I love when things don't disappoint you

Rating: 10/10 (17 February 2011)

because we know that in life, most things are not as good as they're hyped up to be. Fast food is never as juicy as the commercials make it appear. Cars look as good in real life as they do in commercials for about a month. Medical products show people relaxing on the beach while in real life, many people take one pill to counter the effects of the other pill.
Toy Story 3 has no ill-effects. It may cause nostalgia, tears, laughs, generosity, optimism, and happiness. Nothing there that I don't want. There are many films which remain long past their welcome-does anyone like Rocky 6? Saw V? Police Academy VI? Several franchises sustained the energy necessary for three excellent films-among them "Lord of the Rings", "Austin Powers" (barely), "Indiana Jones" (though it slipped severely in attempting to make a fourth film), and "Star Wars". Add Toy Story to that list. This film has all the heart, the great story, the fantastic animation, and the great voice work which made the first two films so loved. This film, indeed, flawlessly adds new, well-fleshed out characters while not giving short shrift to characters we have come to know and love.
This film sees Andy going off to college and the toys conflicted about their place in his life. They have different outlooks on the possible fates they anticipate enjoying, but ultimately their fate is appropriately decided and again, I really don't see how anyone could have a problem with this film. It should be satisfying to everyone with a pulse.
Voice work, as mentioned, from all performers, is excellent, and director Lee Unkrich has paced the story just right. I think the most credit, however, goes to writers John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, and Lee Unkrich, and screenplay writer Michael Arndt.