Toy Story 3

Directed by Lee Unkrich

(G)

****

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Toy Story “now stands as the best trilogy to come out of Hollywood since Star Wars,” said Ramin Setoodeh in Newsweek. It’s been 15 years since Pixar released the first feature created completely on computers, inaugurating a “new era of animation.” The studio has dusted off its most iconic characters for a spirited yet surprisingly dark final chapter, which sees the beloved cast of toys confronting the inevitable forward march of time. As their owner prepares for college, Woody the cowboy and the rest are left facing their own obsolescence, said Joe Neumaier in the New York Daily News. While Toy Story reminded us of what childhood feels like, and its sequel showed what it’s like to grow up, Toy Story 3 captures “what it means to be alive. And then, to literally face infinity and beyond.” A deeply felt meditation on loss, loyalty, and mortality, the film never lets sentiment overwhelm its “witty excitement” and 3-D visual splendor. Toy Story 3 is a “near-perfect piece of popular entertainment,” said Dana Stevens in Slate.com. It is not only a “children’s classic” but a film that will be treasured by all.