Toon Talk: Toy Story 2 Special Edition DVD
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Kirby reviews the recently released Toy Story 2 Special Edition DVD.
Toon Talk
A Review by Kirby C. Holt
(c) Disney
Toy Story 2
Special Edition Disney DVD
Plastics, Part Deux
On the heels of this past fall’s Toy Story
10th Anniversary Edition DVD comes a new Toy Story 2
Special Edition, also remastered and remixed to maximum effect for today’s home
entertainment systems. Images and sound are crystal-clear as would be expected;
for a full technical analysis, see the original
Toy Story DVD review here.
Originally intended as a direct-to-video sequel,
the folks at Pixar and Disney wisely saw that they had gold on their hands with
TS 2 and released it theatrically, four years after the first
groundbreaking film, to unanimous praise and popularity. It was quickly deemed
one of those rare breeds, the sequel equal to, if not better than, the original
(see “Out of the Box�? sidebar, below).
Taking the best of the first Story and
deftly tweaking it just enough to remain fresh, yet still true to the original,
2 cemented Pixar’s reputation as the preeminent storyteller in the
computer animation medium, a fact that has continued to this day with all of
their subsequent pictures (their latest, Cars - due next summer, is
previewed on this set with a new trailer).
Available previously as either a bare-bones
single disc or as part of The Ultimate Toy Box, collector’s who don’t
have the Box set are now able to own a bonus-laden edition of this
award-winning contemporary classic.
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Toy Story 2
- The Awards
And the nominees were … (wins noted by *):
Academy Awards:
- Best Original Song: “When She Loved Me�?,
Randy Newman
Golden Globe Awards:
- *Best Picture - Comedy/Musical: Karen
Robert Jackson and Helene Plotkin, Producers
- Best Original Song: “When She Loved Me�?,
Randy Newman
Grammy Awards:
- *Best Song Written for a Motion Picture,
Television or Other Visual Media: “When She Loved Me�?, Randy Newman
- Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion
Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: Randy Newman
Annie Awards:
- *Outstanding Achievement in an Animated
Theatrical Feature: Karen Robert Jackson and Helene Plotkin, Producers
- *Outstanding Individual Achievement for
Directing in an Animated Feature Production: John Lasseter, Lee Unkrich
and Ash Brannon.
- *Outstanding Individual Achievement for
Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Feature Production: Tim
Allen as Buzz Lightyear
- *Outstanding Individual Achievement for
Voice Acting by a Female Performer in an Animated Feature Production:
Joan Cusack as Jessie
- *Outstanding Individual Achievement for
Writing in an Animated Feature Production: John Lasseter, Peter Docter,
Ash Brannon, Andrew Stanton, Rita Hsiao, Doug Chamberlain and Chris Webb
- *Outstanding Individual Achievement for
Music in an Animated Feature Production: Randy Newman
- *Outstanding Individual Achievement for
Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production: Dan Jeup and Joe Ranft
- Outstanding Individual Achievement for
Character Animation: Doug Sweetland
- Outstanding Individual Achievement for
Production Design in an Animated Feature Production: William Cone and
Jim Pearson
MTV Movie Awards:
- Best On-Screen Duo: Tom Hanks and Tim
Allen
American Film Institute:
- AFI 100 Years, 100 Heroes & Villains
(2003): Buzz Lightyear
- AFI 100 Years, 100 Songs (2004): “When
She Loved Me�?
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