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Voodoo123Oct 9, 2019

+Interesting story concept
+Great voice cast
+Some interesting set pieces -Felt decidedly 'below average' as a final outing for a pixar franchise I'm unsure I know what I would want from a 4th Toy Story movie - watching this challenged my+Interesting story concept
+Great voice cast
+Some interesting set pieces
-Felt decidedly 'below average' as a final outing for a pixar franchise

I'm unsure I know what I would want from a 4th Toy Story movie - watching this challenged my perceptions of woody and the gang in ways I didnt expect. Most of the side characters are 'back in the van' for most of this road trip movie so we are spending most of the time with the 'anxiety stricken
mid life crisis woody', an 'uncharacteristically overpowered ninja skilled action ready bo peep' and new characters mentally unwell forky and sociopath gabby gabby... Perhaps i'm jaded from all the years of high quality cgi animated movies but I just wasn't as emotionally connected as I felt I was in previous outings, and so things moved along averagely which for a final toy story could be seen as disappointing? I was entertained but not enthralled as one would hope to be. Everything looks....eerily photo real at this level of quality CGI so thats a thing now! Part of me wished they had left the franchise alone and produced something new instead. Definitely worth a look for pixar fans though.… Expand

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Jaidenbrkl1Apr 18, 2023

What a letdown of a movie when the last movie ended perfectly with a legit bang.

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Richmond95Oct 5, 2019

Toy Story 4 comes across as a really unnecessary sequel. While greatly animated no doubt, there are moments where this film looks absolutely stunning. But in terms of the narrative Toy Story 4 just isn't all that interesting. Woody has anToy Story 4 comes across as a really unnecessary sequel. While greatly animated no doubt, there are moments where this film looks absolutely stunning. But in terms of the narrative Toy Story 4 just isn't all that interesting. Woody has an interesting character arc, but I don't buy that Bo Peep is the one to show him this arc, or that he would come to it for the reasons he does in the movie with his new owner. Forky feels like he's there mostly for comedic purposes than anything else. Which is fine, but he plays too much a big part in the story for him not to feel more impactful. Buzz Lightyear is completely wasted in this movie, the jokes with him seem like something he'd go through in a much earlier film, or heck in the first film. The veterans of the series are completely pointless, I don't see why they didn't make Bo Peep the main character and maybe leave the characters from Toy Story 3 where they were at the end of that film. It's perfectly fine movie for kids overall, but I think the older audiences who grew up with the previous films much leave wanting a bit more.… Expand

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jason_87Jul 22, 2019

It really felt like most of the cast got pushed to the side. It was kind of disappointing. Most of all, I really disliked Bo's character. It felt like they tried way too hard to make her "strong" and failed. Being "strong" isn't just aboutIt really felt like most of the cast got pushed to the side. It was kind of disappointing. Most of all, I really disliked Bo's character. It felt like they tried way too hard to make her "strong" and failed. Being "strong" isn't just about muscles and punching or being stoic. Bo could have been someone who was strong without being overbearing, aggressive and annoying. I wish we had some better writers for the female cast. Bo didn't resonate at all with my daughter, who wanted more of Jessie. I had to agree. I would have liked to see more for Jessie to do.

Overall, not a terrible movie but not up to the standard of Toy Story. I wouldn't recommend it or see it, again.… Expand

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abbycwlAug 12, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don't understand the glowing reviews for this installment in a franchise that was, until this one, beautiful and amazing. The jokes fell flat. The plot was a mess. They kept introducing new characters when they didn't know what else to do. The idea of a kid making a toy that becomes sentient is FANTASTIC, and they did nothing with it. The only thing that works for me here is the technical beauty of the thing but I really wish they'd stopped after Toy Story 3. This one seems to have been inspired more by making money than anything else. Skip this one, even when it comes out on streaming services.… Expand

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NikolayGJun 24, 2019

NOT FOR SMALL CHILDREN

The main problem with Toy Story 4 is that it is definitely NOT for small children. My 4 1/2 yo daughter enjoyed Toy Story 1, 2 and 3. Toy Story 4 terrified her. She kept saying she was scared and wanted to go home. WeNOT FOR SMALL CHILDREN

The main problem with Toy Story 4 is that it is definitely NOT for small children. My 4 1/2 yo daughter enjoyed Toy Story 1, 2 and 3. Toy Story 4 terrified her. She kept saying she was scared and wanted to go home. We considered it, but then my wife picked her up and held her on her shoulder and she fell asleep for the rest of the movie.

Toy Story 4 has a dark and creepy tone and several scary ventriloquist dummies that hold other toys captive. For an adult the movie is OK, maybe a 7. The plot just isn't quite as complex or interesting as previous entries as I remember them, but it's entertaining. For a small child it's a 0, so giving this a 5 overall is actually generous.… Expand

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FreyafreyaJun 25, 2019

I grown up to Toy Story films but this one was a bit disappointing.

Our beloved characters feel off at times. For example Woody and Buzz whom used to be brilliant and resourceful, for some reason are now dumb and can’t come up with a basicI grown up to Toy Story films but this one was a bit disappointing.

Our beloved characters feel off at times. For example Woody and Buzz whom used to be brilliant and resourceful, for some reason are now dumb and can’t come up with a basic plan. Low key appears as an excuse to make Boop the most strong, intelligent and productive character in the whole film. Dear feminists, you really need to make males look dumb to even being considered as useful?

Other things that I didn’t liked where the fact that the rest of the crew doesn’t really contribute to anything and the awkward comedy that isn’t as clever as it used to be, but I guess it suit better nowadays kids so I can give it a pass.

In the end it was entertaining, and beautifully animated, but it was the weakest of the Toy Story films. Just like everything Pixar has been doing recently, it’s great but not amazing.… Expand

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SWEEPtheLEG175Jun 23, 2019

If someone says Toy Story and you immediately think "Buzz Lightyear" then you might be disappointed. This is a Woody & Bo Peep story. Keanu Reeves is the best part in this one.

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moonliteJun 25, 2019

pixar continues to sideline the main characters to supporting roles with barely anything to do or have enough screentime instead giving it to useless new faces and woody...

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SaintJames012Jun 23, 2019

a funny but unnecessary movie. This movie was reviewed as a solid ending to the Toy Story franchise, and I have to disagree. This movie was an unnecessary cash grab that does not need to exist. That being said, the movie is funny, and willa funny but unnecessary movie. This movie was reviewed as a solid ending to the Toy Story franchise, and I have to disagree. This movie was an unnecessary cash grab that does not need to exist. That being said, the movie is funny, and will get a couple laughs out of you, but the story is weak and not very interesting. This is a movie that is carried by how much we love the characters, not from its own merits.… Expand

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ReallyCoolIHEJun 25, 2019

It didn't have that pixar feel. It looked great but it never made sense why they would make it. I wish i could see more of the original cast than just woody the whole film. I'm sure if you took this kid to this film it would be great. It didIt didn't have that pixar feel. It looked great but it never made sense why they would make it. I wish i could see more of the original cast than just woody the whole film. I'm sure if you took this kid to this film it would be great. It did look stunning and it is great to see how far pixar has came but all in all not the best toy story film. It felt like they tried to fit a part of a movie in this whole movie.… Expand

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hnestlyontheslyOct 7, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Toy story still has some ability to pull the corners of my lips into an involuntary grin.

Keanu Reeves is having his moment in the sun. Again. Wife leaned over to me in the midst of the deluge of Canada puns and said, “Sometimes representation is not pretty.” I will spare you the joke about finally seeing my own kind represented by Forky. In the meantime, worth saying that Key and Peele have quite a few jokes and maybe my favorite gag of the night, which made the six or seven other people at the movie at 4pm on a Tuesday laugh out loud as it played out.

Bo Peep and Woody’s chemistry on screen is palpable, so much so that it’s hard to gauge why Tim Allen assented to play second banana to Tom Hanks in this sequel. It feels, a Friend told me last night before Friend and Wife went today, like the Gang’s role has been greatly diminished in this iteration. He also said that after having watched this film, he was curious to see if TS 1 and 2 were available on demand and he ended up seeing all three preceding films in order for the rest of the night.

Generally, I’m happy with the plot structure (though Friend said that it leaned a little hard on the Lost Toy Rescue trope before resolving in an unusual way), and I like what’s been done with Bo Peep’s character arc, her challenge to the role of the toy. One of my favorite reviewers on Slate, Inkoo Kang has an article about how Bo Peep “escapes the curse of the feminized sequel”–worth reading. And officially too many people are thinking about the implications that Forky has on the sentience of toys more broadly.

One glaring plot point that Wife also picked up on is that the villain of this film seems to be given a free pass after all of the kidnapping and organ thieving she does to accomplish her selfish goals.… Expand

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MattBrady99Jul 18, 2019

Knifey: “How am I alive?”

Forky: “I don’t know.” ‘Toy Story 4’ is a lighthearted adventure that neatly wraps up the perfect character arc, which is light years better than the third, in my opinion. However, in spite of that, I’m stillKnifey: “How am I alive?”

Forky: “I don’t know.”

‘Toy Story 4’ is a lighthearted adventure that neatly wraps up the perfect character arc, which is light years better than the third, in my opinion. However, in spite of that, I’m still questing why this fourth entry exist, because everything else is paper thin.

Lets start off with the merits: I know saying the animation is amazing isn’t anything new when it comes to Pixar - a company that’s constantly involving with every entry. It’s the same with as saying “Meryl Streep is great in...”, type of situation but needs addressing ever time. I liked how beautifully polished every character and environment looked, which gave the movie a certain quality in richness. There’s a scene at the beginning involving rain that’s close to photo-realism and a clear growth in the animation department. I mean, the difference based on the plastic looking models back in 1995.

Perhaps my favorite character in the entire movie was Duke Caboom played by the breathtaking Keanu Reeves. Despite the little screen, Reeves manages to bring some much charisma and enjoyment to the character it was hard for me not to smile. I was surprised that a few people didn’t realise it was Keanu, but then again he’s casting wasn’t anything secretive if you’re like me that follows announcements on upcoming movies. Anywhere, I could tell Keanu was having a blast with this role and it seems very fitting considering Reeves stunt work.

I was shocked, yet glad that the character of Forky wasn’t as disposable as I originally thought. Surprisingly the main message of purpose and suicide came from Forky’s dilemma...no joke, well that’s how I interpret it. It’s something you don’t pick up on, but you’re brain did.

The funniest aspect of the movie came from Bunny and Ducky played by Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key, especially the plan scene where the visual comedy was used effectively for laughs. I thought they were going to be so annoying based on the trailers, but I was relieved that they had some good material for the jokes and punchlines to be funny.

It’s great to see the old gang back together with some welcoming new faces. Although I feel like the old gang got pushed to side characters this time around. Even Buzz didn’t seem to be himself and got backtracked to do absolutely nothing through out the movie. I know there’s a lot of characters and it be difficult to juggle so any, but if we’ve learned anything from ‘Infinity War’ is that it may seem impossible until it’s done.

I’ll give the movie credit for not having any villains, as it would’ve been unneeded and a cheap trick to add dramatic tension.

However, despite the welcoming return and facing new conflict, but everything else has less to desire. I wasn’t quite emotionally involved as I should’ve been, yet at the end, I didn’t hit me as the movie intended. If I have to be honest, after seeing this a few weeks ago, I’m struggling to remember certain scenes. This movie existing is unnecessary as everything felt made up on the spot which I think is the reason why it didn’t emotionally connect with me like the previous three did.

A big step down for the franchise, but family and children will enjoy it no matter what, and that ain't a bad thing.

Overall rating: “I’m trash”… Expand

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TheLordJamesJun 24, 2019

To be honest... this film was very unnecessary. Toy Story 3 gave fans the ending we needed, the ending we deserved. Toy Story 4 continues by destroying the characters we loved and unraveled everything we grew to love about them. While theTo be honest... this film was very unnecessary. Toy Story 3 gave fans the ending we needed, the ending we deserved. Toy Story 4 continues by destroying the characters we loved and unraveled everything we grew to love about them. While the overall movie was fun and the stand alone story was alright, it just feels cheap looking back at the franchise.… Expand

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mrtoomsJul 1, 2019

They moved away from the characters we loved in 1,2, and 3. The story could have been better. It felt dark and twisted at times. Movie is OK, perhaps an acquired taste. Certainly not for everyone.

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UrMumStr8Jun 29, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. *heavy, disappointed sigh* Guys, I wanted to like this movie, I really, really did, especially as someone who loves the original trilogy to death. Sadly, Toy Story 4 to me felt like a half-assed afterthought from Pixar; an attempt to milk the franchise even more because of how well the third entry did - much like with Finding Dory or Monsters University.

Here are five of my main problems with the film, though I wish I had the ability to go into more (screw you character maximum):

1) Several of the characters from the previous films seem to act in ways that are extremely contradictory to what they were like in previous films. Bo Peep is obviously the biggest example of this, going from a very quiet, dainty, lady-like, but still pretty sassy woman to this kick-ass, athletic action hero who pretty much fits all of the archetypes for a feminist "strong female protagonist" that exists solely to "destroy the patriarchy and show that women can do anything a man can do". Yeah, you know what I'm talking about, and you know as well as I do how annoying and overdone that trope has become in recent years. Yes I know that Bo supposedly went through a personality change from her experience being thrown away by two owners and being stuck in that antique shop for so long. However they fail to truly show how this series of events altered her outlook on life and her overall personality. Buzz Lightyear is another character that fits this description because of how clueless and kind of useless he is throughout the film. Seriously, how could Buzz not realize what an "inner voice" is and how come he never tries to take charge of a situation and act like a leader when necessary, which is something he did regularly in previous films? All he seems to do is just jump into things without any kind of thought or consideration, "humorously" miss the point of what people say to him, and occasionally try to offer emotional support to Woody. That's it; other than that, he hardly serves a purpose in this film. Its clearly a different character from Buzz Lightyear I grew to love from the previous films.

2) Very similar to Finding Dory, a massive chunk of this film is filler: wacky hijinks, "extreme toy stunts", and simply rushing from place to place. There isn't nearly enough time for any of the characters to settle and absorb what's going on and talk things over in a meaningful and emotionally-significant way. Instead, much of the time it's, "Oh no, we need to go here to rescue _____ or to meet up with _____. No time to discuss it, let's just go... and get into all sorts of hijinks and almost get caught or ripped to pieces every second of the way." 3) You barely see most of the other toys from the first three films (Rex, Slinky, Ham, Jessie, Bullseye, Mrs. Potatohead, etc.). I'm not counting Mr. Potato Head since Don Rickles passed away before the film was made, but all of the others barely get any kind of screen time and are simply there to state what's already been established or to make quick jokes that don't always work in my opinion. I've always loved these guys and it's such a shame they get sidelined so much in this picture.

4) There are more than a few instance where the toys seem to break the rules in terms of not being caught by humans or raising suspicion of their ability to come alive. What I mean is that there were a lot of instances where a toy will just make a noise or quickly place itself in a location where it wasn't before and the human would know that it wasn't there before. The humans in this film are completely oblivious and unaware of their surroundings, it forces you to suspend your disbelief way too often. 5) A lot of the major plot points and reasoning behind characters' actions seem very arbitrary and do not receive any sufficient explanation. For instance, why does Bo Peep not want to return to the antique shop to help Woody save Forky, and why does she suddenly decide that she does want to? I suppose the reason is that she spent several years there waiting to be bought by a new owner and she has a bad relationship with Gally. But as with many other things in this film, they do not tell or show enough to convince me that her choices are a result of natural progression and decision-making as opposed to just moving the script forward. Another good example of this problem, and perhaps my biggest issue with the film as a whole is this: Why does Bonnie no longer want to play with Woody? Why does she constantly leave him out of playtime with the other toys? This is probably one of the most important plot points of the film, giving Woody motivation for much of what he does throughout the film - and yet the film refuses to actually tell the audience why Bonnie decided to act like he doesn't exist anymore. Plus, isn't it a huge betrayal of the ending scene from Toy Story 3, where Andy explains how special Woody is and how Bonnie needs to take extra good care of him? HOW IS NO ONE ELSE UPSET BY THIS?!… Expand

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rajones51Jun 23, 2019

A decent movie overall, for the parts that I wasn't falling asleep during. A lot of this movie feels forced or unnecessary. Some of the humor completely missed the mark, definitely left me with a cringe worthy feeling after some of theA decent movie overall, for the parts that I wasn't falling asleep during. A lot of this movie feels forced or unnecessary. Some of the humor completely missed the mark, definitely left me with a cringe worthy feeling after some of the attempted jokes. Animation was great, of course. The story line, however, was pretty anemic and pathetic. Overall, it just seems like a mix-tape of the other 3 movies that doesn't seem to meet expectations or the bar that has been set by its' predecessors.… Expand

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Just_HelloooJun 21, 2019

It was really just okay. Not worth it to see in the theaters. They kind of went too deep with everything. The tried to pull too much on the emotional side instead of making you laugh. I literally laughed out loud multiple times during ToyIt was really just okay. Not worth it to see in the theaters. They kind of went too deep with everything. The tried to pull too much on the emotional side instead of making you laugh. I literally laughed out loud multiple times during Toy Story 3, but this one it was just disappointing.… Expand

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PrattdbzJul 5, 2019

... not worth the price of admission
Recycled used concepts
Had 1 surprised twist to the end
Had several (comic relief) new characters that were totally unnecessary and bordering on obnoxious.

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JohnnyCJun 23, 2019

A tired retread of the first 3 Toy Story films. This is exactly why Pixar had always said it did not want to make sequels to their films. Sadly, Disney changed all that. Too bad it’s such a money grab.

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CalvinCrackJun 22, 2019

Imagine you’re in an infinite void for eternity and someone comes to you and says “You liked those toy story movies right?” “Yeah!” “Want to see what a 4th one might look like?” “Sure!”. And so they invent the film out of thin air and youImagine you’re in an infinite void for eternity and someone comes to you and says “You liked those toy story movies right?” “Yeah!” “Want to see what a 4th one might look like?” “Sure!”. And so they invent the film out of thin air and you watch it and go.... “that was pretty enjoyable thanks!” I can’t be mad that they tried!… Expand

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NikeBoyJul 3, 2019

Filme bem preguiçoso, muito repetitivo, muito personagens bons, mas são usados somente de fundo, mas aborta um tema de polêmico de maneira bem leve e espontânea. O filme chega até ser bom as vezes, mas a repetição excessiva e a também o finalFilme bem preguiçoso, muito repetitivo, muito personagens bons, mas são usados somente de fundo, mas aborta um tema de polêmico de maneira bem leve e espontânea. O filme chega até ser bom as vezes, mas a repetição excessiva e a também o final feliz que fazem você engolir estraga boa parte do filme.… Expand

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DukeJonFeb 23, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A decent enough movie, but not in the same league as the previous three. This movie felt somewhat superfluous. Firstly, the plot is all over the place. It starts off with the introduction of a new character, Forky. Just when you think the film's going to be about him he becomes a side issue and it's all about the evil doll who wants to steal Woody's voice box. But she isn't a compelling villain like the bear in the third film as she turns good towards the end. Bo Peep is supposedly Woody's big love interest but I don't remember her from the other films. Buzz and the girl cowboy are barely in it, despite being the main characters of the previous films. So it's confusing and all over the place. Then we're all meant to feel great about Woody gaining his "freedom" and going off with Bo Peep, but this means leaving all the other toys and, most importantly, the young child he's meant to be looking after. I wasn't really sure what message they were trying to convey here. It would have been better if they hadn't made this film, imho. They would have been better off starting off with a bunch of new toys.… Expand