So yeah, I saw Toy Story 3 last night with yamikonumber7. Saw it in iMax format and 3D, which really was a nice little gravy but didn't really make or break my opinion of the movie...like with Up, after awhile I totally forgot that the 3D was there.


Bottom line: GO SEE IT! Every time Pixar does a TS sequel there's always a part of me that worries "Oh no, sequel movie, how can they possibly make it live up to what's come before?" But TS3 more than satisfies. It seemed like it brought the whole franchise full-circle, tying in the themes they set up from the start (family and purpose, fear of abandonment/uselessness), and would be the best place to end the series. And even though it treads familiar ground (Toys worry that they're going to be neglected or forgotten! They go on an epic adventure to get back to Andy in time!) it still felt new.

I don't know if it was the "best" of the series (that may have to go to TS2 for me), but it was most definitely the most intense. Holy cow. Inbetween all the laughs at the jokes (and there were many laughs), there were parts where I was literally yelling in terror. Like that DAMN MONKEY. OMG I knew that monkey would be evil, because those monkeys are always evil, but that was a flipping horrifying monkey. That monkey and Alma totally convince me that Pixar could probably pull off the first (and best) ever 3D animated horror film if they ever tried it. Also, I always knew I hated those realistic baby dolls. 8(

Probably the most intense part was the climax at the city dump...the whole audience applauded at the part with THE CLAAAAAAW! And yes, I cried at the end, when Andy was giving his toys away to Bonnie and explaining to her how special each one is. That was just so adorable and so heartbreaking all at once.

As a random aside, I love the way that Pixar was able to pick up on random small behaviors for the human character to make them seem even more human...the way Bonnie's mother strokes her daughter's hair when Bonnie is hiding behind her, the way Andy wheels himself across his room in his computer chair the way an exasperated teenager actually does, etc.


So yeah, definitely go see this one...3D or 2D, either's fine. I'd go see it again. XD

Drawing: Still the same

Writing: Not much

Days until BBS release: 78