Bona Fide Genius

Rating: 10/10 (23 July 2016)

What can I say that has not been said about this superb piece of work? Pixar have redefined what animation is all about. The concept, the story, the writing and the voice-overs could hardly be bettered. The toys are real individual characters brought to believable life by the actors who voice them. Special mention for Tom Hanks as you really cannot separate his voice from Woody's character. It works on every level. Kids love it, as do teenagers, young adults and pensioners like me too. The songs by Randy Newman are not too intrusive and actually enhance the story and move it on too. The amount of work that must have gone into the brainstorming before production started must have been amazing. It would have been great to have an insight into all that. Everyone should be made to watch this - it has a lot to say about life and relationships.