Product Details

• Actors: Tim Allen, Jodi Benson, Joan Cusack, R. Lee Ermey, Kelsey Grammer
• Directors: John Lasseter, Ash Brannon
• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Disney/Pixar
• VHS Release Date: October 17, 2000
• Run Time: 92 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (556 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00003CX7L
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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• This is item 2 in The Toy Story Series.

Editorial Reviews

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John Lasseter and his gang of high-tech creators at Pixar create another entertainment for the ages. Like the few great movie sequels, Toy Story 2 comments on why the first one was so wonderful while finding a fresh angle worthy of a new film. The craze of toy collecting becomes the focus here, as we find out Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks) is not only a beloved toy to Andy but also a rare doll from a popular '60s children's show. When a greedy collector takes Woody, Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) launches a rescue mission with Andy's other toys. To say more would be a crime because this is one of the most creative and smile-inducing films since, well, the first Toy Story.

Although the toys look the same as in the 1994 feature, Pixar shows how much technology has advanced: the human characters look more human, backgrounds are superior, and two action sequences that book-end the film are dazzling. And it's a hoot for kids and adults. The film is packed with spoofs, easily accessible in-jokes, and inspired voice casting (with newcomer Joan Cusack especially a delight as Cowgirl Jessie). But as the Pixar canon of films illustrates, the filmmakers are storytellers first. Woody's heart-tugging predicament can easily be translated into the eternal debate of living a good life versus living forever. Toy Story 2 also achieved something in the U.S. two other outstanding 1999 animated features (The Iron Giant, Princess Mononoke) could not: it became a huge box-office hit. --Doug Thomas

Product Description

A landmark in filmmaking with cutting-edge animation and the voice talents of Tom Hanks and Tim Allen, TOY STORY introduced Woody the Cowboy and Buzz Lightyear, a space age action figure. Along with a supporting cast of funny friends, TOY STORY will entertain the entire family with action, adventure, and sidesplitting laughs. Joining the original voice cast in TOY STORY 2 is a roundup of unforgettable new characters including Jessie the Cowgirl and Stinky Pete the prospector! Winner of the Golden Globe(R) award for Best Picture, this box office smash is full of laugh-out-loud humor, wonderful music, and eye-popping animation!

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62 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best DVD set you can buy. Period., November 6, 2000

By	Michael Rucki "orderedchaos" (Washington DC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Toy Story - The Ultimate Toy Box (Collector's Edition) (DVD)

If you're an "extras" hound like me, "Toy Story & Toy Story 2 - The Ultimate Toy Box" is the promised land. Hands down the best goodies of any DVD to this date. Oh yeah, and you get two excellent movies too! :)

I won't spend time on the movies themselves, except to say that they're two of the most entertaining films ever made. Instead, let's focus on why to get the 3-DVD set instead of the 2-DVD set.

The third DVD is truly impressive. You'll find fully-animated deleted scenes; funny & interesting interviews with cast, crew, animators, etc.; an absolutly hysterical debate on "Who's the best character?" with Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, and the whole cast; some very detailed explanations of the techniques used to create the movies; and so much more. I've spent over three hours on Disc 3 alone so far, and there's a lot more to go!

There are even cool hidden features. For example, on Disc 3 choose 'Toy Story 2.' Under the 'Story' section, choose 'Jesse's Song.' On the next screen that appears, press the 'Left' arrow key on your remote control & you'll see a question mark. With the question mark highlighted, hit 'Enter' for a outtake with an introduction by the directors.

The sound & picture quality on all three discs are the best I've seen on DVD. Helps when the whole movie was CREATED digitally, eh? :)

All in all "The Ultimate Toy Box" is the best DVD set around, bar none. Well worth the extra money!

55 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie..PIRATED COPIES, April 1, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Toy Story 2 (DVD)

DO NOT BUY FROM SELLER ONTARIOFILMS...THIS PERSON IS SELLING ILLEGAL COPIES OF MOVIES. I MADE THE MISTAKE OF BUYING TOYSTORY 1&2 FROM THIS CRIMINAL. THE DVD'S WERE COPIES (PIRATED COPIES) BURNED OFF AN ORIGINAL COPY. THE DISCS WERE SCRATCHED AND WOULD NOT PLAY ON ANY DVD PLAYER IN MY HOME. THEREFORE,
DO NOT BUY FROM: ONTARIOFILMS....YOU WILL GET RIPPED OFF!!!!

46 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TOY STORY2 SHINES BRIGHTER THAN EVER IN ALL NEW 2DISC RELEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, September 19, 2005

By	Mohd Jafar (Hyderabad, AP India) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Toy Story 2 (Two-Disc Special Edition) (DVD)

For those who missed out on the earlier two dvd releases of "toy story 2" have a reason to cheer now! Their patience seems to have paid off. Thanks to buena vista, All new special edition of pixar's superbly crafted, highly entertaining masterpiece will be available on dec26.

This being the first ever two disc release of the film, most of the special features available on the toy box and the single disc release will be here. Of course, there'll be quite a few new features as well alongwith a DTS track, a pixar dvd first(also available on the recently released 2 disc set of toy story 1 dvd).

As usual, first disc will contain the main feature which has been digitally remastered using higher bitrate with picture direct from pixar's digital source. Two audio tracks will be available on the disc, dolby digital 5.1 EX and DTS 5.1 ES. There will also be a commentary track for the enthusiast, featuring John Lasseter and his creative team including Lee Unkrich, Ash Brannon and Andrew Stanton. Sneak peak of pixar's highly anticipated film "cars" will be the only other feature on this disc.

Disc2 of the set overflows with new and already seen features.

1. outakes

2. coolest toy featurette

3. all new game "which toy are you?"

4. "ponkikies" featuring woody, buzz and jessie

5. music medley "riders in the sky"

6. all new making of toy story2, featuring all the creative team behind the movie. Get an insight on how it was conceived and brought to life!

7. deleted scenes

8. john lasseter's profile

9. design galleries and storyboards of the sequence "woody's nightmare" and "jessie's song" with multi angle feature.

10. separate production segment featuring -
Designing Woody's Past
Making Woody's Roundup
Production Tour
Production Progression
Early Animation Tests
Special Effects
International Scene

11. publicity,character interviews,trailers, tv spots.....and more!!

It is being said that this will be a limited release. So grab this definitive edition dvd release of a classic as soon as its available. Trust me, you cant go wrong with this one!!!