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Toy Story 3 (2010)

To be honest I was quite dubious about this being any good. I mean I loved the first two, but too much is never a good thing. And as the series was already turbo charged on the second part I was thinking this would be some senseless 3D assault to your eyes with nothing much more to offer. On some cases that would be great but on this series the characters are so superbly lifelike that there is genuine depth to them. And when we are talking about animated toys that's surely something special. But this was a lot more than just simple eye candy. One of the best closings of a series in any movie series ever made, live action or animation and that's really huge for a movie like this. I mean to get something computer generated to have proper soul to it and feel like a living character you can feel for and especially feel with is something this series has done brilliantly. The third part is focusing on the characters, not the action. Though of course there is action and tons of funny stuff to keep you entertained, but it's not the main point of it. It makes you laugh, it makes you cry, it makes you love it and it keeps you entertained throughout. Simply magical story and a marvelous closing to the brilliant series.
98%


Here's what I think about the other two of the series.



Toy Story (1995)

This was a total surprise when it came out. I absolutely loved it. Haven't seen it in a long time so can't comment on how it works today, but back then it worked brilliantly. I just loved the characters, how lifelike these computer animated toys were, they felt like real characters and then some. Also the fact that the kids and adults laughed together at the movie, but for different reasons, was something special. A classic already and great entertainment for the whole family.
97%



Toy Story 2 (1999)

The second part was a surprisingly good sequel. It had more of everything that was fun in the first part. But it lacked a bit of originality and had that recycled feel to it. Nevertheless a good sequel and definitely well worth watching.
82%