It was announced today that the first two films in Pixar’s sole and signature franchise, Toy Story and Toy Story 2, are headed back to movie screens October 2nd, 2009 and February 12th, 2010, respectively, with a complete digital 3D makeover, called Disney Digital 3D to be exact. The films will be an audience primer for Disney-Pixar’s digital 3D Toy Story 3, which hits screens on June 18th, 2010. John Lasseter, director of the first two Toy films and a Pixar poobah, is supervising the 3D process on both, while director Lee Unkrick continues his work on the second sequel.
In 1995, Toy Story was probably the most eye-popping thing I’d ever seen at that young age, in a theater or otherwise. Well, it ranked with my first concert, Beck, but I remember looking at the screen and my brain couldn’t comprehend the smoothness of the characters on screen. It was like the future in Back to the Future 2 had finally arrived. That feeling came surprisingly close again last year watching Beowulf at midnight at IMAX, but not totally. And I guess kids will feel the same way (self-fitting sneaks and attacking 3D movie ads still on the way…) with Toy Story 3 in 3D.
But while the new movie is a whole ‘nother animal, I’m not sure if I’d like to see the original film again in theaters in 3D. It might be like putting two types of syrup on your pancakes. Maybe that’s the goofy, tie-dyed cousin of death, nostalgia, talking. I’m sure it will look amazing, and Pixar revolutionized filmmaking, so they deserve the long theatrical celebration and audience refresher. What do you think?
January 24th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Dammit! Too old to see it yet too young to go with a kid.
Being a teen sucks.
January 24th, 2008 at 4:32 pm
Disney 3D is really impressive. Caught Meet the Robinson’s at the El Capitan and the experience and execution is downright flawless.
January 24th, 2008 at 6:04 pm
19 years old here, and damn, I’ll be sure to check both of these films out again when they’re re-released.
January 24th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
to the guy who said he was too old to see it but too young to go with a kid…
there’s no such thing as too old!!! geez im gonna see 1, 2, and 3 first day they come out because they were that amazing. i dont care if some kid comes up to me and says, “you’re too big for this movie” i’ll probably just say “well you’re too young for this movie since you probably weren’t born when it first came out whereas i was, plus the fact that it’s a free country, so suck it”. i’ll be 16 when these movies come out and i’ll be proud to sit in the front row (even though i’ll probably sit in the back since it’ll be hard to see from up front).
January 25th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
sorry, being simple here, im over in the UK, will this movie be released like any other in ALL cinemas? is any special equipment required? i caught the nightmare before christmas in 3D in the el capitan last year and that was sweeeeeeet
January 25th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
ERIC, are you kidding? I’m 38 w/no kids and I can’t wait to see them both again in 3D!
January 25th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
Didn’t these films, classics, have inside jokes that adults onderstand? Your never too old to watch a PIXAR flick! Their kudos to Mayazaki-san is just great! I own some of his films too. Last film of Mayazaki was ‘Howls Moving Castle’. S.G. and the works of Mayazaki are a testement of his genious as a director! Excuse my typos, but S.G. and Pixar are the reason Disney makes $money!
Too add, I still watch Anime. I’m in my 30s still. Your never too old for cartoons!
January 25th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
I’m 25.. and I’ll be in line for tickets the first day.
You are NEVER too young for Toy Story.
Kids love it cuz its their dream come true (Toys that come to live? Tell me we all didnt imagine that as kids).
Everyone else loves it because it brings us back to our childhood and can easily relate.
To this day, my favorite scene from ANY movie is from Toy Story when the Shark pops out of the Toy Box with Woody’s hat and says:
“LOOK! I’m Woody!
Howdy howdy howdy!”
January 26th, 2008 at 5:56 am
I’m sorry, but while I love how technology goes forward in leaps and bounds, Toy Story is one of those experiences in my life that I like to look back on and think “wow, that’s where it all began.” It belongs to the ages. It should stand as a testament to great storytelling and what has gone before. To redo it is to reach into our memories and give them a polish so that we forget what it was like way back then.
I think this is a bad idea.
January 29th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
It will be totally new viewing experience! VideoDoc had somewhere read that Pixar after probably 2009 or 2010 is going to produce mostly in new stereoscopic 3D all their coming feature animations. There were rumors of such graphics card developing corporations as Nvidia to develop new stereoscopic view technologies.
Maaaaaann, it will be cool to see those animations with this stuff :o
March 10th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
YEAH!!!! Toy Story is awesome, no matter how old you are!!!!
May 20th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
You know how long i’ve been waiting for this to come out. I gave up that they were going to make the last toy story.but theres no point of giving up now this is going to be the best animated 3_d movie ever trust me on that. I hope the movie comes out now this is going to be a terrific