Cap-Blackard
The shade that Toys has been thrown over the years is absurd. Why? The film certainly slips on the marbles on occasion, but its merrits far outweigh the marks against it. In terms of visuals there's nothing else like it in film. Even in the age of CGI, nothing has come close. The world of Toys is sublime, outiside of time, and that cartoon reality emphasizes the facet of the film that so many overlooked upon its release: it's a black fable. It's an art film.If Toys was a European or Asian film, that didn't have big US stars in it, and big US studios and audiences assuming any expensive movie needs to be jammed into an easy to categorize box; the narrative would be very different. As it stands it's a chilling bedtime story about the world we now live in. One totally appropriate to tell children of all ages - to remind them to make-believe, not war.
yvette-edery
The whole thing seems pretty genius. I like this almost as much as I like the wheels on the bus. I like this like I like grilled cheese. The costumer, from France won 2 Oscars, it was nominated for over 10. Methodology = awesome. Story = really original. Cast = holla. Joan Cusack is pretty. It touched me.
Edmund Cox
I so wanted to like this film. Following the death of a Robin Williams I was rewatching his films and decided to watch some that I'd previously missed hence my son and I settled down to watch Toys. The film is terrible - it's Willie Wonka on drugs. The story is terrible, the acting is terrible. They use an English actor (Michael Gambon) to play the part of a US general and then create a reason as to why he is incapable of speaking with an American accent - just get an American actor instead. Jamie Foxx is in the film but I bet it's not on his CV! LL Cool J also appears - the pinnacle of his career no doubt. Robin Williams was a fantastic actor but during his life he made some bad choices when it came to the movies he appeared in - this must surely be one of them.
dieyouratfuk
I don't usually write reviews on the IMDb, but having just watched Toys again for the first time in years, & having seen the woeful average rating it's been given on here, I felt compelled to login & give it a good mark. I can only hope that my contribution will assist in raising the average rating some time in the future...I'm pretty well schooled in film (to degree level) & I've read a ton of books & magazines over the years, & generally if a film gets panned upon release I'll avoid it like the plague. For years I avoided Toys because of the bad press it got, but luckily I happened to catch a bit of it on TV one year. Usually I can smell a stinker within a few minutes of watching, but what I saw of Toys that time convinced me it was worthy of a full watch. I'm very happy I did!This film is a true original; there's really nothing else like it out there. That in itself has to be commended in this day & age! What struck me on a recent re-watch, though, is just how surreal this film is. The setting of the film is like some kind of strange, isolated fantasy world. Indeed, aside from when the general visits an arcade/toy shop, we do not see anything of the 'real world' throughout the film. That's fine by me. I think the 'real world' is highly overrated.I agree with all those who've already said the film should not be analysed too deeply. For me, it's just a highly imaginative, incredibly fun film with great performances, great visuals & great music. It's actually quite saddening to see people really hammering it on here. I'll be doing my best to try & win this film some more fans throughout my life time, as it definitely deserves more.
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