Directed by:
Angus MacLaneComposer:
Michael GiacchinoCast:
Chris Evans, Taika Waititi, Keke Palmer, James Brolin, Efren Ramirez, Uzo Aduba, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Peter Sohn, Dale Soules, Bill HaderPlots(1)
From Disney and Pixar comes an animated sci-fi action-adventure — the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear (voice of Chris Evans), the hero who inspired the toy. Lightyear follows the legendary space ranger on an intergalactic adventure alongside ambitious recruits, Izzy, Mo and Darby, and his robot companion Sox. As this motley crew embark on their toughest mission yet, they must learn to work as a team to escape the evil Zurg and his dutiful robot army who are never far behind. (Walt Disney US)
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Pixar's Llightyear is a great homage to classic sci-fi movie adventures and a nostalgically fun film for anyone who watches Star Wars every now and again. An old-school piece full of great action with a likeable hero who's a little different from his Toy Story colleague. With unexpectedly fewer jokes and humour, but a quite interesting and in the right places touching story, a casual retro atmosphere, a brisk pace and filmed with the right fan enthusiasm.
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Awesome sci-fi adventure. I have no problem believing that Andy fell in love with him and just had to have the Buzz action figure at home. The only criticism I could level at Lightyear is that the redemptive idea the characters get in the finale hits home somewhere in the middle of the film, but why would I fault it? I smiled for an hour and forty minutes like I hadn't smiled in the cinema for a long time. Boyishly enthusiastic, I was carried away by a test flight that seemed to have fallen out of the new Top Gun, and then moved by a montage that was equal to the opening of Up. I was curious to see where the story was going (besides, of course, to infinity and beyond) and how many more times the brilliant Sox would make me laugh. And I liked that it wasn't silly and that it was fun, communicating some of those necessary moral values in a completely non-violent and painless way. Great! And the production design! Proper Sci-fi, from the references to Star Trek, Alien and 2001 to the refined design of the ships and bases to Giacchino's bombastic music, which is so good you don’t want it to stop. Thanks!
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It's a fine family tale that won’t impress adult audiences much. It's not that funny and I don't see a bigger "pleasure" for children anyway, but it’s still okay to sit through. The animation is beautiful, the story is average, but the relatively fast pace makes up for it. An average that doesn't offend.
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This theme isn’t suited to this kind of animation. If you want to film a dark story, the animation shouldn't be so childish. And if it is, it should at least look like that was the intention. Here, however, it seemed as if the appearance of the characters was determined by Buzz and nobody else, jumping on the Toy Story bandwagon, while the overall feel of this animated movie is completely different. It would have been better if they had broken away from Toy Story and taken their own path. It is so absolutely unlikely that such a hero would become the archetype of children's toys, and even if he did, that any child would like or even love it. And the attempts to bring it closer to a child audience (whom the movie somewhat falsely entices) in turn prevent the dark story of Lightyear from descending into the despair that would be more appropriate for such a narrative.
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A very pleasant surprise for me. Lightyear is an awesome animated sci-fi ride across time and space with really amazing technical aspects (the computer animation is revolutionary), fun characters (Buzz and Sox the cat rock), great action (robots Warhammer style, amazing), alien bugs, impressive alien landscape, plenty of humour and one unexpected twist. I found it not only entertaining, but also quite refreshing in the animation genre. I felt like I was watching a new sci-fi blockbuster with a compelling story and cool action, rather than a children's fairy tale, and I’m not far from a full rating. 8/10.
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