Woody and Buzz had accepted that their owner Andy would grow up someday, but what happens when that day arrives? In the third installment, Andy is preparing to depart for college, leaving his loyal toys troubled about their uncertain future.

What more can be said about Pixar that hasn’t been said. Pixar has such a knack for fine detail, wonderful storytelling, and gorgeous visuals that even after eleven films they still deliver some of the best movies that are released now days. Toy Story 3 does not let down on any of these aspects as once again the film tells an amazing and compelling story that will draw you in all the while delivering it in wonderful animation that has been copied so much in the last decade but never equaled.

I do feel it’s a shame though for Pixar to be doing a sequel even one as fun and loveable as Toy Story 3 as I had come to love seeing an original Pixar film every year in a movie wasteland full of sequels, remakes and reboots. What makes up for my disappointment in them doing a sequel is the fact that the Toy Stories were always my favorite Pixar films full of rich characters that you know and love as well each story itself is unique even if they are reusing the same characters. But if they are going to do a sequel to any of their stories Toy Story is one of the best for them to do. They hit on the heartbreak of growing older and being left behind all the while mixing in tons of new adventures and even some new toys. It’s hard to not feel for Buzz, Woody and the whole gang as Andy their best friend has left them behind. Toy Story 3 adds another element and new story into an already rich and wondrous world we have grown to love.

One of the things I love about Toy Story 3 and Pixar is that even though it’s a kids movie is that it works on so many levels and for so many different ages without having to go overboard with tons of innuendo. That seems to be the key a lot of the other kids movie miss out on and something I am glad Pixar realizes is that you don’t need a lot of innuendo to be a good movie that can be enjoyed by everyone. All of us had toys when we were children some of us more precious that others and the idea that when we are not around these toys come to life and have a personality of their own is fantastic. I also loved the intro where the toys are leaving out a world of adventures created by a child’s imagination and was my favorite part of the entire film.

All the voices of Toy Story are like old friends by now from Tim Allen to Tom Hanks and even John Ratzenberger who has a voice or character in every Pixar film to date. The only sad difference is the absence of Jim Varney who voiced slinky dog for the first two movies and who has sadly passed on since then. So it is like coming home once more as the characters are brought back to life again. Toy Story 3 is a wonderful film that fits perfectly with its two counterparts making it one of the best trilogies ever and a must see.

Grade: A