Toy Story 3

Toy Story 3, is more serious than it seems and hardly seems serious at all.Woody and Buzz had accepted that their owner Andy would grow up someday, but what happens when that day arrives? In the third installment, Andy is preparing to depart for college, leaving his loyal toys troubled about their uncertain future.The beloved characters are back: Woody, Buzz, cowgirl Jessie, Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head, Dinosaur and Barbie. But their character arcs take new turns. Buzz goes bilingual, and Mr. Potato Head sheds his spud for a tortilla. They tangle with formidable foes, including an ascot-wearing Ken doll, the wonky-eyed Big Baby, a worn purple teddy bear named Lots-O'-Huggin' and a screeching Monkey. Toy Story 3 is as sweet, as touching, there ain't a dry eye in the house during the last 10 minutes. The story mixes comedy, drama and action with impressive skill, except this is beyond skill. The writing shows a deftness of touch that provides Toy Story 3 with emotional depth. And director Lee Unkrich, a Pixar fixture who co-directed Toy Story 2 (among other films), shows the same mastery of elements evident in the other Toy Story films, allowing for a seamless continuity. The scenes in which the toys attempt their escape are as exciting as anything found in the best prison movies. The story really starts when the toys find themselves donated to a day care center, which at first seems like an ideal fate. At least they'll get played with. But that's how things often are: A situation that seems idyllic turns out to be awful. A host (in this case a stuffed bear voiced by Ned Beatty), who seems relaxed and genial, turns out to be a damaged monster. "Toy Story 3" might be a children's film, but the older you are, the more you'll know it's true.Woody and his friend go through a few changes, too. “Toy Story 3’’ hits a high point of comic surrealism when Mr. Potato Head is forced to reinvent himself as Mr. Pita Bread Head — it’s harder than it looks, especially when a pigeon turns up — and Buzz goes through more personalities than Joanne Woodward in “The Three Faces of Eve.’’ A mistimed electronics reset turns him into Spanish Buzz Lightyear, an achingly funny Latin lover hankering for a paso doble with Jessie.