Toy Story 4 - 9.5/10

Rating: 9/10 (21 June 2019)

This movie is easily my favorite so far of 2019. It easily exceeds expectations, and surely lives up to the rest of the Toy Story franchise. I, like many other people really thought this movie would suck, being that Disney is known for profiting off of nostalgia and it's a trend for companies to reboot old movies just for money, but I forgot that this is a Pixar movie. You can tell they poured so much work and time into this movie, with the animation being incredible and looking very realistic when it has to be as well. Comedy just always seems to land, with jokes not geing too corny or too childish, being a lot more funny than I expected and definitely the funniest out of the 4 movies. The cast did an incredible job, but so did the newer characters such as Duke Caboom voiced by Keanu Reeves and 2 plush toys voiced by Key and Peele. I have to say, Key and Peele were incredible, and stole the show from the moment they came on screen. Tony Hale killed it as Forky, the main new character, and added tons of comedy throughout the first half. What makes Toy Story so great is that the story is something for the whole family, no matter how old or young you are, the story will always make sense to you and have meaning to all. This film takes the right steps, knowing when there's something serious going on and when there isn't. You actually feel sorrow for these characters, and sympathize with them. It's movies like these that just show the potential of film, how a literal story about toys and children can teach you life lessons and make you feel for plastic figures. Though, this movie falls short on a couple things. Firstly, it's only 1 hour and 40 minutes, and so it does feel quite short once the credits roll and that's quite a downside. Some scenes feel a bit unnecessary and some a little repetitive at times which can take away from the atmosphere. Regardless, Toy Story is the perfect family movie franchise that it always has and will be throughout time. You will definitely walk out of this movie with a smile and have had a great time. There are a few short scenes throughout the credits, about 3 or 4 which are quite important and funny as well.