Toy Story 3,Heart warming and funny, definitely a classic

Rating: 9/10 (19 June 2010)

The plot summary goes something like this. Andy is going off to college and is no longer interesting in playing with toys. He chooses to take Woody (voice of Tom Hanks) with him and leaves Buzz Lightyear (voice of Tim Allen), Jessie (voice of Joan Cusack), Mr. Potato Head (voice of Don Rickles), Mrs. Potato Head (voice of Estelle Harris), Rex (voice of Wallace Shawn), Barbie (voice of Jodie Benson), Aliens (voice of Jeff Pidgeon, Hamm (voice of John Ratzenberger), Slinky Dog (voice of Blake Clark), and Bullseye (non speaking) behind to be put in the attic. The attic toys mistakenly wind up going to a local daycare. They are thrilled about the move, because they are under the impression that Andy doesn't want them because of the mistaken voyage. But soon they find out it is not always greener on the other side. They are constantly abused by the younger children and they are soon under the power of the great Lotso (voice of Ned Beatty and his right hand man Ken (voice of Michael Keaton), followed by the giant, freakish, lazy eyed, non speaking toddler. They find themselves being held prisoner there and Woody must come to their rescue. Woody and the gang must race against time to free themselves from the evil Lotso and crew so that they can get home before Andy leaves for college.
The theme for Toy Story 3 is things aren't always what they seem and that you shouldn't jump to conclusions. Love is unconditional! Not that Andy is going away to college and the toys start feeling like they are useless, they find themselves having a hard time dealing with what they knew to be inevitable the whole time. They knew there would come a day where Andy would grow up and leave home and then they would be thrown out or store away somewhere. Woody was not pleased with what reality had in store for him but as a faithful toy he knew what he had to do. Andy's other toys (Buzzlightyear, Jessie, and Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head, Rex, Aliens, Hamm, Slinky Dog, Bullseye) and new member Barbie (Andy's sister's old toy) think that Andy doesn't care about them anymore and they want to move on. They are not content with being some old used toy that is going to wait around for Andy. They want to be loved and played with. They would not be happy just sitting in the attic to just be thrown out one day. They end up accidentally getting tossed into the garbage. They don't realize this is an accident and soon find them eager to be taken to a nearby orphanage to get dropped off. Woody tells them over and over again that it is all a mistake and that Andy loves them. Jessie insists that they are not loved and are looking forward to going to the day care. They realize that Woody was right and now they may never see Andy again.
Another example of theme would be once they get to the daycare; the kids are mean and play rough with them. There so called new friends that they meet there turn on them and things are way worse than they ever imagined. They knew that they should have listened to Woody and they wouldn't have been in this mess. They should have also trusted in their long time friend Andy.
I think that the lighting and angles of subjective view of the characters through the majority of the movie kept you involved and made you really feel what the characters felt. It heightened emotion and as embarrassing as it is to say that I cried over an animated movie, I must admit it. The dialogue and lighting used on the scene where Andy and his mother say their goodbyes and he assures her that he will always be with her no matter where they are in the world was really touching.
This movie is by far the best of all the other Toy Story movies and from my understanding may be the last. I strongly suggest you go see this movie. It has a good story line and is filled with suspense, action, drama, adult humor as well as all around humor, sadness and real life lessons. It is an all around great movie for any age and is terrific for families. It is also definitely worth the money to see it in the theater. I didn't see it in 3D because it was not an option and I hate wearing those glasses. I do think it is available in some places. Big thumbs up on this one!