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Toy Story 2 (1999)

★★★★½ — Toy Story 2 (1999)

Toy Story 2 arrived in November 1999 as something genuinely unusual: a sequel that began life as a direct-to-video release before Pixar and Disney decided, mid-production, to rework it into a full theatrical feature. The decision came late enough that the crew famously crunched under severe time pressure to get the film finished, with large portions effectively rebuilt from scratch. John Lasseter, who had directed the original 1995 Toy Story (the first entirely computer-animated feature film), returned to helm this one alongside Ash Brannon and Lee Unkrich, and the film introduced Jessie (voiced by Joan Cusack) and Bullseye as permanent additions to the franchise's ensemble. Released at the tail end of a decade in which Pixar had quietly repositioned what animation could do commercially and artistically, it earned nearly half a billion dollars worldwide and is frequently cited as one of the rare sequels to equal or surpass its predecessor.

Honestly think this is better than the first one. The inclusion of Jesse and Bullseye are great at moving the direction of this on. The toy collectors from Al's toy barn is great as a hapless villain. The graphics are so much better than the first too.

Rating: ★★★★½ | Year: 1999 | Watched: 2025-05-15

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