Toy Story (Australia)
The toys are back in town
Certificate: G
Running Time: 127 mins
Retail Price: 29.95
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
Andy`s favorite toy, Woody, a pull-string cowboy, is confident in his role as room leader. But after Andy`s birthday party, newcomer Buzz Lightyear, a flashy space ranger with laser action and pop-out wings, crash-lands into Woody`s world.
Now you can experience a spectacular new dimension of fun and adventure with Disney`s most imaginative motion picture and the recipient of a special Adademy Award - Toy Story.
When a flashy new `space ranger` named Buzz Lightyear enters the world of a pull-string cowboy named Woody, it sparks an outrageously funny tiff between toys.
Now, Woody`s top spot in the heart of his young owner is in jeopardy... and soon so are the lives of Woody and Buzz. Accidentally whisked away from home and into the clutches of a neighbourhood bully, these two squabbling rivals must work together as a team if they are to escape. With toy box pals Rex the dinosaur, the Green Army Men and Mr. Potato Head ready to lend a hand, Woody and Buzz unite in friendship for a phenomenal adventure home.
Visual wizardry, uproarious laughs and the coolest characters ever assembled transform the world`s first computer-animated feature into an incomparable movie marvel. No matter what your age, TOY STORY will dazzle you every time.
Special Features:
Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Games
Academy Award Winning Short: Tin Toy
Documentary: The Making of Toy Story
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.78:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital 5.1 Danish
Dolby Digital 5.1 Norwegian
Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 Hebrew
Subtitle Tracks:
English
Directed By:
John Lasseter
Written By:
Alec Sokolow
Joel Cohen
Joss Whedon
Joe Ranft
Peter Docter
Andrew Stanton
John Lasseter
Starring:
John Ratzenberger
Jim Varney
Don Rickles
Tim Allen
Tom Hanks
Annie Potts
Wallace Shawn
Soundtrack By:
Klaus Lage
Randy Newman
Editor:
Robert Gordon
Lee Unkrich
Producer:
Ralph Guggenheim
Bonnie Arnold
Executive Producer:
Steve Jobs
Ed Catmull
Distributor:
Disney Pictures
Your Opinions and Comments
I found it to be rather childish (nowadays, animated features ought to, and usually do, please adults as well) and quite predictable. But most importantly, it failed to create any empathy for the characters. Maybe it`s me, but the "humanization" process of the toys was not convincing enough.
The video transfer is good. There are no compression signs and the colors are nicely saturated. The toys look plastic. A little bit too plastic, if you ask me.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is ok. The surrounds are used occasionally, but the entire sound envelope is rather flat and could`ve been a lot better.
Despite what`s said on the disc`s cover, it includes 2 additional soundtracks - a DD 5.1 in French and a DD 2.0 in Arabic.
The menus are still and silent.
The extras include a nice behind the scenes look (with storyboards, special effects notes and more) and a dreadful animated shorty from 1989 (with an awful looking baby in it).
Bottom line - a rent will do for this one. It`s funny, occasionally, but I do hope the sequel is better.