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

[elphabelle07]

Posted: 6/20/10 at 3:55am

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!

[ActingIsLovee]

Posted: 6/20/10 at 12:58pm

I saw this last night (9:50 showing, so there were maybe 5 kids in the audience.) I can't wait for it to come out on dvd so I can watch all three movies in sequence. I'm graduating high school this week, so I'm Andy's age, which really pulled at my heart. I left the theater wanting to dig out my boxes of old Barbies. I pretty much agree with everything in this thread. I also got very angry that Lotso could really be so evil.

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 6/20/10 at 1:55pm

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/

[romantico]

Posted: 6/20/10 at 1:56pm

Slightly off topic,but I think this is amazing!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbD5ke7xqww&feature=

[Pippin]

Posted: 6/20/10 at 2:22pm

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.

[AwesomeDanny]

Posted: 6/20/10 at 7:12pm

I saw this movie this morning, and I loved it. I haven't seen a disney/pixar movie since I was nine, so I was surprised that the jokes still appealed to me. The Barbie and Ken scenes were hilarious and one of the highlights. I did not expect Buzz to go into Spanish mode. Considering the fact that the theater was almost entirely kids with their parents, I was kind of surprised hearing only the adults laugh.

I have to agree with everything people have been saying here. In the incinerator scene, when they hold hands, they really had me thinking they would die. It was so touching when they all held hands. The end sequence in which he gives the toys to the girl made it so hard to hold back tears, but I managed not to cry. My eyes are watering just thinking about that scene right now. That was such a perfect ending to a great movie series.

I haven't seen either of the first two movies in so many years. All I could remember about the plot of those movies was that in the first one, Andy loved playing with Woody, and then Buzz became the new obsession. I could only remember the characters. I think it's a big accomplishment to make the final movie have a closing sequence honoring all of the characters, and do it in a way that is moving not only to the people who continue watching the movies regularly, but to a person who had little previous knowledge of the movies. After all, when I saw the first two movies, I was too young to really follow a plot!

[adamgreer]

Posted: 6/20/10 at 7:41pm

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).

[jasonf]

Posted: 6/20/10 at 10:13pm

I loved the film like everyone else - don't have much to add, except I haven't seen anyone mention the short before the movie. How great was that??? I didn't think the 3D was as necessary for TS3, but it was BRILLIANT in the short!

[alliez92092]

Posted: 6/20/10 at 11:20pm

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.

[mominator]

Posted: 6/20/10 at 11:49pm

Just got home from seeing it (yes I cried and so did BGG) Once we were home we headed up to the attic just to say hello to some old friends. BGG found her alien (the one that talked when you squeezed the belly) It had a bit of a battery leak but RC came to the rescue and IT STILL WORKS!!! So we heard "The claw is my master" "I have been chosen" and "OOOOOH"

[gertiecummings]

Posted: 6/21/10 at 12:11am

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.

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 6/21/10 at 1:32am

Just saw it tonight. I loved it. I waited until I heard the reviews were good before I would see it. I didn't want to ruin the memories with of the originals with an awful sequel (ahem- Shrek). The tears were pouring at the end. I was so glad for the 3D glasses to hide my bloodshot eyes when I left the theatre.

This is totally silly, but I freaked out during Ken's fashion show because I had one of the outfits he tried on. It was black spandex pants with suspenders over the yellow shirt. I think it was supposed to be a fast food restaurant uniform- I vaguely remember a glittery hamburger decal on the shirt. The fact that the animators actually went into the detail of creating exact outfits actually sold for Ken only made me love the movie and this series even more.

But oh my god, the furnace scene was like Bambi's mom all over again! And that monkey and baby were pretty twisted characters for a Disney movie! I was disturbed- I can't imagine what a 4 year old would think!

I haven't seen a disney/pixar movie since I was nine

Please tell me you're 10. Why would you not see any Disney/Pixar movies? They've released some of the best movies of the past decade!

[Roscoe]

Posted: 6/21/10 at 9:28am

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.

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 6/21/10 at 4:21pm

The overall weekend gross was a little higher than expected. It may have had a little boost yesterday since it was a holiday. The movie opened with $110,307,189.

http://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2010&wknd=25&p=.htm

It still had the biggest opening weekend for a movie in June and had tenth best opening weekend for a movie overall.

http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/

http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/month/?mo=06&p=.htm



Updated On: 11/16/10 at 04:21 PM

[Auggie27]

Posted: 6/21/10 at 7:26pm

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.

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

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 6/21/10 at 8:01pm

Just got back from seeing it. I can't add too much more than what has all ready been mentioned here, but it was PERFECTION. Loved every frame of it.

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 6/21/10 at 8:11pm

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.

[romantico]

Posted: 6/21/10 at 8:21pm

I knew I was gonna love the movie when I saw the kidnapped Trolls on the runaway train during the opening sequence.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 6/22/10 at 1:11am

Just brilliant in every way. A very satisfying trilogy.

[eatlasagna]

Posted: 6/22/10 at 5:26pm

other things I don't thing others mentioned in this thread:

the mention of Weezy and Bo Peep being donated.. that was sad

Mr. Potato Head as a tortilla was freaking FANTASTIC!!!!

Mr. Potato Head's line at the end... "Jessie was right, she was wrong" was awesome!

Bozo the Clown toy was hilarious... loved his introduction on the window sill

the toys saying how much they loved Barbie's handwriting only for it to be Ken's

The Glow Worm (loved this toy) reaction to seeing "ken" wearing high heels

man I loved this movie! The little girl Bonnie was cute at the end when she was scared to meet Andy

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/22/10 at 5:30pm

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.

[seaweedjstubbs]

Posted: 6/23/10 at 12:33am

Just saw the movie last night! AMAZING!!! I really can't add much more to everything that's been said here. I thought that no Pixar villian could be as evil as Charles Muntz in UP, but that damn bear is definately more evil than any villian I can think of!

I do have a question though

*SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER*



During the flashback scene with Lotso, Big Baby, and the clown, did anyone else laugh when the clown said "No, she only replaced you!" I'm still trying to figure out if that was supposed to be funny or not. I thought the way he said it was HILARIOUS!

[SNAFU]

Posted: 6/23/10 at 12:45am

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

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 6/23/10 at 12:49am

I didn't laugh but I mentally said "That's right, BITCH!"

[eatlasagna]

Posted: 6/23/10 at 2:14am

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