Toy Story: "To infinity, and beyond..."

Due to technical difficulties, Singing in the Rain, next on the list, had to be scrapped. Thankfully children live in this house, and they came to the rescue with number 100, Toy Story.

Toy Story is the animated film about Woody, an old school cowboy doll who leads the toy community in young Andy's room. They know the rules of being a good toy, and no one knows them better than Woody, Andy's favorite. The day of Andy's birthday party, Woody's world is rocked by the arrival of Buzz Lightyear, a space ranger with newfangled components, lasers and a cool rocket ship. Buzz also has the unfortunate problem of not realizing he's a toy; he's convinced he's a space ranger who needs to return to his mission. His complete lack of understanding about his role drives Woody to the edge. After accidentally throwing Buzz out the window before the family's move and earning the disgust of the rest of Andy's toys, Woody sets out to save Buzz. The adventure leads them to Sid's room, the next door neighbor who works out his issues by torturing toys. Hilarious adventures ensue, including a comeuppance of Sid (where Woody steps out of comfort zone and breaks some "toy rules"), Woody's redemption among his toy peers, and a rocket ride right back into the car, next to Andy, where they belong. The movie ends with Christmas presents being opened and Andy receiving a puppy, which brings trepidation to the toys. (Since they mostly all showed up in the sequel, we can assume they made it through the chewing stage.)

This is really a great movie, with several applicable life lessons: accepting the changes of life and finding your place (Woody), learning who you are and being happy with it (Buzz), that bad people should watch it, because you never know when it could all go haywire (Sid). Cool graphics for that time, funny for kids and adults, great voice overs by Tom Hanks and Tim Allen. A winner.

Pros: The dear daughter of the house joined us for the movie...she finally got one that wasn't "very boring".
Cons: I can't think of any. I would have rated it higher.

Next week: I believe Singing in the Rain if technical difficulties can be solved. If not, we'll move on--and "never go hungry again...."