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Toy Story 2 (1999),
Director: John Lasseter, rated G
The Toys Are Back
in Town.
  Starring:
(the voice talents of) Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Don
Rickles, Annie Potts, Kelsey Grammer, Don Rickles, Jim Varney,
Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Wayne Knight
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★★★
- perfect
"You
never forget kids like Emily, or Andy, but they forget you." –
Jessie
Why watch this?
I really do like this film more than the original; it digs deeper.
Plot Summary: During
a yard sale while Andy is away at summer camp, Woody is stolen
by a toy collector hoping to sell him to a museum. This forces
Buzz Lightyear and Andy's other toys to embark on a rescue
mission to find Woody and bring him back home. Woody, meanwhile,
learns about his history as a collectible from a famous
television show and meets other toys from his past, making him
question where his loyalties lie.
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Dad's Preview:
Everyone loved the first
Toy
Story (1995). So did I. This has
all that, plus it's more poignant. Perhaps I feel this
way because my kids grew up and left home. Of course, we're
happy for them, but I'd be lying if I did not cast occasional
thoughts back to when they were young and we were a contained family,
taking on the world. Here, Andy is growing up, too. Perhaps he has
outgrown Buzz and Woody. Nothing could be more painful for a
toy. Then comes along the energetic Jessie, a toy in Woody's
collector set. She's been there and
knows that kids hurt you, and toys need to stick together. Get out
a box of
hankies, cause you're gonna need them.
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Pixar Animation
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