The sequel to the revolutionary first movie which is even better than the first

Rating: 10/10 (5 December 2019)

This movie was a fantastic improvement over the first film, reintroducing all of the beloved and smartly written characters. The animation has improved since the first with more detailed lighting and shading with more detailed textures in the virtual sets that the toys are in. Randy Newman also makes a return with more iconic songs that touch the heart and stir all the right emotions
The movie is also very funny with plenty of great jokes and gags that will have people of all ages laughing. The story is still great and is still entertaining to watch after all these years, the toy cleaning scene still triggers my ASMR, and overall the movie has a very pleasant atmosphere that warms the soul every time you see it. It's sprinkled with smart Pixar humor in the era where they were just starting to break out of the shell of just an animation working for Disney to the monolithic animation company they are today still creating masterful movies.
To me TS2 is still the best Toy Story film in the quadrilogy now and my personal favourite of the pre - 2000 Pixar films. WALL-E, Up and The Incredibles is my favourite 2000s era Pixar movies but that's a story for another day
It's still warmly funny and entertaining movie to watch after all these years and funnily enough hasn't aged at all. The funny thing about Pixar animation is that it doesn't seem to age all that much while many more forms of animation age far more quickly like the early Dreamworks CGI movies and most notably, late 90s early 3D video games like Super Mario 64 or Ocarina of Time. The magic of those games and movies are still there, were just exposed to more advanced technology.
Toy Story 2 still holds up after all these years and is still something that kids today will love