"They're making Toy Story 3? You're kidding, right?"

Rating: 9/10 (30 August 2010)

If you're like me, you still remember being totally captivated by Toy Story when it came out in 1995. The animation, the characters, the plot, everything. Toy Story 2 I really don't have an opinion on. It was an above average animated movie as I recall, but it couldn't match its predecessor's awesomeness. Now, in 2010, I hear Toy Story 3 is coming out. First reaction: "Aw sh*t, not again.."
Regardless of my prejudice towards Toy Story 3, I saw it. Mostly because of all the hype. I didn't want to be left out of the loop. Having seen it, do I think it's the 12th best movie ever, in the history of film? Better than Casablanca, Fight Club and Memento for example? No, not really. While it's a very good movie in my opinion, I still think it's slightly overrated.
That said, the reason I'm giving it a 9/10 is simply that while the plot, the character progression and the witty dialog would earn it an 8/10 in my books, Pixar has been able to do something that no other company has ever done. They've made the Toy Story brand so strong that they can still make a grown man cry like a baby, watching some fictional goddamn toys! The last quarter of the movie was like Schindler's list all over again (crying-wise. You get the point), except this time the movie wasn't a true story about a man putting his life on the line saving total strangers from certain death, it was about toys escaping from a freaking kindergarten!
Pixar has, once again, shown the world why they're the best at what they do, and set the bar pretty high for all the competition. Toy Story 3 has all the qualities a great animated movie should have, and while I don't think it deserves the 12th spot on the top 250 movies -list, I think it's one of the best animated movies I've seen, with only Toy Story in all it's nostalgia, and WALL-E as it's main competitors.
Pixar, I salute thee.. Again.