TOY STORY 3 4****
Year after year, Pixar releases movies that leave audience's jaws on the floor. Toy Story 3 is no exception. Pixar has crafted their most emotional outing yet. We've grown up with these characters , so there's already a built-in connection. We care what happens to these toys. It's a world we're all familiar with: not just because the films have been around for 15 years but because everyone has had toys and (probably) grown out of them.
Pixar has done a simply beautiful job of finishing this series. It's always been fun to see the way the toys handle different aspects of life that are stressful for them: birthday parties, Christmas, yard sales. But having their owner, Andy grow up and about to leave them for college is something totally different. While many of the toys resign to their fate or even embrace the possibility of going to a daycare facility, Woody's unflinching loyalty reminds us of why we love these characters so much in the first place. And these reasons are reiterated to great effect in the final, amazingly written and executed scene. And along the way, there's heart to spare, hilarious comedy, clever writing, and intense action sequences . These toys have to run the gauntlet on their adventure, and it makes the "no toy left behind" policy even more affecting.

The animation is simply beautiful . The 3-D is well-implemented and utterly unobtrusive. There are no gimmicks here; Pixar doesn't make things pop out of the screen to justify the heightened ticket prices. 3-D just makes everything look that much crisper and more gorgeous. The voice cast is phenomenal as always. Tom Hanks and Tim Allen are still the perfect leading pair, and all their support is hilarious. TS3 also continues its tradition of great villains. . This time, we get a terrifying pair in the form of the cute and cuddly Lotso ( a purple teddy bear ) and the horrific, droopy-eyed Big Baby.

Simply put, Toy Story 3 goes above and infinitely beyond one’s highest hopes and expectations. It tugs at the heartstrings in a genuine way…there's no emotional trickery being pulled here. Pixar's focus has always been on the story, and with their latest masterpiece, they've brought their first story to a beautiful, fitting close.
AND this is great for viewers of ALL ages… from 4 to 84.
Clark