Best of the pixar movies

Rating: 10/10 (8 February 2009)

I am a big fan of all of Pixars movies and have seen all of them at the cinema, however for me this stands head and shoulders above the rest (including this years brilliant WallE). I watched it again recently and despite my age was pissing myself with laughter. This is mainly down to the characters who are so fresh. The banter between woody and Buzz is terrific ("YOU ARE A TOY!!!") and the other characters are also brilliant, especially ,for me, the bitter, angry and cynical Mr potato head , who lends a slightly darker more adult edge to this film compared to the Pixar movies to come ,as well as Sid his dog and the mutilated toys he has created. It is after all the only pixar movie rated parental guidance, i think which lets the emotions of the characters be more human in the shape of jealousy, pride and competitiveness. The central ideas of toys being alive when you cant see them is probably their best idea to date just in sheer amount of imagination and the amount of opportunity and possibility it creates (their is after all a sequel) and does kind of become a template for later. This definitely provided a lifeline for Disney who had seriously passed its golden age, and were starting to lose their reputation of quality and connection with its younger and older audience. With Lasseter moving to head of creative output at Disney, hopefully he will put them back on track also.
(By the way I noticed a lack of any fathers in it, I don't know if thats meant to be read into)