"Now remember deputies, the real treasures are your friends and family."

Rating: 8/10 (26 March 2018)

It occurred to me while watching that for those viewers who were between the ages of eight and twelve years old when the picture came out, that this film will resonate strongly in the nostalgia department once they achieve adulthood, just like my kid shows of the Fifties bring back so many warm memories of that time. Stuff like "The Roy Rogers Show", "Andy's Gang" and "Crusader Rabbit". Say, there was an Andy who became a TV friend even back then; that would have been Andy Devine, who also doubled as Roy Rogers' sidekick in a handful of B Westerns.
This was a nice follow up to the original "Toy Story", and reinforced the idea of having a friend by being a friend. Cowboy Woody learned that there was a lot more to his legacy as a famous toy than he ever realized, but eventually figured out that there's even more value in being with friends and family than there ever would be as a top shelf collectible. I liked the new toys that showed up in this story, like Cowgirl Jessie and Penguin Wheezy, and it's too bad Stinky Pete turned out to be a villain, he reminded me a little of Warner Brothers' Yosemite Sam.
In general, I'm not a big animated movie fan but there was something about this one that struck me in just the right way. I guess part of it is the nostalgia factor I mentioned earlier, along with the delightful color rendition and clever sight gags throughout the movie. When I get involved with these stories, I lose all sight of who's doing the voice animation and never even think about it. This one even threw in some 'bloopers' if you will to go with the after movie credits, another quirky idea that someone came up with that works to make the ending even more enjoyable.