A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Tin Toy (1988) *** (out of 4)Oscar-winning short from Pixar has an extremely ugly, destructive and drooling baby breaking many of his toys. One particular toy decides he doesn't want drool on him and he doesn't want to be destroyed so he tries to make a getaway. This is a pretty nice little short that does a lot of very good things. What I liked most was the actual story, which is pretty reasonable as I'm sure kids would look scary to a small toy. That's the entire gimmick here and it works for many good laughs. The over sized baby comes off as a Godzilla like monster and this was a nice touch. I'm not sure if they meant to make the baby so ugly but it does work well with the story. I loved the entire sequence under the furniture where other toys have also found a hiding space. The early animation is certainly enjoyable if very simple.

Hi,For those of you wondering about the music at the beginning of "Tin Toy",I believe it is Captain Kangaroo's theme music, also known as Puffin' Billy" by Edward White. It was originally written about a British steam engine. With the lyrics added in 1957 by Mary Rodgers the tune became the theme "Captain Kangaroo".I've always enjoyed "Tin Toy" and it's ability to pull you into the world of the toys' perspective. The baby is a bit primitive compared to the toys in the short, but I don't let that get in the way of enjoying the voyage of the little musicians' discovery of his purpose. Pat Larson

"Tin Toy" is one of Pixar's earliest films that has something to do with one of their first movie "Toy Story." The story is this: A toy soldier (well, it's more of a one-man band, wind-up toy) meets a baby who tries to eat him.The computer animation is pretty good. The baby looks pretty bad, but the light and shadows look realistic. The toys look good too.The film isn't too funny however. It's a nice start for Pixar, but I would recommend "Luxo Jr." and "For the Birds" over it.6/10Feel free to send me a Private Message regarding this comment.

This is yet another good early Pixar short. This is known to be an earlier version of Toy Story. And has some good improvements on the animation. Contains 2 main characters and some extras as well.One is a Tin Toy named Tinny, and the other is a Baby who is named Billy(which said so on the credits). The Baby is very realistic looking. And through out the short Tinny sees the Baby as a monster figure.This short film is very memorable, and makes you wish you have your very own Tinny Tin Toy.You're able to see it on either the Toy Story DVD or the official website.Every Pixar fan should see this short. I give it: 8/10 Note: Look for the old Pixar logo on the shopping bag