Toy Story 3: Worth Seeing?

“I expected Toy Story 3 to be like the first two movies. But it was unlike any movie I’ve ever seen.”- Maddie Kim
“ I thought it was hilarious.”- Kaitlyn Shanks
“I can’t wait to see it.” –Abby Hunt

If you still haven’t seen the third Toy Story, then you better see it soon. Toy Story 3, directed by Lee Unrich, is a compelling, clever, funny, joyful, and thrilling new movie brought to you by Pixar. It features the voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Ned Beatty, Don Rickles, and Micheal Keaton. The first two movies have won a number of awards including the ASCAP Award, the Special Achievement Award, and one was nominated for an Oscars award.

Even following these two phenomenal movies Toy Story 3 has exceeded all expectations. It dominated the box office with its record-breaking $110.3 million debut. The movie made $41 million on its opening day alone. It was the largest opening for a June movie, the second largest for an animated movie (following “Shrek the Third”) and the third biggest weekend of the year (following Alice and Wonderland at $116.1 million and Iron Man 2 at $128.1 million.) Toy Story 3 also received a rare rating of 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, a popular movie rating site.

In the movie, Andy is going off to college and before he leaves he has to decide if he should keep his childhood toys and store them in the attic or if he should donate them to other kids so they can love and treasure them as he did. When the toys accidentally get put in the “Donate” box without Andy’s knowledge they find themselves at a daycare center called Sunnyside. The toys expect to be in for a great day of finally getting played with after being neglected for several years but they soon find out that their assumptions were wrong. An evil bear, Lotso, tries to prevent them from getting out and back to Andy. Will they get out of Sunnyside? Will Andy miss his missing toys? Will Barbie marry Ken? These are the questions you will ask yourself in this emotionally satisfying, near-death adventure as the toys try to get back to the home they belong to. Toy Story 3 will have you on the edge of your seat in suspense as well as rolling on the floor in laughter. Pixar has once again accomplished the makings of a wonderful movie enjoyed by adults as well as kids with its captivating plot and relatable characters.

Brittney Vidal is a 9th grader at Byron Nelson High School in Trophy Club, Texas