A late night pilgrimage to my local redbox Tuesday night turned into a successful trip, as I drove home with Toy Story 3 in my possession for viewing pleasure. It had been many years since I had seen the previous two Toy Story installments, so I was a bit uncertain what to expect with this new one. Toy Story 3 revolves around the story of an all grown up Andy graduating high school and going off to college. While packing up for college, Woody, Buzz and Co. are mistakenly put in a box and donated to Sunnyside, a local daycare center. What starts out as a paradise for toys, turn into a prison when Lotso, the furry pink leader of the Sunnyside toys forces the new arrivals to work the toddler room. The Toy Story crew spends the rest of the movie desperately trying to escape Sunnyside and get back to Andy before he leaves for college.
For the die-hard Toy Story fans, Toy Story 3 doesn't quite reach the heights of the first two, but the Pixar visuals and artistry are still top notch. Overall, Toy Story 3 is a very pleasing movie, and the final ten minutes of the film offers a nice heartfelt and gratifying ending to this enduring franchise that so many of us have grown to love over the years. (***Stars)
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