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Toy Story 3

Toy Story 3 as the name would imply is the third instalment in this ultra creative franchise and here we  get an underlying message about loyalty and family that also has adventure, intrigue, hearty laughs, heartstring tugs and a hilarious introduction of Barbie and Ken. Andy’s historical toys still include Woody (Tom Hanks) and Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) along with their plastic and stuffed pals who still come to life when humans are not looking. The problem is that nowadays no humans are really looking. At 17 Andy’s rhapsodic imagination that for years took the toys on flights of fancy has moved onto other things as he prepares to go to college. After mom lays down the good housekeeping law the toys get accidentally handed down to a daycare centre which seems ideal to their neglected sensibilities at first. Then they discover that they’re not only just abuse fodder for kids who have not yet developed an inside voice but also that the place is run by a godfather-like teddy named Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear (a long absent Ned Beatty). Woody is left to rescue all of the toys from this ersatz jail. Like so many other films that reach trilogy status this picture also feels it’s the perfect time to also ventures into the third dimension but Pixar animation is so consistently stunning that the 3D seems almost superfluous. Never the less, with or without 3D this may be the best of the bunch. This Toy story should be in play for a large part of the summer.

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