![]() ![]() Woody and Buzz are no longer relied upon to carry both the plot and the comic relief, instead principally dealing with the former. The comedy itself, however, is somewhat different from the first two films. Satires on office life, prison dramas and family dynamics are all present, handled with such deftness and intelligence it puts dozens of comedies to shame. The ‘clever jokes slipped inside simpler ones’ method has long been a hallmark of the studio’s best films ( Toy Story’s ‘staff meeting’ sequence stands out), and here there’s an embarrassment of riches. For a film whose main characters are all toys, there’s more human emotion in this film than in any other I’ve seen this year.Īs with all the other Pixar heavyweights, it all starts with a phenomenal script. Handling such profoundly complex concepts, in a manner communicable to both children and adults, is incredibly difficult, but you’d never guess it watching Toy Story 3. The film, helmed by Lee Unkrich – TS1 and 2 director John Lasseter now runs Disney’s entire animated wing – does not principally concern itself with cheap laughs ( Shrek 3) or OTT referentiality ( Shark Tale), instead focusing on two key themes: abandonment and family. Īlready, it’s clear that Toy Story 3 is far superior to its lesser imitators and contemporaries. Woody, threatening his own future at college with Andy, returns to save them, and they make a final bid for freedom and one last playtime with their owner. Accidentally donated to Sunnyside daycare centre, their initial joy is thwarted by violent toddlers and dictatorial Lots-o-Huggin Bear (Ned Beatty). Andy is all grown up and about to depart for college, his loyal-to-a-fault favourite toys languishing unused in a toybox for years, all the others given away. The story is classic Pixar: it’s as much (maybe even more so) an adults’ film for kids as vice versa. We’ve followed the toys’ travails for fifteen years, and have sat with bated breath as the final chapter was first rumoured, then made, and now released: but if this really is the end, it could seldom be better. ![]() Sheriff Woody (Tom Hanks) and Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) are now as synonymous with movies as Don Corleone and Darth Vader, icons of a new generation of motion pictures which has made Pixar arguably the best and most consistent studio in the world. Since the first film hit cinemas in 1995, Pixar’s ragtag band of children’s playthings which come to life when their owner’s backs are turned have not only delivered the two best films in Pixar’s canon (an admirable achievement in itself), but set the gold standard for not just animation, but filmmaking in general. And when it comes time to hit viewers with the emotional punch, Toy Story 3 packs a wallop that will have you in tears by the end.“All good things must come to an end.” A poignant proverb, and so pertinent to the Toy Story franchise it hurts. ![]() Going back to the toys that started it all, Pixar and director Lee Unkrich have created a movie with exhilarating action, sharp writing, and it's a bright spot in a disappointing summer. Toy Story 3 may not be as good as the first two films, but it's still a fantastic ride and a nice send-off to the seminal films that took Pixar to a place where the studio had the freedom to make movies like Ratatoutille, WALL-E, and Up. As it winds to a close, you'll find your heart strings being pulled apart as you cry into your 3D glasses (the 3D, by the way, looks good-it's not distracting and adds a nice clarity and depth of field). That's not to say that Toy Story 3 is heartless. There's not really a moment of melancholy like when Buzz realizes he can't fly out the window in the first Toy Story or the "When She Loved Me" montage in Toy Story 2. Andy's toys go through their elaborate escape, I found that while I was having fun, but I also wanted the movie to take a moment and have a character feel something. ![]()
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