In the third and final installment of the Toy Story trilogy, Andy is preparing to leave home and move to college. This leaves his old toys wondering what their future holds. Woody (Tom Hanks) and Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) knew that this day would come eventually, but now that the moment has arrived they must prepare the other toys for their journey to a new place.
Once again a mix up occurs at the beginning of the movie and Andy's toys find themselves on their way to a daycare named Sunnyside. When they arrive at their new home, the gang meets a line up of new toys including: Ken (Michael Keaton) and a lovable, pink bear named Lotso. The daycare seems like paradise to Andy's toys. The kids here never grow up, they just keep getting replaced by new little kids. However, once the kids arrive for play time all their ideas of paradise go right out the window sparking Woody to devise a plan to escape and return to Andy one final time. It's a prison break from Sunnyside Toy Story style.
Toy Story 3 keeps the same look and style as the first two; however, the graphics and animation have improved a lot. The first Toy Story film was Pixar's first major motion picture. Since then the technology for animated films has increased exponentially and you'll definitely notice it when watching this movie.
Even with the new toys added to the story, the witty banter between characters remains and the voices for all previous characters remains unchanged as well. Having Woody or Buzz voiced by someone other then Tom Hanks and Tim Allen would have ruined the movie. My new favorite character is Ken, not just because he looks a lot like me minus the hair color, but because he has this unspoken coolness and arrogance about him that often leads him to make funny statements or make a fool of himself. Although Ken appears to have everything under control, his world is turned upside down when he meets his first ever Barbie doll. It's love at first sight. And for the rest of film, the other toys can't keep Ken and Barbie off each other, which makes for some great comedic moments.
This is a must see for Summer 2010. A film all ages can enjoy that will leave you laughing, crying, and on the edge of your seat from beginning to end.
Grade: A+
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