excellent successor to an already brilliant original, great script, fantastic cast

Rating: Null/10 (3 January 2000)

This worked for me for three reasons. 1) a great, funny film in itself, 2) I loved TOY STORY, and 3) the trailers ran for three seconds and so didn't give anything away. I also didn't know who would be in it apart from the main characters so it was fun guessing along the way. What is really apparent from watching this film is how far the technology has progressed since TOY STORY. This was already evident in Pixar's more recent offering, A BUG'S LIFE which boasted of great attention to detail and a blooper reel attached to the credits. The first time I saw TOY STORY 2 I caught the reel, but the second time I wasn't so lucky. This has caused a real hoo-ha on Sydney's 2BL 702 and I think it's dodgy and ungenerous (since they're in such a good position) for the distributors to have two different versions floating around. Especially since I saw it for the second time so I could enjoy them all over again. But, on with the film. The fantastic visuals combined with the funny script, STAR WARS references and in-jokes (2 references made to films by Tom Hanks) make this a great sequel which surpasses its predecessor. My favourite part would have to involve the second Buzz Lightyear and that raised eyebrow and megawatt smile of his, the true sign of an American *hero* displayed on publicity posters cracks me up every time. Go Tour Guide Barbie! *How low can you go!!*