User Reviews: Toys (1992)
Toys
Pros: Peter Max-type displays, dialogue, costumes
Cons: the plot IS a little hokey!
This has become one of those "you either love it or hate it" films -- and I, a long-time academic, love it! Sure, it's hokey. But too many people miss the point: it's about fun, warmth, innocence, and joy, all of which are in short supply any more. This makes it the perfect holiday film for children of ALL ages!
Was this review helpful? Yes - NoSmoking crack is a state of mind.
I remember when this film came to town and looking with interest at the poster, which is the same as the video cover. "Laughter is a state of mind" it said as I recall and it had a picture of Robbin Williams mug staring out to the world and it struck me that his facial expression didn't look funny at all. He look liked a comedian trapped inside a monstor that was about to eat him alive. I waited till the film came out on video and my suspicions were confirmed. This movie is a monstor of terrible noise and confusion, of beautiful sets and absolutely no laughter whatsoever. There is a scene in the film where it appears Robin Williams is improvising while sitting at a table with some puppets and it is is the only moment where Williams is allowed to show his humanity. The rest is swallowed up by a beast of design over content, of noise over sense, of LL Cool J over someone with acting abilites.
I absolutely hated this film and I think Barry Levison is a very mediocre director indeed. This film has all the child like innocence of the Gulf War, buy it and say your prayers.Was this review helpful? Yes - NoA visual masterpiece
Being a filmstudent, this Barry Livingson movie is how I want to make movies. It's funny, it's a fairy tale and it so beautifully shot in an amazing set design. This film is like a moving Magritte painting. I love it I love it I love it!!!!
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