Escape to the Movies: Toy Story 3

[Magnalian]

I doubt it'll make me cry. The only movie that's managed to make me even a little sad was Of Mice And Men.

 

[Wedlock49]

I watched it.

I am Andy's age. I was 2 when I saw the first movie and it's one of my earliest memories... I'm not ashamed to say that certain scenes made me tear up and other scenes made me swell. Also, the feeling of nostalgia was right what I asked for!

 

[wrecker77]

After watching this review and then seeing the movie, I have one thing to say.

Jellyfish, is a very accurate word. TOY STORY FOREVER!

EDIT: One question though. Scary part? I guess you could say

Spoiler

The garbage dump and the incinerator

Was a little tense for the younger viewers. But y-YOU DO NOT COMPARE THAT TO BRAVE LITTLE TOASTER! NOT EVEN CLOSE!

 

[Jumplion]

My friend and I went to the theater.
The 3D version was sold out.
We were sad.
We bought the closest time for the movie in regular-vision.
We waited an hour.
We sat down in the theater.
We watched the film.
We laughed.
We teared up.
We smiled...
And smiled...
And smiled some more.

And we loved it.

Pixar, you are gods. You are my main inspiration for my dreams and ambitions for going in the world of entertainment and cinema. I can only pray that my films (if I get lucky enough to make them) will be as good as yours.

Pixar, you are amazing. Keep doing what your doing. I will gladly await your next film.

 

[galaxyman64]

I saw it, and thank god i have a strong will.

I was eating some skittles when I saw this, nearly choked on them cause I was crying. I'm not as old as Andy, but I grow up with Toy Story, and at the end I had tears and my lip quivered a bit.

 

[CZS PublicEnemy]

This review completely captured my thoughts on the new movie and the entire series. Pixar does what they do so well, adding such emotion to movies like this. Its not like the cheap laughs you get with Dreamworks.

 

[rekabdarb]

You know i didn't really feel all depressed at the end. the last one of the series really didn't have that teary eye effect the other two had (Jessie's abandoning and Buzz replacing). But it was totally worth seeing with my friend cause we watched it at 9 am (FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-) and when we came out there was a HUGE line of kids and he started saying loudly MAN I CAN'T BELIEVE WOODY DIED LIKE THAT. I MEAN IF THEY WERE GONNA KILL HIM OFF AT LEAST DO IT WITH DIGNITY, NOT AN INCINERATOR!

and i am proud that i was the proper age for the first one and i was the same age as andy (or a year older...)

 

[[Kira Must Die]]

I finally watched this movie five minutes ago.

I cried my eyes out. I grew up on these films, and now I'm almost 17. This is now my favorite trilogy of ALL TIME!

Freakin' love Toy Story...T.T

I feel like giving my parents a big hug for showing me the original movie as a kid.

 

[person427]

Just saw it. I didn't cry, however I was very close. No, I'm not trying to sound manly by not crying, I actually only cry at Nintendo related things for some reason (Pokemon: The First Movie and the last episode of There will be Brawl).

 

[danman75]

I felt the same way going in, a 34 year old man, worried about taking his son to see an animated movie that would likely make him cry. Me, not my son. Although he did get a bit upset, the "dark part" that the poster above mentioned is, I feel, just a bit too much for those 8 and under, but not so much so that it was offensive. It was just portrayed so perfectly real, you truely forget that you are not watching real people in this part. That said though, those afraid of crying, FEAR NOT!!!!! The 3-D glasses provide just the right cover! Enjoy!

 

[Panda Mania]

Aw. I thank Pixar, too, for creating infintely smart, enjoyable, profound CHILDREN'S movies that shine so brightly amongst all the other crap, in both the children's and adults cinematic fields.

 

[Eclectic Dreck]

It was worth standing in line. It was worth being among the unwashed masses. It was worth the price of a ticket. So help me, it was even worth the extra three bucks to use the glasses of intense headache just so I could see it when I happened to show up at the theater.

 

[Crono Maniac]

I've always drawn parallels between Hayao Miyazaki and Pixar, both with an incredible line up of movies, both genius.

Pixar's most critically panned film was Cars, at 74% on Rotten Tomatoes. Miyazaki's was the academy award nominated Howl's Moving Castle, at 86%. When your worst movie is Cars (excellent) or Howl's Moving Castle (really excellent), you know you rock.

Anyway, the point of this rambling was that somebody at Pixar looooves Miyazaki, and the Totoro cameo was fantastic. Miyazaki's name is also in the credits under Special Thanks. Totoro is my favorite Miyazaki film, so that really made me happy.

 

[Thunderhorse31]

Thanks to this vid and everyone's posts, now I feel like a heartless bastard for not crying. I think I went in expecting something sad on the level with Bambi or Never-Ending Story, but I got nothing of the sort. IMO:

Spoiler

Having characters almost die and come face-to-face with mortality is nowhere near as gut-wrenching as having characters actually die and leave the survivors to accept their mortality. Especially when you've come to love these characters over several movies - even though I figured there was no way in hell they would actually kill someone off in Toy Story...

Don't get me wrong, this is a great movie, but at no point was I genuinely sad, not even at the end. I guess that makes me some sort of psychopath.

 

[HereForFreeFood]

The way people were putting it I thought it was going to be depressing, but at the end of the movie I had the biggest, stupidest smirk on my face. I was way too happy to cry.

 

[skylog]

I was a kid when 1 and 2 first came out, and I just got back from seeing 3. Now, I haven't cried at a movie or TV show or anything since I was 8.

I didn't cry after reading Bridge to Terebithia.
I didn't cry when Mufasa died.
I didn't cry when a whole country celebrated the slumdog's victory.
I didn't cry when Nico Robin said she wanted to live.
I didn't cry when Raine Sage was "reunited" with her mother.
I didn't cry when Jessie talked about her life with Emily.
I didn't cry when Wall-E saved an entire species.
I didn't cry when we saw the Frederiksen's marriage.

But...

Spoiler

when Andy was describing these characters I grew up with to their new owner, both of us knowing that we'll never see them again...it was just too much.

 

[bcponpcp27]

I am literally going to college this fall also....and man did I almost cry. One of those silent choking cries. I looked over at my friends (of the same age as well), and they were also bawling their eyes out.

 

[Forgetitnow344]

I was a kid when 1 and 2 first came out, and I just got back from seeing 3. Now, I haven't cried at a movie or TV show or anything since I was 8.

I didn't cry after reading Bridge to Terebithia.
I didn't cry when Mufasa died.
I didn't cry when a whole country celebrated the slumdog's victory.
I didn't cry when Nico Robin said she wanted to live.
I didn't cry when Raine Sage was "reunited" with her mother.
I didn't cry when Jessie talked about her life with Emily.
I didn't cry when Wall-E saved an entire species.
I didn't cry when we saw the Frederiksen's marriage.

But...

Spoiler

when Andy was describing these characters I grew up with to their new owner, both of us knowing that we'll never see them again...it was just too much.

It was the part just before that that made me lose it... The spoiler tag below is there for a VERY GOOD REASON, so don't click it if you haven't seen the movie yet.

Spoiler

Growing up with all of those characters to see them all hold hands as they drift towards an inevitable inferno. If they had all died right there, I would not have blamed Pixar. It was such a touching scene... Never before had suspense brought me to tears. I truly did not think they were going to make it out alive.

Oh and I cried at most of those things. ESPECIALLY when I read Bridge to Terabithia. Have you no soul?