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Toy Story 3
Woody, Buzz and the gang are back for Disney/Pixar's third (and probably final) Toy Story adventure.
The toys are dumped in a daycare centre after their owner, Andy, departs for college. There they meet a bunch of new pals, not including Ken (as in Barbie & Ken). Voiced by Michael Keaton, Ken isn't the simple-minded, fun-loving guy you might imagine but rather a vain narcissist.
This installment is written by Michael Arndt, the scribe of Little Miss Sunshine.
Starring Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Don Rickles, Ned Beatty, Estelle Harris
Directed by Lee Unkrich ('Finding Nemo', 'Monsters Inc.', 'Toy Story 2')
Written by Michael Arndt
Studio Disney Pixar
Festivals & Awards Best Animated Film at the 2011 Academy Awards, Golden Globes and BAFTAs.
Family, Comedy, Animated, Adventure | 1hr 48mins | Rated (G) | Origin: USA | Official Site »
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5
In 1999, the first Toy Story sequel wowed audiences by expanding upon 1995’s original to become something even more thrilling, funny and involving. Eleven years later, the third, and likely final, instalment caps off a remarkably strong trilogy. With great relief, the much-anticipated Toy Story 3 truly is top-shelf family entertainment.
Broad enough to please a wide age-bracket (from current kids to adults who have grown up with the characters), the third adventure nonetheless touches on unsettling themes – mortality, regret and moving forward with life. It makes sense that the film was penned by Michael Arndt, whose Little Miss Sunshine provided a similar balance of mirth and melancholy. There’s a new character, in particular, whose desperate bitterness would feel right at home in a Coen brothers flick.
Taking the guise of a prison-escape scenario, the plot offers plenty of opportunity for miniaturised hijinks, chugging along with momentum until a genuinely surprising climax (not yet revealed in any advertising). This takes the characters into unsettling, armrest-gripping territory that might upset the very young.
A trilogy that has spanned 15 years understandably wraps up in a moving way (bring tissues) but let’s not suggest that this movie is anything but a riot. A highlight is Michael Keaton voicing Ken (the glittered yin to Barbie’s yang) – his every line and gesture is pure gold.
As to where this one places in Pixar’s repertoire, well, it might not be as ambitious as WALL-E or Up but it builds on a strong base and reaches new heights. Clever animation, inventive direction, and canny comic timing means Toy Story 3 is hugely satisfying.
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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
This is a jolly, slapstick comedy, lacking the almost eerie humanity that infused the earlier “Toy Story” sagas, and happier with action and jokes than with characters and emotions.
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Christchurch Press (Margaret Agnew)
This terrific trilogy topper does all the things you want it to, with laughs, danger and action, starting off with a neat introduction of a Wild West adventure taking place in Andy's youthful imagination.
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Empire (UK)
5
A kids’ movie for grown-ups. A grown-up movie for kids. Exactly what you’d expect — and hope for — from the latest, and we’re guessing final, Woody and Buzz adventure.
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Hollywood Reporter
Woody, Buzz and playmates make a thoroughly engaging, emotionally satisfying return.
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Los Angeles Times
This film becomes the kind of love note to movies we want and need.
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New York Times
As sweet, as touching, as humane a movie as you are likely to see this summer.
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NZ Herald (Russell Baillie)
5
As great as its predecessors and then some
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Time (USA)
An instant classic.
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Total Film (UK)
5
One of the best films of the year, Pixar’s long-awaited latest scores in every department. Funny, affecting and dramatically fearless, it’s as fine a threequel as you could hope for. Bring tissues – lots of tissues.
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Variety (USA)
This tertiary adventure delivers welcome yet nonessential fun, landing well after its creators have grown up and succeeded toying with more sophisticated stories.
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