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And spending time in their presence is enough to drive Buzz to a creatively staged breakdown. Even the mutant toys in this dark setting are eventually shown to be enchanting. It does an admirable job of exploring the tensions between these two, especially when both are captured by the fiendish boy next door, whose room has a heavy-metal decor. Many a children's film would let the Buzz-Woody feud turn nasty, but "Toy Story" is better than that. "Don't count on it," the eight ball typically replies.
"Will Andy pick me?" he asks the eight ball, when Andy's mother decrees that only one toy can come on a car ride. When Woody starts feeling competitive with this new plastic sibling (and when Andy's cowboy bedspread subtly switches to an astronaut motif), it's easy to sympathize with his worries. There's a terrific chase sequence in which the Slinky stretches, the radio car drives, the muscleman flexes, and so on.Īs for the rivalry between Woody and Buzz, it too keeps the film sparkling in believable ways. In addition, "Toy Story" shows off a superb sense of utility as it spins out adventures attuned to each toy's individual talents. A Pizza Planet restaurant with a memorably clever vending machine (franchise alert: this is the niftiest theme restaurant since Jackrabbit Slim's in "Pulp Fiction"), a gas station, the house next door and some neighborhood streets are enough to keep this film constantly varied. With this buoyant introduction, "Toy Story" is off and running, spanning a remarkable range of moods and backdrops without ever venturing far from Andy's room. However, Buzz Lightyear, the boastful new astronaut who takes over Woody's place on Andy's bed, is something else again. With the help of a walkie-talkie, data on the birthday gifts is relayed back to Woody, who isn't worried by Andy's new lunch box.
The toys stage a reconnaissance mission to the living room, led by little soldiers who hide in the leaves of a houseplant as if this were a jungle.
Children will enjoy a new take on the irresistible idea of toys coming to life. The computer-animated "Toy Story," a parent-tickling delight, is a work of incredible cleverness in the best two-tiered Disney tradition.
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