Review of Toy Story 2 (1999) by Filipeneto — 17 Feb 2018

This film is a Toy Story's sequel and continues the story of the toys depicted in the first film, in particular Woody and Buzz Lightyear, two inseparable but unlikely friends that portray the past and present of the world of toys: one is a rag-doll cowboy, the other is a futuristic astronaut. In this film, Woody will discover his own past of fame and prestige after being kidnapped by a collector of antique toys and put in contact with toys that are part of his own collection: his horse, an intrepid cowgirl called Jessie and a miner named Stinky Pete. Directed by John Lasseter, who continues his earlier work, the film retains most of the voice actors that were present in Toy Story.

Despite the bad reputation of sequels, this film managed to remain the level of its predecessor, developing to him a coherent sequence of events. This sense of continuity between them was achieved largely thanks to the maintenance of technical staff and initial voice actors. The novelty of this film, in fact, is the introduction of new characters, directly linked to the past of Woody (which the audience will discover along with himself), who will have a major role in the outcome of the film. The collecting is a matter intelligently placed in this film, allowing to reveal a little of what has been the history of the toys, from the fifties until today. Less interesting had the soundtrack, despite the appointment of "When She Loved Me" for the Oscar for Best Original Song. In fact, after the resounding success of the soundtrack of the first film with "You've Got a Friend in Me", also nominated for the statuette, it would be difficult to obtain similar impact.

For all these reasons, this movie deserves to be considered one of the best sequels of animated film and a great family film and deserves to be seen and reviewed by young and old.