Still first ate

Rating: 10/10 (7 October 2009)

It was a classic on the day it was released, and it's still a classic 10 years later. The story is great, the characters are great, the voice talent is great, and the animation is great. Only the detail suffers by comparison with current computer animated films, but that is perhaps only to be expected.
I was surprised and delighted to note Joss Whedon at the top of the list of those responsible for the screenplay - his name means a lot more to me now than it did 10 years ago.
This 3D retooling is interesting. For one thing, it demonstrates that it is a relatively easy exercise for CGI animated features. Having said that, it doesn't add an awful lot to Toy Story. Given that the film wasn't envisaged as a 3D feature, there aren't any sequences specifically designed to showcase 3D. The climactic chase and rocket scene works well, and there are scattered moments which make you go, "Oh, look!" But nothing which makes you go "Wow!" In the way the trailer (created specially for this 3D version) did.
But watching Toy Story, 2D or 3D, is never a waste of time - it's that good.