One of those rare sequels that's even better than the original.

Toy Story 2 may not have the most original title, but everything else about it is, well, mint in the box.

It's a great, IQ-flattering entertainment both wonderful and wise.

With its agile, clever script and winning characters, Toy Story 2 is that rare thing -- an excellent children's movie with no upper age limit.

Toy Story 2, like its forebear, will stand the test of time.

The most entertaining movie of the year. Funny and action-packed, it's also got that rare thing, heart.

No parent who's been roped into leading the troops to a matinee need fear being bored: gags are, Simpsons-like, conceived to tickle several generations at once.

The superrealist images beguile us with their bold wit, and the storytelling is so tight, urgent and inventive there doesn't seem to be a wasted moment. Which makes you wonder -- why can't scripts this clever be written for human beings?

It not only pushes the computer-generated film envelope to the very edge, it's every bit as charming, funny and exciting as the original. In fact, I enjoyed it quite a bit more.

A sequel that eclipses the original. The toys are back with even more hilarious vengeance. The story's twice as inventive as its predecessor.

The animation is even more mind-blowing, if that's possible. The characters and objects seem even more palpable and real than last time. There's a thickness to bodies of the human characters and an amazing attention to detail throughout.

You can't ask for a family film to do more than Toy Story 2. It's smart and playful enough to entertain adults, yet it never aims above the heads of kids.

What's most amazing is the finely nuanced performances these bits and bytes deliver.

Prove(s) once again how ingenious, artful and flat-out entertaining animation can be.