Toy Story 3 (now includes spoilers!) — Page 3

JUST got back from it. Holy cow. I wasn't expecting it to be so...dare I say...action packed! The beginning with the train sequence and whatnot was awesome! And Big Baby and the monkey were the scariest damn things I think I have ever seen on the screen. Particularly the monkey ::shudder::
It was incredibly touching. Though I did not cry, because I have no soul, I did have a lump in my throat during the last 20 minutes. The whole "growing up" thing I still find hard to accept, and I will most likely be bringing out my old toys from their bags in the garage and give them one last hug before I start my 4th year of college!

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Wow, I really thought it would have been able to top "Shrek the Third"s opening weekend. The movie opened with $109 million, which is amazing but it was not able to beat "Shrek the Third"s $121 million. Still, we can't cry over a $109 million opening.

http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/06/20/box-office-report-toy-story-breaks-records-jonah-hex-lands-in-eighth-place/

Beautywickedlover, you realize that it's not Monday yet, this is still the weekend, and the movie is on track to beat Shrek. It's only 2:22 ET, there's a lot of tickets yet to be bought.

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Beautywickedlover, you realize that it's not Monday yet, this is still the weekend, and the movie is on track to beat Shrek. It's only 2:22 ET, there's a lot of tickets yet to be bought.

No, that's their weekend estimate. While it won't have as big an opening weekend as Shrek 3, I guarantee you it will have more "legs" and ultimately gross more money than Shrek (which had a steep dropoff after week 1).

I just saw it and I am still crying. What a beautiful, beautiful movie. As another person who's just graduated from high school, this really hit home. I can vividly remember watching Toy Story almost every day, and counting down the days to see the second one in theatres and finally seeing it. For this movie to finally have come out, especially at this time, is just...well I really can't describe it. I didn't think I would be this emotional but it really got me. I know there are still many more movies to come this year, but to me, this is the Best Picture of the year without a doubt.

I am going to have nightmares about that monkey and the incinerator scene.

I saw the movie with my mom today for her birthday. Eight years ago my mom helped me pack for college, so I definitely lost it when Andy's mom says to him "I just wish I could always be there for you." And seeing Andy say goodbye to his toys was just beautiful. He could not chosen a more perfect child to give them to.

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Saw it over the weekend, in full blowout 3D Imax, and was blown away. Pure moviegoing bliss. I was actively blubbering during the big furnace sequence, thank God the sound was so loud.

This is what movies can do. Provoke laughter and tears and sheer delight. Thank God for Pixar.

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Not since Cameron's ALIENS have I seen such a satisfying sequel. It manages to work in tandem with the first two films -- not a single element fails to track emotionally -- and yet stand on its own. Perfection. What startled me is how moving it is at the very start... Five minutes in...

SPOILER

The opening is fast-paced, as exciting as any teaser in a Bond film. And then we find out it's in Andy's imagination. And we get those home movies of little Andy and his toys, and I was already in tears. And the trick Woody sets up to phone Andy and make him look at the toys is poignant and pitch-perfect. Immediately we know we're in for a desperate struggle between the grip of the past and the necessity of moving on. The start sets the tone for the entire film -- an unsurpassed blend of emotion, thrills, character detail and visual brilliance.

Only Wall-e has come close to this kind of honest manipulation of genuine feeling. The film is the perfect final chapter, and as the NY Times review stated, the three are a meditation on loss and impermannce. The incinerator sequence, much discussed in this thread, as it should be, is daring in its display of -- well, odd for toys -- humanity. It's stunning -- the illustration that this band of plastic and metal and cloth creations are indeed a family who must face their fate together. They are all touchingly heroic in that moment, and it's played with enormous compassion. Is it too fightening for young kids? I don't think so, because the ll o'clock spot with the claw is a breathtaking plot twist that plays off an iconic moment in the first film. Kids will be frightened, but the movie allows them to overcome the fear.

I wouldn't withhold this film from any child who can sit in the theater an hour and 38 minutes. It's wrenching in places -- the one noted above, but always loving and devoid of cynicism. It's earnestness -- daring concept in 2010 -- makes it a one of a kind. It's witty, clever and filled with zingers. But the humor has an underlying appreciation for all "living" things, underscored by the honest depiction of the cylce of life.

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Updated On: 6/21/10 at 07:26 PM

Auggie, I don't know if you were referring to my post, but I have absolutely no problem with young children seeing this movie. I was just shocked that as a rational adult, I was still having such a strong reaction to the scary scenes. During the final sequence from the dumpster to the claw, I was on the edge of my seat more than I have been at any action scene in a "grown up" movie.

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Just brilliant in every way. A very satisfying trilogy.

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I know we still have 6 months to go, but I think we might have the very first animated film to win the Best Picture award here. I really do.

Not sure it was supposed to be funny. That one line is the pivotal point in Lot'so's turn to evil.

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another scene i loved... during the credits... the toys doing Romeo and Juliet... that was genius!