Fantastic movie! Horrible 3D!

Rating: 9/10 (19 June 2010)

First, the movie was great! I can't remember the last time I really enjoyed going to see a movie in a theater so much! I laughed.. I cried (yes, many tears were shed by the end of the movie).
My 10 year old daughter loved it to.
With reviews, I don't like to talk to much about the plot - I think the less one knows the better one can enjoy it.
There were lots of new characters, though for my money Ken was the highlight!! Every scene he was in (especially with Barbie) was just too much! It was brilliantly plotted with very, very funny dialog. enough 'in jokes' that only adults would get (the great escape?), so everyone in the family can enjoy it.
Not too many films one can take the family to see.. This is one of them.
I actually may have to think where this stands in the Toy Story trilogy. Others have said 'nothing new' but I actually enjoyed this one most of all.
There are some pretty scary scenes that might be too intense for very young children.. but you know no one is really going to get hurt or die in this film! The short before the movie was cute, but I wasn't quite as impressed as others have been.
One negative comment - and the reason it is not getting a 10 from me - is that the 3D was 100% complete waste! There was not ONE reason that this had to be a 3D movie. not ONE shot took advantage of this technology. Even my daughter said "why was this done in 3D? nothing is popping out at me!" Couldn't agree more.
So go have a great time, and just put up with those silly glasses with the understanding that they will not add anything to the experience except perhaps add some unnecessary eye strain.