Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014)

This 21 minute episode centers on Trixie who is having a slight identity crisis. They go play with other dinosaur toys who don't realize they are toys. They are war like and enjoy destroying other toys, which we get to see. Eventually it is all well that ends well, except for a few toys that were "killed." The message to children is unclear. The kids play with the toys doing some various dance moves, but clearly playing war and tearing things up seemed more fun.Certainly not worth a full DVD price.

It's always fun to see "the old gang" get back together. The Toy Story characters have so endeared themselves to our hearts that there is an automatic connection with them every time they appear on screen. In "Toy Story That Time Forgot", some new blood is introduced.For a basic plot summary, this little short tells the story of a Christmas playdate at a friend of Bonnie's. While at the friend's house, Bonnie is sucked into playing a new video game instead of playing with the toys. So, Woody, Buzz, and the gang must "go it alone" and interact with a new set of dinosaur toys (led by Reptillus Maximus) that still don't yet know they are toys.Like I said, it's great to see and hear from the toy characters again. In this installment, dinosaur Trixie gets a lions share of the screen-time, much like Combat Carl stole "Toy Story of Terror". That being said, each of your favorite character has at least a line or two.The only reason I can't give this the full five-stars? Because I think that maybe a bit more time was given to the battle dinosaurs than necessary. What makes Toy Story great is the emotion and the humorous interaction between the characters. Both of those things are indeed present here, but there is a lot of "setup" to pull it out of the story.So, I have to say that I liked last year's Halloween special a bit more than this Christmas effort. That being said, this one is still quite enjoyable and will, at times, have you both laughing and feeling in equal measure.

I'm not really a fan of these Toy Story shorts and feel that things had been so nicely wrapped up in the third feature film that everything else runs the risk of damaging the franchise.However, Toy Story of terror was enjoyable enough so i gave this Christmas themed short a go.What's lovely about these shorts is that it is clear that all involved care about the characters and the stories that they are put into, so it doesn't feel shoddy or a cheap cash in.Having the original voices back also makes a great difference and although it is a short and sweet story, it's certainly a worthy addition to what has gone before.

This was horrible. It was like watching a typical episode from any average non-pixar cartoon series.Most time is spent with the main characters in peril, so it's not fun, it's just constant tension and conflict between them and other characters. Which makes for tedious viewing. The jokes are either minimal or you've seen them all before.You've got Trixie the triceratops who is too daft to realize that the Battlesaurs don't know they're toys. So a lot of the plot revolves around this. But we already know from the movies that the toys are smarter than that and they should've showed the Battlesaurs their origin within the first 5 minutes.It's not until we finally come out of the Battlesaur fantasy land that it's like the show can breathe again and returns to its charm....if only for two minutes.These Battlesaurs weren't fun, they were a total drag. If Pixar had to create a short about them, it should've been 7 minutes or so, like Partysaurus Rex or Hawaiian Vacation. If you want to experience Toy Story episodes that are FUN, go watch those two shorts again.