Pixar Play Parade Photo Blog: Part 4 Green Army Men, Buzz Lightyear and Mater

Finishing off the Pixar Play Parade we have the Toy Story & Cars sections. 

  Leading the Toy Story Float into action are the Green Army Men.   They are scouting out the parade route to make sure it is safe for the other floats.

Following the Army men come the Little Green Men.

Then Buzz doing a flyby of the Carthay Circle

Up next the rest of the Toy Story Gang

Jessie is aiming her water canyon at you rustlers.

 Speaking of Rust:  Here comes Lightning McQueen and Mater

I think we are about to have a Zoolander moment

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Disney Animated Short Feature #3 Toy Story: That Time Forgot 2014 9 out of 10

Toy Story : That Time Forgot  2014  9 out of 10

Pixar never fails to come up with new an interesting ways to explore the Toy Story world.   This latest Animated Short Feature stars Woody, Buzz, Trixie and Rex in an adventure that happens when Bonnie takes them to a friends house for a play date.  Once they arrive Bonnie finds that her friend is playing video games so she tosses the backpack that they are in into the boys room.  The gang goes to explore the room and finds themselves smack dab in the middle of the coolest dinosaur play set ever.  Unfortunately the Dinosaurs just like Buzz was in the original Toy Story ---don't know they are toys and think their entire existence is to battle one another and destroy every other toy in the room.  

Despite the Battlesaurs being some of the coolest toys never to exist---this episode has a storyline about Trixie accepting herself for who she is and and in a cool sci-fi movie moment the main Battlesaur Reptillus Maximus finds out the truth that he is a toy and what it means to be played with.   The scene where he is chasing Trixie as she goes to get help for her friends that are in peril has some cool "Damn Dirty Ape" or "To Serve Man"  type moments when he first encounters the box that he came in.   This feature was a fun and interesting little action adventure tale and makes me even more excited about the recently announced Toy Story 4.   I have complete faith that John Lasseter and Pixar that they will once again find and interesting and compelling story to tell in the universe of Toy Story that started it all.

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Disney Animated Short Feature #2 Toy Story of Terror 2013 7 out of 10

Toy Story of Terror  2013   7 out of 10

It is a good thing whenever we get to see the Toy Story gang in action.  The movies were all excellent and only got better with each film. Following the movies there have been several really entertaining shorts as well.  Toy Story of Terror is the first TV short feature from the gang and centers on several of the characters on a road trip with their new owner Bonnie.   Mr. Potato Head decides to explore the motel room and ends up disappearing.  This is basically a horror movie homage featuring the gang that leads into a situation where they may end up separated forever.   One by one they appear disapear as something grabs them in the dark.   It was a good adventure- but not as entertaining as the movies or some of the really good shorts.  Maybe my issue with it was that it focused on Jessie (one of my least favorite Toy Story characters).  Jessie has to face her fears in order to help rescue one of the gang.  Still definitely worth a watch with the kids, but I don't see it becoming a holiday classic.   If your kids love Toy Story they will be happy to see them in action again.

Disney/Pixar Animated Short Reviews: #9 Small Fry 2011 9 out 10

Small Fry  2011  9 out of 10

This short animated Toy Story toon was really clever fun and enjoyable.  A mini Buzz Lightyear  fun meal toy replaces Buzz while at a trip to the local fast food restaurant.   The real Buzz ends up lost in the ball pool and then finds himself in a  support group for  fast food toys that haven't been played with.   The cast of forgotten toys is classic and this short feature is really worth checking out just to see the cast of misfit toys.  The creativity behind these fake not so fun toys is true Pixar.  I laughed out loud at Ghost Burger.

Small Fry can be found on the DVD Pixar Animated Shorts Volume 2