OK, But Far Below My Expectations

Rating: 5/10 (8 January 2011)

Toy Story 3 has gotten nothing but excellent reviews. Everyone says that it is phenomenal in every way. At the time I am writing this, it's the highest rated Pixar movie here on IMDb.
I have been very impressed with several of Pixar's newer films. I thought Cars, Ratatouille, and WALL-E were all great. Up disappointed me by having forgettable and stupid action in the second half of the movie. Unfortunately, Toy Story 3 disappoints me in exactly the same way. Most of the second half of the movie is fairly forgettable and irrelevant to the original plot.
To compliment the movie, most of it is well-written, humorous, and has great voice acting. The ending is really nice, too. Unfortunately, there are several big scenes that were disappointing. Towards the second half of the movie, the plot begins to drift away from the compelling idea of the toys needing to get back to their owner to the generic "good vs. evil" battle. I found this to be unfitting and far less entertaining than the beginning of the film.
The climax of the film is fairly evil and intense, which surprised me. I can easily see little kids getting scared by what I thought was going to be a truly all-ages film. (This movie definitely should have been rated PG.) I also felt that by having the evil character not redeem himself, the movie teaches a bad message.
For Toy Story and Pixar fans, Toy Story 3 is probably worth watching. If you loved Up, you will probably love this movie just as much if not more. But don't think that this is a perfect movie for the whole family. It might be quite scary for young kids, and I don't think most adults will appreciate it much.
Hopefully, this will be the last Pixar film that hurts itself with generic action and an overly evil character. Toy Story 3 is certainly not a bad film, but I know Pixar can do much better.