Toy Story 2 (1999)
Average Rating: 8.6/10
Reviews Counted: 161
Fresh: 161 | Rotten: 0
Toy Story 2 employs inventive storytelling, gorgeous animation, and a top notch voice cast to deliver another rich moviegoing experience for all ages, one that's arguably even better than its predecessor.
Average Rating: 8.2/10
Critic Reviews: 41
Fresh: 41 | Rotten: 0
Toy Story 2 employs inventive storytelling, gorgeous animation, and a top notch voice cast to deliver another rich moviegoing experience for all ages, one that's arguably even better than its predecessor.
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Woody the Cowboy, Buzz Lightyear, and the rest of their friends from the toy box return in this computer-animated sequel to the 1995 hit Toy Story. This time around, Andy, the young boy who is the proud owner of most of our cast of characters, is off at summer camp, giving the toys a few weeks off to do as they please. Woody (voice of Tom Hanks) is unaware that in the years since his model went out of production, he's become a rare and valuable collector's item. An avid toy collector (voice of
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Cast
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Tom Hanks
Woody -
Tim Allen
Buzz Lightyear -
Joan Cusack
Jessie the Cowgirl -
Kelsey Grammer
Stinky Pete the Prospec... -
Don Rickles
Mr. Potato Head -
Jim Varney
Slinky Dog -
Wallace Shawn
Rex -
John Ratzenberger
Hamm -
Annie Potts
Bo Peep -
Wayne Knight
Al McWhiggin -
John Morris
Andy Davis -
Laurie Metcalf
Mrs. Davis -
Estelle Harris
Mrs. Potato Head -
R. Lee Ermey
Sergeant -
Jodi Benson
Barbie -
Jonathan Harris
The Cleaner -
Joe Ranft
Wheezy -
Andrew Stanton
Emperor Zurg -
Jeff Pidgeon
Aliens -
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Toy 2 is colorful and funny, and the computer-animation from Pixar Animation Studios creates a convincingly detailed environment for the toys.
Top CriticToy Story 2 is a brilliant example of that rarest of Hollywood phenomena a sequel to a major hit film thats as good, if not better, than the original.
Pixar's 1995 Toy Story and its superlative 1999 sequel ushered in the supremacy of computer-generated animation.
They've done it again. The folks who brought you 'Toy Story now present Toy Story 2, another clever, riotous tale of life in the toy lane.
Pixar, the animation studio that teamed with Disney for both movies, has broken technological ground since the first Toy Story, and TS2 shows off its newest expertise with one smart visual joke after another.
Against most odds, the sequel turned out to be at least as wonderful as Pixar's 1995 original -- maybe more so.
No parent who's been roped into leading the troops to a matinee need fear being bored: gags are, Simpsons-like, conceived to tickle several generations at once.
Filmgoers will need to remind themselves that [the characters were] created by a computer -- not exactly a medium we associate with this kind of love, tenderness and care.
It's a tough act to follow, but director John Lasseter and his Pixar crew have done about as well as can be expected with Toy Story 2.
It's playtime for viewers of all ages.
Faster, funnier and wilder, with more cunningly contrived computer effects.
As good as Toy Story looks, Toy Story 2 looks even better.
...explores the same themes, but running in place has never seemed as witty, touching and visually engaging as it does here.
'You can't rush art.' Pixar's bliss in art and play is part and parcel of both the creation and the meaning of Toy Story 2, a celebration of the pure joy of doing. [Blu-ray]
Toy Story 3 has an extremely tough act to follow.
Toy Story 2 is the first mature Pixar film and a high watermark that, if Pixar's surpassed it in the last fifteen years, at least it hasn't often.
The film is a series of gorgeously conceived set pieces and terrific character interaction and, unlike newer films, it's not afraid to get a bit grim.
Audience Reviews for Toy Story 2
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- Buzz Lightyear: How about a quick roll call? Everybody here?
- Mr. Potato Head: Not everybody.
- Buzz Lightyear: Who's behind?
- Slinky Dog: Mine.
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- Slinky Dog: I may not be a smart dog but I know what roadkill is.
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- Buzz Lightyear: You still worried?
- Woody: About Andy? Nah, it will be fun while it lasts.
- Buzz Lightyear: I'm proud of you, cowboy.
- Woody: Besides, when it all ends I'll have old Buzz Lightyear to keep me company - for infinity and beyond.
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- Buzz Lightyear: Hang on Cowboy!, Woody are you all right?
- Woody: Yeah Buzz I'm fine, Here's your list of things to do while I'm gone: batteries need to be changed. Toys at the bottom of the chest need to be rotated. Oh, and make sure everyone attends Mr. Spell's seminar on what to do if you or part of you is swallowed. Okay? Okay, good, okay.
- Buzz Lightyear: Woody you haven't found you're hat yet have you?
- Woody: No! and Andy's leaving for Cowboy Camp any minute and I can't find it anywhere!
- Buzz Lightyear: Don't worry, Woody. In just a few hours you'll be sitting around a campfire with Andy making delicious hot Schmoes.
- Woody: They're called 'S'mores', Buzz.
- Buzz Lightyear: Yes, yes. Of course, has anyone found Woody's Hat yet?
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- Barbie: I'm Tour Guide Barbie!
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- Aliens: You have saved our lives. We are eternally grateful!
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