Lightyear: A Movie For Kids…and Beyond!
“To Infinity!”
Any kid born since 1990 knows how to finish the catch phrase of Buzz Lightyear, Space Ranger, who first appeared in the 1995 Pixar classic, TOY STORY.
“And Beyond!”
My own son was two and a half when the original Toy Story film was released. That meant that when the video came out after the theatrical run, he was the exact right age. It was one of the first Disney movies that we owned on VHS.
Arguably, Toy Story still holds up as one of the best animated films ever made. Not only was it Pixar’s first full-length effort, it was also the first entirely computer-animated feature film. The moving story and stunning graphics set the bar for all subsequent animated movies.
I didn’t quite know what to expect from Lightyear as I put on my Toy Story 3 shirt and headed to the theater with my best guy. Was it a prequel? A sequel? A stand-alone?
The first frames of the film help establish the timeline with the following words:
“In 1995 Andy got a toy. The toy was from his favorite movie. This is that movie.”
