Toy Story 2 narrowly escaped straight-to-video status.

Rating: 10/10 (25 June 2010)

Toy Story 2 is a great, IQ-flattering entertainment, both wonderful and wise. A cynical, greedy toyshop owner steals the cowboy Woody in order to cash in by selling a complete set of toys to a Japanese museum.
This cleverly crafted sequel, which did not quite emulate the scintillating script or the wondrous technical surprise of its brilliant predecessor, remains exceptionally entertaining. Randy Newman wrote two new songs (When She Loved Me and Woody's Roundup) for Toy Story 2 as well as the complete original score. On June 12, 2010, in its broadcast on Disney Channel, the film received 7.479 million viewers, making it the number one show or film of the week.