Toy Story

Tue, 08 Nov 2005 03:37:04 +0000

Toy Story
Description: In the first full-length computer-animated movie, a little boy’s toys are thrown into chaos when a new Space Ranger arrives to vie for supremacy with the boy’s old favorite (a wooden cowboy). When the feuding toys become lost, they are forced to set aside their differences to get home. This extremely popular and successful film features the voice talents of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, Laurie Metcalf, and others. Academy Award Nominations: 3, including Best Original Screenplay. Director John Lasseter also won a Special Achievement Academy Award for the film. Reviews Premiere 12/01/2003 “Woody and Buzz and the genius of Pixar have ushered in a golden age of 3-D animation.”Variety 11/20/1995 “…The film sports a provocative and appealing story….This is one entertainment that soars to new heights…”USA Today 11/22/1995 “…Supercharged….Yummy eye candy spiked with 3-D-style tactile treats…” — 4 out of 4 stars Sight and Sound 03/01/1996 “…There is a sweet-natured inventiveness throughout that makes TOY STORY more than just a demo of the latest techniques…”Rolling Stone 12/14/1995 “…A landmark in computer generated imagery…[A] magic mix of action and humor…”Premiere 12/01/1996 “…Renews our sense of wonder at what gizmos can do…” – Recommended Synopsis The delightful TOY STORY provides the answer to the a kid’s most important question: What happens when you leave toys alone in a room? Well, it seems that they come to life! Young Andy’s playthings, including the sardonic Mr. Potatohead, a Slinky Dog with a southern drawl, an anxiety-ridden dinosaur, and some very gung-ho toy soldiers, are led by Woody, a pull-string cowboy doll whom Andy adores. But on his birthday, Andy receives a self-possessed, gadget-laden spaceman action figure named Buzz Lightyear, who quickly becomes Andy’s favorite. Soon the overlooked Woody becomes very jealous. But when a turn of events leaves Buzz and Woody lost in the “outside world,” they have to get along in order to find their way home. And they’d better do it quickly, because the lad and his family are moving tomorrow! However, their trek is interrupted by Sid, Andy’s cruel, malicious neighbor–who loves to destroy toys…

Title: Toy Story
Category: Childrens
Directors: John Lasseter UPC: 78693629450
Released: 09 06 2005
Original Release: 1995
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Catalog #: 4121103
Language: EnglishOriginal
Rating: G (MPAA)
Format: DVD Color
Runtime: 4860

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Chicken Little (2005)

Mon, 07 Nov 2005 21:01:58 +0000

Chicken Little (2005)
Disney’s first venture into the realm of CGI animation (without Pixar) tells the tale of all-animal town Oakey Oaks’s most infamous resident, Chicken Little (voiced by Zach Braff), who causes town-wide panic when he claims the sky is falling. A year later he’s still shunned by everyone, including his dad (Gary Marshall), a single rooster with an incredibly wide tie. Determined to end his losing streak, the bespectacled Little joins the baseball team, even though he can barely lift the bat. Luckily his three equally outcast friends have faith in him: a pig with a yen for ’70s disco (Steve Zahn); a Harpo Marx-esque goldfish in a diving helmet; and Abby, a buck-toothed female duckling (Joan Cusak). According to her sources in magazines such as Modern Mallard, Abby is sure Chicken Little merely needs “closure” with dad over the sky incident. But when the sky really does start falling due to a full-on alien invasion, and only Chicken Little knows why, dad still doesn’t want to believe him. Kids are sure to understand Chick’s frustration in this matter, and parents will dig the sly riffs on films like VERTIGO (1958), THE BLOB (1959), INDEPENDENCE DAY (1996), and WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953), as well as Disney’s own back catalog. In place of the usual musical numbers, CHICKEN LITTLE includes montages set to Barenaked Ladies songs and reinterpreted pop favorites (the old Art Garfunkel gut-wrencher, “All I Know,” is a standout), while celebrity voiceovers come from Harry Shearer, Wallace Shawn, Patrick Stewart, Adam West, and Don Knotts, with Amy Sedaris as the obnoxious “Foxy Loxy.”

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