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Rich Bonaduce reviews: “Toy Story 1 & 2″ Double Feature

Rich’s Quickie:  Even better the second time around… in marvelous 3D!

Funnily enough, I had not seen either “Toy Story” until I saw the 3D double-feature at Disney’s studio in California.  Now I know what all that hype was about years ago!

By now everyone has seen the adventures of Woody et al a 100 times over… why PAY to see it all again?  Not only because spending an afternoon taking your kids to such a wonderful double feature harkens back to the days of old, when a nickel’s worth of moving pictures took up half your day; but also since it’s just plain fun.  Remember THAT about movies? The first “Toy Story” is nearly 15 years old, and shows no signs of wear whatsoever; the messages of both films seem timeless while the visuals have been updated.  The colors pop, and the 3D is full and thick without stooping to typical 3D tricks of making every little thing leap off the screen to show you the movie is in 3D.  The technology has improved to the point that I wore those glasses for a little over 3 hours and had no eye strain or headaches afterward.

Meanwhile, there is a small 10 minute intermission that entertain the ones who DON’T need a bathroom break between films, and a special preview for Toy Story 3 – and all of that at a great, single-movie price.

So why pay to see it them again?  With all of that, why not?

Rich’s Movie(s!) Grade: A

TOY STORY

Directed by: John Lasseter

Writing credits: John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton and Joe Ranft (story); Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow (screenplay)

TOY STORY 2

Directed by: John Lasseter,  Ash Brannon (co-director) Lee Unkrich (co-director)
Writing credits: John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Ash Brannon and Andrew Stanton (story)
Andrew Stanton, Rita Hsiao, Doug Chamberlin and Chris Webb (screenplay)

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