A fantastic conclusion to the series

Rating: 9/10 (23 September 2011)

Toy Story 2 felt like a half-hearted, though entertaining, rehash of the first; this third installment, coming 11 years after part 2 and 15 years after part 1, is anything but, and it's not only much better than the previous film but manages to regain the spark and novelty of the original, yet in a completely different way. Toy Story 3 is darker, more sober and more mature - the film and its motifs intentionally grew up with its viewers, just like Andy did, and for anyone in my age group - anyone who was a kid when the first film came out and is now in their 20's - it's very relevant and extremely effective, not to say that it's not also whimsical and hysterically funny. The animation too is some of the best Pixar created yet, and watching it back-to-back with the first two Toy Stories is really stunning in showing how much CGI had developed since its early days.