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Toy Story: Special Edition (Blu-ray Combo Pack) [Blu-ray + DVD]

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My kids and I have seen this film numerous times. It never gets boring. Great characters, story, voices, animation, etc. with a lot of laughs and good musical soundtrack.

Toy story is the first animated feature and one the best animated film of any kind. Disney's discontinued single dvd features great picture and sound. I don't know if all this disney sending films back to the vault is a scam for later release. I guess the film is also availbe with toy story 2 with a bonus disc, because frankly there aren't any bonuses on this disc. This single disc of the film can still be found in some stores, but it keeps on getting harder to find it. It looks like amazon still has some too.

Toy story proved to the world the art that could be created from cg animation. Unfortunatley integration of cgi into live action and animation continues to be sketchy at best. Even big films like lotr has many obviously fake shots. On the other hand animations that rely on soley cg graphics are extremely effective, got to love finding nemo. Really only humans come across as unrealistic in toy story and animation has continued to do a better job in that category. The film is a wonder of anyone who remembers a childhood filled with a wide variety of toys. Toy story's fantasy world of toys come to life is so effective because the toys are based on real children's toys. The film's best scenes make use of the practical abilities of the toys. So much charming humor resonates from these scenes. Like spirited away the fantasy world is totally realistic in its own terms and visually a wonder. Toy story has one up on spirited away because it has a strong narrative due to woody's jealousy of buzz. Sure the film shifts to a standard villian, but having woody as a flawed personality makes the character so much more alive. The sequel is good, but as i remember i liked the orginal better.

Picture quality on the dvd is flawless and beautiful. Presented in original aspect ratio 1:77:1, limited black bars for small tvs. Still i remember kiki's delivery service as the best looking dvd print, but toy story's is perfect, if maybe a little soft. Sound is magnificant wonderful bass and separation and extremely clean. A top above the call of duty sound track in 5.1.

Extras are a problem, i belive a three pack release had some stuff, but this one doesn't. Only pixar's early cgi tin toy short is included and its not that great.

Toy Story is a wonderful film for all ages that brings glory to cg animation and Disney's discontinued dvd is stunning in picture and sound, but lacks any extras of value.
Recommended to buy before they are gone or until we find out what disney plans to due with its stored catalogue.

I THINK THIS MAY BE THE BEST ANIMATED FILM EVER ! EVERY ONE SHOULD HAVE A COPY OF THIS IN THEIR COLLECTION OF MOVIES. TOY STORY WILL ALWAYS BE SPECIAL IN OUR FAMILY. DON'T YOU REMEMBER THE ONE OR TWO BEST MOVIES FROM WHEN YOU WERE A KID? . WELL THIS IS AN ALL TIME FAVORITE FOR YOUNG AND OLD. A NEAT TREASURE TO PASS DOWN. GROUNDBREAKING WORK.
WOODY IS THE BEST !

This is the first of the Pixar films, and it remains the best. The movie is full of lovable characters, and full of wonderful lessons about friendship and trust that will delight all ages. Of all the computer-animated movies that have come out since this classic, this is with out a doubt the best.

When my kids were younger, I used to go with them to the movies they wanted to see. I sat through a number of mediocre cartoon movies but, occassionally, I got to see a movie that we all really enjoyed. Tops in that category is "Toy Story". This movie is the ideal family movie because it can be enjoyed by every age group. Younger children seem to enjoy anything as long as it's a cartoon. Older children can pick up on the jealosies and competition. Adults will pick up on the subtle banter between the characters. Everyone will enjoy the humor and there's plenty of excitement and suspense as well. The art work is very good but the best part are the actors whose voices we hear. Robin Williams in "Alladin" sets a pretty high mark but the sum total of the quality of all the voice characterizations in "Toy Story" is probably a team record. From the beginning to the end the movie is entertaining. Thanks to Randy Newman, it even has good music as well. This is not a movie to rent, it is a movie to own.

I've always wondered why "Toy Story" was such a good movie. I mean, Come on! It's a Disney movie! How often, do we see well-written and intelligent Disney movies? Yes, there was "The Lion King," "Beauty and the Beast" and few others, but the rest? Good family movies, but not really an intellectual thrill or something you end up thinking about later. So one day, I was watching the movie for like the millionth time and I saw it! During the credits, I saw the name "Joss Whedon" next to "Screenplay Writer." Yes, I'm talking about THE Academy and Emmy Award-nominated writer, Joss Whedon! For the people reading this, who have no idea who Whedon is, he's the creator and some-time writer of the outstanding and just plain amazing television series, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," (Check out the DVDs, Seasons 1-5 are available now) Now I know why "Toy Story" is so good! Whedon is an amazing writer. He makes EVERY character three dimensional and BELIEVEABLE, not like the personality-defiecient characters we usually see. No wonder he got an Oscar nomination for this. Buy this now!

Love this movie! It's cute and funny! Not only are the computer animated graphics brilliant, the story is creatively plotted out.

It's a warmhearted story about a boy named Andy whose favorite toy, Woody, feels suddenly left out when a new toy, Buzz Lightyear, "replaces" him. The relationship between Woody and Buzz goes from jealousy and hate, but once they're put in a situation where they are left to fend for themselves in order to survive, all that changes into learning how to accept each other for their differences and becoming friends. It definitely contains valuable lessons for children young and old, and maybe children will learn how to treat their toys better. In addition, I love a movie that can convey every emotion, from happy to sad to happy again... And "Toy Story" is it! I love this movie! And I'm sure that even if you're not into watching children movies or cartoons, you'll still enjoy what "Toy Story" has to offer. And if you enjoy "Toy Story", you'll also fall in love with "Monsters, Inc.", another Pixar creation. But be sure to check out "Toy Story" first!

I have seen the Toy Story movie over 300 times! I love the characters, the story line, the humor... Great for all ages!

This is the only way Tom Hanks has ever been made bearable to me.

I didn't like a lot of the Disney-Pixar movies that went to theatres after this until Monsters Inc renewed my faith in Disney-Pixar. And yes, Disney even makes thier own great animated movies all byt themselves like Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Tarzan, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Lilo & Stitch. Starting today a new Disney-Pixar movie opened named Finding Nemo, which I saw got 4 stars in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Suntimes and Daily Southtown. I have two problems with ADisney, that most (if not all) there movies has either violence or scary scenes in the movie. And also Disney has thier new animated movies out for a limited time on video and dvd, then after a while, they take them out of stock for about 10 years, then may re-release them back into theatres, and maybe on the IMAX screen , and then again on video, and sometimes, making its debut on dvd, keep the re-relase version of it out for a few months, and then takes them out of stock again for about another 10 years. As the movie opens, Woody (Tom Hanks) is not worried about being replaced by his human owner Andy (John Morris XXX) and has a hard time convinceing the other toys, that they will not get replaced by Andy. Woody sends a group of toy soliders out with I guess a baby moditar, and to report in what inside the presents.