{"id":14610,"date":"2026-06-18T00:44:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T04:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/?p=14610"},"modified":"2026-06-18T00:44:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T04:44:33","slug":"toy-story-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/2026\/06\/18\/toy-story-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Toy Story 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Toy Story 3<\/strong> (2010)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Disney\/Comedy-Adventure\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RT: 103 minutes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rated G (mild violence, some rude humor and innuendos, scary\/upsetting scenes)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Director: Lee Unkrich\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Screenplay: Michael Arndt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Music: Randy Newman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cinematography: Jeremy Lasky and Kim White\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Release date: June 18, 2010 (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cast: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, Blake Clark, John Ratzenberger, Estelle Harris, Ned Beatty, Michael Keaton, Jodi Benson, John Morris, Jeff Pidgeon, R. Lee Ermey, Bonnie Hunt, Timothy Dalton, Kristen Schaal, Jeff Garlin, Laurie Metcalf, Bea Miller, Emily Hahn, Lori Allen, Erik von Detten.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Box Office: $415M (US)\/$1.067B (World)<\/p>\n

Rating<\/strong>: ****<\/p>\n

\u00a0It had to happen sooner or later. It happens to all kids. Andy has grown up. He\u2019s off to college and must decide what to do with his old toys. That\u2019s the springboard for the events of Toy Story 3<\/strong>, the third chapter of the successful franchise centering on a group of toys that walk, talk and have adventures. Yes, they\u2019re alive, but it\u2019s no secret to anybody who\u2019s been following these wonderful computer-animated movies from Pixar. And they are filled with wonder.<\/p>\n

\u00a0It would appear that Toy Story has grown along with its central human. Toy Story 3<\/strong> tells a slightly more mature story. It\u2019s also darker than its predecessors. It contains scenes that might bother some smaller viewers, but its heart remains in the right place with its message about friendship. It\u2019s also funny and entertaining and very imaginative.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Like I already said, Andy is all set to leave for college. He\u2019s starting a new chapter of his life, but first he has to say goodbye to his old friends in his room. Well, all but one. He plans to take Woody (Hanks, Forrest Gump) with him. He can\u2019t leave his best friend behind, can he? That leaves Buzz (Allen, The Santa Clause) and the rest of the gang. What happens to them? Andy initially plans to store them in the attic, but life has different plans for the toys.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Long story short, the toys all end up at a daycare center where they\u2019re warmly received by the leader, a pink and white teddy bear named Lotso (Beatty, Superman I & II). Thinking it might not be so bad, after all there are lots of kids to play with them, they all decide to stay. All except for Woody who tries to make his way home in time to leave with Andy.<\/p>\n

\u00a0No surprise, it turns out the daycare is a total nightmare factory. The toys end up in the toddler room where they\u2019re treated roughly. It gets worse. Lotso runs the place like a police state. No toy is allowed to leave. Those who resist get tortured. When Buzz attempts to negotiate with him, Lotso brainwashes him by having his hench-toys reset him to demo mode. Now he\u2019s one of the bad guys preventing his frightened friends from escaping.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Meanwhile, Woody is found by a little girl named Bonnie (Hahn). She\u2019s a little firecracker, this one. She loves to play with her toys. She has an active imagination. Woody has a great time playing in her room with her other toys which include master thespian hedgehog Mr. Pricklepants (former 007 Dalton), blue Triceratops Trixie (Schaal, Bob\u2019s Burgers), unicorn Buttercup (Garlin, The Goldbergs) and sassy Dolly (Hunt, Beethoven 1 & 2). Then he learns what\u2019s really going on at the daycare. He decides to return and stage a jailbreak.<\/p>\n

\u00a0A lot has been said over the years regarding the ending of Toy Story 3<\/strong>. I\u2019ll confirm that it\u2019s a real tearjerker. It involves finally letting go of childhood playthings, but not throwing them away. They can be passed on to the next generation. There\u2019s always another kid who understands the idea of imagination. It\u2019s a beautiful end to a beautiful story and the beginning of another. What Toy Story 3<\/strong> does is nothing short of brilliant.<\/p>\n

\u00a0What else can I say about Toy Story 3<\/strong>? It\u2019s a terrific three-quel! Directed by Lee Unkrich (Coco), it continues the franchise\u2019s signature highlights of first-rate computer-animation and brilliant voice casting. This installment was presented in 3D and it looked great. It made the toy characters even more tangible. But even without it, it still looks amazing. It\u2019s just so colorful and lively even in its darker moments. Yeah, you might have to reassure your little ones at certain points. That monkey with the clashing cymbals gave me the creeps and I\u2019m grown!<\/p>\n

\u00a0Beatty is a great addition to the cast. Only an actor of his caliber can make a malevolent character sound so convincingly benevolent. Michael Keaton (Batman) also joins the cast as a Ken doll who becomes the love interest of Barbie (Benson, The Little Mermaid). You have to love this guy\u2019s wardrobe. It spans the decades. Blake Clark (The Waterboy) replaces the late Jim Varney as Slinky Dog. He\u2019s just as good. The rest of the cast continues to crush their roles.<\/p>\n

\u00a0I have to give a special shout out to Allen for how he plays the different versions of Buzz, namely the good Buzz and evil Buzz. Oh, let\u2019s not forget Spanish Buzz. He\u2019s hilarious. Hanks, as usual, brings warmth to Woody as he navigates the next stage of his life. He\u2019s having a hard time accepting that his kid is now grown. What\u2019s he to do now? Well, I actually already answered that.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Toy Story 3<\/strong> won a well-deserved Oscar for Best Animated Film. I\u2019m glad to see it got recognized. I like to think the Oscar is for all three movies. They\u2019re all GREAT! Unfortunately, the Academy didn\u2019t add the category until 2002. Better late than never, right?\"\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Toy Story 3 (2010)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Disney\/Comedy-Adventure\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RT: 103 minutes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rated G (mild violence, some rude humor and innuendos, scary\/upsetting scenes)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Director: Lee Unkrich\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Screenplay: Michael Arndt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Music: Randy Newman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cinematography: Jeremy Lasky and Kim White\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Release date: June 18, 2010 (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cast: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, Blake Clark, John Ratzenberger, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14612,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[26,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-animation","category-sequels-remakes"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Toy-Story-3-PIC.jpg?fit=620%2C348&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14610"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14610\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14620,"href":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14610\/revisions\/14620"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}