Toy Story 2
Toy Story 2 has an unusual bracket signature: modest early, strong late. The 34% overall rate hides a film that tends to peak exactly when the competition does. "When She Loved Me" is a devastation delivery device disguised as a children's sequel. Pixar proved that a toy being forgotten in a donation box could break an adult audience, and that emotional ambush gives it a competitive edge its lighter predecessor doesn't carry. It sits at #4 of the 4 John Lasseter films tracked here.
Synopsis
Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen, owner of Al's Toy Barn kidnaps Woody. Andy's toys mount a daring rescue mission, Buzz Lightyear meets his match and Woody has to decide where he and his heart truly belong.
A slow burn in bracket form. 25% in the opening round suggests voters aren't sure what to do with it early — but by the final it's at 55%. Something about the deeper rounds suits Toy Story 2.
The Dark Knight is the film Toy Story 2 can't figure out — just 25% in their matchups. The Godfather Part II causes similar problems at 33%.
#4 of 4 for John Lasseter. Not every film in a filmography can lead — Toy Story 2 competes in the middle of a catalog headed by Cars (59%).
Featured in Best of the Sequels.
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