Toy Story 5 Review!

2026 brings the 5th film in the Toy Story franchise, and this one shows off something that is a part of parenting and kids lives right now – tech and screen time. It shows Bonnie struggling to make friends and then her parents decide to get her a LillyPad to help her, with all the consequences that brings. Jessie decides to give Woody a call, and he answers her call and gets the band back together again!

So what did I think? Well I enjoyed it, but probably not as much as the previous 4 episodes. Nothing wrong with the film, just I didn’t get that great film vibe, just a good film vibe. Difficult to say why, but cinema has shall we say moved on a bit since Toy Story came about, and whilst there is nothing wrong with it, I was just left wanting a bit more…

Toy Story 5

7.5 out of 10

Woody, Buzz and the gang are back battling tech!

Video Quality

7.9 out of 10

Still looks good today, but others have caught up with Pixar now

Story

6.9 out of 10

Could have packed a bigger punch – still enjoyable though

Audio

8 out of 10

Decent vocings and even get a Swifty end toon!

Overall

7 out of 10

Enjoyed it just felt it a bit lacking and could have been harder hitting. But it does appeal across many ages!

Pros

Story is pretty good and the voices are excellent as always

We all know tech is bad for little ones and this points that out

A decent watch, enjoyed it!

Cons

Probably falls short of really criticising tech

I found this less engaging than the previous 4 – perhaps the bar has been moved?

We have kinda seen it before