T O Y Story 3 (With Spoilers)

[MooCriket]

I gotta admit there were some parts of this movie disturbed me. Big Baby (the scene where Woody is sneaking through the yard, and Big Baby turns her head....CREEPY), and what about the security guard Monkey?! When he was screaming, I was all sort of weirded out:lol What a great film.

I highly doubt there will be another Toy Story, and what a way to tie it all up. Such a great ending:thumbsup

 

[jtmtmtl]

I didnt really care for the first toy story, really liked the 2nd one, and the third one blew me away. The story and characters were incredible. I have to see it again since I had to leave as soon as the credits started due to my daughter getting restless. I really want to go again alone this time so I can really take it all in without the every five minute distraction from the kids. I was balling like a baby at the end scene of andy describing his toys. After seeing it, I have to get all the toys. And I'm praying they make a spanish buzz!

 

[DARTH SABER]

Yeah, I don't really know what you could do with a TOY STORY 4.

That's what I thought with Toy Story 2....I thought Pixar would avoid the issue of dealing with the day Andy grows up and does away with his toys.

I never thought that they would be able to pull it off without having a totally depressing story....But as always, Pixar manages to pull off a great story with an emotional, but yet happy ending.

As for toy story 4....I don't know what they would be able to do.

The only thing I could think of is maybe in 13 years Andy has his own kids, etc , etc....However that would pretty much be a retread of this film.

 

[DARTH SABER]

BTW, I don't know if these were intentional homages but certain elements in the film seemed like they were inspired by Cool Hand Luke (the southern guy running the country prison and Mr. Potato head getting put in the "hot box".)

And the scene where Mr Potato head had a potato dummy in his cell reminded me of the scene from EScape from Alcatraz.

 

[jtmtmtl]

Hands down my favorite character from this film was the chatter telephone. I see that hes on sale at target and has that voice and talks about taking out the monkey. I'm so buying him first thing in the morning.

 

[Sigma-LS]

The best Toy Story of all. And yeah they had to get rid of Bo for the story to work but I think the movie was better for it. My favorite parts have already been mentioned here and it's the first movie that's made me teary-eyed in a long while. Definitely want to watch it again. It's the first movie I've seen in 3D since Avatar and frankly I enjoyed it more.


Anybody else sort of freaked out by the monkey from Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders? I was like, every time that kid claps the symbols together something dies.

 

[SFPROPS]

BTW, I don't know if these were intentional homages but certain elements in the film seemed like they were inspired by Cool Hand Luke (the southern guy running the country prison and Mr. Potato head getting put in the "hot box".)

And the scene where Mr Potato head had a potato dummy in his cell reminded me of the scene from EScape from Alcatraz.

I'm pretty sure they were all intentional. The speech they give explaining to the toys in "prison" about getting "a night in the box" is taken almost directly from Cool Hand Luke.

The dummy potato and the proposed plan montage chatter phone runs Woody through is pretty much a copy from every spy/escape movie they've ever made, clearly done intentionally.

Then you have the end with Big Baby turning on Lotso which couldn't be a clearer homage to Return of the Jedi (after the "I'm you're father" climax for TS2).

All very clever and tastefully done.

 

[tetsuyacasshern]

This movie is everything i love about Pixar and Disney. Disney allows people to do there job, they understand not to micro manage the production. Both of them understand a movie is not a brand but just what it should be just a story. A story that is understood on many levels, from the kid in you to the adult. The movies have the right amount of edge and don't resort to the typical pop culture gimmicks.

Toy Story 3 is not just another sequel as other studios produce just to put the butts in the seats, it is another chapter that is very needed for closure, of a life story. Nothing is gone to waste in this movie, the characters are very rich in development, there is no character too small, or too big.

Pixar is all about the directors cut the first time, not have 3 versions of the movie because it wasn't done to there taste the first time. This movie was well worth the admission price at a theater.

 

[nickytea]

The correlation between the end of TS3 and the LOST finale are more than a little staggering. It's amazing that those two journeys both ended the same year with such harmonious thematic statements.

I'm also less than surprised that those themes present in Toy Story 3 -- and their potentially religious or generally interpretive implications -- haven't been mentioned in any of the reviews I've read so far. It's rich stuff that goes far beyond the simple plot construct of a boy going to college and passing along his toys.

 

[AT-AT Luvah]

This movie was a sucker punch to the stomach. I took my sons to see it on Friday evening. First of all, I was very happy to see that the film's most climactic moments had not been given away in any of the marketing materials. Heck, they hadn't even been hinted at anywhere. Great stuff and as it should be.

When they mentioned Bo Peep being gone, the look on Woody's face was perfect in its painful reflection. And the hand-holding scene was stunning in its emotional heft - rivaling anything in cinema, not just computer animation. The circle of friends was complete, facing their fate together. It was unbelievably executed.

And those final moments with Andy playing with his toys one last time were so powerful. You could sense the happiness in his toys for this amazing final moment and I loved that the toys were not shown 'alive' during this moment and yet you could feel the joy in their hearts.

When Woody says 'so long, partner', I was already in tears. Those 3D glasses helped to hide them though.

They saved the best Toy Story for last and I do hope this is there they end it.

Hector

 

[Mercury]

And those final moments with Andy playing with his toys one last time were so powerful. You could sense the happiness in his toys for this amazing final moment and I loved that the toys were not shown 'alive' during this moment and yet you could feel the joy in their hearts.

When Woody says 'so long, partner', I was already in tears. Those 3D glasses helped to hide them though.

They saved the best Toy Story for last and I do hope this is there they end it.

Hector

I agree with everything everyone's saying including that the 3d glasses helped a bunch to hide the tears. The ending truly felt like just that. The story had come full circle and ended in the best way possible.

 

[Probe Droid]

I liked it a lot, but it's the weakest of the three for me. Except for the fantasy role playing at the very beginning, it takes awhile for this film to get up on its feet. Once it does, it's pure magic. A definite tear jerker at the end (bring a hankie) but still very funny and poignant. Beautifully done.

 

[darth_myeek]

We caught TS3 at Pinecrest "Movies under the Stars" on opening night. :lol Thursday was How to Train Your Dragon for about the 10th time.

 

[MooCriket]

“Toy Story 3” opens another toy chest full of money with a whopping $109 million in its first three days of release. This is the biggest opening ever for a Disney/Pixar film, the second best animated opening weekend ever and only the third $100 million debut of 2010.

Box Office at Hollywood.com

I'm going to have to see this again. It's been a very long time since I have wanted to see any movie more than once

 

[Tambo Fett]

Took my 4 year old Girl to see it today and we both enjoyed it. She was on the edge of her seat for the dramatic parts and I had all I could to to hold back the tears. Funny how CG toy characters have more emotion then most any other movie with real people in it do.

I will never throw another toy away after seeing this film.

 

[darth_myeek]

If we are listing Easter eggs...
The train in the opening sequence was headed by Engine #95. 1995, which was the year TS1 was released.

 

[DARTH SABER]

Funny how CG toy characters have more emotion then most any other movie with real people in it do.

QFT!

After seeing this film I'm convinced that Pixar has made some kind of faustian deal.

I don't think I have never seen such a streak of consistently successful films released by one studio.

DS

 

[DARTH SABER]

Just a quick question - Considering that Ned Beaty did the voice of the bear, Im wondering if any of the Pixar writers ever considered (even for a split second) of having a scene where the bear says to Hamm - "Squeal, Squeal like a pig!":lol

 

[EvilRocketeer]

I just got back from theaters. I loved it. It was my favorite of the three toy storys.

However, the story remind me of "The Brave Little Toaster"..Boy grows up..Favorite childhood toys accidently thrown away. They go on a journey to find their owner..end up in a dump and gets rescued..

 

[GeneralFROSTY]

Saw it again with my folks....that hand-holding scene...:cry.....if you don't shed a tear at that, you're not human! One of the most emotional and dramatic moments in recent movie history!