Toy Story 3

[checkeredhat]

Just got back from the late showing.

It was FANTASTIC. I had my doubts going in, as I'm sure you all do too. But somehow, Pixar pulled it off. I actually think this is better than Toy Story 1 & 2.

It's heavier on the slapstick humour than the first two (in a good way), but its still a solid, simple story with a lot of heart. I ddn't well up quite as much as during the song in Toy Story 2, but there were two parts where I was damn near it.

I really can't believe how much I liked it. I was fully prepared to finally be let down by Pixar (I never saw Cars, so it hasn't happened yet), and instead, they delivered.

The short ahead of it, "Day & Night" was also great.

However, if you can see it without the 3D for cheaper, definitely opt to do so. The 3D added absolutely nothing to the film whatsoever, except for discomfort.

Side note: The back three rows of the theatre were entirely filled with animation students, and we all laughed our asses off. The children in the theatre were practically silent. I hate that kids these days, especially in Oakville don't seem to know how to be kids. It was the same when we saw Princess and the Frog.

 

[Hylian]

I just got done watching it and I must say I really enjoyed it as well. Also the 3d was nice but not really necessary.

 

[Hailey Knight]

Goddamn, I wanna see. I didn't they could cap Toy Story 2, but I've been told this was a perfect end to the trilogy.

Next weekend maybe...

 

[checkeredhat]

I wanna see this soooooooooo bad!!

Do so. You won't be disappointed.

I just got done watching it and I must say I really enjoyed it as well. Also the 3d was nice but not really necessary.

I know right? the 3D was barey noticeable, and I had trouble focusing at times because of it. I'd honestly prefer for it to be gimmicky. 3D is a gimmick, so use it like one, don't pretend its not!

Goddamn, I wanna see. I didn't they could cap Toy Story 2, but I've been told this was a perfect end to the trilogy.

Next weekend maybe...

That's pretty much how I felt. I didn't think there was a way to continue this series without delving into the type of territory usually occupied by direct-to-DVD sequels. And the trailers didn't instill me with that much hope. But, they had one more story to tell, clearly, because this WAS the perfect ending to the series. Pixar has successfully created a trilogy that is not just good, but excellent throughout. When was the last time we had that? Back to the Future, arguably?

 

[Hailey Knight]

What really happened...

 

[Raemon777]

Just saw it. So good. I predicated 90% of the movie within the first 15 minutes, but the remaining 10% was frickin' incredible. (And the rest was really good).

 

[Far]

I'm a big sucker for Pixar, with the quality of everything they've done it's almost a crime not to be, but I really enjoyed their latest journey into the toy box myself. Don't know who else caught it but the Totoro plush gave me a huge kick. I love great animators recognizing, acknowledging and referencing other great animators and, as an aspiring one myself, it just warmed my heart to no end.

Also I'm damn glad I had those glasses on at the end, though they weren't entirely necessary through out the film and if you have to see it without the 3D it's no big loss. Very touching. Oddly enough I think the last movie that made me tear up was Up during the montage at the beginning.


I'm not sure if it's been stated anywhere that this will be the last one but I certainly hope it is. Not because I'm tired of the characters but rather with the ending to this film and the quality through out the series itself it will go down, in my mind, as one of the most solid series in recent memory.

 

[Hailey Knight]

Pixar says that the short before Cars 2 will be a Toy Story one, but not that there will be a new movie.

I guess they needed something to get people to see Cars 2.

 

[Raemon777]

Cars 2? Seriously? I've also heard rumors about Finding Nemo 2. Are these taking up valuable "could be used for new good idea" slots in the future?

 

[Hailey Knight]

Cars 2? Seriously? I've also heard rumors about Finding Nemo 2. Are these taking up valuable "could be used for new good idea" slots in the future?

Cars 2 is Pixar's 2011 film.
Brave, a new story, is their 2012 film.
Monsters Inc 2 is 2013.

 

[Morphine]

Cars is actually the only disney-pixar movie I haven't loved. I wish they think twice and leave that "cars 2" idea in the garbage where it's supposed to be.

 

[Raemon777]

Much as I thought cars was merely "okay," the fact is I didn't really have a sense of "Pixar is mind blowingly consistently amazing" before Wall-E. Everything before then was good, but it wasn't stuff that I thought was orders of magnitude better than everything else. I think there was a bit of a paradigm shift with Ratatouille. Since then they've clearly had a goal of not merely making great movies, but making great works of art. I wasn't excited about Toy Story 3 until I actually saw it, but I am confident by now that if they are making a Cars 2, it's not just because they ran out of other good ideas, it's because they really have an awesome, artistic vision for a Cars 2 movie that absolutely deserves to be made.

I could be wrong. And I do kinda wish we'd get to see more of their creative, off beat ideas, but by now I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt.

 

[Far]

Same. While I didn't hate Cars it didn't wow me either like the others have. I'm slightly disappointed about hearing the line up. A couple years back I had heard that they were doing a movie called Newt but upon researching now it seems as though it has been more than likely scrapped. Glad to see Brave is just a title change from one of the others I heard about. Unfortunately I had also heard they were doing an adaptaion of a Philip K. Dick novel and it seems that's been lost as well. Given Pixar's success with sequels, the two that they have done anyway, I'm not really worried however I hope they don't ust start pumping them out instead of making new properties but I suppose that may have been the plan all along. Build up a stable and then milk it. I had hoped for better myself.

 

[AshburnerX]

Cars is actually the only disney-pixar movie I haven't loved. I wish they think twice and leave that "cars 2" idea in the garbage where it's supposed to be.

See, the thing about Cars is that while it didn't garner near the praise it's other movies have... it's merchandise sold like HOTCAKES. You were seeing brand new Cars stuff right up until Up came out. I'm guessing they are trying to make up some money for Up, because while it was critically claimed and did very well in the box office, it didn't have nearly the merchandise that Cars, Toy Story, or WALL-E had.

Also, I'm calling it now: Cars 2 will be about the environmental impact of having a world full of NOTHING BUT CARS AND PLANES, and their attempt to convert into hybrids/electrics. Expect to see some fat, fancy, gas guzzling car as the head of an oil company and expect him to CHUG RAW OIL.

 

[checkeredhat]

I to am really disappointed to see that Newt seems to have been scrapped. I thought that sounded like a really interesting story.
I expect Cars to be a franchise thats driven into the ground, just for the lucrative merchandising opportunities it gives Disney. So much money to be made there. I think I can stomach one subpar movie every few years as long as the rest of those years they're doing something great.

 

[Shawn]

One of the things about Cars that I just couldn't get involved with was it's complete lack of sense. A world of cars, and yet not a single one of them has the capability of making any of the buildings they use, or even themselves. It was just one of those little issues that I couldn't suspend my disbelief about. So Cars 2? I'll probably skip that one and just watch the DVD 3 years later in the same manner as the first film. I'll be there for Monsters Inc 2 though.

It would be nice to see more new stories from Pixar. With the exception of Cars they have never created a dull or unimaginative film. But of all their films I think that Wall-E has been my favorite.

I saw Toy Story 3 tonight. I enjoyed it as I figured I would. I wasn't emotionally lost into the film as some reviews have claimed would happen to anyone in touch with their humanity (Maybe I'm just a monster?), but it was well written and fun.

 

[AshburnerX]

It would be nice to see more new stories from Pixar. With the exception of Cars they have never created a dull or unimaginative film. But of all their films I think that Wall-E has been my favorite.

That's the problem with Cars: It's actually QUITE imaginative as a concept. It's just poorly written.

 

[Philosopher B.]

Funk you, Pixar! Makin' me get all weepy up in the theatre and sheeit.

For reals, though, that was proper whacked. Last time I saw a Toy Story movie in theatres, I was eleven damned years old. Feels weird to catch a new installment as - for want of a better term - an adult. I gotta say, much as I dig on Pixar, I was filled with a teensy weensy bit of trepidation. It had some over-the-top moments, and a ton of callbacks to the first two films, but on the whole, I had a damn good time. I think they might've been in danger of having a few too many characters at some point, but for real, yo, Pixar scored again.

What really happened...

Oh my stars, that's hilarious.

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Oh, yeah, and that short was bleedin' brilliant.

 

[Terrik]

I loved it and almost want to see it a second time. The ending really got me too. Great ending I　ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ．

 

[Roxxoredizorz]

Sure, I'll be the big man. I cried. I /fucking/ cried at the end.

Day and Night was awesome too.

P.S. checkerdhat, as a 3D modeler myself, I loved the animation, and was watching the details.

 

[Raemon777]

SPOILERS

I just watched it for a second time, this time with my Mom. I was expecting the movie in general to be less emotionally intense the second time through, since I already knew what was coming. For the most part I found the opposite: scenes that I knew were coming later in the movie lent a lot of gravity to earlier scenes.

Also, though I hadn't thought about it until afterwards, this is a particularly poignant movie for young college age guys to watch with their mothers. A thought also occurred to me: it's been mentioned that Toy Story is a series that has grown up with its audience. The 7 year old kids from 15 years ago are now young adults who can appreciate more action and intense scenes. I had already read and thought about that. What I had totally forgotten about is the other half of the audience: the parents of those 7 year old kids, who now are watching them go off to (or return from) college. So the whole "Andy's going to college" storyline felt a lot more important to me this time around.

Also, right afterwards we went to donate some stuff to the Salvation Army. The stuff in question wasn't toys, but it added a bit of weight to the whole experience.

I still cried through the incinerator scene, but I think a lot of it was out of reflex from the first time. Last time I thought it went on for like 5 minutes, and I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. This time the lights turned on and the claw came down right when I was barely starting to feel the moment, and I felt annoyed that the scene wasn't even MORE intense. I wanted another 30 seconds of them staring into the inferno, with shots of the objects in front of them beginning to melt, just in case there was anyone in the audience who wasn't feeling at least a part of themselves that honestly believed they were all going to die.

It was sort of interesting, though that it went by so fast the second time. The first time through, I was experiencing the moment as if I was right there with Woody et al, and the fact that I literally felt time dilation as I stared death in the face is testament to how great the scene was in the first place.

There's actually a lot of stuff that I'm unsure what to think about, (related to, among other things, the section of OSC's review where he mentions the "happy slavery" thing), but I think I've gone on long enough for now.

Anyone else have more thoughts having either seen it twice or had more time to think about it?