(I liked the cover by Gahan Wilson, and read it to one or the other of my oldest kids, who would've been five or six.) I was bemused and a bit confused when it won some awards and was on both the Nebula and Hugo ballots. An interesting idea when you think about it, and a fun, cool little movie worth seeing no matter what your age.I read The Brave Little Toaster in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction when it appeared in the August, 1980 issue and was a little amused and bemused I thought it was a cute little story for kids but wasn't sure why it was in F&SF. The characters just struggle to get home but the movie is about the struggle to stay relevant when you're constantly being replaced by a faster model.
We watch as cars reminisce about their glory days before being crushed into cubes, look on in horror as appliances are gutted barbarically at a used parts store and root our quaint heroes on as they are confronted with the techno marvels of the modern age. The dialog is almost Toy Story sharp at times, referencing everything from Joan Rivers to Teddy Roosevelt, and just like it's computer animated descendant, throws around some heavy ideas. But they take this ridiculous premise and roll with it, turning it into something that is honestly funny, sometimes sweet and strangely enough, kind of thought provoking in it's own way. Take a standard road trip buddy picture and cast it with talking household appliances. First of all, you have to give it credit for its premise alone. I watched this film about a thousand times when I was a kid and upon a nostalgia induced viewing of it on the Disney Channel, it has joined my list as one of the most oddly pleasurable films ever made.
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