I was definitely in a cartoony mood, and thanks to my friend Jen, I decided to watch TS3, since she posted something on my Facebook page a couple of days ago where it firmly implanted itself in my brain. "Thanks", Jen! (But at least it was a good PIXAR film and not a crappy movie...)
So I gave in to the temptation. Of course, the expectation when I saw the movie the first time was massive: Both of the original Toy Story films are in my 25-ish of all time, and after the (comparative) disappoint of Up, I placed a lot of hope in this third installment.
A movie like Toy Story 3 only works when it focuses on the best parts of the first two, without falling into the trap of making essentially the same movie over again, but kinda sorta different. We have the return of the original voice actors (minus Jim Varney, sadly, though replacement Blake Clark is a dead ringer), another great story, a couple of nods to the past episodes dialogue-wise, the introduction of a couple of new characters (who didn't get nearly enough screen time!) and a heavy dose of emotional attachment.
Every damn time I see this movie, I get teary-eyed at the incineration scene, and I will always always laugh at Mr.Tortilla Head and Mr. Zucchini Head, to name just a couple of the fantastic things from the film. Thank you, PIXAR, for giving us a film that can disprove the theory that no sequel can be as good as the original. Looking very forward to Toy Story 4 that will spend more time with the new toys (especially Trixie), who absolutely shine in their mere seconds onscreen.
Score: 9.5/10
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