It was also the first entry in the Toy Story franchise, no doubt due to the film's enormous success at the box office and warm reception from critics. It was also the first feature-length computer-animated film, something which has since become the standard for cinematic animation (at least, in the West). It was the debut feature film by Pixar Studios who would go on to become the front-runners in computer animation, arguably surpassing Disney themselves. Toy Story is a computer-animated family film released in 1995 and broke new ground for feature-length animation in a number of ways.
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Frankly, the movie deserves a less ignominious fate than the marketing overkill which will surely overcome it.Teaser poster for the film What's the big deal? So, from the perspective of pure entertainment, it's a good idea to see Toy Story before the deluge of promotions becomes so excessive that it turns off every adult. It won't be long before the movie is drowned in hype. Burger King is coming out with figurines. Already, Woody and Buzz dolls line store shelves. The one big negative about Toy Story involves Disney's overcommercialization. Of course, the target audience is the same, and everything from Disney embraces "family values", but it's difficult - and unfair - to make an effective contrast of the two film making styles. Despite a few Randy Newman songs, it's not really a musical. This film is less artistic and more technologically impressive. How does Toy Story compare to Disney's more conventional animated features? They're really very different types of productions. The disgruntled cowboy comes up with a plan to eliminate Buzz, but it backfires, and soon the two rivals are out in the real world, forced to help each other in their struggle to escape the clutches of a toy-torturing juvenile delinquent. Woody is upset that this high-tech neophyte has usurped his rightful place on the bedspread and in his six-year old owner's play time. But that's a typical convention of animation. In this movie, people are "unreal" all the vividness and multi-dimensionality is saved for the toys. The humans who appear in Toy Story are intentionally rendered to look artificial. Potato Head (voice of Don Rickles), a piggy bank (voice of John Ratzenberger), a slinkie (voice of Jim Varney), Little Bo Peep (voice of Annie Potts), and an army of tiny plastic soldiers who scout out the new arrivals on birthdays and Christmas. The supporting cast includes a dinosaur (voice of Wallace Shawn), Mr. The two main characters are toys: cowboy Woody (voice of Tom Hanks), the old-time favorite, and space ranger Buzz Lightyear (voice of Tim Allen), the battery-operated newcomer. There's also quite a bit of intelligent wit that will go above the heads of younger viewers - that stuff's for Mom and Dad.
While the screenplay isn't a marvel of originality, it is capable of holding the attention - light, undemanding fun that never gets too immature or syrupy. Parents might also be able to use some of what transpires to encourage their offspring to put away toys after playtime.
Toy Story is a buddy movie/adventure tale with an understated lesson about the value of friendship. It's something of a bonus that the characters, dialogue, and story provide entertainment value of their own. Rich in unexpected detail (the grain of a wood floor, fingerprints and chipped paint on a door, reflections in polished surfaces, and so on.), this colorful and brilliantly-rendered aspect of the film would alone be worth the price of admission. The computer-generated effects are a marvel. Of course, the visual aspect is the centerpiece of Toy Story. Potato Head, Monkeys in a Barrel, or Slinkies. You'll never again feel quite the same way about Mr. Any who doubt this should take a look at Toy Story. Toys have their own magical world which comes to life any time the lights are out or people aren't around. Ever wonder how toys apparently get from one place to another with no human help? Toy Story, Disney's first feature-length foray into computer animation, postulates that they do it all by themselves.