Toy Story 2 (Blu-ray) (1999)

"It's a great, IQ-flattering entertainment both wonderful and wise.  Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
"The most entertaining movie of the year. Funny and action-packed, it's also got that rare thing, heart.  Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle
"Toy Story 2, like its forebear, will stand the test of time.  Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

Editor's Note In this dazzling sequel to the 1995 blockbuster, Andy heads off to summer camp, leaving the toys behind to fend for themselves. In much the same way Buzz discovered he is a mass-produced product in the first installment, Woody discovers that he is a valuable collectible spawned by a popular 1950s kiddie-puppet TV show, "Woody's Roundup Gang," when he is kidnapped by an evil toy collector, Al McWhiggin. Through Al, who plans to sell him to a Japanese toy museum, Woody is reunited with the toy versions of his TV cohorts--plucky cowgirl Jessie (Cusack), prospector Stinky Pete (Grammer), and trusty horse Bullseye. Woody must choose between seeing Andy grow up and forsake him and living a sterile but eternal life behind glass being admired--but not played with. Meanwhile, the rest of the original toy troupe undergoes a thrilling crosstown adventure to locate their kidnapped friend and restore him his rightful owner. Extremely entertaining, surprisingly touching, endlessly thrilling eye candy for anyone of any age. Golden Globe Winner: Best Motion Picture--Musical or Comedy. Includes outtakes and bonus short, "Luxo Jr.," plus a sneak preview of Disney/Pixar's MONSTERS INC.

	Andrew Stanton - Voice
	Jodi Benson - Voice
	Don Rickles - Voice
	Tim Allen - Voice
	R. Lee Ermey - Voice
	Joan Cusack - Voice
	Annie Potts - Voice
	Jim Varney - Voice
	John Morris - Voice
	Laurie Metcalf - Voice
	Tom Hanks - Voice
	David Ogden Stiers - Voice
	Ralph Guggenheim - Producer
	Rita Hsiao - Screenwriter
	Wallace Shawn - Voice
	John Lasseter - Producer
	Doug Chamberlain - Screenwriter
	Estelle Harris - Voice
	Wayne Knight - Voice
	Kelsey Grammer - Voice
	Randy Newman - Composer
	Chris Webb - Screenwriter
	Andrew Stanton - Screenwriter
	Steven Jobs - Producer
	Lee Unkrich - Director
	John Lasseter - Director

Variety
"...Fresh characters, broadened scope, boisterous humor and, most of all, a gratifying emotional and thematic depth..." p.83-96

Total Film
"...The best family-oriented action movie for years....Funnier, more thrilling and more genre-bustingly brilliant than you could imagine..." -- 5 out of 5 stars 03/01/2000 p.68-9

Entertainment Weekly
"...Wonderful and wise....Beautifully animated..." -- Rating: A| 01/21/2000 p.83

Premiere
"...Sophistication, inventiveness, and comic flair that most adult movies can't match..." -- 4 out of 5 stars -- Watch More Than Once 11/01/2000 p.105

New York Times
"...The Pixar animation looks even better than it did the first time....A lively, tuneful adventure..." 11/24/1999 p.E1

USA Today
"...The most beguiling amusement of the year....TOY STORY 2 is that rare sequel that is better than the first -- improved, both story -- and effects-wise -- but containing everything that you adored about the original..." 11/24/1999 p.6D

Chicago Sun-Times
"...The movie once again features the enchanting three-dimensional feel of computer-generated animation..." 11/24/1999 p.43

Wall Street Journal
"Against most odds, the sequel turned out to be at least as wonderful as Pixar's 1995 original -- maybe more so." 08/07/2009