Toy Story Review
Director: John Lasseter
Genre: Adventure/Comedy
Codestar30 Rating: 9.5/10
In 'Toy Story', when people aren't looking, toys come to life. A little boy named Andy (John Morris) loves nothing more than to spend an afternoon playing with his toys, most of all his cow-boy doll; Woody (Tom Hanks). As Andy's favourite toy since kindergarden Woody is the leader of the toy society in his bedroom. He is loved and respected by his fellow toys, who are content with their share of Andy's attention. However, when Andy gets a space ranger action figure, Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen), the new toy quickly becomes Andy's, and the other toy's, new favourite. Woody is consumed with jealousy and is unable to handle not being the favourite anymore, also Buzz doesn't realise he is a toy and believes himself to be an actual space ranger, which infuriates Woody further.
This film was waaaaaaay ahead of its time in terms of animation. Pixar created an animation with quality that would not be matched for some years. This film was made in 1995, yet the animation quality would still be of acceptable quality today.
This film has a very unique concept, as far as I know until 'Toy Story' no-one had made a film about Toys coming to life before. As a result of this the story is also very unique (with exception to the other 'Toy Story' films), and not just for that reason it is a great story. The plot is brilliant, moving, funny and hugely entertaining.
The voice acting very good, although it can't be examined as thoroughly as complete acting the voices suit the characters and convey and build their personalities very effectively. The characters created are very interesting, and once again due to the unique nature of the film, the characters are unique. The idea of Buzz, the toy who thinks he's a space ranger is my personal favourite in the movie.
Something which may not be hugely relevant to the quality of the film, but still worth noting, is the music for this film, which won the composers many prestigious awards.
'Toy Story' is an exceptional film, one that has been one of my favourites from when I went to see in in the cinema as a baby, through my entire life, and still is today 16 years later. I would recommend this film to anyone of any age from 0 up. There is no age group it cannot be enjoyed by. It is completely suitable fro young children, but is still very entertaining for any one of any age. 'Toy Story' is a terrific story.
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