Adam Carolla, Diedrich Bader, Larry Miller

This direct-to-video feature, which serves as a lead-in to the upcoming Disney animated TV series, continues the adventures of Buzz Lightyear from the Toy Story films--and introduces the new su...( read more  read more... )pporting cast. Buzz battles the evil Emperor Zurg, who steals the "Unimind," a device that enables three-eyed aliens to function as a single intellect. The aliens, referred to as "LGMs" (little green men), form the support crew that keep Star Command running, but as individual thinkers, they're inept. During the course of this tongue-in-cheek adventure, Buzz acquires the sidekicks who form Team Lightyear: Booster, an oversized, overeager alien; XR (short for "Experimental Ranger"), one of the aliens' less successful robot inventions; and the inevitable spunky girl, Princess Mira Nova of the planet Tangeah. The two-dimensional, hand-drawn figure of the three-dimensional, computer-generated Buzz recalls the animated versions of live performers who populated Saturday morning TV during the 1980s. This adventure is typical of current kidvid: it has more special effects and sight gags than the cartoons of 20 years ago did, but the violence-free battles feel very tame. Buzz Lightyear may engage kids who play with the toys, but it won't appeal to the adults who flocked to the brilliant Toy Story features. --Charles Solomon

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DVD Release Date: August 8, 2000

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  • September 12, 2006
    Great kids movie! keeps boys aged 2-5 completely preoccupied! Also great with a Buzz Lightyear action figure in their hands! lol...
  • March 7, 2009
    It's very rare for Disney to cash in on anything so I was surprised at how enjoyable this was. It still follows basic Disney characterisation: Team Lightyear consists of heroic and brave Buzz, spunky red-headed female, big, clumsy and lovable red guy and a comedic robot. And Agen...( read more)t Z's true identity will shock nobody. And yet for all of this it does have a charm and I did find myself smiling. It cannot touch the Toy Story films but it's still an above-par Disney STV.
  • February 14, 2008
    good.
  • August 28, 2009
    Used to love this when i was a kid.
  • May 25, 2009
    Ha Ha Ha! Who thought this was a good idea?
  • April 25, 2009
    um.....not really interested!
  • January 22, 2009
    Seen It
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  • January 10, 2009
    No thankyou - Not interested
  • November 1, 2008
    Buzz Lightyear of Star Command was actually a very exciting movie, I enjoyed it quite a bit.
  • October 10, 2008
    The adventure begins with this direct-to-video feature film leading to the "Buzz Lightyear Of Star Command" animated series. Our titular character teams up with sidekick space rangers, fights the evil emperor Zurg, and saves a "Unimind" for all the little aliens. And the action i...( read more)s definitely like "Star Wars" in animation. This is a great "Toy Story" spin-off story, especially when Tim Allen returns for our lead role.

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