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Post by sdrew13163 on Jun 26, 2019 3:13:48 GMT
Directed by Josh Cooley
For me, it’s a 6/10. That’s a generous score too. The animation is gorgeous and sometimes just downright mesmerizing, and Woody’s character continues to be an icon for more than just the fact Toy Story is popular. He’s a genuine character that means something to the audience.
The rest was not good. The story was more of the same, which is kind of expected, but come on. Pixar needs to get creative again. Buzz is not just practically shoved to the side, he’s not even the same character in many ways that he was in the second half of Toy Story all the way through Toy Story 3. His treatment is the most disappointing thing to me.
The rest of the supporting crew also gets the shaft, as most of the characters we love are largely ignored. I don’t know why they made this other than money, which is very sad considering I give all of the first three movies a perfect score.
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Post by Archelaus on Jun 26, 2019 17:10:38 GMT
For me, it's a 7/10. I agree with you on all of your points. There was not much a story that gave us anything new that we haven't seen already. Thankfully, it didn't drag. The animation is stunningly beautiful especially the opening rainstorm scene. Tom Hanks shines as Woody as does Annie Potts, Jordan Peele, Keegan Michael Key, and Keanu Reeves as the breakout character Duke Caboom. Buzz came off as an idiot and the rest of the toy gang are an afterthought. The ending wasn't as emotional as Toy Story 3's, and it sort of betrays Woody's ever-present loyalty to his owner.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2019 18:45:42 GMT
Loved it. 10/10. I'd say it's just as great as the first three In regards to Woody's arc. He is a character whose purpose is fulfilled and now must find a new way to define his life. As I see it this isn't a betrayal of Woody's loyalty because Now he is unwanted, and clinging on in an unhealthy way. It's as though in Toy Story 2 he was a father tempted to abandon his son, and now, he is an empty nest dad that can't let go of parenthood I do think they could have defined his new purpose a little better though. |
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Post by James on Jul 6, 2019 17:33:03 GMT
8/10. Felt like the movie was really quick and the ending wasn’t as good or sad as 3, because we can all see it coming, but I enjoyed overall. It does have some solid themes and it was refreshing to not have a villain this time around.
To be fair also, the background toys didn’t have much of a purpose in any of the other films either.
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Post by kevin on Jul 19, 2019 12:15:00 GMT
7/10, another very good installment in the Toy Story series. Maybe it's a bit underwhelming, but only compared to its masterful previous installments (especially Toy Story 3). But on its own it stands as a funny and heartfelt movie. It's not as original as the other installments and some of the music, while beautiful, is a bit overdramatic, but that doesn't take away from the genuine characters and passion from everyone who made this. The animation is absolutely stunning, that alone is already enough to watch this.
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Post by Vits on Aug 1, 2019 19:03:40 GMT
TOY STORY PART 4 has the great animation, good performances and funny jokes we've come to expect from the franchise, but the ending is a complete betrayal. The previous 2 installments made the central theme clear: No matter the toys' fate, as long as they're together, everything will be alright for them. Here, WOODY leaves them. Yes, he chooses his love for BO, but why must he? This is the case of a script writer coming up with a new story direction and then adding new elements (BO not wanting an owner and BONNIE not wanting to play with WOODY) in order to make said direction possible. If you have to add those elements, then it's not as organic. Another recurring theme is that the love an owner gives to a toy outweighs the negative aspects (such as having to say goodbye to the kid). This sequel focuses a little more on the idea that a toy can have a big impact in a kid's life (including making them brave). That's interesting, but it also ends up adding to the problematic ending. WOODY is now part of a gang of toys who make sure other toys will have an owner (including BUNNY & DUCKY, even though they were desperately searching for a kid the whole movie and I expected them to go with BONNIE... what happened there?). Cool idea... for a stand-alone movie. And if that's going to be your justification for this ending, don't introduce this idea during the end credits scene, as if it was an afterthought. While we're on that subject, the movie began with BONNIE creating a new toy because she felt she couldn't make friends at kindergarten. The plot then becomes about a road trip with different subplots and BONNIE's issue isn't brought up again until another end credits scene, taking place when she's in 1st grade. She has made yet another toy for the same reasons. Isn't one of Pixar's rules that the adventurous and/or comedic sequences must be secondary to the personal problems, especially the everyday ones? Hell, there already was a Pixar movie that dealt with all this in a much better way. In the original movie, BUZZ LIGHTYEAR didn't realize at first that he was a toy, but he had the personality/thoughts/memories of a regular adult. It wouldn't have made sense back then for him to claim that he didn't know what an inner voice is, let alone confuse it with his voice box. The fact that it happens after being sentient for 10 or so years is mind-boggling! When the toys mess with the family's RV, a lot of chaos ensues and the cops show up. It's implied that BONNIE's parents told them the truth about it malfunctioning and that they thought "Well, they have a little kid inside, so it's unlikely they would do all this on purpose." That being said, they just leave. Shouldn't they have called a mechanic or something to take a look? We're talking about a dangerous and uncontrollable machine! 7/10 ------------------------------------- You can read comments of other movies in my blog. |
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Post by twothousandonemark on Oct 14, 2019 0:15:10 GMT
A-
My fav of the series. The first feels too juvenile, the second kinda annoying, & the third was a bit weird - explained by the fact it was originally a short film.
TS4 felt the most complete film to date. Sure the effects are light years ahead of the first ones, because it's 2019, yet its story isn't as confined or hinged on obvious tropes.
Bo Peep & Duke Kaboom are great.
I do hope they've finally moved on from Woody & Buzz for good now. That's about 3 eras now of them, & they can't possibly keep being hand me downs can they??
Toy Story can still live on with new toys down the road - why not?
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