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"Respect the suit."

Lets continue our Disney/Warner Bros. 100th Anniversary celebration with Pixar's latest feature, and their first ever spin-off centered on the real life adventures of a certain space ranger as he embarks on a strange journey; Lightyear.

A Star Command exploration vessel changes course to investigate signs of life on the unknown world T'Kani Prime.
Woken from hibernation, Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear and his commanding officer and best friend Alisha Hawthorne scout the landing site. Attacked by hostile insect and plant-like lifeforms, they attempt to take off, but Buzz inadvertently causes the ship to crash despite his best efforts.
Blaming himself for stranding the crew, Buzz volunteers as the test pilot for the hyperspace fuel crystal they will need to develop to return home. One year later, the crew has constructed a new colony to conduct repairs.
Buzz's disastrous first test flight is compounded by the effects of time dilation: for the four minutes he spent in flight, four years have passed on T'Kani Prime.
Alisha shares that she is now engaged to a scientist named Kiko. She gifts Buzz Sox, an AI robot therapist with the shape and behaviors of a cat.
Buzz decides to conduct further tests with alternate fuel mixtures, with Alisha's reluctant approval. After many failed tests, each taking place during years of time on the colony, Buzz discovers that Alisha has died of old age, leaving behind a recording where she wishes Buzz goodbye and introduces him to her granddaughter Izzy.
Her successor, Commander Cal Burnside, informs Buzz that the colony has given up attempting to regain lightspeed capability and has decided to live on the planet permanently, relying on a laser shield to protect them.
Sox reveals that after six decades of work he found a stable formula for the fuel. When Star Command sends personnel to decommission Sox, Buzz escapes with him and defies Burnside's orders to conduct one final test.
With Sox's help, Buzz successfully achieves hyperspeed. However, he skips another 22 years into the future, where he meets a grown-up Izzy.
She explains that the colony is under attack from an army of mysterious robots under the orders by the nefarious Zurg.
She and two other cadets, Mo and Darby, intend to destroy a large cruiser that the robots descend from. After an encounter with one of the robots, Buzz realizes the group's inexperience and vows to carry out their mission himself, but they accidentally join him.
Buzz and the cadets escape from a nest of insects and investigate a mining facility to repair their ship; beginning to appreciate their help, he allows Izzy, Mo, and Darby to finish the mission to stop Zurg with him and Sox.

The story is written okay and does have a decent pace, even if it can be a bit slow, does have some pretty cool action and some decent jokes, stays true to the character of Buzz Lightyear and does have some neat references to the "Toy Story" films, and goes for being a fun space adventure rather than having a deep story or morals. But on the other hand with that last one that can be a problem since this is a Pixar movie and the majority of them have those two elements that made them highly acclaimed. Although there is a decent moral about teamwork.
The action scenes are very exiting and even a bit suspenseful to watch like the skirmish on T'Kani Prime that strands the initial crew, Izzy and her crew fighting off Zurg's robots, Buzz and the crew's encounter with the giant bugs, and the final battle against Zurg and his forces.
While the movie isn't especially funny, there is some decent humor in this like some of the banter between the characters, some of the quips and visual gags, and Sox getting himself into all kinds of shenanigans.
Also, this film isn't really on the heartwarming side for the most part, but there are a couple of tender moments like Buzz catching up with the colony after each time jump, and Buzz's reaction to Alisha's goodbye before her death.
The animation is spectacularly well done and looks very nice as the characters, robots, and creatures all have very solid designs and fluid movements, the backgrounds are nicely detailed and crafted, and there are some awesome effects like the hyperspeed, the laser weapons, the lighting, and the explosions. It's also neat that they made Buzz look like a real person while still taking inspiration from his toy design. The one nitpick i have with the animation is the color scheme as for the most part it looks very grungy and grainy, which i understand given the tone of the film, but i wish it could have used some more colors.
The characters are pretty decently likable, and do have some decent development and chemistry, even if some don't add to much.
Buzz is a very likable and well developed protagonist as he's incredibly brave and strong-headed as both a Space Ranger and a leader, is very loyal to his friends and allies and would do anything to help them, makes some very costly sacrifices, and learns that the best way to handle tough situations is through teamwork.
Izzy is also pretty decently likable as she's tough and badass, but also caring and understanding. She aspires to be as amazing as her grandmother was, but has trouble conquering her personal fears.
Sox is not only adorable with his design, but he's also pretty funny and does work as the film's comic relief, and he's also incredibly loyal and helpful to his allies.
Alisha may not be on screen very long, but she's shown to be a pretty good friend and ally to Buzz as a fellow Space Ranger, and it's shown that she did have a strong impact on his life.
Mo and Darby, while not unlikable, are easily the weakest characters in the movie as they don't really offer much except fill up the team roster, fight off the bad guys, and crack some quips every now and then.
Zurg is built up to be an incredibly intimidating and threatening villain, and while he is both those things when he's in his suit, his motivations aren't really that interesting, and as for who Zurg is in this film, lets just say ot builds up to the "surprise villain" trope, and this sadly is not one of it's better uses.
The voice acting is really well done and does lead to some solid performances like Chris Evans as Buzz, Keke Palmer as Izzy, Uzo Aduba as Alisha, Peter Sohn as Sox, James Brolin as Zurg, Taika Waititi as Mo, Dale Soules as Darby, and more.
Michael Giacchino delivers a well composed score and really captures the film's dramatic, adventurous, action-packed, and light-hearted tone.

Overall, i thought this was a mostly decent space adventure, and while not really necessary and technically the weakest "Toy Story" film, i did have a fun time with it, but definitely not one of Pixar's best.

6.5/10

And one more thing, the same-sex kiss scene wasn't a big deal. It only lasted a fraction of a second. It's perfectly normal to occur. It's NOT sexualizing or grooming children to become gay. And all that rhetoric from homophobic doughebags like certain politicians or those pundits from Fox News, Daily Wire, Newsmax, and all those far right, anti-fan, grifter channels on YouTube is pure BS!

Sorry for that tangent there, i really needed to let that out.

Cast:
Chris Evans as Buzz Lightyear
Keke Palmer as Izzy Hawthorne
Keira Hairston as young Izzy
Peter Sohn as Sox
Taika Waititi as Mo Morrison
Dale Soules as Darby Steel
James Brolin as Zurg
Uzo Aduba as Alisha Hawthorne
Mary McDonald-Lewis as I.V.A.N.
Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Commander Calvin "Cal" Burnside
Angus MacLane as ERIC, DERIC, and the Zyclops.
Bill Hader as Benny Featheringhamstan
Efren Ramirez as Airman Diaz

Crew:
Directed by Angus MacLane
Screenplay by Jason Headley and Angus MacLane
Story by Angus MacLane, Matthew Aldrich, and Jason Headley
Produced by Galyn Susman
Music by Michael Giacchino

Misc.
Production companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release date: June 17, 2022
Running time: 1 hour, 45 minutes

And we've come to end of Pixar's turn in this mega-marathon, and now we just have to wait and see what Pixar brings up next with "Elemental", "Elio", "Inside Out 2", and "Toy Story 5".
And now to close this part off, here's my ranking of the Pixar films:
26. Cars 2
25. The Good Dinosaur
24. Monsters University
23. Lightyear
22. Onward
21. Cars
20. Brave
19. A Bug's Life
18. Luca
17. Cars 3
16. Toy Story 4
15. Incredibles 2
14. Turning Red
13. Monsters Inc.
12. Finding Dory
11. The Incredibles
10. Toy Story
9. Soul
8. Finding Nemo
7. Ratatouille
6. WALL-E
5. Up
4. Toy Story 2
3. Coco
2. Toy Story 3
1. Inside Out

Description
"Respect the suit."

Lets continue our Disney/Warner Bros. 100th Anniversary celebration with Pixar's latest feature, and their first ever spin-off centered on the real life adventures of a certain space ranger as he embarks on a strange journey; Lightyear.

A Star Command exploration vessel changes course to investigate signs of life on the unknown world T'Kani Prime.
Woken from hibernation, Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear and his commanding officer and best friend Alisha Hawthorne scout the landing site. Attacked by hostile insect and plant-like lifeforms, they attempt to take off, but Buzz inadvertently causes the ship to crash despite his best efforts.
Blaming himself for stranding the crew, Buzz volunteers as the test pilot for the hyperspace fuel crystal they will need to develop to return home. One year later, the crew has constructed a new colony to conduct repairs.
Buzz's disastrous first test flight is compounded by the effects of time dilation: for the four minutes he spent in flight, four years have passed on T'Kani Prime.
Alisha shares that she is now engaged to a scientist named Kiko. She gifts Buzz Sox, an AI robot therapist with the shape and behaviors of a cat.
Buzz decides to conduct further tests with alternate fuel mixtures, with Alisha's reluctant approval. After many failed tests, each taking place during years of time on the colony, Buzz discovers that Alisha has died of old age, leaving behind a recording where she wishes Buzz goodbye and introduces him to her granddaughter Izzy.
Her successor, Commander Cal Burnside, informs Buzz that the colony has given up attempting to regain lightspeed capability and has decided to live on the planet permanently, relying on a laser shield to protect them.
Sox reveals that after six decades of work he found a stable formula for the fuel. When Star Command sends personnel to decommission Sox, Buzz escapes with him and defies Burnside's orders to conduct one final test.
With Sox's help, Buzz successfully achieves hyperspeed. However, he skips another 22 years into the future, where he meets a grown-up Izzy.
She explains that the colony is under attack from an army of mysterious robots under the orders by the nefarious Zurg.
She and two other cadets, Mo and Darby, intend to destroy a large cruiser that the robots descend from. After an encounter with one of the robots, Buzz realizes the group's inexperience and vows to carry out their mission himself, but they accidentally join him.
Buzz and the cadets escape from a nest of insects and investigate a mining facility to repair their ship; beginning to appreciate their help, he allows Izzy, Mo, and Darby to finish the mission to stop Zurg with him and Sox.

The story is written okay and does have a decent pace, even if it can be a bit slow, does have some pretty cool action and some decent jokes, stays true to the character of Buzz Lightyear and does have some neat references to the "Toy Story" films, and goes for being a fun space adventure rather than having a deep story or morals. But on the other hand with that last one that can be a problem since this is a Pixar movie and the majority of them have those two elements that made them highly acclaimed. Although there is a decent moral about teamwork.
The action scenes are very exiting and even a bit suspenseful to watch like the skirmish on T'Kani Prime that strands the initial crew, Izzy and her crew fighting off Zurg's robots, Buzz and the crew's encounter with the giant bugs, and the final battle against Zurg and his forces.
While the movie isn't especially funny, there is some decent humor in this like some of the banter between the characters, some of the quips and visual gags, and Sox getting himself into all kinds of shenanigans.
Also, this film isn't really on the heartwarming side for the most part, but there are a couple of tender moments like Buzz catching up with the colony after each time jump, and Buzz's reaction to Alisha's goodbye before her death.
The animation is spectacularly well done and looks very nice as the characters, robots, and creatures all have very solid designs and fluid movements, the backgrounds are nicely detailed and crafted, and there are some awesome effects like the hyperspeed, the laser weapons, the lighting, and the explosions. It's also neat that they made Buzz look like a real person while still taking inspiration from his toy design. The one nitpick i have with the animation is the color scheme as for the most part it looks very grungy and grainy, which i understand given the tone of the film, but i wish it could have used some more colors.
The characters are pretty decently likable, and do have some decent development and chemistry, even if some don't add to much.
Buzz is a very likable and well developed protagonist as he's incredibly brave and strong-headed as both a Space Ranger and a leader, is very loyal to his friends and allies and would do anything to help them, makes some very costly sacrifices, and learns that the best way to handle tough situations is through teamwork.
Izzy is also pretty decently likable as she's tough and badass, but also caring and understanding. She aspires to be as amazing as her grandmother was, but has trouble conquering her personal fears.
Sox is not only adorable with his design, but he's also pretty funny and does work as the film's comic relief, and he's also incredibly loyal and helpful to his allies.
Alisha may not be on screen very long, but she's shown to be a pretty good friend and ally to Buzz as a fellow Space Ranger, and it's shown that she did have a strong impact on his life.
Mo and Darby, while not unlikable, are easily the weakest characters in the movie as they don't really offer much except fill up the team roster, fight off the bad guys, and crack some quips every now and then.
Zurg is built up to be an incredibly intimidating and threatening villain, and while he is both those things when he's in his suit, his motivations aren't really that interesting, and as for who Zurg is in this film, lets just say ot builds up to the "surprise villain" trope, and this sadly is not one of it's better uses.
The voice acting is really well done and does lead to some solid performances like Chris Evans as Buzz, Keke Palmer as Izzy, Uzo Aduba as Alisha, Peter Sohn as Sox, James Brolin as Zurg, Taika Waititi as Mo, Dale Soules as Darby, and more.
Michael Giacchino delivers a well composed score and really captures the film's dramatic, adventurous, action-packed, and light-hearted tone.

Overall, i thought this was a mostly decent space adventure, and while not really necessary and technically the weakest "Toy Story" film, i did have a fun time with it, but definitely not one of Pixar's best.

6.5/10

And one more thing, the same-sex kiss scene wasn't a big deal. It only lasted a fraction of a second. It's perfectly normal to occur. It's NOT sexualizing or grooming children to become gay. And all that rhetoric from homophobic doughebags like certain politicians or those pundits from Fox News, Daily Wire, Newsmax, and all those far right, anti-fan, grifter channels on YouTube is pure BS!

Sorry for that tangent there, i really needed to let that out.

Cast:
Chris Evans as Buzz Lightyear
Keke Palmer as Izzy Hawthorne
Keira Hairston as young Izzy
Peter Sohn as Sox
Taika Waititi as Mo Morrison
Dale Soules as Darby Steel
James Brolin as Zurg
Uzo Aduba as Alisha Hawthorne
Mary McDonald-Lewis as I.V.A.N.
Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Commander Calvin "Cal" Burnside
Angus MacLane as ERIC, DERIC, and the Zyclops.
Bill Hader as Benny Featheringhamstan
Efren Ramirez as Airman Diaz

Crew:
Directed by Angus MacLane
Screenplay by Jason Headley and Angus MacLane
Story by Angus MacLane, Matthew Aldrich, and Jason Headley
Produced by Galyn Susman
Music by Michael Giacchino

Misc.
Production companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release date: June 17, 2022
Running time: 1 hour, 45 minutes

And we've come to end of Pixar's turn in this mega-marathon, and now we just have to wait and see what Pixar brings up next with "Elemental", "Elio", "Inside Out 2", and "Toy Story 5".
And now to close this part off, here's my ranking of the Pixar films:
26. Cars 2
25. The Good Dinosaur
24. Monsters University
23. Lightyear
22. Onward
21. Cars
20. Brave
19. A Bug's Life
18. Luca
17. Cars 3
16. Toy Story 4
15. Incredibles 2
14. Turning Red
13. Monsters Inc.
12. Finding Dory
11. The Incredibles
10. Toy Story
9. Soul
8. Finding Nemo
7. Ratatouille
6. WALL-E
5. Up
4. Toy Story 2
3. Coco
2. Toy Story 3
1. Inside Out