Movies: Toy Story 4

[TD Charlie]

I'm considering taking my 5 year old to watch this some night this week. She has seen the original, but not 2 or 3. Would she be lost?

Honestly i think regardless she’s gonna be lost. Lots of new characters, lots of weird time jumps at the start. It drags to a near halt after the setup before finishing strong.

I enjoyed it, and I’m taking my 7 year old to see it soon, but i think much of the charm will be lost on her.

 

[TD Charlie]

So yeah, great movie. I found it a distant last place in the quadrilogy, but just because the first 3 are so effing good. Did not like the Forky character at all. Gabby and the Bensons were really good villains though.

Duke was such a good character and the main piece to my favorite moments in the film.

Almost ZERO involvement from the supporting cast though. As a major slinky dg fan i was kinda pissed at that.

Not gonna lie, i got teary almost as soon as it started and then a little toward the end. Compare that to 3, where i ugly cried. Badly.

 

[Super Cake]

I enjoyed it.

 

[OzzyFan]

Toy Story 4
3.25 out of 4stars

Identity, Purpose, Friendship, Closure. And of course laughs, fun, and adventure along this reality check ride.

 

[OhCaptainMyCaptain]

Saw this tonight.

9.5/10 from me. Awesome. Loved it.

My favorite scene from the Toy Story series is still the incarcerator scene in 3, but this was my favorite overall movie.

 

[zombie kopitar]

Saw it this evening and really enjoyed it. Exceeded my expectations for sure
The ending was a stronger emotional impact for me than 3. Pixar is so good at making solid fun kid movies and then ****ing with adults emotions just enough to cut some onions for a second or two. Ingenious bastards.

 

[John Price]

Going from seeing 3 after 4, the ending to 3 was less emotional

 

[OhCaptainMyCaptain]

Going from seeing 3 after 4, the ending to 3 was less emotional

I have to personally disagree. The emotion from 3 was about Andy and Woody moving on from each other after all the years. To me, nothing happens in 4 that takes away the emotions of that.

 

[John Price]

I have to personally disagree. The emotion from 3 was about Andy and Woody moving on from each other after all the years. To me, nothing happens in 4 that takes away the emotions of that.

You knew that Woody was already moving on at a new place with Bonnie so the emotion in 3 is lessened IMO

But that's just me. Go USA

 

[Ozz]

Saw it today. My 4 year old really liked it. We liked it too. For some reason it didn't hit me with the feels like the others have. MAYBE the weakest of the 4, but still good and enjoyable. I'd have to see it a few times to have a solid feeling on it. I expected more with Forky based on the advertisements, but that's OK.

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

So yeah, great movie. I found it a distant last place in the quadrilogy, but just because the first 3 are so effing good. Did not like the Forky character at all. Gabby and the Bensons were really good villains though.

Duke was such a good character and the main piece to my favorite moments in the film.

Almost ZERO involvement from the supporting cast though. As a major slinky dg fan i was kinda pissed at that.

Not gonna lie, i got teary almost as soon as it started and then a little toward the end. Compare that to 3, where i ugly cried. Badly.

100% my take as well. Easily the worst of the 4 (did Estelle Harris have 1 line?) but still 8/10 from me. Really tells you how good the other 3 are.

 

[TD Charlie]

100% my take as well. Easily the worst of the 4 (did Estelle Harris have 1 line?) but still 8/10 from me. Really tells you how good the other 3 are.

I don’t remember her being shown in the movie at all, aside from a deleted scene at the end. That could’ve been at the end of 3 though cuz i just marathon-ed them all

 

[OhCaptainMyCaptain]

She had one line, I believe.

The order for me would be 4, 3, 1, 2. I thought 2 was easily the weakest one for me.

 

[LarKing]

Honestly i think regardless she’s gonna be lost. Lots of new characters, lots of weird time jumps at the start. It drags to a near halt after the setup before finishing strong.

I enjoyed it, and I’m taking my 7 year old to see it soon, but i think much of the charm will be lost on her.

There was one flashback at the beginning. I doubt it would be that hard to follow if they’ve seen the other movies.

 

[loudi94]

I don’t remember her being shown in the movie at all, aside from a deleted scene at the end. That could’ve been at the end of 3 though cuz i just marathon-ed them all

Well she is 91 years old.

 

[TD Charlie]

Well she is 91 years old.

Don Rickles is no longer with us yet Mr Potato Head has a few lines. Not enough but he’s still there

 

[Ozz]

Don Rickles is no longer with us yet Mr Potato Head has a few lines. Not enough but he’s still there

Jim Varney as Slinky Dog, too.

 

[TD Charlie]

Jim Varney as Slinky Dog, too.

I thought they switched to Shawn Hunters dad in TS2?

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Jim Varney as Slinky Dog, too.

Na, it's Blake Clark, but they sound really similar

I thought they switched to Shawn Hunters dad in TS2?

3 but yeah it is him

 

[Ozz]

Na, it's Blake Clark, but they sound really similar

I thought they switched to Shawn Hunters dad in TS2?

Never realized that! I thought Varney passed after TS3 for some reason, and just figured they pieced together old recordings to create his minimal dialogue in TS4.

 

[Maestro84]

It was a great movie imo. It had a little bit of everything and the ending definitely got me choked up. I just wish the original cast (i.e. Buzz, Jessie, the Potato Heads, Rex, Slinky, Hamm, etc) had more significant roles given what they've all established in the prior 3 films.

I didn't like how Bonnie neglected a lot of Andy's toys though given how Andy poured his heart out to Bonnie about how special they all were to him (esp. Woody) and that he trusts her to take good care of them, and in this one she ended up losing Woody and on multiple occasions, nearly lost the whole gang. I know she's like 5 years old, but still, the way she treated Woody and the squad in TY4 kinda put a damper on that awesome TY3 ending imo at least.

If I had to rank the four movies I'd probably say:

3 > 2 > 1 > 4

Thing is, all of them were great movies which made it hard for me to rank, but I do believe this one was the "weakest" of the four, which isn't a knock on TY4 at all, it just shows how successful this franchise is overall.

 

[Oogie Boogie]

Saw it. Enjoyed it.
Still don't think it needed to be made.

 

[OhCaptainMyCaptain]

Saw it. Enjoyed it.
Still don't think it needed to be made.

No movie needs to be made.

 

[Oogie Boogie]

No movie needs to be made.

You don't say?

 

[PK Cronin]

Just saw this with my wife tonight. Overall it was an enjoyable movie, but it was easily the worst of the series. My wife absolutely love it, where I thought it was merely okay. It felt more like one of their holiday specials than a real fleshed out movie, except for the length. Every character but Woody and Bo get swept to the side, and I didn't enjoy that too much.

My other, minor criticisms are:

1) I didn't like the change to Bo Peep's appearance and the character was a little forced.
2) They ignored a lot of the "rules" from previous movies, like doing things in public or interacting with humans. Could be explained away by their familiarity with humans by this point, but still felt off sometimes.
3) The plot felt a little too redundant and I was never really sucked into it.

My favorite parts:

1) The animation is just top notch every god damn time.
2) Liked the Polly Pocket character whose name I forgot, along with the carnival toys.
3) The dummies were sufficiently creepy.

Would've like this more if it had come before Toy Story 3, obviously with a different ending, but still a solid and respectable entry in the series. Probably won't ever have a desire to re-watch it though, as the third one was perfect to me.

My rankings:

1 > 3 > 2 > 4