Lightyear

2022
PG
1h 45m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

128K

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Computer Animation Space Sci-Fi Superhero Time Travel Action Adventure Animation Comedy Family Sci-Fi

While spending years attempting to return home, marooned Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear encounters an army of ruthless robots commanded by Zurg who are attempting to steal the fuel source of hi... Read allWhile spending years attempting to return home, marooned Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear encounters an army of ruthless robots commanded by Zurg who are attempting to steal the fuel source of his ship.While spending years attempting to return home, marooned Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear encounters an army of ruthless robots commanded by Zurg who are attempting to steal the fuel source of his ship.

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

128K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,236

517

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Awards
- 2 wins & 23 nominations total

SOX
(voice)
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Taika Waititi

Mo Morrison
(voice)

Dale Soules

Darby Steel
(voice)

James Brolin

Zurg
(voice)

Uzo Aduba

Alisha Hawthorne
(voice)

Mary McDonald-Lewis

I.V.A.N.
(voice)

Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Commander Burnside
(voice)

Angus MacLane

ERIC
(voice)
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Bill Hader

Featheringhamstan
(voice)

Efren Ramirez

Airman Díaz
(voice)

Keira Hairston

Young Izzy
(voice)

Storyline

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Trivia
The oxygen tanks in the movie are actually the scream canisters used in Monsters, Inc.

Goofs
The hyper speed shown in the movie is extremely slow considering the distances involved. When Buzz is doing the fuel tests his speed is measured in c, with 1c being 100% hyper speed. In physics 1c is the speed of light.

The text at the start of the movie states T'Kani Prime is 4.2 million light years from Earth, which means it would take 4.2 million years to travel that distance at the speed of light. Given the Turnip is supposed to be an exploration ship, an 8 million year round trip does not seem practical.

Quotes
Buzz Lightyear: To infinity...
[point his finger to her]
Izzy: [looks stunned] Are you trying to get me to pull your finger?
Mo Morrison: Don't fall for it.
Buzz Lightyear: No, not like that! It's just... Ugh. Sorry, it's a thing your grandma and I used to do.
Darby Steel: Ew.

Crazy credits
[SPOILER] There are 3 scenes during the end credits: a mid-credits scene about two minutes into the credits that shows a bug being blasted by the laser shield, a post-credits scene immediately before the studio logos where DERIC finishes giving directions to the storehouse and realizes everyone has already left, and a final scene after the studio logos revealing that Zurg survived the explosion.

Connections
Featured in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: The Rat of All My Dreams (2020)

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Featured review

7/10

This isn't as bad as everyone is claiming!

I don't get the bad reviews! The score at the time of writing is pretty horrible, and I don't understand. This isn't the best from Disney and Pixar, but it is a great addition and a clever way to tell a new story set in the Toy Story universe. It brings great animation and the array of emotion that we have come to love from the studio.

The movie lightyear is the movie that got Andy excited for the new Buzz lightyear toy in the universe of toy story. A great sci-fi action flick for both children and adults with a story of friendship, acceptance and the importance of taking a step back from time to time. Chris Evans as Buzz does a great job of capturing the essence of the iconic voice delivered by Tim Allen in the original. The side characters are great and have some fun dialogue and one liners, especially the cat Sox is amazing and next to every single joke made the theater laugh.

The animation and story is great, but it does feel a bit safe. The animation is stunning but a bit bland at times, and it isn't as colorful compared to other movies, and it doesn't have a distinct style, but stays inside a boundary. The story is good and does have quite a few tear pressers, but it is something you will have seen in other movies before.

Lightyear feels safe, not as exploratory and daring as previous Pixar films, but it is a good movie worth watching, especially if you love the original movies. All around it's a fun and entertaining movie, with great humor and a few heart wrenching moments.

7/10.