Bolt

I feel a little bad for Buzz Lightyear. It’s not like his was the first storyline to feature a character stunned to learned they’re living in a movie. But the fact that it’s Disney and Toy Story doesn’t seem like it was that long ago and Bolt has the EXACT same character arc and storyline AND it was Executive Produced by the director of Toy Story! It just makes me a little cynical. So in spite of the great 3-D animation, I couldn’t stop thinking about Buzz Lightyear. So it felt a little hacky. Even the voice casting was gimmicky, and not nearly as inspired as the Pixar movies. But it isn’t a Pixar movie, is it? So why would I complain? It’s not like the movie was made for ME. It’s, you know, for kids.