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The visuals have gotten marginally sharper and the movement even more precise – the action is also more intense, as evidenced by the opening sequence in which Buzz penetrates Zurg’s secret fortress in the Gamma Quadrant Sector 4. Toy Story 2 isn’t quite as monumental in its achievements as the first film, but commendably maintains the delightful mood and production value of Pixar’s original masterpiece. Bringing back all the same characters and adding a few welcome additions makes this second outing a stunning sequel, complete with moving storylines, hilarious voice-acting and outstanding visuals – all impressive enough to garner a Best Picture Golden Globe. Andy’s prepping for Cowboy Camp, and Woody (Tom Hanks) is excited to be going with him. He’s in for a shock, however, when he gets shelved after his arm rips slightly. “Toy’s don’t last forever,” comforts Andy’s mom, but Woody is deeply saddened as he sits up high on a bookshelf, collecting dust and discovering another long lost broken toy, Wheezy (Joe Ranft). When he accidentally ends up at a yard sale while trying to rescue the forgotten penguin squeaker, he’s stolen by the evil man-in-a-chicken-suit from the Al’s Toy Barn commercials. |
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It turns out that the rundown cowboy doll is a collector’s item from the old Woody’s Roundup TV show, and he’s united with his horse Bullseye, his sidekick Jessie the yodeling cowgirl (Joan Cusack) and Stinky Pete the Prospector (Kelsey Grammer) at the shop. A prestigious museum in Tokyo is the next destination after the greedy Al (Wayne Knight) has him cleaned and repaired (by the very same character from Pixar’s Academy Award-winning short film Geri’s Game), but they’re only interested in the full set – so it’s up to Jessie and Pete to convince Woody to stay with them to become immortalized in a fancy glass display, instead of returning to his home with Andy and the gang. Crossing a busy road and visiting a toy store are new, hilarious adventures for the gang of familiar childhood novelties, along with a toy dream sequence nightmare and a heartbreaking montage about growing up and losing interest in toys, featuring Jessie’s previous owner Emily –– a poignant precursor to the “growing old” montage in 2009’s Up. All the familiar and favorite toys return, including the three-eyed green space creatures, along with plenty of surprises, including Barbie dolls, and Buzz Lightyear’s nemesis Evil Emperor Zurg (voiced by Finding Nemo and WALL-E’s director Andrew Stanton). This exquisite follow-up feature even goes so far as to have fake bloopers at the end. - Mike Massie
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