Disney movies used to inhabit the world of what kids saw. There were certain waves too. The first of which was the Disney Classics (Pinocchio, Snow White). The second included very dark and grim films like Bartok the Magnificent and The Secret of Nimh as well as An American Tail. The most recent wave is a reimagining of the Disney Classics with last year's The Princess and the Frog. However, Pixar, their venture of the late 90's and 00's has never made a bad film. That is an astounding achievement. Toy Story and Toy Story 2 are films of childhood, they are characters that we would like to return to, characters we care about. At the midnight premiere of Toy Story 3, the audience was filled with teenagers who had grown up with Toy Story and wanted to return to those days. The film was about the misadventures of the Toys, given up (wrongly) to a Day Care and dealing with the corrupt powers there. The innocence of the toys is endearing. The day care is well set up, the humor updated and quick. It also looks great (better to see it without the 3D). But the meat of Toy Story 3 is not in the adventure and misadventures, which are there purely to make it Toy Story. But the end of the film is a stroke of genius. I will not reveal it, but I will say that it is about moving on, and hope. It's a great film and one of the best of the year.
Toy Story 3: ★★★★
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