Toy Story 3 (now includes spoilers!)- Page 2

[VonTussleGirl]

Posted: 6/18/10 at 9:01pm

Wow. This is maybe the only film that has ever made me full-out sob in the theater. It might be my age really kicking in (I grew up watching the first two on video over and over, the second film was the first movie I ever saw in theaters, and I just graduated from high school and am going to college this fall), but I don't think so. Just a full-on amazing movie, regardless of your age.

Also, the daughter of some family friends voiced Molly. That was pretty cool.

[Pippin]

Posted: 6/18/10 at 10:02pm

Just got back - not much to add to everyone else but to sum it up in two words - Sheer Perfection. So funny, Frightening, nostalgic, and sad. I feel completely satisfied from this film- couldn't have asked for anything else. I knew I would be crying by the end of it, but it really hit me hard at the end.

What the kids watching this won't get for quite a few years when they rewatch it is the powerful metaphor that it offers the adults: the idea of wanting to be loved, to be accepted, the power that one has to be able to love, and to accept. The fact that youth is fleeting and we know that things will end someday, but it is the day to day joy that we can give eachother, to make each day really count while you have them, and then pass your happiness on to someone else, which is one of life's ultimate pleasures.

For such a childish title, this film needs to be watched by all adults.

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 6/18/10 at 10:16pm

I really don't have anything new to add.

What I do have to say is that this movie was 100% worth the 11 year wait. It pulled heartstrings I had no idea I had. I also laughed my ass off. The 3D isn't what you'd expect. Nothing flies out at you. It adds depth. It immerses you in the world. The animation is stunning already and the extra dimension brings even more of a life to it. But I also didn't pay the inflated price. I saw the entire trilogy for only $20.

Pixar and Disney pride themselves on excellence and Toy Story 3 is an absolute masterpiece. I can honestly say that I have never felt so emotional about a film in my life. It hits every note beautifully. I cannot speak highly enough about it.

Also, bring Kleenex. The last 20 minutes or so will have you weeping like a baby. I know I was. What a beautiful and touching way to wrap up this ingenious series.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/18/10 at 11:30pm

**SPOILER**

The toys looking at each other in the incinerator, holding hands and ready to accept their fate had to be one of the most touching scenes ever put on film. The emotion that came through in these animated faces and bodies is beyond anything I ever thought I would see in the realm of animation. Stunning.

[romantico]

Posted: 6/19/10 at 12:15am

Jordan, I know what you mean. For a brief moment,even though I knew it couldn't,I thought what if they can't get out of this?

*****SPOILER**************

Having Andy play with his beloved toys once last time was not only closure for him but the toys. Playing with the little kid made it believable and showed how much he loved these toys.We never saw what Woody wrote on the post it, did we? I assume it was the address but was never sure.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/19/10 at 12:18am

***SPOILER***

Well Andy looked at the post it and said "Are you sure you want me to donate these", so I assume it said "Donate" and the girls name and address.
And yeah, watching them there ready to go into the flames, I actually thought for a moment "at least they're all going in together". And I'm sitting here with my eyes starting to water thinking about it. lol.

[BDrischBDemented]

Posted: 6/19/10 at 1:06am

Just got back a little bit ago from it. Perfection. Everything about this movie was exactly as I would have wanted it to be. The 3-D adds nice atmosphere, but if you're expecting something drastic and huge, don't bother paying for it. It's sort of interesting, really, how like EVERY 3-D preview trailer was like ROLLERCOASTERS! GOLF BALLS BEING HIT INTO THE AUDIENCE! JUGGLING BABIES! and with the movie itself it just felt... well, natural and hardly gimmicky in the least. For my money, I almost prefer that. Though the scene with the cymbals monkey was, I think, both hilarious and frightening in 3-D.

And yes, I also cried at the end. It's amazing to me how I've cried at more Pixar movies than any other films lately.

For the new characters, Michael Keaton was a wonderful choice for Ken. Also, Big Baby was amazing. The way it talked, walked, and just moved was sheer perfection.

If I could have had ONE more thing, I would have liked to have gotten a Randy Newman song on par with "When She Loved Me" which to this day has me sobbing like a baby when I watch that scene. The new song he wrote for the end credits was pleasant if not especially interesting. I was just sort of hoping for more yet given my general feeling about Newman, I guess I wasn't very shocked.

[PauloFanClem]

Posted: 6/19/10 at 1:21am

I was excited about this movie, and I LOVE the beginning and the ending (best Disney ending ever!). The middle part is fun fun fun, but I think the climax is a little bit restless.

******SPOILER******

The whole dumpster/incinerator sequence is too much and over the top for me, and I don't like the ending of the purple bear. Way too easy for him...

*******END OF SPOILER********

Well, but maybe I'm just too harsh for a children's movie...

The ending is REALLY detail though (and I think it saves the movie). Notice Andy's basically every gesture. That's my advice. I bet they put much more effort on this character's creation than any other.

Oh, and I was ALWAYS thrilled every time when I saw that Totoro stuffed doll appeared. :) Updated On: 6/19/10 at 01:21 AM

[SNAFU]

Posted: 6/19/10 at 1:41am

Just got back from a late showing. Great, great, great film. I HATE 3-D though always gives me a raging headache. They were very careful to dial it up in certain scenes and down in others otherwise it would be migraine city.
Pixar and Disney always seem to get the formula right. Kids like to be scared and there were some truly scary moments in this film. They are also not afraid of letting their evil characters remain evil! I do agree that the bear got off easy.
The film held my attention and made me actually forget that there was a 14 year old texting CONSTANTLY next to me. Why the F*CK did he even go to the movie, his eyes were never on the screen...at all!

[BDrischBDemented]

Posted: 6/19/10 at 1:56am

"I don't like the ending of the purple bear. Way too easy for him..."

I sort of felt that way, if only because it vaguely reminded me of Stinky Pete's ending in TS2. Not enough to really bug me, but I sort of though that for a moment.

I think were I to alter it... I would use Sid's brief cameo again and have him find Lotso in the dump and pick him up. It'd be kind of interesting for the bear who longed to be "loved" by a never-ending parade of children to have to live out his days with a person who hated toys. I dunno, that's just a 2 AM idea.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/19/10 at 9:10am

Have you guys ever actually seen stuffed animals tied to the front of a truck? I have many times and let me tell you, it ain't pretty. After a few weeks of rain, wind, bugs and bird sh*t, these things end up with no eyes, noses, stuffing almost gone and fabric torn to shreds. I see it a lot back home down south so watching him tied there I just had a great big smile on my face because getting off easy was the last thing Disney let happen to him.

[romantico]

Posted: 6/19/10 at 9:38am

I was hoping we'd see a cameo of Sid (from the first Toy Story)

[pushdabutton]

Posted: 6/19/10 at 9:55am

After reading through these posts, I really want to go see it again!

[BDrischBDemented]

Posted: 6/19/10 at 11:56am

There WAS a cameo of Sid, albeit very briefly. The garbage man near the opening who's listening to music and reappears at the end drumming on a garbage truck has the same shirt as Sid, and I think the filmmakers had said previously he would make a quick appearance.

[GlindatheGood22]

Posted: 6/19/10 at 3:24pm

I'm seeing this tonight in 3D. I think I'm more excited than any seventeen-year-old should be.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 6/19/10 at 3:30pm

Enjoy it Glinda! You will not be disappointed!

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/19/10 at 3:36pm

I want to see it again, too. I think I'll go down to 34th Street and buy it.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 6/19/10 at 3:57pm

Maybe you will get some audience participation in that DVD too! One of the "Special Features"!

Hear someone say, "That's one bad ass baby doll!"
"That sh*t is scary!"
"Oh snap!"
" Oh no he di-int!"
"Get me a coke bitch!"

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/19/10 at 4:47pm

I didn't think it would be possible in this thread but it's now RACIST!!!!!!!

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 6/19/10 at 5:22pm

I just got back, it was BEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR! I loved it from beginning to end. Though I'm sad Bo Peep only appeared in the beginning of home videos where Andy palyed with his toys.
Updated On: 6/19/10 at 05:22 PM

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 6/19/10 at 5:25pm

It's not being released here until August 27!!! That is balls. Eclipse is being released the same damn day it's being released in the US.

[romantico]

Posted: 6/19/10 at 7:58pm

For those considering buying the just released Blu Ray and reissued DVD. I am hearing this November they plan to release a box set with all three features plus new material not in the just released editions. Typical of Disney to milk it for more money. So glad I decided NOT to purchase the new editions.

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 6/19/10 at 8:17pm

And it's all over the net already. It's amazing how fast they get them now. It's a still cam copy, but pretty darn good.

[CapnHook]

Posted: 6/20/10 at 12:12am

Ladies & Gentlemen/Girls & Boys, WE HAVE OUR FIRST BIG OSCAR FLICK OF 2010!

I just returned from a full house of ADULTS with a few kids (9:35pm showing).

TOY STORY 3 is made up of the same recipe of its previous two films, however this is not to be said of the film's formula. The plot is simple, there are twists that we have seen before, but the charm of the characters and storytelling mask the film's predicability.

The ending is truly unexpected, however, and the final "homage" scene to the characters we have grown to love the past several years is a definite tear-jerker. I was a SOBBING MESS, and a little girl in front of me was asking her daddy why he was crying, too.

Stick around for the credits!!

Make this one a priority, folks! I guarantee this will be the Oscar winner this year for Animated Feature. Which reminds me, the short that is played prior to the film, DAY & NIGHT, is also Oscar-worthy. This animated short combines CGI-animation with hand-drawn animation, in addition to live-action. The short is surprisingly political, if not humanitarian. I've never been prouder of Disney/Pixar for a film than I have been of DAY & NIGHT. I hope this gets recognized at the Oscars, too!

[adamgreer]

Posted: 6/20/10 at 12:39am

I just returned. I don't think even think I can string together many thoughts right now.

All I can say is that this is absolute perfection. Without a doubt the best animated film I've ever seen, and at this point, the best film of the year, period.

The last 20 minutes had me a sobbing mess, and the final tableau had me (and most of the adults in the theater) sobbing openly.

Absolutely beautiful filmmaking. Simply incredible.

Given the quality of the films they've produced, the Disney/Pixar partnership might well go down as one of the best partnerships in cinematic history.

I'm still in awe of how wonderful this movie was. Just wow. I'll try to write something more coherent tomorrow.

ETA....I completely agree with this statement below. That entire sequence was incredible:

The toys looking at each other in the incinerator, holding hands and ready to accept their fate had to be one of the most touching scenes ever put on film. The emotion that came through in these animated faces and bodies is beyond anything I ever thought I would see in the realm of animation. Stunning.
Updated On: 6/20/10 at 12:39 AM