TOY STORY 3 (U)

 Toy Story cut a niche in cinema and put Pixar on the stage. It gave us a whole cast of characters, born of animation, to watch and follow. We fell in love with it, with the personalities and the clever humour scattered across the script. It was a film that had so much to offer both child and adult audiences that it is rightly seen as an icon.
 Then came Toy Story 2. The scepticism squad was on it's back right from the off, deciding there was no way Pixar could beat the masterpiece of the original. Wrong. Pixar never tried to deliver a supreme sequel. Instead, they took the characters on an entirely new adventure, defying expectation and remaining comically and characteristically loyal to the movie that won our hearts the first time round. 
So now, 11 years later, did they do it again? 


The Serious:11/11
In a word: Yes.
 Toy Story 3 is the crowning jewel on one of the most loved sagas in cinema. Not only does it (once again) take Woody & Co. on a whole new journey, it gives us more than we ever dared to dream was possible.
 For something primarily billed as a youngster's movie, Toy Story 3 enthrals audiences of all ages. Nowhere else can you find such a remarkable blend of childish and adult humour, or find characters that are simultaneously dazzling to the young and so easily related to by adults.
 I have found it impossible to find anything wrong with this film, like both of its predecessors. From the opening sequence to the final credits TS3 takes hold of your heart and sends it on an emotional roller coaster. Such is the brilliant effect of this, it's very hard to put into words exactly how it makes you feel, because it's a sensation that you have to experience to know, and there really doesn't seem to be a single word that does it justice.
 The excellence is supported further by the voice talent. All of the old cast are back in the shoes of the characters and its like they never left. Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Wallace Shawn & John Ratzenburger all reprise their respective roles with as much vigour as ever, and are joined by other outstanding talents, such as Michael Keaton, Ned Beatty and Timothy Dalton. Every one of the above helps to reinstate or create the incredible characters, but credit, as ever, goes to the team at Pixar. It feels like all the other work between Toy Storys has been leading to this. Woody, Buzz, and all the rest become people in their own right, voices or no. In fact, it's safe to say, that due to Pixar's careful guidance, the toy's most emotional moments, are when they say nothing at all.
 There is so much more but i would only be slowing you down from heading straight to the cinema. While I'm a bit late to the game with this one, I implore everyone to catch Toy Story 3 while you still can and to see it again if you've seen it already, because this movie gets better every time you see it.
 You may not see such impeccable and ageless film making again for sometime. So go, now. Because this is something you'll remember forever.


The Fun: 11/11
Today, this section is going to be unusually short. If you aren't sold by the above, i give you the Perfect 22/22 rating. You know readers, that I'm not giving that lightly,so treat it seriously and take my advice.
 For entertainment, TS3 has it all. You'll laugh, fear, giggle and even the burliest of you will be moved close to, if not into, a river of tears.
 Like a packet of cinema sweets that's actually FULL of sweets, a perfect film is a very rare thing. Pixar provide one here.
 So with that in mind, go now to the cinema. It's entirely worth your cash.


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