10th Anniversary Edition)
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A timeless tale. Computer animation has advanced much in ten years, but “Toy Story” is still a true masterpiece for the entire family. A true visual treat to watch and featuring a strongly absorbing plot.
For anyone that might not know yet, just a quick rundown — Woody, a cowboy, is a toy that has been a boy, Andy’s favorite for many years. Sharing Andy’s room with a whole collection of other toys, he’s become a sort of unofficial leader. Everything changes, though, when a birthday party for Andy brings a new toy. Buzz Lightyear has wings, glows in the dark, has an electronic voicebox and even karate chop action. To top off, he doesn’t even know he’s a toy! Pretty soon, it seems like Buzz has become Andy’s favorite and Woody is getting left behind. Then, circumstances come together so that Woody and Buzz have to work together to save their own lives and be reunited with Andy. The film features several great songs — “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” (and closing credits version), “Strange Things” and “I Will Go Sailing No More.” (All composed and performed by Randy Newman, with Lyle Lovett joining on the closing credits version of “Friend in Me.”)
For those enjoying the movie anew, or for the first time, the DVD experience is great. It features enhanced picture quality and new 5.1 Surround Sound. The movie is fully digitally mastered and also featured French and Spanish audiotracks, as well as subtitles and close-captioning. And, to top it all off, there’s also a commentary track with several of the movie staff, as well as many others popping in briefly throughout. I’m very glad they went with this and resisted the temptation of going with something goofy, like commentary by the toys or something.
The “Toy Story” 10th Anniversary Edition DVD brims with special features just waiting to be checked out. There are deleted/extended scenes featuring stuff that either was slowing the movie down, or ultimately wasn’t working for the movie anymore, such as an alternate opening featuring the Buzz Lightyear Show. There are retrospective lookbacks at the film from VIPs such as film critics, movie/Pixar staff and even Buzz Aldrin.
There’s an exclusive look at the upcoming Disney/Pixar film “Cars,” with the promise of more to come on the “Toy Story 2″ DVD release. There are also trailers that I hadn’t seen before for the upcoming “Lady and the Tramp” and “Little Mermaid” Disney Platinum Edition releases.
Another great special feature is Randy Newman Demos for all of the songs in the film. It doesn’t stop there, though — there are also a few Randy Newman demos of songs that didn’t make into the movie, including two versions of “Plastic Spaceman,” a pretty good song that was eventually replaced by the even-better “I Will Go Sailing No More.”
There are more special features as well, but I’ll let these be a surprise.
One little bit that’s pretty cute are a series of a short skits accessible by hitting the star buttons scattered throughout the second disc. These play entirely new animations featuring the Toy Story characters and while it sounds like a couple of the voices may have been changed, it sounded to me that for the most part they were able to get the original cast. These are also accessible from an index, in case you find it hard to find and follow all the stars.
On top of all these great special features, it’s nice to know that the people who put together the DVD didn’t forget the little things. Every menu option has a time indicator next to it, so you know exactly what you’re getting into ahead of time. On top of all of that, here’s a great feature that’s really rare — all special features are fully close-captioned!
Review by xboxfan2001 for Toy Story (10th Anniversary Edition)
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Are you looking for a good UMD movie? Then please pick this one up for your PSP. This is one of the best movies ever made. Unfortunately Disney isn’t making anymore Toy Story movies…
If you haven’t seen the Toy Story movies, then pick this one up!
5 out of 5 stars