★★★★Directed by: Lee Unkrich
Written by: John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich & Michael Arndt
I saw Toy Story 3 last night with a group of friends and let me tell you, it was brilliant. It had so much heart, and while I didn't cry, I came closer than any 19 year old boy ever should, at quite a few moments throughout the film. *Spoilers* There was one part that, when the toys where facing what they thought was certain death, they all just stopped, looked at each and slowly joined hands one by one and waited for the inevitable. It was so touching, and also I think very mature in terms of the themes. Accepting your own death like that is a theme that goes far beyond a regular kinds movie. There a quite a few moments like in this film, although they did it well so that the more mature content would kind of drift over the younger viewers heads, while still being entertaining enough for them not to be bored or confused by it. I mean, they are just kids after all... The character of 'Big Baby' draws heavily from the stereotypical classic horror symbol of the creepy child's doll, and is another example of much more matured content, while not being too scary for the kids, but is enough for the adults to say "oh yes, I see what they are doing there, very clever".
The humour too was great in this film, again for children and adults alike. 'Ken' was a wonderful new addition to the Toy Story family, and the source of a lot of the film's humour, supplied mostly by the constant references to him possibly being gay; "I'm not a girls toy! Seriously, why do you guys keep saying that?". Buzz Lightyear's Spanish/crab dance to woo Jessie was another hilarious moment for me.
I should also note that I saw this films in 3D. Now I know there are those people that will be all; "3D is so silly and doesn't make any difference", but I think it was really cool, so there.
All of these things make Toy Story 3 a marvellous film, that I really enjoyed and really does appeal to ALL ages.
So stay tunes folks, more movies to come!
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