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The truly amazing thing about Toy Story 2 is that very dilemma. Who would expect such a difficult life decision in a children's movie? That's why this film is so successful (along with the first one): It doesn't pander to the audience. The filmmakers are fully aware that the core audience for this movie are children (there's plenty of slapstick to keep them happy), but they've elevated it to another level. There are a lot of jokes in here that no child could possibly understand and there are a plethora of movie references that will go right over most kids heads.
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Story is everything, and ``Toy Story 2'' has a terrific one. Woody suffers two of the greatest possible setbacks that can befall a toy -- he is physically broken, and his owner- best friend, Andy, leaves him sitting on a shelf to collect dust when he goes off to cowboy camp. The theme of abandonment tugs the heart throughout, even as Buzz tries to get Woody to shake off the hurt.
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When Toy Story 2 opens, one can assume that as much time has passed in the movie's world as it did in real life. Andy (voiced by John Davis), the owner of the central toys, is a few years older but still very playful. The same can be said of his toys, when he is not around, at least. The passing of years seems to have mostly calmed the feelings of rivalry among the figures and assorted playthings, especially between Andy's two favorite toys, pull-string cowboy Woody (Tom Hanks) and high-tech space ranger Buzz Lightyear, whose competitive relationship largely drove the first film. Still, the threat of being removed from the comforts of Andy's light blue bedroom definitely looms. It is this very threat, by way of an unexpected yard sale that Andy's mother (Laurie Metcalf), which sets things in motion.
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Like the original film, Toy Story 2 is visually stunning, with CG images so true-to-life that you can easily forget that you aren’t watching a live-action movie. It features better and more realistic action sequences than most films. And like its predecessors (Toy Story and A Bug’s Life), this sequel seems to offer more jokes for adults than kids, spoofing Jurassic Park and Star Wars, among others. In fact, I’m not even sure that kids will grasp the whole concept of collecting old toys, or appreciate Al’s videotapes of the hokey ‘50s television show that featured Woody and his pals.
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The characterization in Toy Story 2 is wonderful, and each toy has a peculiar foible that supplies much of the rich humour. The dinosaur Rex gets lots of mileage out of the fact that his short arms can't do much (as well as the fact that he is obsessed with videogames), while Hamm the piggy bank talks a lot about money and how much change he is carrying. Of course, Buzz Lightyear now knows that he is only a toy (a main part of the plot of the first movie), but after a side trip to a toy store, the band of friends picks up a serious Buzz who is still dead set on defeating the evil emperor Zurg. Pixar resolves the storyline between the new Buzz and Zurg in perhaps a too-clever way, but it's one of a number of pleasing pop-culture references in the movie. The new-found friendship between Woody and Buzz is given lots of attention, and it becomes the crux of the movie. Will Woody choose to go back with his friends or go overseas to a museum?
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Disney/Pixar's Toy Story 2 is based on the computer animated movie of the same name, which was released on November 24, 1999. The first film, simply titled Toy Story, came out in 1995 and spawned a game for the 16-bit Super NES and Genesis as well as for the monochrome Game Boy. The developers of this game, Tiertex Limited... developed Disney's Toy Story for the Game Boy. ~ Brett Alan Weiss, All Game Guide
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