Great sequel to the first TOY STORY!

Rating: 10/10 (15 May 2015)

After the success of TOY STORY, Pixar would make a few more films and TOY STORY 2 was announced for a worldwide Thanksgiving release in 1999.
I did not know what TOY STORY was at the time, but as they say, a sequel means three things: 1:) a sequel that will be good as the first film, 2:) a sequel that will be good if not better than the first film or 3:) a sequel that is just gonna flat-out suck.
In the film, Woody is stolen by a toy collector named Al, prompting Buzz Lightyear and his friends to vow and rescue him.
However, Woody finds the idea of immortality in a museum tempting. Many of the original characters and voices from the first film returned for the sequel and several new characters, including Jesse, Barbie and Mrs. Potato Head were introduced.
The story of this film is interesting and I think the action in this film is really good. The screenplay is well written and the dialogue for all of the toys was really amazing and fantastic.
TOY STORY 2 has been considered by audiences and critics alike to be one of the few sequels that outshines the original and it continues to be featured frequently on lists of greatest animated films ever made.
I like the acting. Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and the rest of the returning cast members from the first film returns and they all do good if not better than they did in the first film. This film marked Jim Varney's last performance of his career as he died a few months after this film's release.
The new characters are amazing. Jodi Benson plays the voice of Barbie and she does amazing in this film. Joan Cusack does the voice of Jesse and she does an amazing job in her part that she plays. Kelsey Grammar plays the Prospector and he does a very good job in this film as he would in X-MEN 3: THE LAST STAND and TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION. Estelle Harris does the voice of Mrs. Potato Head and she does an amazing job in her role.
The music by David Newman is once again amazing and cool. The score is just cool and yes, the TOY STORY theme song is amazing and really cool this time and once again sung by David Newman.
Overall, TOY STORY 2 is one sequel that outshines the original film and Pixar wrote a heck of a story that does better than the first film and that is one heck of an achievement. 10/10 - ABSOLUTE SMASH HIT!