English
Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby
Digital 5.1, THX Optimode
Subtitles:
English, Closed-Captioned
Extras:
"Tin
Toy" Short, THX Optimode
"Toy Story", the pioneer
computer animated movie will have its production discontinued as of
May 1st, 2003. Any fan of Disney movies are aware of the company's
tradition of halting production on their movies in order to re-release
them years from now to make even more money.
Toy Story is no exception to this tradition, and if you don't have it
in your collection and suspect you will one day want it, I suggest
getting your copy before the stores run out. Sorry for the cliché,
but Toy Story is a classic, and those are few and far between in
movies these days.
If you haven't already seen the animated classic, it follows the
adventures of Woody, a toy cowboy whose popularity with his boy owner,
Andy, is jeopardized when the new advanced toy, Buzz Lightyear, is
given to Andy as a birthday present.
There are so many other toys in this movie that it is a total
nostalgic trip for those of the fifties, sixties, seventies and
eighties generations. Perhaps that is why it appeals not only to
children of today's age (any new unseen toy is exciting for
ankle-biters), but also to adults.
"Toy Story" is certainly a timeless classic, and can be
watched numerous times without losing its charismatic appeal.
DVD quality is exceptional for these animated videos. Obviously the
digital format benefits from computer animation. Sound is crisp and
clear which compliments the vivid image of the movie. If you have the
chance to watch it on a high definition TV, I highly recommend it.
The particular DVD that I reviewed had little special features to
offer. I'm pretty sure that there is an edition with more bonus
material, and if it exists, purchase that one. The basic edition
contains only Disney trailers for upcoming releases and has an amusing
animated short from Pixar called "Tin Toy".
