Buzz Lightyear is an excellent dancer
Alternate title: Disney is out to make pack rats of us all!
Just saw Toy Story 3, and it was excellent! I think #2 might be better still, but #3 was an outstanding film of its own right.
As you can probably imagine, the story is a lot more melancholy this time around. Only a few toys remain of Andy's collection, and now they are anxious of their own fates as Andy prepares to go to college. Will they be donated? Sold? Kept in the attic? Thrown away? Right off the bat, abandonment is the key theme of the film, and it starts the movie off on a pretty sad note. Not as bad as Up!, mind you.
This is the first time Barbie meets Ken, and his introduction caused nearly every parent in the theater to burst their seams with laughter. It has to be seen to be believed. Ken is, in a word, ridiculous. He steals just about every scene he's in, and his fashion montage is glorious. Or as he'd say, "Groovy and cool!"
I have to say, Spanish Buzz Lightyear was a RIOT. Not only were his spaceman antics hysterical, but his romancing of Jesse was a HOOT. You have to see it to believe it.
The biggest surprise of the film to me was a guest appearance by Totoro! Yes, the one and only Ghibli mascot. I'm not sure how many people in the audience got the reference, but I wish one of my nerdier friends was with me so I could have pointed and whispered "It's Totoro!"
The last thing that really impressed me was how far Pixar's film making has come since the original Toy Story. You can really see it in the human characters. Their skin no longer looks like plastic. It looks fleshy and warm, and you can even see Andy's pores now. Their movements are so much more fluid and natural now, showcasing how much Pixar's animators have learned in the intervening years. Even the toys, plastic as they are, have more detail in their textures and the lighting has significantly improved.
Overall, it's a very good film and a worthy conclusion to the Toy Story series that we all knew was coming. You may have varying levels of preference for Pixar's films, but they have not made a "bad" film yet and Toy Story 3 is most certainly not bad by a long shot.
Also, I simply cannot describe the short film "Day and Night" before the movie. It's very artsy and has to be seen to understand it.
Just saw Toy Story 3, and it was excellent! I think #2 might be better still, but #3 was an outstanding film of its own right.
As you can probably imagine, the story is a lot more melancholy this time around. Only a few toys remain of Andy's collection, and now they are anxious of their own fates as Andy prepares to go to college. Will they be donated? Sold? Kept in the attic? Thrown away? Right off the bat, abandonment is the key theme of the film, and it starts the movie off on a pretty sad note. Not as bad as Up!, mind you.
This is the first time Barbie meets Ken, and his introduction caused nearly every parent in the theater to burst their seams with laughter. It has to be seen to be believed. Ken is, in a word, ridiculous. He steals just about every scene he's in, and his fashion montage is glorious. Or as he'd say, "Groovy and cool!"
I have to say, Spanish Buzz Lightyear was a RIOT. Not only were his spaceman antics hysterical, but his romancing of Jesse was a HOOT. You have to see it to believe it.
The biggest surprise of the film to me was a guest appearance by Totoro! Yes, the one and only Ghibli mascot. I'm not sure how many people in the audience got the reference, but I wish one of my nerdier friends was with me so I could have pointed and whispered "It's Totoro!"
The last thing that really impressed me was how far Pixar's film making has come since the original Toy Story. You can really see it in the human characters. Their skin no longer looks like plastic. It looks fleshy and warm, and you can even see Andy's pores now. Their movements are so much more fluid and natural now, showcasing how much Pixar's animators have learned in the intervening years. Even the toys, plastic as they are, have more detail in their textures and the lighting has significantly improved.
Overall, it's a very good film and a worthy conclusion to the Toy Story series that we all knew was coming. You may have varying levels of preference for Pixar's films, but they have not made a "bad" film yet and Toy Story 3 is most certainly not bad by a long shot.
Also, I simply cannot describe the short film "Day and Night" before the movie. It's very artsy and has to be seen to understand it.