Fine Sequel to a Fine Film

Rating: 8/10 (13 May 2010)

When I saw this film for the first time over ten years ago, I thought that it was a great achievement in animation and film. Much to my chagrin, two years later in 2001, the Academy Awards added the 'Best Animated Feature' category. With its inception, almost each film released by Pixar afterward has won the category but two or three times, most recently in 2010. I think that if the category had been around when this film was released, it could have easily won. I admit, the story was not as fresh as the original, but was worthy with the addition and expansion of new characters, like Jessie and Bullseye. With the future release of Toy Story 3, I believe the Toy Story franchise will finally see an Oscar win for Best Animated Feature. A superb film, Toy Story 2 was an 8/10 on my movie scale.