When, over the course of multiple movies, you develop a deep emotional connection to certain big-screen characters, something else grows with that connection.
Dread.
Why? Well, as George Lucas proved, it only takes two hours to destroy that connection. And when Pixar announced that their next movie would be Toy Story 3, I was torn. On the one hand, who wouldn’t want to spend another amazing ninety minutes with Woody, Buzz and the gang? On the other hand, it could be another Phantom Menace.
So, as I donned my 3-D glasses, I hoped for the former and steeled myself against the latter.
I needed never to have worried.
Like every other Pixar movie, Toy Story 3 invests its computer-generated actors, both human and toy, with more real emotion and genuine character than most anything else in the cineplex. The cast is familiar, if you’ve seen either of the first two films. And the new voices (including Ned Beatty, Michael Keaton, Whoopi Goldberg and Teddy Newton) all make a richly diverse group of talent even more impressive.
I won’t go into story details here, for fear of ruining anyone’s movie experience. But I will say two quick things. One, the opening sequence may be the most inventive and entertaining segment of any Toy Story film. It delivers the imagination, the creativity and the heart that makes every moment of the franchise such a joy. And two…well, let’s just leave it at one. The less I tell you about this movie, the better.
The only negative I can find in Toy Story 3 lies in the simple fact that it’s probably the last chance we’ll have to feel that connection with these amazing characters.
amen, brother. you might add that another good thing is that those 3D specs help conceal the blubbering tears of a middle-aged man…
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I wasn’t crying, those were allergies that made my eyes red.