John’s Movie Musings

Can you believe it’s been almost 15 years since Toy Story came out?  The original came out in 1995 with Toy Story 2 following in 1999.  Feel old yet?  Finally next year, Pixar will be releasing Toy Story 3 in 3D and to celebrate, they pulled the old movies out of the digital archive and added the third dimension.  The result was pretty great.

I’m at Fantastic Fest and Pixar was here to show the two movies a few days before they are released nationwide.  Toy Story doesn’t exactly fit with the horror and slasher films that fill the rest of the festival.  Noticing that, the Pixar guy mentioned it felt like bringing a strawberry milkshake to a party of hard liquor.  Despite all that, it was a sold out showing that proved the universal greatness of these films.

I got to sit next to a girl who had never seen the movies before.  Every one of her laughs and tears reminded me of how I felt the first time I saw these.  Even watching today, the stories hold up very well.  They truly are timeless classics and if you have never seen them, you won’t get a better opportunity.  The 3D effects just add to an already great experience.

Toy Story 1 & 2 is designed as a true double feature – one ticket for two movies.  There is a 10 minute (some theaters will do 5 minutes) intermission between the movies filled with trivia and jokes.  I made “personal” use of most of that time, but what I did catch looked hilarious.

Toy Story 1 & 2 3D opens on Oct 2 and is in theaters for only a few weeks.  If it’s been years since you last saw them, definitely go catch this “event.”  Timeless classics are worth it.

Grade: A+