Toy Story 3 Makes For One Of The Finest Trilogies

Rating: Null/10 (7 November 2010)

Very rarely does a movie live up to its 'predecessors'. The 'Toy Story' sequels did it twice. I was out and out amused by 'Toy Story'. I loved 'Toy Story 2' and now the third film is just as remarkable. The talented people at Pixar know how to give gems.
For me, 'Toy Story 3' holds tremendous nostalgic value. I recognized many of the toys that I used to have as a child (and have long since been removed from shelves in toy shops). All 'Toy Story' films express the significance of toys in people's lives, like how toys help develop creativity and imagination, nurture attachments and relationships and how symbolic they are. This one shows how, as children grow up and move to different things, toys hold lesser value to them. What was once so precious to a child that he would spend hours of the day with, will eventually end up stored in a carton or thrown away. I could relate very well to the Andy character and how it was difficult for him to let go of what was so precious to him when he was a boy.
Visually, 'Toy Story 3' is just as delightful, colourful and vivacious as its prequels. It's loaded with energy. The cool gang that included Woody, Buzz, Jessie, Lotso, the Potato Heads, Rex, Hamm and friends are back for another awesome adventure. Some very interesting new characters have been introduced. The voice cast is as excellent as ever which isn't much of a surprise since it includes Tim Allen, Tom Hanks, Joan Cusack, Ned Beatty, Don Rickles, Estelle Harris, Jodi Benson, Wallace Shawn and many more.
Easily, this little gem makes 'Toy Story' one of the finest trilogies. Needless to say, it's the best of what I've seen of 2010 thus far and I couldn't recommend it enough to anyone.