10th - Toy Story, 1995
iBrow Percentage: 85
Do I really need to do a synopsis for this movie? I don't think I need to. If you're paying attention to this entry at all (and trust me, you are all paying attention now), I shouldn't have to explain what Toy Story is. So I won't. Just know that it's a classic, and if you haven't seen it that is a crime to humanity.
This is, I have no doubt, the most controversial placement on this list. Wall-E wasn't as controversial. The reaction to my Ratatouille entry was mainly stirred up by the hint (obviously) leading to this film. And even Up, when it comes, won't be like this. Because right now, I am shattering your minds. I am ripping apart all of your beliefs about Pixar, about Toy Story, about my common sense, about life itself.
I am ranking Toy Story as 10th out of 13.
Why? Because there are a few scenes in the film that I just don't think fit quite right. Chief among them (and indeed, the biggest factor) are the scenes taking place at Sid's house. I felt that the idea of being hunted down by someone fifty times your size to be blown up or ripped apart and randomly sewn back together was a little too dark compared to the rest of the film, and although that period in the film included several necessary plot points, I feel they might have been better played out in a different fashion. Except for the freaky "toys coming to life" bit, which just should never ever exist again. In addition, I dislike how quickly many of the toys are willing to turn on Woody and switch to Buzz in the beginning; what's up with that?
However, it seems I can never stress enough how great every Pixar film is, with the exception of Cars 2 and perhaps Wall-E. This film has an 85/100 from me, and it has had enough of an influence on my life that I used it as one of three things I based my comedy Tahu vs. Tahu on (the other two being Bionicle and Red vs. Blue). The characters are iconic and will forever be ingrained into my brain, and they will always be characters I care for. Except Mr. Potato Head, the lucky dog. Why is he lucky? Wait until I write up Toy Story 3.
Anyway, there are my thoughts in short once more. I'm not going to bother explaining the hint to this one- if you didn't get it, I feel for you. So, here is the hint towards rank 9:
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