The guys at Disney Pixar are GENIUS!

Rating: 10/10 (22 July 2010)

To put this review in perspective, I am 26 y/o. My fiancé is 28, and we went to see this together last night (forewarned that we may need tissues - which we both did!).
**There be (tiny) spoilers ahead, so please don't read on if you don't want any inkling of what's in store for you. Suffice to say, we thought TS3 is an absolute triumph and I guarantee that you're going to love it!** Firstly, the "Day & Night" short. Seriously, Pixar was just showing off! They knew they needed to be better at 3D than pretty much everybody else, and they are. The short was crazy - I haven't seen 2D and 3D mixed like that before, and to do it so expertly was gobsmacking. So, once we saw that, we knew TS3 was going to be GOOD.
We recently went to see Shrek 4 and thought that, in order to make the characters seem fresh and exciting, Dreamworks basically resorted to giving the entire cast a personality transplant. So we were delighted that Pixar, who have clearly won the battle of the 3D animation giants with Toy Story 3, stayed true to the characters and their personalities as well as their standard of high quality story-telling, clever dialogue and excellent direction, and still managed to keep it fresh, exciting, emotive, and entertaining.
The themes running through the film are similar to those in the previous 2: loyalty, abandonment, friendship, ownership, new beginnings, journeys and getting that all-important play-time! But you don't feel like you've seen it all before. On this note I'm glad they didn't stick with "Demo" Buzz for very long, while "Spanish" Buzz has me in fits of giggles even a day later (whatever happens do NOT leave the cinema until the end of the credits!).
Secondary and new characters were surprisingly well-developed (Dreamworks should take a few notes I think) and even the 'baddies' had understandable feelings and motives while being just menacing enough. I personally felt sorry for the slightly sinister baby, and was happy to hear baby gurgles at the end after that hilarious raspberry! He doesn't say a word in the whole film, but I still cared about that baby toy. That says a whole lot about the sheer mastery of Pixar's storytelling, which had me gripped, laughing, excited, tense, sympathetic, empathetic, and a whole gamut of emotions you just don't think one film can make you feel, but somehow TS3 does.
It's been a while since one movie made me feel so much in such a short time; a very long time since the audience remained in the theatre for the credits, and even longer since the audience applauded at the end of the movie. I left feeling a little sad (poor Andy, not having ANY toys anymore!), but happy, very satisfied and a little awed by the whole experience. It really was that good, and that moving, and that entertaining. If it's not one of the greatest movies of all time, let alone animations, I think there's no justice in the world.
Should there be a TS4? I thought Bonnie was cute, the perfect person to receive Andy's legacy, and her existing toys are funny and sweet. Personally I would love to see more of Mr Pricklepants the thespian, and Bonnie was so adorable it'd be lovely to get into some of her games. But even if there isn't a 4th movie you know that all the toys are going to be happy with her, and have some awesome supernatural adventures! This is definitely going into my DVD collection - I'd buy it for the Buzz/Jessie paso alone. Whoever thought of a matador-posing, paso-dancing Buzz should get a pay raise because that was inspired.
Honestly, the best movie I've seen in AGES. Go see it, and you'll love it like pretty much everyone else lol Will be watching the Oscars with interest...