Toy Story 3 (Unkrich, 2010)

[shariqq]

Fuck, that's some record. 101 reviews now. And still a 100% rating!

[animatedude]

meh...of course it's gonna get a 100% it's a pixar movie.if the silly mediocre "How To Train Your Dragon" got around 100% early this year then why not this...

i'll watch this for sure but i'm not that excited....plus i think the re-release of 1&2 in the gulf was very weak,i only managed to watch the first one as they pulled the second one from theatres after like a week.they should've released them together like in the US...oh well.

[ayaa1977]

Fuck, that's some record. 101 reviews now. And still a 100% rating!

108 reviews now and still perfect score. I guess no one wants to be the asshole who messes up perfection.

[kaytee]

$41 million on the Friday should go on to $100 - $110 million.

[ayaa1977]

First day business is a whooping $41 millions, that means Toy Story3 is on track to make around $120 millions first weekend. That would be the biggest Pixar opening, way ahead of The Incredibles's first weekend which was $70.467 millions. I am glad that Pixar get to safe the day yet again, because after Iron Man2 the majority of summer films performed poorly.  

[fizz]

Consistent – that's the word that best describes both the Toy Story series and Pixar's monumental achievement that is this third film in the saga. If the Pixar of the past was about creating films with increasing levels of sophistication and depth, the new Pixar proves that, miraculous as it may seem, it can go on doing this quite consistently even with a trilogy, in an age where most sequels rarely measure up to their original. A week after having seen it, I still can't quite place where Toy Story 3 ranks amongst the others (better than the first or its sequel? you decide), but what I do know is that I can't quite stop thinking about how stellar and emotionally satisfying it was.

The Toy’s dilemma this time revolves around their owner Andy having grown up and leaving soon for college. This means that all of his toys, save for Woody, get packed up and sent to the attic. Via a stroke of bad luck and a mix up of bags, the toys end up as donations to a day care centre where they not only have to deal with unruly toddlers, but also a prison like internal environment where older, veteran toys, lead by cuddly but nefarious Lotso, are protective of their status and resentful of the new enrolls. Woody of course tries to help get his friends out of this situation, but ends up separated and possessed by an unlikely new owner. This displacement quandary, long a staple ingredient of the Toy Story scripts but augmented in scale this time, adds not just more excitement and uncertainty, but also stuffs the film with moments of wonderment at the imaginative settings and ingenious characterizations, especially of the many newer toys.

One of the biggest joys of the film is the sheer number of ways the setup can be interpreted. Where one might see the day car centre as an analogy of an old age retirement home and their burgeoning in modern society, others might view it as a cautionary message about the impracticality of longing for a utopia, the toys after all look forward to being at the day care centre, where they will never fear being someday abandoned. Even if you shrug this off as reading too much into the script, the playful inventiveness of the plot and its loving embracement of movie clichés, from genres as diverse as horror to prison dramas, will send you into fits of laughter, all while admiring how the makers have steered clear of the pitfalls of sampling pop culture references by not recycling them for cheap laughs. It’s clear from watching the film that Pixar’s greatest strength is the one-two punch of its quality attention to visuals and also its superb script, credited, in addition to new director Lee Unkrich himself, also to Toy Story alumni John Lasseter, Wall-E’s Andrew Stanton and even a helping hand from Little Miss Sunshine scribe Michael Arndt.

As the sendoff to characters we've grown to love and cherish, the film is a fitting and satisfying conclusion. It actually provides closure not just to this film but also to the series as a whole, a daring move if you consider that this franchise has not only been Pixar’s most successful, but also the one that practically launched the studio in the mid 90’s. While everything is fun and games for the first two thirds of the film (and it follows the template of Toy Story 2 perhaps a bit too closely), it really changes gears and goes into overdrive during its knockout last act. Nothing can prepare you for the sheer intensity of the thrills that await you (surpassing even Wall-E) or the touching final scenes (outclassing even Up). By its closing moments we realize how much of Toy Story 3 is embedded and imbued with adolescent nostalgia, stemming from an adult longing for the past.

Rating: 4.5/5

[ayaa1977]

Great review Shariqq. It belongs in the main site if you ask me.

[ozzylogic]

Great review Shariqq. It belongs in the main site if you ask me.

I'm sure you meant Fizz.

[ayaa1977]

Great review Shariqq. It belongs in the main site if you ask me.

I'm sure you meant Fizz.

Oops! It was a mix-up, sorry Fizz!

[ozzylogic]

Excellent flick, although it was 'darker' and 'creepier' than the previous 2 movies, but also felt more mature. Loved it! Some bits of it felt like an animated version of Shutter Island, or those slasher movies where some teens are stuck in a village/house.

5/5!

[animatedude]

is it OK if i watch this if i don't remember Toy Story 2?

[ayaa1977]

To answer the question, which is better, Toy Story, Toy Story2, or Toy Story3, I would have to say: I don't know about better, but Toy Story3 is certainly my favorite.

Because the nostalgia factor always plays in favor of the older film, you can say that I was an impartial viewer. That is because Toy Story films has never been my favorite Pixar, I was never fond of them, and even though I know how great they are, I was not particularly attached to any of them. I rewatched Toy Story and Toy Story 2, so I would be prepared for viewing 3, and I am glad I did. Although I still can't decide which one I like better the first or the second, I am pretty sure about the third being my favorite. The story was really beautiful, funny, melancholic, and it provided a great closure for a great trilogy. I think this is one of the best trilogies of cinema history and it will be a great watch for kids and adults alike "to infinity and beyond!".

My Rating 4.5/5  

[animatedude]

anyone interested in 10-disc boxset? 

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003YUC2FE?tag=thehomeimprovemz&link_code=as3&creativeASIN=B003YUC2FE&creative=373489&camp=211189



should i watch it on 3D?

[ayaa1977]

should i watch it on 3D?

No!

[animatedude]

http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/08/27/toy-story-3-1-billion/

“These box office triumphs prove that creative storytelling brought to life by imaginative, inspired, and talented professionals is something audiences respond to the world over,”

someone shoot me,please.the best reviewed biggest hit of the year is a TV movie of the week.so he left college and he is not sure if he should take his toys with him or not and i'm supposed to be moved by that? i'm sick and tired of Pixar emotionally manipulative recent crap..

i did the same routine i do for years of going around al seef mall and DVD shops then go to the cinema except this time al seef mall is a ghost house and stores are closing down...DVDs are not cool anymore and i'm stuck watching Toy fucking Story 3 with blurry sunglasses. 

then it hit me...if they ever make Toy Story 11,i'll take my kids to it.