June 28th
After Onward was in theaters for only two weeks thanks to the pandemic two years ago, this is Pixar's first movie back on the big screen in America. This is also based on a character from another film, Buzz Lightyear, but in human form, not the toy. And in the beginning they say, that this is Andy's favorite film and why he wanted a Buzz Lightyear action figure in the first place, and I can see why. If Andy was a real kid back in 1995, watching this movie would have been pretty cool for a boy his age.
So as you guessed this film is about Buzz Lightyear and his friends. There's a robotic cat, given to him as a gift, Socs. Izzy, his friend's granddaughter, Mo, and Darby.
Buzz goes on a mission, but keeps failing. He goes again and again, but because he's in space, time passes for his friends on Earth while he stays the same age. And on one of the missions, he meets his nemesis, Emperor Zurg!
Buzz isn't voiced by Tim Allan like he is in the previous films as a toy. He is voiced by Chris Evans. Buzz, in this film, is more serious compared to his toy counterpart. And as a result, this film is also a bit more mature and serious.
Second, I want to talk about the movie that more people saw, thus making Lightyear not as popular as Pixar thought: Jurassic World: Dominion.
The movie is the conclusion to the Jurassic World movies and takes place after the 2nd movie.
Clare and Owen had adopted Maisie and both are raising her. Maisie likes a particular little dino, Beta, Blue's offspring. Beta and Maisie then get abducted and Ownen and Clare go on a rescue mission.
Like the previous installments and the franchise as a whole, there is some dinosaur action in this.
So if you want to see the origin of Buzz, see Lightyear, If you want to see the conclusion to Jurassic World and want to see why it beat Lightyear see Dominion. Or see both. They're both good films in their own rights, and Lightyear deserves more love after its disappointing opening weekend.