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TOY STORY – Randy Newman
THROWBACK THIRTY
Original Review by Jonathan Broxton
To infinity and beyond!
There are only a few films that you can point to as marking a genuine turning point in the history of cinema, but 1995’s Toy Story is one of them. Directed by John Lasseter and produced by Pixar Animation Studios in collaboration with Walt Disney Pictures, it was the first entirely computer-animated feature film, and as such is a landmark of the genre. Pixar’s roots trace back to Lucasfilm’s Computer Division, founded in 1979. Among the early team members was John Lasseter, an animator who had previously worked at Disney but was dismissed after pushing too hard for computer animation in an era when Disney remained committed to traditional hand-drawn techniques. At Lucasfilm, Lasseter found a place where computer graphics were the focus, and he began experimenting with short animated sequences that combined storytelling and new technology. Read more…
TOY STORY 3 – Randy Newman
Original Review by Jonathan Broxton
The second sequel to the groundbreaking Pixar animation comes 15 years after the original, but despite the passage of time has not lost any of its magic or charm. As well as being an excellent (and very funny) diversion for children, it’s also an imaginative, nostalgic, pathos-filled treat for adults, dealing with such mature themes as obsolescence and loss. The majority of the original voice cast – Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn – return to join up with newcomers Ned Beatty and Michael Keaton in a brand new story where the toys are accidentally delivered to a day care facility when their beloved owner Andy goes away to college. At first happy to be played with again, the toys quickly find out that life in the day care is not quite as rosy as it seems, and hatch a plan to escape. Read more…
TOY STORY 2 – Randy Newman
Original Review by Jonathan Broxton
When Toy Story first appeared in the scene four years ago, it revolutionized the world of animation. The first computer-generated feature film in motion picture history, and featuring a voice cast line-up that any live action movie would drool over, the film made stars of its fictional lead characters Woody and Buzz Lightyear, launched “to infinity and beyond” as an international catchphrase, and gave the Pixar animation studios carte blanche to develop their production as they saw fit. Now, after the record breaking success of A Bug’s Life two years ago comes the inevitable sequel – Toy Story 2. Read more…
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