Unnecessary sequel, but quite good!

Rating: 7/10 (25 June 2019)

Let me be honest from the start. This was an excellent movie, just not quite as good as its predecessors.
My main issue is not with some particular aspect of the movie itself. It is more that I feel this sequel was not needed. Toy Story 3 had the most perfect ending they could have given the franchise. For those of us who grew up with the original movie in 1995, watching Andy grow up alongside ourselves and then passing Woody and the gang to another child, hit a deep emotional chord.
This sequel's ending was rather emotional too, it simply didn't reach the height of the previous movie. Everything was in place, the humor, the characters, the animation, they were all on point. I just couldn't help feeling that what I was seeing had no real reason to happen..
To make a long story short, this was a very good movie and a decent addition to the franchise. I simply felt that producing a sequel, somewhat diminishes the emotional impact of the 3rd movie's perfect ending.