An Unbelievablly Solid Third Instalment,

Rating: 10/10 (26 July 2010)

Toy Story 3 is an outstanding movie with an immensely well developed plot and a stellar voice cast. Eleven years fans waited for this third installment of the beloved Pixar series, and I must say it does not disappoint one bit. Having the series work in real time, showing Andy growing up, was a terrific choice and made for a story certainly worth telling. It has a high octane, intense "prison escape" that is immensely well executed, it was clear that the writers did a lot of research on how to display this in a way that could feasibly work out with toys.
This film also has a lot of emotional depth, with the final twenty minutes leaving me in tears, and I was very happy a movie managed to make me feel this way. I was taken on a genuine journey with these characters that was overwhelming in spectacle, as well as grounded in rich character development and arch's, it is also a kids movie about toys, believe it or not.
The voice cast is as great as ever, the 11 year hiatus from these characters was clearly no big deal for them. Tom Hanks is phenomenal as always as Woody, it feels Tim Allen has never left Buzz, Joan Cusack is top notch still as Jesse and Don Rickles is as great as ever as Mr. Potato Head. Everyone is all around brilliant in their returning roles, and the new characters are also terrifically casted, fitting in to this universe nicely, such as Ned Beatty as the very layered Lotso, Michael Keaton as the very hilarious Ken and Timothy Dalton in an unexpected, pleasant role, as Mr. Pricklepants.
Truly unforgettable 90 minutes. Sweet and hilarious, fans of the series and family members of all ages will love Toy Story 3.
Andy is all grown up and plans to put the toys in to his attic before leaving for college, but they accidentally end up in a daycare center that they can not escape as a result of a ruthless teddy bear.