Toy Story - Disney movie of the month August 2009

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Permalink Reply by DisneyGal83 on August 2, 2009 at 11:45am

I'm just going to start by saying that I love, love, love, love this movie ( I could put more loves in there, but I'll run out of room). There's a lot of different themes running through the movie, but the one that I identify with the most is the one of being replaced. I am the oldest child, and when my brother was born, there was a definite sense of "my parents are trying to replace me". What I really love about this movie is the heart is always in the right place. You can tell it was made by a group of people who are passionate about what they are doing, which you don't see too often is big budget blockbusters (or any movie for that matter). I am a writer at heart, and there have been three landmarks in my life that have inspired me to write. The first one is the Little Mermaid ( I wasn't even old enough to write, but I just knew), then Toy Story, and finally Batman Begins. I'll watch this movie whenever I'm at home sick. I don't know if any of you watch "How I Met Your Mother", but there is an episode where the main character describes how much he likes "Star Wars". It is his movie for when he is at home sick, when he has had a bad day, or when he has had a good day. It has been there through every important moment in his life. That is how I would describe "Toy Story".

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Permalink Reply by disneyholic1977 on August 5, 2009 at 10:19pm

I watched Toy Story last night for the first time in a number of years. As always, it was adorable. I'd forgotten how absolutely "evil" Sid was. I loved Woody pretending everything was alright with Buzz while "operating" his arm. I loved the friendship between all of the toys and the green soldiers are so funny with their military jargon. I want to watch it again and will write more at that time.

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Permalink Reply by Daniel on August 29, 2009 at 11:30am

I watched Toy Story a few days ago and, like Marilyn, I hadn't seen it in years. In fact, I don't think I've seen it many times before because I always preferred the sequel, but I really enjoyed seeing the original again. I think it's a very clever and fun story and Woody and Buzz are great characters. One thing that surprised me was Mr Potato Head's negative and harsh personality - I don't remember him being like that! I guess maybe he had softened up in the sequel because of Mrs Potato Head. :P

I remember when I saw this movie for the first time as a young child, I was so scared of Sid's mutant toys that I couldn't even close my eyes! Having seen it again I'm not surprised - they are really freaky! :o

As an animation student and looking at it from a technical point of view, it's amazing to think this was the first ever feature film to be made entirely using 3D computer animation. The modelling and animation on the toys and much of the scenery is extremely realistic and impressive, and does not look at all dated or rudimentary to me. One thing that I feel did stand out in a negative sense was the quality of the human characters, particularly the children. Both their appearance and movements seemed very strange and unnatural, but then in my opinion the possible level of realism is one of the main problems with 3D animation. Cartoons were never supposed to be realistic and it's a very difficult balance to achieve. As far as I remember, this was improved in the sequel, but anyway, talk about good for a first attempt! This is a truly historic movie and I'm so glad it had such a meaningful story with the timeless themes and messages Kristen spoke about.

Looking forward to Toy Story 3!!!

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Permalink Reply by Princess Nath on September 1, 2009 at 6:51pm

I have to agree with everyone here. This movie has it all (even if its computer and I favor traditional animation). I can tell you during the entire movie, we were like " I had that toy!" and "did you remember that one!". And the personalities of the characters are truly engaging and comical. You really feel for the older toys being replaced and the bright shiny new toys coming in and taking over. Because of my niece, I have watched this movie over and over. And I can honestly say, it keeps my attention (and makes me laugh) each and every time. In fact, I can't wait to see the theatrical double feature in 3D this fall! To Infinity.... and Beyond!!!

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