Toy Story 4 (film): Of course it is good

For me and I think a vast majority of the rest of the world, most Pixar films are pretty guaranteed to be entertaining: The stories tend to be good, the animation is supurb and they never cut costs by getting second-rate voice-actors. So naturally, it comes as no surprise that the 4th installment of the Toy Story series was another win.

This story focuses primarily on the two major characters of Woody and Buzz Lightyear, as you would expect. A newcomer to the characters is someone that I would say we probably won't see a great deal of in future releases (presuming there are some.)

His name is "forky" and he is the creation of the human child "Bonnie" on her first day of kindergarten. Forky is actually really funny because he realizes he is assembled garbage and seems to be on a constant mission to return to a waste-bin at all costs. Whenever he disappears into a trash can Bonnie becomes upset because Forky is now her favorite toy. The rest of the toys spend a lot of time keeping Forky in line and returning him to Bonnie.

Of course they need a bit more of a story than that so we are introduced to what eventually becomes the "bad guys" in "Gabby Gabby" and her terrifying henchmen who are all called Benson. I don't know if ventriloquist dolls are scary to little kids, but based on their prominence in horror films over the years, I find them scary and this is one of the main things I appreciate about Pixar movies.

While it is obvious these movies are designed primarily for kids, there are lots of reasons for adults to enjoy their movies as well. There is always some level of subtle, yet innocent, adult humor that is placed in the film and I thought this was an absolutely brilliant tactic on the part of Pixar. They have succeeded in creating movies that parents are going to be totally cool with going to see with their kids (or watch dozens of times at home.)

I really feel as though while it was good, Toy Story 4 has the weakest story of all of the Toy Story franchise. I think they might be running out of new famous toys to introduce to the lineup. A lot of the classic characters that I have grown to love were barely used (Such as Rex and the Potato Heads) and others, such as the squeaky aliens, weren't used at all. I did enjoy that Keanu Reeves got involved as the voice of the Canadian Evel Knievel, "Duke Kaboom."

I would say that these films will likely be made until the end of time because the return on investment is just too great. Toy Story 4 cost an incredible $200 million to make but made an astounding $1.05 billion at the box office - the largest take for an animated film, ever. If we were to factor in merchandising, this might be the most valuable franchise on the planet.

This movie is a lot of fun and therefore i recommend it be seen by everyone