| Wow, look at those used prices! |
I bought this back when it was $45 used, and I considered it a steal then. The Toy Story movies are absolute classics, no question about it. Even as computer animation gets better and better, these movies don't feel dated at all. (hint to Dreamworks: it's because the movies are filled with rich characters, not weak pop-culture references masquerading as "jokes.")
There are better versions of the movies available, but the differences are small and the Toy Box is a bit cheaper than getting the other editions separately (as of 6/4/2008, at least). You miss out on a few special features, but most of the ones on the other editions are taken from this set. The picture quality is also ever-so-slightly better on the other editions (although picture quality is not a problem at all on this set).
It should also be mentioned that the DVD packaging on this set is beautiful. The DVDs come in standard cases housed in a silvery box with wireframe versions of some of the characters from the films printed on it. A clear plastice slipcase goes over that, with the fully-rendered versions of the characters replacing the wireframe versions. It's pretty clever, really.
The other editions are here, if you really must have the very best versions of them:
Toy Story (10th Anniversary Edition)
Toy Story 2 (Two-Disc Special Edition) |
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