The Complete Toy Story Collection: Toy Story / Toy Story 2 / Toy Story 3 [Blu-ray]

Toy Story. WHAT a film. When Disney partnered with Pixar Studios, the collaboration produced an absolute masterpiece, that was both beautiful and utterly groundbreaking. The concept of a secret world where toys come to life was believable and inspired, and it was executed with such charm. The story had a ton of heart, unforgettable characters, flawless score and voice-acting, and the computer generated animation was simply gorgeous, paving the way for the computer animated films we see today.Since the Oscar-winning film triumphed at the box-office in 1995, the rest is history. Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo, the Incredibles, Wall-E and Up have all come and achieved classic film status, but none of those films may have come to be if not for Toy Story. It's truly the definition of perfection, even after fifteen years. Toy Story 2 was a sequel that was equal to the first film in every way conceivable and Toy Story 3 proved that the very rare feat of making an outstanding third entry - one that matches the quality of the first two - CAN be achieved.So, now that the whole Toy Story saga has concluded (after a ten year gap between 2 & 3!), the time has definitely come to release all three films together in one box set. And it's truly one of the most perfect movie trilogies to purchase, not just for kids, but for adults as well. Each film has a different story but all symbolise powerful themes such as love, rejection, ownership, loyalty, mortality, bravery, friendship and the sheer ability to triumph over incredible odds, all in an effort to survive and find a way home.The box set basically collects three individual DVDs; the Special Editions of Toy Story 1 and 2, and Toy Story 3. Again, each film is an absolute triumph, an artistic masterpiece that completes an essential trilogy that doesn't disappoint. From start-to-finish, both individually and as a whole, the Toy Stories feature true groundbreaking animation and the plots to match (which is what we've come to expect from Pixar). Even today, after everything Pixar has produced, the animation in the first Toy Story remains as beautiful and seamless as ever. The second film is easily on a par with its predecessor and the third part honours both its prequels in worthy style, resolving the saga with an utterly satisfying conclusion.And of course, the films are worth watching alone for the colourful cast of characters, headed by Woody the cowboy doll (voiced by Tom Hanks) and space-ranger Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Tim Allen). Both of whom are backed up by the likes of Bo Peep, Jessie the Yodelling Cowgirl, Mr and Mrs Potato Head, Hamm the Piggy Bank, Rex the Dinosaur, Slinky Dog, Bullseye the Horse and of course, their human owner, Andy. Watch out also for the notorious set of baddies, ranging from evil toy destroyer Sid Phillips, greedy toy collector Al McWhiggin, Stinky Pete the Prospector, Evil Emperor Zurg (Buzz's arch-nemesis) and the two-faced Lots-O-Huggin' Bear. Expect Randy Newman's wonderful score to pop up throughout along with the enchanting song "You Got A Friend In Me", as well as various alternate versions and other melodies.Each DVD comes with its own set of special features, which are more or less the same. So expect good things for each film like director's commentaries, storyboards, shocking studio stories, animated shorts, sneak peeks at other Disney Films and more. Due to typical Disney quality, you can expect a clean, crisp picture and sound quality on all three films, along with useful subtitles and fab widescreen presentation.The Toy Story Trilogy is an utterly worthwhile experience that is equal to the sum of its parts. If you haven't got any of the films individually, then its worth buying the Complete Collection. Either way, all three films represent not only Pixar's finest work, but a phenomenon that literally changed the course of animation forever. I truly believe there's not a single bad thing that can be said about the whole Toy Story epic. It's utterly essential for anyone and everyone. No better family viewing.

This series of movies, with the price of the box set at come - and - get - me pricing is here on Blu Ray. Its scripting possesses a duality of being appropriate to kids and yet possessing enough stacked character facets being insightful for an older audience looking back to their own childhoods. This is how the viewer can engage with the flow of these films. Some of the chapters are genuinely moving to older people too. These Blu Ray disks have first rate sound and images that helps to enjoy this. There are broad truths here about childhood and how people connect with each other. Its deeper than you would expect for a film of this type. I really enjoyed this series, and bought this after seeing the two films at the cinema, ands repeated when they were broadcast on Xmas television. But thought with the pricing being so competitive, to buy my own copy. Another thing above and beyond the scripting quality is the genius quality of the computer animation used to boost the story. Its at times photorealistic, and this is really impressive within the confines of the story being told. The fact that both younger and older can feel engagement to this story is a brilliant achievement. * Blu ray compatibility with your playerYou may or may not find modern Blu Ray disks might require an firmware update to your player to show these disks. When i had this issue with another disk, i used the Windows operating system and not a specific application to burn a Cd with the updates. Although using any disk utility will be fine if it's reset to defaults. These are sourced and downloaded from your Blu ray manufactures support area of their website. Then, in my case, by inserting this closed Cd into the blu ray player it automatically upgraded the player's firmware from 07.2.013 -> 07.2.026. This is the latest update available for my Sony player. The physical process of upgrading its firmware only took a few minutes to modernize its replaying abilities. You've got nothing to lose by trying to update your player!

I love all the Blu-rays that I bought. I had not intended to re-buy movies on blu-ray that I already had on dvd, but after buying the Harry Potter set at such a great price with prompt delivery. I bought seven of the "sets": Mission Impossible, The Mummy, Indiana Jones, Toy Story, Jurassic Park, Back to the Future, and the Bourne series. The prices were unbelievable and they all play fine. I am especially happy with the Toy Story series as I have waited a long time to buy it in the States and can't. I bought this set, and while the title didn't say Region-free, the detail did. And yes, it, along with all of the others played fine on my U.S. blu-ray (well, I just made sure the machine could read them). Delivery was another issue. They did not come when promised. I called Amazon and the were VERY good about it. They offered an immediate refund, no questions asked---except, I didn't want a refund. So, they changed it and resent it. I received Jurassic Park by itself, and as of 3/14/13, still have not received the other six. However, the original box arrived about 3 weeks late, ripped open, but will all of the blu-rays still there. Well, at least I got them, they all play, the price was FANTASTIC, and Amazon service gets an A+ for caring. I tell all my friends to order from the Amazon UK site. Oh, I was very surprised to to see that the price shown INCLUDES shipping, which I didn't find out until I ordered. Again, just make sure anything you order says REGION-FREE somewhere in the product.