[a timeless classic]
Toy Story (1995)
IMDB-8.2 (Top 250: #127)
RottenTomatoes-100
RJG Rating-100
Woody ,a cowboy toy, gets jealous of a new spaceman action figure.
Starring- Tom Hanks,Tim Allen
Director- John Lasseter
Toy Story was a revolutionary movie made back in 1995.It was not only Pixar's first full length movie ,but also the first ever feature film to be made entirely with CGI (Computer-generated imagery).
Toy Story was lead in the voice department by Tom Hanks (Woody) & Tim Allen (Buzz). John Lasseter ,the head of Pixar, directed this movie.
Toy Story may at first glance appear to be a very kiddish story with talking toys and what not.But within 5 min into the movie,anyone will be hooked on to it.The story isnt just for kids,but for people of all ages.The story is simple but yet has different layers to it.The humour used is clean, and for movie lovers its fun to see a lot of classic movies being spoofed in a couple of comic scenes (ex:Woody does an Exorcist 360 degree head turn in a scene with Sid).
The dialogues and characterization of each and EVERY character is handled perfectly.The most important factor is the heart warming effect you get after watching this movie,the Pixar touch ,as many would put it.But still,the music in Toy Story is as touching as the story itself.The song ,"You've Got a Friend in Me" by Randy Newman is brilliantly used.
Toy Story was box office gold earning on release and won most of the animation awards of that year.
Animation- 4.5/5
Direction- 5/5
Story- 5/5
Comedy- 5/5
Drama- 5/5
OSCARS
Nominated (3)
Best Original Musical or Comedy Score Randy Newman
Best Original Song for "You've Got a Friend in Me"
Best Original Screenplay Screenplay [Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow, John Lasseter, Pete Docter & Joe Ranft]
*Award for Best Animated movies werent introduced till 2001.
Won (1)
Special Achievement John Lasseter [This is a special award by the Academy for exceptional contribution.As of 2012,John Lasseter's win for Toy Story was the last time this award was presented]
