Toy Story 3 (2010)



Movie Title: Toy Story 3

Year Released: 2010

Rated: G

Runtime: 1h 49min

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Adventure

Director: Lee Unkrich

Writer: Michael Arndt

Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Estelle Harris, Blake Clark, Jeff Pidgeon, Ned Beatty, Michael Keaton, Jodi Benson, John Morris, Emily Hahn, Timothy Dalton, Kristen Schaal, Jeff Garlin, Bonnie Hunt, Whoopi Goldberg, Laurie Metcalf, R. Lee Ermey

Review: With their beloved Andy preparing to leave for college, Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen), Jessie (Joan Cusack), and the rest of the toys find themselves headed for the attic but mistakenly wind up on the curb with the trash. Woody's quick thinking saves the gang, but all but Woody end up being donated to a day-care center. Unfortunately, the uncontrollable kids do not play nice, so Woody and the gang make plans for a great escape.

Released 11 years after Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3 masterfully intertwines a story catered to the kids watching it in 2010 as well as the adults who grew up with the previous two films who are now reaching adulthood. The progression from child to teenager to adult essentially takes place over the course of this franchise. I find it funny, but I went to the theaters to see this film as a 21-year old college kid, and there were just as many giddy folks my age waiting in line as there were bright-eyed and bushy-tailed children. I think it's a true testament to be able to develop a film that means so much to people no matter the age group. As Andy (John Morris) sits down with a shy child named Bonnie (Emily Hahn), he passes off all of his precious toys to her so that she can create the same kind of memories with them as he had in his youth. It's heartbreaking yet beautiful at the same time. The toys struggle with this change in their lives, and have to ultimately come to grips with the fact that it may be to their benefit to begin this new chapter.

Have no fear, this film isn't all sappiness and sentimentalities. There's hilarity and adventures abound as Woody, Buzz, and the gang go toe-to-toe with a tyrannical pink bear named Lotso (Ned Beatty), who's jaded over being replaced by his aging child, Daisy. Lotso provides a rather hilarious villain in that he's hell-bent on maintaining his toy prison out of the local daycare center, but also the fact that he's a fluffy pink bear.

Toy Story 3 provides an abundance of laughter, tears, and nostalgia. It's a wonderful tale for people of all ages, and another reason why the Toy Story franchise has been so successful. I highly recommend all of these films!

Stars (out of 4):
       

Fun Fact: A stuffed bear resembling Lotso can be seen in Toy Story (1995) during the staff meeting. Woody asks if the toys up on the shelf can hear him, and we see a shot of a big, pinkish bear. John Lasseter wanted to use Lotso in the original, but Pixar had trouble getting the fur right.


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