Toy Story

Released Year: 1995

Directed by John Lasseter

Voiced by:

 Tom Hanks as Sheriff Woody

Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear

Don Rickles as Mr. Potato Head

Jim Varney as Slinky Dog

Wallace Shawn as Rex

John Ratzenberger as Hamm

Annie Potts as Bo Peep

John Morris as Andy Davis

Erik von Detten as Sid Phillips

 Story: 

In a world where toys pretend to be lifeless in the presence of humans, Woody, a pullstring cowboy toy, is the leader of a group of toys that are owned by a boy named Andy Davis. With his family moving away one week before his birthday, Andy is given a week-early party to spend with his friends, while the toys stage a reconnaissance mission to discover Andy's new presents. Andy receives a spaceman action figure named Buzz Lightyear, whose impressive features see him replacing Woody as Andy's favorite toy. Woody becomes resentful, especially when he notices that Buzz also gets attention from the other toys. However, Buzz believes himself to be a real space ranger on a mission to return to his home planet, while Woody tries to convince him that he is just a toy.

As Andy prepares for a family outing at Pizza Planet, his mother allows him to bring only one toy along. Fearing Andy will choose Buzz, Woody attempts to trap Buzz behind a desk, but the plan ends in failure when Woody accidentally knocks Buzz out the window, which results in the other toys turning against Woody by accusing him of eliminating Buzz out of jealousy. Now that Buzz is missing, Andy reluctantly takes Woody to Pizza Planet, but Buzz climbs into the car and confronts Woody when they stop at a gas station. As they fight, they fall out of the van, which drives off and leaves them behind. While Buzz still believes he is a real space ranger, Woody spots a Pizza Planet delivery truck and convinces him that it can take him to a space port. As Woody looks for Andy at Pizza Planet, Buzz sees a rocket-shaped skill game and jumps inside, mistaking it for a real spaceship. Woody follows him in it, but Andy's toy-abusing neighbor, Sid Phillips, arrives and operates the machine, maneuvering the claw to snag Buzz and Woody who are then taken to his house.

At Sid's house, Woody and Buzz try to escape before Andy's moving day, encountering Sid's abused toy creations and his vicious bull terrier Scud. During an attempt, Buzz sees a commercial for Buzz Lightyear action figures and realizes that he is actually a toy himself. Disbelieving, he attempts to prove that he could fly, but falls and crashes down the stairs, breaks his left arm off and becomes depressed. Woody sees Andy's other toys from a distance and cannot convince them that Buzz is alive. After Sid's toys fix Buzz's arm to Woody's surprise, Sid decides to blow up the space ranger with a firework rocket, but a thunderstorm delays the plan. That night, Woody tells Buzz that he can bring joy to Andy as a toy, reinvigorating his spirit. The next morning, Woody and Sid's toys rescue Buzz and scare Sid into no longer abusing toys by coming to life in front of him. Woody and Buzz then leave Sid's house just as Andy's mother drives away toward their new house.

They manage to climb onto the moving truck, but Scud chases after them and tries to pull Woody off the truck. Buzz tackles the dog and is left behind. Woody tries rescuing Buzz with Andy's RC car, but the other toys, still thinking Woody is eliminating fellow toys, attack the cowboy and toss him off the truck. Having evaded Scud, Buzz and RC pickup Woody and continue after the truck. Upon seeing Woody and Buzz together on RC, the other toys realize their mistake and try to help them get back aboard but RC's batteries become depleted, stranding them. Woody then ignites the rocket on Buzz's back and manages to throw RC into the truck before they soar into the air. Buzz opens his wings to free himself from the rocket before it explodes, gliding with Woody to land safely into a box in the van, right next to Andy.

On Christmas, at their new house, Woody and Buzz stage another reconnaissance mission to prepare for the new toy arrivals. As Woody jokingly asks what might be worse than Buzz, they discover Andy's new gift is a puppy, and the two share a worried smile.

 L² Scored: 9.5/10

L² Comment:

Love rewatching this first movie of Toy Story, never realize it has been 20 years ago... This is the first animation movie (excluding the short film) that has been produced by Pixar together with Disney. Pixar is an American computer animation film studio, they don't have much films yet and most of them are incorporate with Disney. 

The storyline is fresh and nice back in 1995, and of course it didn't get bored either if you watch it now. Woody & Buzz LightYear are so hit during that time and even myself once dress up as Woody for a company event :) 

Toy Story 3

Released Year: 2010
Directed by Lee Unkrich

Vocal by:
Tom Hanks as Sheriff Woody
Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear
Joan Cusack as Jessia
Ned Beatty as Lots-O'-Huggin'-Bear
Don Rickles as Mr Potato Head
Estelle Harris as Mrs Potato Head
Michael Keaton as Ken
Jodi Benson as Barbie
John Morris as Andy (17 teenager)
Wallace Shawn as Rex
Blake Clark as Slinky Dog
Story:

As Andy grow up, he is about to leave his house and went to college. Mrs Davis asked him to packed along his stuff. After a long thought, Andy decided to move all his toys to attic and only bring along Woody to college. He packed all the toys into a garbage bag but Mrs Davis accidentally thought it as rubbish and throw it out.

Woody went for rescue of the mistake but the toys thought Andy is dumping them, they decided to went along to be donated to Sunnyside DayCare. Woody try to persuade them and accidentally follow them along. They met Barbie in the donated box also. When they reach the day care, they were welcome by Lots-O'-Huggin'-Bear who introduce them around. Barbie even met her dream guy Ken. Lots-O'-Huggin'-Bear let them go into the Caterpillar house while the others stay in butterfly house as toy. Woody try to ask them to go back but nobody listen, sadly he gone away by himself but accidentally stuck on a tree. A little girl Bonnie saw him and bring him back home.

Just when the toys thought they will have new kids to play with, but they are so wrong. They were play harshly, nobody really care about them in the caterpillar house. Only good kid in butterfly house care about the toys. Night time, everyone sent Buzz to talk to Lots-O'-Huggin'-Bear. Buzz discovered they are evil and purposely put them in the caterpillar house for torture. They caught Buzz and changed his mode. Buzz become their slave. The bad toys put the gang into prison, Barbie insists to follow her old friend and stay in the prison too.

Woody found out the truth while his stay in Bonnie house. The toys at there told Woody that Lots-O-Huggin'-Bear was a dictator in the Sunnyside day care. He manipulate other big toy such as the Big Baby. Lots-O'-Huggin'-Bear was once left away by his master so he hate new toys, he even rules the whole day care. New toys were torture if they try to escape. Woody went back to day care for rescue. Woody later got inform by a moving phone of how to save the gang.

Follow the rules, Barbie went back to Ken's dreamhouse and forced him to tell how to change Buzz back; Woody bring along Slinky Dog to attack the monkey toy who incharge of guardian. Rex and Hamm trapped Buzz in a box while Mr Potato Head sneak out to keep an eye on other bad toys. They managed to escape and reach the garbage area but Lots-O'-Huggin'-Bear brought his gang there. Woody told everyone about the truth. Big baby angry because get treated and throw Lot-O'Huggin'-Bear into the garbage bin. But he pulled Woody along. The gang went together to save Woody, in the meanwhile Buzz was changed back to his normal mode.

During the garbage side, Woody and Buzz save Lots-O'-Huggin'-Bear, but finally everyone was betrayed by this bad bear and almost drop into fire and burn to death. Luckily the 3 squeeze toys aliens used claws to save them back. Lots-O'-Huggin'-Bear was put in front of the garbage car as toys. The gang went back to Andy house. Woody wrote a note ask Andy to give them away to Bonnie who knows how to take care of toys. Andy do so, he was surprise that Woody was in the box too.

Feeling sad and unwilling, Andy finally gave Woody together with all the other toys to Bonnie also. Everyone feel happy in the new place and wish Andy all the best ever.

L² Scored: 9/10

L² Comment:

No doubt this is the best movie i have watch in cinema this year :) The selling points are:-
1. Touching part which make me almost tears when Andy packed all his toys and chose between Woody and Buzz, finally he chose to take Woody along to college.
2. Crying part when all the toys are in danger at the garbage area, they hold hand when all of them almost ended their life in fire.
3. Funny part when Mr Potato Head use roti canai to be his temporary body.
4. Scary part when the big baby sitting on the swing, kinda feel like chucky!!!
5. Horrible part when the monkey slam his clang clang like crazy.
6. Long gone Whoopi Goldberg vocal as the purple octopus.
7. Barbie become so fierce in this movie while Ken is a sissy boy.

My god, no regret to watch it in cinema. I wonder whether there will still be a toy story 4 or not since Andy gave them away in the final scene. Good film :)