Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Toy Story 2 (1999)


Academy Awards, USA 2000

Nominee
Oscar
Best Music, Original Song
Randy Newman
For the song "When She Loved Me".

Buena Vista Pictures
Directed by John Lasseter
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(DVD, Walt Disney)

Woody gets stolen by a toy collector who want to sell him. Woody's toy friends make the treacherous journey from their room to try to rescue him. Woody finds out his background as the sheriff for an old TV show, and meets other characters from the show, including potential romantic partner Jessie. He confronts an existential crisis when he realizes that kids grow up and abandon their toys, but he could become immortal if preserved in a collection. His friends show up and convince him that being loved by a child is better than immortality. First, they have to escape the toy collector and make a last second escape from a jet airliner. The ending seems to go on forever, but still an entertaining entry in the popular franchise. Some amusing Star Wars references involving Buzz Lightyear and his arch enemy Evil Emperor Zurg.

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