Toy Story 2 (Australia)
The toys are back in town...
Certificate: G
Running Time: 94 mins
Retail Price: 29.95
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
A Masterpiece of great story telling, `laugh out loud` humour, wonderful music and state of the art animation - Toy Story 2 is great fun from both kids and adults!
This enormous box office smash hit has Worldwide critical raves and won a Golden Globe award for Best Picture! Toy Story 2 features the original voice cast, headed by Tom Hanks and Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear. Joining them is a round-up of unforgettable new characters, including Jessie the cow girl, Bullseye the horse and Stinky Pete the prospector.
While Andy is away at summer camp, Woody is toynapped by Al, a greedy toy collector. His best friends including Buzz, Mr Potato Head, Slinky Dog and Rex set out on a heroic rescue mission to save him. Along the way, they meet a whole host of new friends including Jessie the cow girl and Bullseye the horse. Together, the Toy Story 2 gang set out to make sure Woody is home safely before Andy returns...
Special Features:
Character Featurette
Complete set of hilarious outtakes
Music Featurette including the exclusive new
Coolest Toy Feature
Luxo Jnr.- Animated short film from Pixar
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.78:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital 5.1 French
Directed By:
John Lasseter
Written By:
Joel Cohen
Joe Ranft
Andrew Stanton
Alec Sokolow
Joss Whedon
Peter Docter
John Lasseter
Starring:
Annie Potts
Wallace Shawn
Don Rickles
Tom Hanks
John Ratzenberger
Jim Varney
Tim Allen
Soundtrack By:
Randy Newman
Klaus Lage
Editor:
Lee Unkrich
Robert Gordon
Producer:
Ralph Guggenheim
Executive Producer:
Steve Jobs
Ed Catmull
Distributor:
Disney Pictures
Your Opinions and Comments
The only truly funny character is Mrs. Potato Head (the incredible Estelle Harris).
The video transfer is good. There are no visible compression signs and the colors are nicely saturated. Obviously, the CG is better than in the original movie.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is good. The surrounds are nicely used.
There`s also a DD 5.1 French soundtrack.
The menus are still and silent.
The extras include about 15 minutes of behind the scenes featurettes, some funny "outtakes" and the very first Pixar movie from 1986.
Bottom line - while it`s better than its prequel, it`s not as good as I was hoping for.