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Toy Story 4
- Thread starter Goofyque'
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Google has a June 15 2018 release date for the movie.
raymusiccity
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There will probably be more clues revealed during the upcoming Toy Story special on ABC.
Kate F
Well-Known Member
Am I the only person who has gotten pretty sick of this franchise? I don't know what it is, but there's something about the amount of specials, shorts, immense park presence (hotels, two shooting rides, tons of merchandise, multiple meet n greets, etc.) that has just worn me out and made me tired of seeing it. It's probably just me though.
Don't get me wrong, I still love the characters and movies (even though I think 3 is kind of overrated). I also think that a 4th movie is really unnecessary, but hopefully it will be good. I'm also sure the land will be great but I would probably be more excited for it if it were themed to Monsters Inc., Incredibles, or another property that doesn't have much park presence. As it is though, I hope it can be open by 2018 alongside the new film.
Don't get me wrong, I still love the characters and movies (even though I think 3 is kind of overrated). I also think that a 4th movie is really unnecessary, but hopefully it will be good. I'm also sure the land will be great but I would probably be more excited for it if it were themed to Monsters Inc., Incredibles, or another property that doesn't have much park presence. As it is though, I hope it can be open by 2018 alongside the new film.
DisneyFans4Life
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I enjoy the movies, with the first being my favorite. Disney sees it as a huge money maker and they're going to capitalize on its popularity.
I much prefer the Buzz Lightyear side of the relationship. If they would do more of that I'd be happy. Everything else is old.
Wendy Pleakley
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I hear you. I thought the main storyline of the toys being worried about Andy growing out of them was done with Toy Story 2.
The specials haven't been great, but I haven't been disappointed with the shorts.
I'm optimistic because I think you can do a lot of different types of stories with the characters without going back to the "oh no, our owner is growing up" plot.
thehowiet
Wilson King of Prussia
Agree for the most part. I thought the Halloween special a few years ago was great, but the Christmas special not so much. In fact, I think the Halloween special is a shining example of what you said with regard to there being a lot of story options there. However, whether or not they go that direction is obviously yet to be seen.
If 4 isn't at least equivalent in quality to the original three that would be a bummer. Hopefully that doesn't turn out to be the case though. I'm more concrned with Toy Story Land coming to DHS than an additional movie in the franchise...Perhaps those concerns will be put to bed when the land opens.
Miss Heinous
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Pixar already announced all this at the D23 Expo, did you all miss the memo or something?
ULPO46
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Here's food for thought over half of the animators working on the newest installment weren't even born when the original came out! that's how old this franchise is now! I love toy Story but I do have to agree at some point too much is enough. Thank god Back To The Future didn't predict a Jaws 19 or that too would have been too old. What ever happen to the Three Little Pigs formula of no sequels to very few. I'd love to see more of Pixar's other franchises or new franchises than my beloved toy story to be honest. I'm sorry just a millennial giving his word on something he actually grew up with. As for the Buzz series I remember watching the TV show as well as the made for TV special. It just never garnered enough momentum. I wonder why they never tried to do a Woody tv series after all Toy Story two alluded to that plot line. Oh well there's for hoping a long lost dream.
Nope, Just excited that Hanks was in the studios, hoping that gives us some more Park news as well!
Cmdr_Crimson
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Why is this in the News Section when it should be in movies?
Probably my bad, the original news story I was referencing was Tom Hanks going to Oakland to begin recording. Mods, please move if necessary.
Wendy Pleakley
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The first movie had Woody being upset that he was no longer the favourite.
The second movie had Jessie who was abandoned by her owner.
The third movie had the toys feeling that Andy threw them away.
My comment about the growing up storyline was not the most accurate observation, but it is the recurring emotional center of the films imo. As you point out the movies are a lot more than that.
I still feel Toy Story 2 resolved the storyline about the toy's being concerned about their future with Andy. Toy Story 3 felt a bit rehashed with another escape and the toys feeling abandoned yet again.
Kate F
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I'm not really even concerned with their ability to come up with another great, original storyline. I'm sure they can do it, but I just can't help but feel that this is being made more to cash grab than because of a great story they came up with. I felt that 3 ended it very well and overall, I feel like I've seen more than enough of these characters and their world. I'm just not sure what else there is left to see, but who knows, they could surprise me!
rsoxguy
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I enjoy the characters and general writing for this franchise, but I honestly felt that things had become tiresome with the last installment. I fear that the Toy Story series will become a bit like the Lethal Weapon film series, wherein the last installments sort of became a lame parody of themselves. That would be a shame because the writing for the Toy Story films is clever.
It's like Chubby Checker. By the time that he finished singing so many different songs about the Twist, you found yourself hoping that he would come up with a new dance. The Twirl perhaps.
It's like Chubby Checker. By the time that he finished singing so many different songs about the Twist, you found yourself hoping that he would come up with a new dance. The Twirl perhaps.
JessieLightyear
Active Member
Just to clarify - not to be nitpicky or critical
- but TS4 isn't between 2 and 3, it's set after the third movie. As my username gives away, I'm a fan, and I keep up with news about the franchise. Pixar has said that it will pick up where TS3 left off, but isn't a continuation of the same themes - it's a love story about Woody searching for Bo Peep. They know 3 tied things up perfectly with Andy, so they're taking the story in an entirely different direction.
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Wendy Pleakley
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Some franchises are more open to telling different types of stories than others.
Cars 2 is an example of doing a completely different type of movie, while still using the same characters (arguably, it had too little to do with the original and the characters were shoehorned in because they are familiar). The franchise isn't Pixar's most popular, but due to the characters mobility you can arguably tell any type of story in that universe.
Toy Story is limited because the characters can only do so much. Unless they are doing another rescue, what would be the justification for them to get out of the house? Their role is to be there when their owner returns. They can't all realistically go on vacation with an owner, so what do you do with them?
Cars 2 is an example of doing a completely different type of movie, while still using the same characters (arguably, it had too little to do with the original and the characters were shoehorned in because they are familiar). The franchise isn't Pixar's most popular, but due to the characters mobility you can arguably tell any type of story in that universe.
Toy Story is limited because the characters can only do so much. Unless they are doing another rescue, what would be the justification for them to get out of the house? Their role is to be there when their owner returns. They can't all realistically go on vacation with an owner, so what do you do with them?