It was terrific! The climatic struggle was so intense! [spoil]The only thing I didn’t like was the way they were saved…it was a cool idea and all…but it seemed too perfect. Like the way it drops as soon as the light shines on them, you should’ve just seen the blue light searching, the claw grabs, misses, grabs and gets half of them, then gets the rest right before they fall. Just to make it a little more dramatic.[/spoil]
Just getting in from seeing the first showing this morning…going to try and refrain from any spoiling here…
First impression: Definitely didn’t let me down, and worth a second watch…
Wow, it’s kind of hard to be critical of the slight similarities because I kinda expected it in a sequel. Plus, it really just pulled out the nostalgia for me.
For those who say the overall feel isn’t entirely the same as the Toy Story we’ve gotten used to, I appreciated that fact that they took a chance to push it a little further this time.
Overall, a sense of maturity is definitely something that can be felt throughout.
I can pick a bunch of favorite scenes here and there, but to cut things short I was pretty much satisfied from start to finish… 
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From a fan that waited eleven years to see it.
What can I say about this movie that isn’t GLOWING?
Toy Story 3 not only lives up to its expectations. It soars to infinity and beyond past its expectations.
The movie is not paced too fast, but not too slow. It’s absolutely genius storytelling, scripting, and voice acting. The animation has improved DRASTICALLY since Toy Story 2, and you can see it in the plush toys’ fur, the humans’ freckles, the absolute attention to detail in every single scene in the film, even the final conflict with literally thousands of objects in one place.
The whole cast turns out a spectacular performance. The best performances were from Tom Hanks, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, Ned Beatty, and Kristen Schaal. It was also a nice touch to see Bud Luckey and Erik Von Detten. Jim Varney, Annie Potts, and Joe Ranft were all missed, but they were not forgotten.
You know, I’ve heard some people say they re-hashed ideas from Toy Story 2, such as [spoil]Lotso, his backstory, and a few other things, but let me tell you, Lotso is a completely different kind of evil than the Prospector, and by far more evil and cruel than every villain in Disney film history[/spoil].
As so many others have said, bring tissues. I thought since I semi-spoiled myself with the final act, I’d be ready.
I damn well wasn’t. There was a lot more to the ending than whatever the anxious folks have read in junior novels, or heard from fans. I was completely unprepared for what the final confrontation held. The audience I was with, who had laughed throughout the film, was as quiet as a mouse, all with tears streaming down their faces. I sat next to an old man who must’ve been 70, and the poor man was weeping as well. My mouth was wide open, and my heart pounded, and I was just horrified.
[spoil]To see them come all this way, and last so long, for them to die in the incinerator room, which seriously looks like a portal to Hell itself… it broke my heart when Buzz looked at Jessie so sadly, and held her hand. Then all the other toys followed. Rex, Hamn, the Potato Heads, Jessie, Buzz, Bullseye, Slinky, and Woody… all of them, who had been so happy-go-lucky and innocent in all of Andy’s ownership of them, now were looking at each other solemnly, and held hands. They accepted their fate… and were ready to face oblivion together. I wept so hard to see their once-happy faces so sad, and facing death.
And then when they were rescued by the LGM’s… oh, I haven’t laughed, cried, and cheered all at once in my entire life like that.[/spoil]
There is so much more I could say about this film, but there’s just too much too be happy about.
My final verdict is that this soars above every film I have ever seen since the first two Toy Story films. It literally goes WAY beyond infinity. See it in IMAX 3-D – you won’t regret it. The IMAX literally puts you in the film, and believe me; you’ll want to be there for Andy’s toys at parts in the film.
It fills me with pride to say that this movie proves once and for all that Pixar can not ruin a film, or a sequel. This is by far the best Pixar film of all time, and I don’t think they’ll ever top this one. If Toy Story 3 had to be the final Pixar film, then so be it – it is a perfect masterpiece that will be cherished for generations, just as its predecessors were.
See this movie… it is the best film of all time in my opinion.
Toy Story 3 was… the best movie ever!
The story, the new characters, the comedy, the emotional scenes, were all great. The scene that made me cry wasn’t the end. It was when [spoil]they were about to enter the fire and the land fill, and they look at each other and hold hands. I thought that was the end, and they were all going to die[/spoil]. The detail in that scene was great. You could [spoil]see the fear in their eyes[/spoil]. My favorite scene was the first scene. [spoil]Just seeing the toys acting like that, and seeing Andy’s imagination, and how it was just like the first scene from the first Toy Story[/spoil]. Everything about this film was great, it was flawless. I liked the ending at lot. I won’t say it, but it did bring closure and leave it open for Toy Story 4 at the same time!
10/10
Man, this is tough - I’m still sorting through my first impressions. I’m gonna spoiler tag like mad here, so don’t read if you haven’t seen!
One big overall comment to begin with: This is NOT for little kids! [spoil]This feels to me like one of the most adult, if not the most adult, films in the Pixar canon. Not just because of the dark and scary bits, but an overall sense of melancholy, issues of life-and-death, even the humor seemed a bit more satirical/edgy.[/spoil]
I really need to see it again before I can rank it among the rest, but it came nowhere near replacing Up as my #1.
That’s not to say I didn’t like it. The opening sequence [spoil]with the train, is one of the most deliriously fun things Pixar has done. (The orphans made me laugh out loud).[/spoil]
Somewhere at Pixar are a character designer and an animator I would like to hug. I fell in love at first sight with [spoil]Bonnie. I don’t know what it was about her, but at first sight, before we even know her name. I had read enough spoilers to know what this “Bonnie” character’s ultimate role was, so I knew what was eventually coming, but I didn’t even connect the dots until we heard her name the first time. She was such a fun, appealing character, and she was even cuter than Boo, and I didn’t think I would ever say that![/spoil]
Count me in with the group that loved [spoil]Bonnie’s toys and thought we didn’t get enough of them. Oh, and I didn’t mind losing Bo, because am I the only one who could see a possible future for Woody and Dolly? Bonnie Hunt is just always so appealing.[/spoil]
Ned Beatty was awesome. 'nuff said.
But my favorite thing about all of this: [spoil]Jessie and Buzz! Buzz and Jessie! El Buzzo and his Desert Flower! From the first little awkward banter about her squeezing in beside him, to the end credits dance - which was worth the entire price of admission all by itself - Oh, man, I liked them both individually, but I love them as a couple. And when he looks at her in the big scary climax and holds her hand - aaaaaa! At the risk of sounding like a goofy fangirl: “Buzz+Jessie4Eva”.[/spoil]
I’m really eager to see what I think of TS3 after a second viewing.
One parting shot on the short, Day & Night: [spoil]This may be the first time I’ve ever actively disliked a Pixar short. I felt like, OK, this is an interesting graphic experiment, but I didn’t really get into it from either an emotional (Partly Cloudy), or humorous (Presto), or both (One Man Band) standpoint. Then they totally ruined it with the preachiness. Good grief, just show us the story and let us draw our own conclusion, don’t whomp us over the head with a lesson![/spoil] OK, off the soapbox now.
Oh, one more TS3 thing I forgot to mention: Funniest thing in the movie: [spoil]Mr. Tortilla Head![/spoil]
The ONLY thing that is still bugging me in this perfect movie, though, is the fate of Andy’s other toys. It was explained, but that didn’t seem like enough. Some of the characters were really important, like Bo, RC and Wheezy.
Most of the time, we’re given enough information about characters, like we can assume Sid took better care of his toys, and Prospecter stated he now enjoys playtime, but it’s such a mystery what happened to Andy’s toys.
I agree with Dinoco. Bo and Wheezy were mentioned, and I don’t even think anything was said about RC. Except for that it was perfect. The ending was really sad, especially when Andy was leaving Woody. The garbage scene was also very sad, and the scene ended perfectly. THE CLAW! Lotso was messed up in the head! I’m suprised I didn’t realize the garbage guy was SID! The toys ended up with a female Andy, and that’s great - but sad.
I can’t even think straight now. That’s how good it was!
I’ve said this before, but I’ll say it again: Pixar has shown with their initial ten films that they haven’t the faintest clue how to make a bad movie. And yet, somehow, I always find myself feeling doubtful whenever a trailer for one of their new films is released. With Toy Story 3, I got the impression that it would be just another adventure with Woody and the gang for the sake of having one. So, with this, and a movie year that has been relatively lacking so far, would Toy Story 3 disappoint? The answer: absolutely not.
Probably the most surprising aspect about this film is that, even after eleven years since the release of Toy Story 2, the material that has made this series so enjoyable hasn’t been lost one bit here. All of the old characters are just as endearing as ever, if not more so, and all of the new ones feel right at home here. Ken (voiced by Michael Keaton) is especially hilarious, to the point where even the mention of him got me laughing.
To touch briefly on the visual front, the characters themselves are just as expressive as they’ve always been. However, like WALL-E, the world that they inhabit looks much more photorealistic this time around. Also, this is one of the few instances when the 3D aspect actually enhances the film. It’s by no means as crucial to the experience in the same way that it was for Avatar, but it gives the film a little extra something.
The action sequences, too, are spectacular. These are toys that we’re talking about, and somehow, Pixar’s managed to provide these scenes with one hell of a punch. Not much else to say about ‘em other than that the climax in particular feels as epic as anything from The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
What really puts Toy Story 3 above most films out there, though, is how it deals with the themes of loss and growing up. Even after getting to know these characters over the course of two films, I was still surprised by just how much I got sucked into their despair. Without giving anything away, there were two scenes that caused me to tear up, and even more that had me on the verge of doing so.
Toy Story 3 is not only a worthy conclusion to a fantastic trilogy, but also the one third installment (other than Return of the King) that I feel is better than its predecessors. For all of the reasons already mentioned and more, it’s one of the studio’s best entries. Sorry for doubting you, Pixar, even if it was just for a bit.
10/10
My friend and I did two video reviews. Here he is giving the non-spoiler review, and the second one is me talking about the movie with spoilers. All in all, Toy Story 3 is 5/5 stars! What a masterpiece! At the end of the video, we talk about our “Toy Story Mega Giveaway”…we are giving away some nice prizes!
Will post other video later!
[url]Toy Story 3 Review (No Spoilers) Plus Toy Story 3 Giveaway!! - YouTube
- Chris
Is Ken a bad guy?
I haven’t seen it, but my dad says we have a pretty good chance of going. We’ve been so busy, so we haven’t had time to put in a date.
First off, I gotta say that I LOVE the last three Pixar films. Those are the films that made me become a Pixar fanatic, and those are the films that made me want to become an animator. I went into Toy Story 3 with high expectations because of professional reviews, and reviews by people who saw it early. But I gotta say that it fell below my expectations. I guess it has to do with the fact that I like the thinking out of the box type of films done by Pixar more. If Toy Story 3 had come out before 2007, I would have LOVED it. But I don’t think it was a bad movie. The story was great. Although some stuff was a little to similar to Toy Story 2, IMO. [spoil]And Lotso’s backstory didn’t touch me at all, Jessie’s had me in tears. Which goes back to reviews I’ve read. People made it seem like it was gut wretching(sp?) what Lotso went through.[/spoil] And I was expecting big things out of the last 20 minutes based upon the reviews I’ve read. But when it was over, I was just, like, ok. And maybe another reason why I didn’t fall head over heels in love with part 3 is because Toy Story has been around since it came out. It’s never gone anywhere, and I’ve seen the first two countless times since they’ve both been released. And it goes back to how I originally started this post. Pixar’s last three films were fresh and amazing! And I don’t think I’ll ever tire of them because they represent my taste in animation more today than what it was before 2007. Again, I’m not knocking Toy Story 3, but it just doesn’t wow me like Pixar’s last three. I honestly hope there will be no more sequels as far as Toy Story goes. And, honestly, I’m kind of sad that their next original film will be after two more sequels. Pixar has spoiled me! But I will go see Toy Story 3 again on Sunday.
I’m still looking for a way to describe the film. All I can say right now is that it was amazing. I also loved the stuff in the end credits.
Hmm. I just saw it…I have this weird feeling. It wasn’t as totally knockout amazing as I expected, yet somehow it felt like the best of the series.
Liked:
[spoil]- The Monkey[/spoil]
- Ken
- The very last minute
[spoil]- When Andy was with his mom in his room[/spoil] - Lotso
[spoil]- Chuckles[/spoil]
[spoil]-The garbage dump scenes[/spoil]
[spoil]- The credits![/spoil]
Heck, I liked everything except for a couple nitpicks.
[spoil]- I didn’t like how Bonnie was set up…it felt a bit obvious but that might’ve been from me knowing beforehand.
- The ending was pretty much ruined for me because my friends were completely cracking up at how Andy was acting with Bonnie (with the sounds)[/spoil]
My screening went fairly well. The audience reacted hugely, especially [spoil]at the confrontation against Lotso over the dumpster[/spoil]. My friends helped ruin it, though, even though it was fun with them. As I said before, [spoil]they laughed at the ending[/spoil] and one of their cell phones went off in the middle of the movie.
Overall, though, it was fantastic.
I thought it was really great. I’m having trouble ranking it with the other two movies, how do you guys rank the Toy Story movies?
The only thing is, my theater turned off the sound during the credits - I never heard what was being said in the little scenes in the end credits.
I adored absolutely everything about it. Everything has been said and amplified a thousand times by critics and the common viewers as well. All the characters, the clever twists and turns, the sophisticated storytelling, the amazing dialogue, the acting, all the awesome action, the humor, the heart, the emotion, the connections between the first two films, the pace of the film, the intense and suspenseful tone, the cameos [spoil]Totoro, Sid, Zurg, Buster[/spoil], the beginning sequence, every other scene after that, the climax, the ending, the credits, and overall, the amazing experience of being a live witness of Pixar making history in our days.
The film, like the first two, does have its flaws, though, IMO.
[spoiler]Not really their fault, but did anyone else feel like the beginning (right after the home videos) was a little rushed and crammed? I mean, I know they needed to lay down some information for the viewers before taking us to Sunnyside, but it just felt crammed and rushed. I mentioned that I loved the pacing of this movie, but mainly after the first third. The first third just seemed a little rushed to me (even when Woody leaves his friends and ends up with Bonnie). It’s perfectly understandable, because as it is, it’s the longest TS movie. I understand Pixar and congratulate them for pulling it off pretty successfully, but I just can’t help like it was a little rushed. Not their fault, though, it was completely natural for something like that to occur. Pixar is just making the best movie possible.
The other thing I was disappointed about, was that Bonnie’s toys don’t have enough screen time, which I’ve noticed others have mentioned. It wasn’t completely bad, though, and though their screen time isn’t that much, it is nonetheless memorable and amazing.[/spoiler]
I still can’t believe I saw it already. 
Oh, and Day & Night is officially my favorite Pixar short.
I want tp thank Pixar so much for allowing an unworthy person like me to experience this film. And, now, I’m off to watch it a second time.
Toy Story 3 was simply amazing. Simply amazing. I feel like that’s the extent of what I can say right now - I’ve found it really hard to collect all my thoughts on the film since leaving the theater, but I’ll try my best.
I had extremely (impossibly) high hopes for this movie, from the second I became aware of the project. I’ve always regarded Toy Story and 2 my two favorite Pixar films - I couldn’t even choose a favorite between them, and simply consider them two halves of the same brilliant masterpiece.
Has 3 become the final third of the same masterpiece? Does it live up to the legacy of its predecessors?
My intuition is telling me “yes”. It’s a hard question to answer, though. I don’t think I could even begin to compare it with the two earlier films, yet - at least not in any meaningful or trustworthy way. I know the first two films so well; I’ve watched each countless times. I can quote long stretches of dialogue. I can summarize each movie scene-by-scene, more or less, and go on at length about all my favorite parts.
Toy Story 3 is still too fresh. I really need to let it sink in with a little time and a few more viewings before I can really make any final judgments.
But for now, all I can say is that I enjoyed the movie immensely. I sat there in the theater with a grin on my face the entire time. Even as the story wound down and I felt tears welling up in my eyes (and they definitely did), I couldn’t help but smile at the beauty of it all. As Andy [spoil]thanked his toys after his final goodbye[/spoil], I felt like I was doing the same thing. Toy Story 3 was just an incredibly fun, thrilling and touching final journey with these characters, and I am so grateful for it.
Having said all that, I am a fan of nitpicking. Was there anything I didn’t like? It’s a short list. First off, I felt like the pacing might have been a bit off towards the start. It took a little while for the movie to settle in, after all the exposition. And then fast-forwarding to the near-end, I didn’t quite like how the [spoil]incinerator scene[/spoil] was resolved. [spoil]Right on the tail of this deeply moving, intense build-up, I found “the claw” to be too convenient and too quick to truly be satisfying. It was a little too tidy for me. I thought it was a clever idea, but they could’ve spent a little more time (as another poster suggested, maybe it could’ve taken several tries to save all the characters with it?).[/spoil] In fact, [spoil]Sid showing up just when the toys needed to get home[/spoil] felt a bit too convenient as well.
That’s all I can really put on the ‘dislike’ list for now. I feel like there were a couple other small-ish lines or moments that didn’t ring true for me, but since I can’t even remember them right now, they must not have mattered too much.
So in the end, Toy Story 3 proved to be a wonderfully satisfying film, and I can’t wait to see it again. And again. And again. I can’t wait until I’m every bit familiar with it as I am with 1 and 2.
And then, just a quick note on “Day & Night”.
I didn’t like it. In fact, I was really disappointed at just how much I didn’t like it. I thought it was a fantastic concept, and loved everything about the idea of it. The execution, however, just wasn’t there for me.
I can’t even explain what I didn’t like. Nor can I explain how I would do it differently. I just know it didn’t do much anything for me. Wasted potential, at least in my opinion. Oh well.
I don’t know where else to ask this, so I’ll ask it here:
Since Bookworm found the instruction manual for Buzz, does that mean there was another Buzz at the daycare at one point (complete with instructions)? Or does the daycare just have a collection of random toys’ manuals?
I’m not going to go into full detail as I’m still away from my PC, posting from my iPhone, but I loved it, they didn’t dissapoint. I really have no complaints. Maybe that’ll change as I digest it more, but as of now I couldn’t be happier with it. I had a smile on my face for a good 10 minutes afterward. I saw it in 2D, but plan to see it in 3D in a week er so.
I’m not sure where I rank this movie yet with the other stories, let alone the rest of the Pixar films, but it fits right in for sure.
My review is here:
[url]- YouTube
But despite any gripes I have with the movie (which are mostly small), it’s still a great movie. The characters were just as fun, and I had a great time.
