Oct 23

Oct 23 Toy Story 3 (2010)

Amazingly enough, this third entry in PIXAR’s already-good franchise marks the high point, with an absolutely note-perfect script, along with fine editing, direction, and acting. The tale flows seamlessly from beginning to end, with plenty of smiles and laughs, lots of clever touches, and some surprisingly emotional moments. The balance of light and dark in an animated film can be difficult to pull off, but it works beautifully here, somehow evoking strong feelings about cartoon toys, something quite astonishing.

(out of *)

2010 • 1 HOUR, 43 MINUTES
WALT DISNEY PICTURES • PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS

STARRING
• TOM HANKS, TIM ALLEN

ALSO STARRING
• JOAN CUSACK, NED BEATTY, DON RICKLES, MICHAEL KEATON, WALLACE SHAWN, JOHN RATZENBERGER

WRITTEN BY
• JOHN LASSETER & ANDREW STANTON & LEE UNKRICH (STORY BY)
• MICHAEL ARNDT (SCREENPLAY BY)
• LEE UNKRICH (ADDITIONAL SCREENPLAY MATERIAL BY)

DIRECTED BY
• LEE UNKRICH

2010 ACADEMY AWARDS (2)
• BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
• BEST ORIGINAL SONG: “WE BELONG TOGETHER”

ADDITIONAL 2010 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS (3)
• BEST PICTURE (LOST TO THE KING’S SPEECH)
• BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (LOST TO THE SOCIAL NETWORK)
• BEST SOUND EDITING (LOST TO INCEPTION)