April 1, 2009

Toy Story 2

Title: Toy Story 2
Year: 1999
Directors: John Lasseter, Ash Brannon & Lee Unkrich
Writers: Andrew Stanton, Rita Hsiao, Doug Chamberlin & Chris Webb; story by John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Ash Brannon & Stanton
Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Kelsey Grammer, Don Rickles, Jim Varney, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Annie Potts, Wayne Knight
Music: Randy Newman
Distinctions: Oscar nomination for Best Song ("When She Loved Me"); formerly on IMDb's Top 250
Synopsis: Woody is stolen by a toy collector
How I saw it: on video (rented from Netflix), April 2008
Subjective Rating: 7/10 (Good).
Objective Rating: 5/10 (points off for concept, characters, cinematography, acting and music) c. 2.4/4 (Okay).

Fun. I was kind of shocked; this is much better than the original. The animation is impressive technically, but there's not much there creatively. Why does Kelsey Grammer have a voice acting career?

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