Just Wasn't Necessary

Rating: 7/10 (28 July 2019)

Sorry to everyone who loves this movie, but I really wish it didn't exist. Now, I've given it 7/10, so clearly I don't hate it. It is a great movie on its own. But the fact of the matter is, Toy Story IV is NOT its own movie. It is a part of the beloved Toy Story franchise, and that is how I am viewing it. And frankly, as a Toy Story movie, it doesn't even begin to compare. I spent the entire film waiting for the old characters, the gang, to have their moments to shine. It never came. All the old characters who we have grown to know and love dearly, were hardly in it. Instead, we're introduced to about 50 new characters, most of who I don't care for at all. Buzz, my favourite character and one of THE MAIN CHARACTERS, is barely in it either; and when he is, he just acts like a dumb robot who has no personality or conscience. Do you think we're stupid, Pixar? We saw him in the other three films! We know how smart and selfless he is! I just found the whole thing so strange and out of place. It's a nice enough story but, like I said, it doesn't feel like Toy Story without the essential characters. Didn't like the ending, either - it goes against everything Woody has stood for over the course of the four films. Toy Story III is still my Toy Story ending.