TOY STORY 3
USA, 2010
Running Length: 103
minutes
Cast: Tom Hanks, Tim
Allen, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles. John Ratzenberger
Director: Lee Unkrich
Screenplay: John
Lasseter, Andrew Stanton
This is quite possibly the best film of the year. And yes, I know how that sounds. Toy Story 3 takes place many years
after we left our toy heroes at the end of Toy Story 2. Andy, their owner, is grown up now,
about to leave for college. The toys have been in the toy box for years without
being played with. Now that Andy
is leaving, the best they can hope for is being stored in the attic until Andy
has kids of his own. The worst:
being thrown out.
A third possibility doesn’t cross their mind, but is
the one that comes to pass. The
toys are donated to a daycare center.
To begin with, this seems an idyllic place, the perfect new home for
toys that have been neglected for years.
The daycare toys are led by a benevolent bear called Lotso, and in this
haven, Barbie meets Ken for the first time and sparks fly.
But all is not as it seems in the daycare center. Lotso turns out to be a ruthless tyrant
who banishes new toys to the indignities of the toddler room. Once again, our fearless heroes must
find a way to escape and get back to Andy’s house. The adventures they have on
the way are often hair-raising and with Lotso in pursuit, threats face them at
every turn.
Touching, exciting and utterly truthful, this is the
perfect culmination to a trilogy.
I had tears in my eyes on several occasions, and it is testament to both
the animation and the voice talent that we are so emotionally engaged by these
characters. It is not just a film
for kids. Adults will enjoy it as
much, if not more, than the children it is targeted at.
Don’t miss it.
Toy Story!! Yippie!! I love those adorable animation movies like "Ice Age" and "Finding Nemo." It's amazing to me they can make movies that appeal to both children and adults. Reminds me of the old days of Bugs Bunny and the Roadrunner. :-D
ReplyDeleteI know this movie gets a lot of love, but to me it's repetitive, especially after the second one, which was basically exactly the same story. The only difference is that it's Andy moving on, and although thematically that makes a difference, he was never that important to the story anyway.
ReplyDeleteI loved this one. Really, all the Toy Story movies are great. My kids love them. :)
ReplyDeletePretty sure I've only seen Toy Story 1! Guess they didn't really take me away. No doubt if I had kids I would have seen them a lot more ;)
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