Proof of the old adage that money destroys art

Rating: 6/10 (18 July 2011)

It was only a matter of time before the money changers took up residence in the temple. As pioneers of a new art form (the CG feature length) Pixar had a good run but this is definitely their fall from grace.
There really was no reason for a Toy Story III in my mind although many would beg to differ. Almost everyone agrees though that Cars II was completely unnecessary and nothing more than the type of money grab Disney has become infamous for.
It was bound to happen of course. Disney itself was one of the great pioneers of a new art form in the early years of the twentieth century (animation itself) but any new medium will always suffer once it becomes profitable and industrialized. I've been a fan of Pixar since day one however so, although I knew this was inevitable, seeing this in the theatre tonight was bit of a sad moment for me.
As a humour and action packed eye-candy diversion it's still up there amongst the best of course, which is why I'll give it something and say I don't feel like I wasted the price of my ticket, but as a Pixar feature it was a major letdown. This was only enhanced by the reuse of the Toy Story universe for the "opening cartoon". (Day & Night was the last piece or inspired animation to come out of the studio in this viewer's opinion.)
The Brave trailer did look promising though so here's hoping the studio will continue to release some story driven gems in between the profit driven product releases.