“Toy Story Of Terror” is a tv special based on the “Toy Story” franchise. The “Toy Story” films were always delightful so I went into this Halloween special with some fairly high expectations. I was significantly disappointed by what I got.

Woody (Tom Hanks “Saving Private Ryan”, “Big”), Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen “Galaxy Quest”) and the other toys go to a roadside motel with Bonnie. When members of the group start disappearing, the rest of the toys must try to find them and ensure that they do not get left behind. I was really hoping for something more linked to Halloween.

Of course, it’s always great to have Hanks, Allen and the rest of the gang back voicing the iconic characters. We also have some of the characters introduced in “Toy Story 3” such as Mr. Pricklepants (Timothy Dalton “Licence To Kill”). We also have some new characters including Combat Carl (Carl Weathers “Predator”). I was disappointed that there were no toys based on Dracula or Frankenstein’s Monster. How can you have a “Toy Story” Halloween and special and not include them? Carl Weathers steals the show as Combat Carl; he would be great in a feature-length “Toy Story” outing. The animation on the characters looks as good as in the main films.

I really love the original “Toy Story” and the sequels are fun too so I really hoped that this would be a fun spin-off. It’s not bad but there was so much potential. Why even necessarily have them stuck with the restrictions of the regular “Toy Story” world, why not to do a complete fantasy like the openings of “Toy Story 2” and “Toy Story 3”. Young kids will probably really like it but it’s significantly less enjoyable the movies. Just go and watch the first one again.