I remember when I saw the first Toy Story movie having the feeling that this was something entirely new and amazing. It was a cartoon, but it didn’t look like any cartoon I had seen. It was a kids movie but it was surprisingly deep. I was 15 years old at the time and liked to think of myself as surprisingly deep for a kid. Looking back I find it interesting how this particular franchise has followed me through the years. When Toy Story 2 came out, I was in my second year of college. Now with Toy Story 3, I’m a month shy of my 30th birthday and I have a 1 year old son. My own “Andy” so to speak.
The Toy Story saga gives us a lens through which we see ourselves both as we were as children and as we are now as adults. While I think Toy Story 3 is probably the weakest of the three movies, it’s still a great movie and a fitting end to the saga. I’m glad I saw it, and I can say without reservation I’ll want my children to watch all three Toy Stories.
I saw it in 3-D, and I can’t say 3-D does anything for the movie. Given how technologically innovative the first Toy Story was, I wish this one had pushed the envelope more and given us something we’d never seen before… again.
I really enjoyed Toy Story 3 as well, and I remember having the same feelings as I headed to watch the first film. I find it hard to believe that was only 15 years ago.
I’m a bit sad though, as I was hoping Toy Story 3 would be Bug’s first in theater movie experience, but after having seen it myself, I can’t confidently say it would be a good first movie for him. The trouble is that he absolutely loves Toy Story 1 and 2.