Rating: G
Movie Release Date: June 18, 2010
DVD Release Date: TBD
Plot 411: Andy is off to college and the toys are afraid they'll be tosssed into the trash or be left behind.
Review: I haven't watched the Toy Story series in a really long time, and I'm not even sure if I ever watched the second film. However, I had passes to the premiere of the third installment so I said, "what the heck?" The screening was in 3D, which was a nice surprise. The theater was also rolling out some new technology, having just renovated this particular auditorium with new speakers and a huge screen. The seats were all leatherish (I don't know if it was real leather or some kind of vinyl) and not cloth. In any case, I thought they should've made the seats wider if they were gonna totally redo the auditorium. It'd be like watching a movie at home on your couch if they had. Also, whatever they did to enhance the visual experience was awesome because the new 3D was pretty great. Anyway, the main premise of the film was that Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz (Tim Allen) and the rest of the toys were being boxed up as Andy prepared for college. Their worst fear, being dumped in the trash, happens when Andy's mom mistakes his garbage bag for real garbage. The toys manage to sneak away and head off toward a pre-school as donations. Thinking this is a better option than the dumpster, the toys soon want to reconsider that line of thinking. The movie was well-written and dealt with issues like growing up, growing old, love, friendship, the meaning of life and death. Pretty heavy stuff for an animated film for kids. It definitely works though. This is probably one of the best cartoon movies I've seen in a long time. I'd even say it was better than Up.
Watch It: For a wonderfully developed plot and the same characters you've grown to love as your own toys.
Skip It: If you maybe would like to watch the first two before seeing this movie. I think I'll probably go back and try to watch the them and compare.
Movie Release Date: June 18, 2010
DVD Release Date: TBD
Plot 411: Andy is off to college and the toys are afraid they'll be tosssed into the trash or be left behind.
Review: I haven't watched the Toy Story series in a really long time, and I'm not even sure if I ever watched the second film. However, I had passes to the premiere of the third installment so I said, "what the heck?" The screening was in 3D, which was a nice surprise. The theater was also rolling out some new technology, having just renovated this particular auditorium with new speakers and a huge screen. The seats were all leatherish (I don't know if it was real leather or some kind of vinyl) and not cloth. In any case, I thought they should've made the seats wider if they were gonna totally redo the auditorium. It'd be like watching a movie at home on your couch if they had. Also, whatever they did to enhance the visual experience was awesome because the new 3D was pretty great. Anyway, the main premise of the film was that Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz (Tim Allen) and the rest of the toys were being boxed up as Andy prepared for college. Their worst fear, being dumped in the trash, happens when Andy's mom mistakes his garbage bag for real garbage. The toys manage to sneak away and head off toward a pre-school as donations. Thinking this is a better option than the dumpster, the toys soon want to reconsider that line of thinking. The movie was well-written and dealt with issues like growing up, growing old, love, friendship, the meaning of life and death. Pretty heavy stuff for an animated film for kids. It definitely works though. This is probably one of the best cartoon movies I've seen in a long time. I'd even say it was better than Up.
Watch It: For a wonderfully developed plot and the same characters you've grown to love as your own toys.
Skip It: If you maybe would like to watch the first two before seeing this movie. I think I'll probably go back and try to watch the them and compare.
