The Rare Sequel that's Just as Good as the Original!!!

Rating: 10/10 (12 June 2012)

Toy Story 2 is a 1999 computer-animated film and sequel to the 1995 groundbreaking blockbuster hit "Toy Story," released by Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios (now Disney/Pixar). This was Pixar's third full-length computer-animated film and after the successes of "Toy Story" and "A Bugs Life," Toy Story 2 was expected to do the same. And it did, becoming the second highest-grossing film of '99 (behind the much anticipated "Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace")!!! In this sequel, Woody (voice of Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (voice of Tim Allen), Rex (voice of Wallace Shawn), Slinky (voiced by the late Jim Varney), and the rest of the gang are back!!! This time, our heroes face an even greater challenge!! When Andy (voice of John Morris) goes off to summer camp, Woody becomes the subject of interest for greedy toy collector Al (voice of Wayne Knight), owner of the local toy store. Once he sets his sights on Woody, he begins to think of a plan that will make him rich. After Woody is kidnapped, Buzz and the gang devise a daring plan to rescue him. When Woody arrives at Al's place, he meets some new toys including Jessie the Yodelin' Cowgirl (voice of Joan Cusack), Bullseye the Horse (voice of Frank Welker), and Stinky Pete the Old Prospector (voice of Kelsey Grammar), all of whom starred on an old show called "Woody's Roundup" with him back in the day. Can Buzz and the gang rescue Woody in time? Like I said in the title, this sequel is just as good as the original! It has great animation, great story, great new characters, and a memorable song ("When She Loved Me" almost had me shed a tear when I first saw this). This is truly the greatest film trilogy in animation history!!! Rating: 10/10!!!