Jumping right to the comparison to the first Toy Story, Toy Story 2 is a much better movie. The animation improved immensely in the four years between the films; it wasn't necessarily bad in Toy Story, but Toy Story 2 didn't have any noticeable issues and the animations were much smoother. The voice acting is still great and there aren't any particularly weak characters which is impressive with how split the movie is between Woody centered scenes and Buzz centered scenes. The story is much more compelling too, even if it is kind of a retread of the first with new characters. The only real flaw I have is with a very important decision that Woody makes about halfway through the film. Even though the movie is twenty years old and a pretty popular Pixar movie, I won't spoil it, but considering all we know about Woody from the first film and the values and beliefs that he reiterates here, his actions later in the movie are out of character. I also don't really understand the Stinky Pete character and his motives seem questionable or at the very least under-developed. There are still a few logistical inconsistencies with what and when toys are able to come to life and some "they really didn't notice that?" questions, but I can overlook that in a movie where a cowboy doll comes jumps onto a dog and rides it outside to rescue a penguin squeaky toy from a yard sale. Toy Story 2 is a solid film with a few character issues, but still a fun movie with a compelling story and relatable characters, easily the high spot of the series.