Watchability: 3
If we had kids or a library of significant movies, we would own this one. However, we only feel the need to own movies we will watch consistently and this one is a little frustrating to fill that requirement. The plot device where even the most loyal of toys are judgemental toward Woody makes Toy Story one we won't enjoy regularly.
Family Guy: 2
Randy Newman provides the soundtrack for this one and you have to love him at the very least for his contribution to the Da Boom episode.
Relevance: 5
This Pixar animation style changed how movies were made yet again. Despite its creation dated fifteen years ago, this one holds up to our standards for today's animation and its creative premise, while quite Velveteen Rabbit-inspired, set a standard that led to some of the most ingenious plots ever.
With that, we're out until next movie. Left foot, right foot, left foot, right foot....
barely sticking your toe in the water on this one, you had AFI Top 100, and you start with Toy Story?!? I expect greater things to come, and looking forward to following along!
ReplyDeleteI can appreciate the style- but I am a die-hard fan of the original cell- style animation. There is a beauty to that, and it seems like no matter how I try to enjoy the computer animation, it seems a little colder, and more removed to me. I look forward to hearing your opinions on all the movies! Great idea for a blog!
ReplyDeleteJust curious - why start with 99B? Wouldn't you start with either Ben Hur or Yankee Doodle Dandy?
ReplyDeleteNetflix. We're requesting 10 at a time and these are the first two that came in the mail. It'll be in a general order...
ReplyDeleteTo those that don't get the reference (couldn't find the video, just audio):
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wipes it on her blooooooooouse. . .
I love Toy Story. It is probably my second favorite trilogy behind the Evil Dead trilogy, but bear in mind the Dead trilogy (Night, Dawn, etc) added more after Day, Indiana Jones added one, and the Star Wars trilogy went banannas. I assume it made the list because of the breakthrough animation, but forget that. It is good and it is funny, though part two is my favorite of the three. Good movie and good spot for it. If it had been higher I would have disagreed.
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