I also like Trixie, Dolly, and Buttercup. He’s one of my favorite actors, and he’s delightful in the part, and quite funny. Pricklepants, and the decision to have Timothy Dalton voice him was an inspired one. What do you think of the new characters? I think they were great additions, especially Trixie and Mr. M: Yeah, it’s not perfect, but I think it’s excellent. It also looks like the new movie is playing back into the themes and character beats of the second. ![]() V: I agree although I don’t think Toy Story 3 is a perfect film, I do think it’s an ending, and a really good one. I think it’s a great ending, so part of my misgivings with Toy Story 4 is that this ending was great for the whole series. M: The goodbye with Andy is very touching, and another standout scene. Each film Pixar releases is technically innovative, and that in itself is impressive. V: The human characters look different, but the toys look very accurate. It’s truly remarkable, and I’m sure we are going to see the same with TS4. Animation-wise, you can genuinely see the advancements between the second and third films, while also maintaining the characters’ integrity. Also of note – Chuckles is voiced by Bud Luckey, who originally designed Woody and voiced Rick Dicker in The Incredibles. V: Chuckles is truly easy to sympathize with, and I agree, the way they present his backstory is very compelling. Now, the film has some great sequences, my two favorites being Chuckles’ story and the prison break. M: I think it’s also because he rebelled against Lotso at the end. It’s also weird how everyone is OK with forgiving Ken just because he and Barbie are in love. Of course, the circumstances are different, but both are stuck with an owner they don’t want. It’s also reminiscent of what happens to Pete, for that matter Pete gets strapped to the backpack of a young girl who wants to give him a makeover, and Lotso ends up strapped to a garbage truck because the driver remembers having the same bear as a child. I agree that Lotso is similar to Stinky Pete, and one my gripes with the film is that, after all the hell he put the gang through, his punishment seems mild in comparison. I don’t think I believed that they could die, but how they are prepared to do it as long as they are together, it’s heartfelt and touching for me. I, on the other hand, find those scenes really powerful. I just find it forced and manipulative I can’t accept that the Toy Story gang is in an incinerator, accepting of their imminent deaths. There are also scenes in the third movie that I find difficult to take seriously, such as the incinerator scene. In fact, his motivation is like a mixture of Pete and Jessie’s ultimately misguided beliefs in the second one. One thing that bothers me is that Lotso Huggin’ Bear is a bit too similar to Stinky Pete from the second film. I don’t think that’s a problem, although it is a little blunt. V: They pose the question in Toy Story 2 of what happens when Andy outgrows his toys, and then 3 answers the question. While some themes can be seen in the other two films, particularly the second one, I don’t see that as borrowing, but that they are simply the overarching themes of all three films. I think that it’s a natural progression from the first two, and a beautiful and touching ending (at least that’s what we thought at the time) to the trilogy. M: As you say, watching it in theaters was a fantastic experience, and I still love the film after almost 10 years since its release. A few years of reflection have made me appreciate the series’ second installment more and more, whereas I feel at times that Toy Story 3 borrows too many ideas from 2. Seeing Toy Story 3 in theaters was a phenomenal experience, and I do like the movie, but I don’t love it anymore. Virginia: Toy Story was my favorite thing as a kid, and I remember wondering when they were going to make a third film. It won two academy awards for best animated film and for best original song, and it was the third and, so far, the last animated movie to be nominated for best picture. Audiences were crazy for it, critics loved it, and it became the first animated movie to cross the 1-billion-dollar mark. ![]() The pressure was high on Pixar, since the first two are beloved films, and thankfully, it delivered. Released almost 11 years after the second film premiered, it’s not exaggerating to say that TS3 was one of the most anticipated movies ever. ![]() Today, we are going to review Pixar’s mega hit, Toy Story 3. Munir: Hello and welcome to our first Pixar review from this decade.
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