A fantastic children's film that adults can enjoy just as much!

Rating: 10/10 (29 December 2010)

When I heard that there was going to be a sequel to the first Toy Story I assumed it was going to be a straight to video film designed to separate parents from their money but as I'd not seen the first film, thinking I was too old for it I wasn't that bothered. When I finally saw those two films I realised I was wrong on both counts; they were great films suitable for all ages and the second managed to surpass the first in my opinion. Given how great they were I was keen to see the final film of the trilogy too. This time I went in with high expectations and was not disappointed; once again we had an exciting story filled with great characters that can be enjoyed by young and old alike.
As the time between the films passed Andy, the toys' owner, has aged and now aged seventeen he is getting ready to leave home for college and must decide whether he wants to take his possessions with him, store them in the attic or throw them away. He decides he can't be separated from Woody but the other toys are to be kept in the attic. Unfortunately his mother sees that he has put them in a bin bag so puts then to be thrown away. Woody rescues them but they believe they are unwanted so jump at the opportunity to be donated to a day-care centre where they believe they will be happy as they are played with all day long. Unfortunately they are allocated to a room full of wild children who keep damaging their toys and when they try to move to a different room Lotso, the cuddly toy, who decides which to goes where insists that the new toys get sacrificed to the younger children so he and his friends can have an easy life. Once again the toys must figure out a way to escape and get home; although they have no idea what they will do when they get there as Andy will still be going to college.
The story may be about toys but they are all fine characters who most viewers will have grown to care about over the course of the series; Woody and Buzz will always be the stars but cowgirl Jessie is almost as important and even minor characters like the strange green alien toys are a lot of fun. Lotso makes a great villain; I liked how he seems too nice and cuddly at first but was in fact bitter and twisted. The voice actors did a fine job; they all gave character to the toys without the viewer thinking 'that is so-and-so talking'. As one would expect from Pixar the animation was some of the best that I've seen and the story was full of thrills, laughs, a few genuinely scary moments and a bitter sweet ending that may induce tears from some viewers. If you have children I'd certainly recommend this unless they are very young and even if you don't it is more entertaining than most films for solely for adults.