Mum's Monday: Toy Story 1

I love Andy’s ( Voiced by John Morris) imagination and the way he utilizes the toys as in making a safe and the threats in a game of make believe ‘Stick up’. And of course Woody (Voiced by Tom  Hanks) to the rescue and Mr Potato Head (Voiced by Don Rickles) is of the only obvious, when you see it, barred prison cell in the room, also known as the cot. ‘The Birthday party is today’ and now it is time for a ‘Staff meeting’. I love the ‘Quick draw’ on Etch a Sketch. Before the meeting can begin we have a, trying to be scary, Rex (Voiced by Wallace Shawn) dinosaur and Bo Peep (Voiced by Annie Potts) has romance on her mind. 

The meeting is brilliant, the items on the agenda are cleverly well thought out including the ‘Moving Buddy’ idea. However, the last item causes an adjournment and a ‘Code red’. It is brilliant how the toys organise themselves. It is sad to see a soldier get injured but great to see good soldiermanship. 

Oh, just when we thought all the presents were unwrapped, one more is pulled out and it is, on the edge of your seat, stuff, as an impatient Rex means the toys have to move fast.

It is amusing yet sad to see Buzz (Voiced by Tim Allen) react to his new surroundings, you can quickly establish that Buzz doesn’t actually know he is a ‘Toy’. it is left up to Woody to try and explain. It is sad for this to be miss interpreted as jealousy.

It seems now that Buzz has taken over the control of the toys, this is sad to see yet amusing that now Rex can roar and it is apparent to everyone but not Mr Potato Head, it seems, that he comes apart, especially when he is trying to lift weights.

I don’t like Sid (Voiced by Erik von Detten) this part is really not nice to watch and I agree the ‘Sooner’ they move the better.

I know who set up the scenario but I really do not think he meant Buzz to end up where he did. I am glad that Buzz, however, did manage to go along for the ride in the end. Although this did leave the other toys sadly, wondering what had happened to Buzz including the worst case scenario.

If Woody thought he was in trouble before, he and Buzz are in real big trouble now. I like how Woody kind of takes control of the situation. It is amusing to see Woody play along with Buzz but if it works, it works. Poor Woody. Well at least he had a good idea.

I love ‘Pizza Planet’ but Woody is not having such a good time. Now Sid has his eye on a prize and it is not looking good at all. I really don’t like Sid, poor toy alien. Sid is evil.

Sid’s room is like a horror movie but it quickly becomes apparent that they are just innocent, helpful and clever toys. Who’d have thought pull cords could be so dangerous. Now the dog is awake and now Buzz sorry ‘Mrs Nesbit’ has had a little too much tea.

Thank goodness for Buzz that there is a storm. Poor Andy. It is a shame that the toys cannot explain to Andy what has happened. I love how Woody explains to Buzz how much it means to be a toy and they are ‘Almost there’.I love how all Sid’s toys help Woody. This is clever and resourceful and it is all well timed as well.

I still cannot figure out how a child got hold of a rocket and is able to play with matches. This is highly dangerous and his mum is nowhere in sight which is really bad in this circumstance, sadly, it is left to the toys to deal out some discipline . 

Now the action begins in getting to the new house for Buzz and Woody who it is nice to see wouldn’t leave Buzz behind. Luckily they didn’t leave the rocket behind and it is lucky that it is a sunny day also with a little ‘Falling with style’ they can all move house.

Now it is Christmas and it can only mean, you would think, one thing and with some dreams coming true also ‘A puppy’.

Overall this film is quite dark with what happens to the toys

The Pixar theory is that with the magic combined with the children playing with the toys, it brings the toys to life.