7.2 | / 10 |
Users | 3.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 3.6 |
During a post-Christmas play date, the ‘Toy Story’ gang find themselves in uncharted territory when the coolest set of action figures ever turn out to be dangerously delusional. It’s all up to Trixie, the triceratops, if the gang hopes to return to Bonnie’s room.
Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Kristen Schaal, Kevin McKidd, Emily Ricks HahnFamily | 100% |
Animation | 90% |
Comedy | 45% |
Fantasy | 42% |
Adventure | 39% |
Holiday | 12% |
Short | 8% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.78:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: DTS-HD HR 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: Dolby Digital 2.0 (320 kbps)
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
French: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
English SDH, French, Spanish
25GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Digital copy
Slipcover in original pressing
Region free
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 2.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Toy Story is still cool. After all these years and three feature films, the original "toys to life" gang -- Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks), Jessie (voiced by Joan Cusack), Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Tim Allen), Trixie (voiced by Kristen Schaal), and Rex (Wallace Shawn) -- remains one of the most delightful bunches of digital plastic ever to grace the silver screen. In Toy Story That Time Forgot, they take their adventures to the small screen for big battle against some unruly prehistoric action figures that think they're real-life warriors, not a child's playthings. Originally aired on ABC on December 2, 2014, the short is a breezy and fun escape that returns to a familiar world for an all-new adventure.
They're back! A dinosaur Toy Story.
Even as it's just a made-for-TV short rather than a full-blown feature film, no expense was seemingly spared with Toy Story That Time Forgot and Disney's 1080p transfer reveals all in rather spectacular fashion. The image is sharp and vibrant, with colors that prove exacting and bright throughout. Rex's green hide, Trixie's baby blue paint, and Reptillus Maximus' fierce, martial red-dominant scheme are the highlights -- they're the main characters -- but the transfer reveals all manner of diverse colors with striking exactness. Details are terrific. Rex and Trixie boast a nicely complex plastic "hide" that reveals their leathery skin textures to perfection. Bits of misapplied and scuffed paint on the affable Triceratops add some wonderful textural highlights. Other characters are sharp and well defined, right down to little plastic nuances, tiny details on armor, and other small details that add a lot of visual excitement to the overall experience. The arena background, where most of the movie takes place, appears a bit hazy but by design. Foreground character details, however, are spot-on terrific. A bit of banding crosses a few backgrounds but the image is in otherwise pristine condition, resulting in another top-tier digital animation transfer from Disney.
Toy Story That Time Forgot arrives on Blu-ray with a DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 lossless soundtrack. The short packs in a fair bit of excitement despite its curt runtime. Music is nicely integrated, usually dropped well below the top-prioritized, clear, and center-based dialogue. Definition and separation are strong points, and there's a nicely enveloping surround immersion. A few heavier beats heard when the Battlesaurs sing their theme song offer a more punchy musical moment that's robustly defined both in music and lyrics. Characters swarm the stage from all directions and congregate in the middle when Trixie and company first meet their adversaries, representing one of the most intense and entertaining moments the track has to offer. Light supportive effects during battles are nicely integrated around the stage, too.
Toy Story That Time Forgot contains a commentary, featurettes, deleted scenes, and more. A Disney digital copy
code is included with purchase.
Toy Story That Time Forgot is essentially a snapshot from the Toy Story universe, a short that's absent a more fulfilling arc and epic scenes but that nevertheless finds that nice, warm, familiar Toy Story center that's surrounded by plenty of funny bits and a few fine moments of action and mild peril. The voice cast is terrific -- the old standbys easily fall right back into character -- and the new ones, including Kevin McKidd and Director Steve Purcell (who is voicing a character that looks eerily inspired from The Skeksis in The Dark Crystal), fit right in. The movie is short but should find a fair bit of replay value with fans, young and old(er) alike. Disney's Blu-ray release of Toy Story That Time Forgot features excellent video and audio. A nice little supplemental section is included, too, with a total runtime that's about double that of the movie. Recommended.
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