Good start, but then it gets ruined

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

This movie is one of the many very good films of my childhood. Although there were a couple of parts that used to scare me as kid like when the air conditioner lost his temper and then goes into a meltdown and is completely broken cause the master was always playing with Toaster and the other appliances. Good thing the master fixes him later when he drops by the cabin to get the appliances but discovered they were gone and the air conditioner realizes that the master did care for it just like the master cared for Toaster and the other appliances. Another scene in this movie that really scared the heck out of me was the dream scene where Toaster is with the master again and the master is making toast when all of a sudden, the other piece of toast starts to burn in Toaster and all the black smoke builds up and forms up a giant hand and grabs the master and takes him away from Toaster right out the kitchen door. Then what came next and that really scared me was this evil demon like firefighter clown. His eyes were red, his nose was green, his teeth were ugly and rotten, and he had a hose in one hand and a fork in the other. Those are a toasters 2 weaknesses. The clown also tells the Toaster in a sinister whispering voice with smokey breath to run. Toaster starts running and the clown fires his hose at him and the waves from the hose turn into forks and then Toaster finds himself hanging above a bathtub filled with water while the clown is heard laughing and its just like the Jokers laugh. The Toaster then falls into the bathtub and then wakes up from the horrible nightmare. Yep that scene will always be one of my oldest childhood fears and I also developed a fear of bees as a kid after getting stung by one in my behind. Now that I'm an adult the 2 scenes that I was scared of as a kid don't scare me anymore. In the end after a long journey to find the master, Toaster and the other appliances reunite with the master and they all go to college. A very good yet underrated Disney movie here.

In a cottage on the outskirts of town in the woods, a bunch of appliances (radio, air conditioner, vacuum, lamp, electric blanket and toaster), are all eagerly awaiting the return of "Master", a little boy who travels to the cottage during the summer with his family. After the air conditioner commits suicide because the other appliances make fun of him for not missing Master, they reluctantly leave the safety of the cottage to find Master, in a journey filled with unexpected danger where new commercial items like CD players and Laserdisk players (new at the time), are quickly replacing older items in the big city. Unknown to the group of outdated appliances, Master has gone to college and comes back to get his items from the cottage, and upon finding that they're missing he searches for them, leading up to a suspenseful rescue at a garbage dump that reunites everyone.I personally loved this movie, especially how it shows that new isn't always better (I think texting is also a great example, ugh). I also love how the animators brought the appliances to life, personifying them as sentient beings (my favorite was the radio). However, in doing so, several very disturbing situations are created within the film.The situation famous as being extremely creepy is when the toaster has a nightmare involving an evil clown with a fire hose (water wrecks electrical appliances). Clowns are creepy enough on their own but put them in a kid's movie, while the clown tries to murder the toaster, and that's a freaky scene. Another freaky scene is the radio's 'organ harvesting', where the radio is squeezed in a vice and has its inside components removed while it calls for help. The air conditioner's suicide, the lamp getting struck by lightning, the car crusher in the garbage dump, the Vincent Price hanging lamp and the vacuum nearly drowning are all very disturbing scenes, and to a child they could be very frightening. I should know, I was six when I first got this movie and it freaked me out for three years or so.That being said, the soundtrack, especially the songs "B-Movie" "Cutting Edge" and "Worthless" are both amazing, as are the voice actors. The plot is very original, based on a children's novel that differs greatly but still keeps the essential plot points. Overall, it's a pretty great movie, if you get the chance, check it out.

I am 17, and a huge Disney fan. Disney movies like Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Bambi, Pinocchio, Fantasia and the Great Mouse Detective and shows like Darkwing Duck, DuckTales, The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and Talespin shaped my childhood and I still adore them now. The Brave Little Toaster was another childhood favourite, and while it has some rather dark moments, it is a wonderful film and I think underrated too, as very few people I know have either seen it or remember it. The animation is lovely with warm colours and nice backgrounds, and all the characters are well animated. The songs are not bad at all, not as memorable as other Disney efforts perhaps, but pleasant to listen to, compared to other animated films(such as the Secret of NIMH 2) where the songs are either forgettable or make you want to stick your fingers down your throat. The characters are likable and well voiced by the likes of Jon Lovitz and Phil Hartmann, I love the the title character's determination and loyalty towards his friends, and the story is timeless. But the best asset is the script, with sharp humour and heart-warming sentiment, it was this alone that makes The Brave Little Toaster worth watching. Overall, this is a great film, and in my opinion one of the better Disney movies of the eighties. 9/10 Bethany Cox

Having seemingly been abandoned in their country cottage by their owner, five small household appliances (radio, lamp, blanket, vacuum cleaner, and toaster) set out cross-country on a journey to find their master, a young boy. Along the way, the five appliances encounter various adventures and trials, like a waterfall, a pond with frogs, and a fat little repairman.In the transference of human emotion to everyday objects, the story's theme is the yearning to be included, to be relevant, to be needed and loved. The five adventurers display varying human traits. Radio is the most verbal, and something of a comic. Blanket is a tad snugly and sentimental. Kirby the vacuum cleaner is proud and brave. Lamp is "light"-hearted and upbeat. Toaster seems the most ... "grounded" with common sense.The film makes these low-tech appliances sympathetic and heroic. But contrast, the "cutting-edge" electronics are portrayed as mean and possibly deceptive. I wouldn't disagree with that.Color visuals are fine. Animation is acceptable. Even though the lyrics to some of the songs are hard to understand, I like the soundtrack, especially "Trutti-Frutti", "B-Movie Show", and "Mammy". I don't quite understand the rationale for including multiple references to Roosevelt. And radio is forever referring to past historical events. I'm not sure why.Entirely appropriate for kids, "The Brave Little Toaster" works for adults too, mostly through its all-too-human emotional themes, and as a pleasant change from real-life actors, their dramas, and their careers.