Toy Story 3: A Rare Sequel That Really Works

Rating: 10/10 (28 February 2012)

Toy Story 3 is a 3D computer-animated comedy-adventure film, and the third installment in the Toy Story series.It was produced by Pixar and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Lee Unkrich. The film was released worldwide in Disney Digital 3-D, RealD and IMAX 3D. Toy Story 3 was also the first film to be released theatrically with 7.1 surround sound.
The plot focuses on the toys Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and their friends dealing with an uncertain future as their owner, Andy, prepares to leave for college. Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, Estelle Harris, John Ratzenberger, Wallace Shawn, Jeff Pidgeon, Jodi Benson, R. Lee Ermey, John Morris and Laurie Metcalf reprise their voice-over roles from the previous films. Jim Varney, who played Slinky Dog in the first two films, and Joe Ranft, who portrayed Lenny and Wheezy, both died before production began on Toy Story 3. The role of Slinky Dog was taken over by Blake Clark, while Ranft's characters and various others were written out of the story. New characters include performances by Ned Beatty, Timothy Dalton, Kristen Schaal, Bonnie Hunt, Whoopi Goldberg, Jeff Garlin, and Michael Keaton.
The movie begins with Andy leaving for college and donating his beloved toys -- including Woody and Buzz -- to a daycare. While the crew meets new friends, including Ken, they soon grow to hate their new surroundings and plan an escape.
The movie has a story with timeless, universal themes: family, coming of age (and leaving behind childish things), and the inevitable time when, past our prime, we will all face potential social obsolescence.Aside from that,Another worthy entry in a much-heralded series that amounts to a prison break story as exciting in its own way as Steve McQueen's "The Great Escape".And finally,it is a deftly blending comedy, adventure, and honest emotion that makes it a rare second sequel that really works which makes it one of the best movies released back in 2010.