Terrible end to what was a great trilogy

Rating: 1/10 (10 May 2020)

As someone who loves Toy Story and was so excited foe the 4th I was bitterly disappointing with this. If this is all pixar / Disney could come up with then they should have just called it a day. They clearly ran out of ideas yet chose profit before reputation which is so often the case.
The movie had no charm, we didn't even see that much of the characters we have grown to love, with the movie being more focused on new annoying characters who we arent familiar with.
What should have been a celebration of friendship and adventure turned into a movie which didn't follow the identity of the others and desperately tried to cover it up by pulling at the heartstrings of loyal fans by separating woody from his beloved friends.
It felt like the whole production team of the previous 3 movies packed up and left, and someone who had never seen any of the 3 previous movies in their life came in and made this.
The movie also goes against its principles and what woody has been preaching the whole time. "Friends stick together". Hes spent the whole time trying to keep friends together but then he just ditches them all for little bo peep, in some act of love which was never built up in any way. The furthest we got to see any kind of love interest between them was little bo peep telling him shes "just a few blocks away", hardly some long yearning love which you'd ditch your whole group of friends for. I will continue to watch the first 3 movies with my son but ive written 4 out of my mind and wont ever watch it again.
Not enough airtime for the toys we love, not enough interaction between buzz and woody throughout the fim, plot focusing on new meaningless characters.