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Not what I expected/some parts hard to watch
PostedJune 21, 2010
MigFC
from Madison, WI
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS! IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW - DON'T READ IT.
I knew that this was the last in the series and had high hopes that Pixar wouldn't opt for the cheap laughs or some stupid plot like so many other movies do by the 3rd movie in a trilogy (see Shrek, Madagascar [both movies were awful without even getting to the 3rd], Open Season, etc.). Pixar delivered. I appreciated Andy's difficulty with getting rid of the toys, we knew Andy would eventually be too old to keep them and now we get to see how he handles it. I thought Lotso was a great villain - his demise was a bit similar to the logic/plot devices of Stinky Pete's (see TS2), but still satisfying and humorous. I do have to say that I was unable to enjoy the resolution of the Sunnyside Day Care and where the toys (Woody, Buzz, et. al) eventually ended up, due to the absolute and sheer terror of the incinerator scene. It lasted too long and was too much to bear. I'm grateful my wife was able to attend to our 6 year old (an absolute Buzz L. fanatic) as he cried and quietly squealed and squirmed in his seat during this scene, because I was torn in two with the sheer resignation that all the toys had as they reached out and held each others' hands as they accepted their demise. No heroic struggle, just the inevitable death of these toys that have become all too human in the past 15 years due to deft and ultra creative storytelling. I found myself still emotionally pummeled after their rescue and again, unable to fully enjoy and receive what I can logically see was supposed to be a satisfying resolution and ending to a brilliant story (all 3 movies). Everything about the incinerator scene was logical with the storyline. Part of what makes it so intense is the build up to it, where there are about 3 sequences of narrow escape from certain toy annhilation and betrayal from Lotso (where one was led to believe that he would've shifted due to being saved by Woody, but Lotso escaped when he could, leaving the others to their fates) the huggable bear and then the slow "march" to their doom after being unable to extricate themselves from the shredded garbage that was slowling sliding into this massive boiling incinerator - similar to the volcano in Mordor and the smelting pool in Terminator 2: Judgement Day - both of these movies aren't kids movies, but in my opinion this incinerator scene should've made the movie a PG, not a G. Honestly, I won't shun this movie, but I won't recommend it to friends either.
I knew that this was the last in the series and had high hopes that Pixar wouldn't opt for the cheap laughs or some stupid plot like so many other movies do by the 3rd movie in a trilogy (see Shrek, Madagascar [both movies were awful without even getting to the 3rd], Open Season, etc.). Pixar delivered. I appreciated Andy's difficulty with getting rid of the toys, we knew Andy would eventually be too old to keep them and now we get to see how he handles it. I thought Lotso was a great villain - his demise was a bit similar to the logic/plot devices of Stinky Pete's (see TS2), but still satisfying and humorous. I do have to say that I was unable to enjoy the resolution of the Sunnyside Day Care and where the toys (Woody, Buzz, et. al) eventually ended up, due to the absolute and sheer terror of the incinerator scene. It lasted too long and was too much to bear. I'm grateful my wife was able to attend to our 6 year old (an absolute Buzz L. fanatic) as he cried and quietly squealed and squirmed in his seat during this scene, because I was torn in two with the sheer resignation that all the toys had as they reached out and held each others' hands as they accepted their demise. No heroic struggle, just the inevitable death of these toys that have become all too human in the past 15 years due to deft and ultra creative storytelling. I found myself still emotionally pummeled after their rescue and again, unable to fully enjoy and receive what I can logically see was supposed to be a satisfying resolution and ending to a brilliant story (all 3 movies). Everything about the incinerator scene was logical with the storyline. Part of what makes it so intense is the build up to it, where there are about 3 sequences of narrow escape from certain toy annhilation and betrayal from Lotso (where one was led to believe that he would've shifted due to being saved by Woody, but Lotso escaped when he could, leaving the others to their fates) the huggable bear and then the slow "march" to their doom after being unable to extricate themselves from the shredded garbage that was slowling sliding into this massive boiling incinerator - similar to the volcano in Mordor and the smelting pool in Terminator 2: Judgement Day - both of these movies aren't kids movies, but in my opinion this incinerator scene should've made the movie a PG, not a G. Honestly, I won't shun this movie, but I won't recommend it to friends either.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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