{"id":2017,"date":"2010-06-27T21:07:32","date_gmt":"2010-06-27T19:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/zaparents-blog\/?p=2017"},"modified":"2022-10-04T10:54:23","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T08:54:23","slug":"toy-story-3-in-3d-a-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/lifestyle\/movie-reviews\/toy-story-3-in-3d-a-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Toy Story 3 in 3D: a review"},"content":{"rendered":"

My boyfriend and I don\u2019t have kids, probably because we\u2019re still children at heart ourselves.\u00a0 So it was no surprise when Jon suggested on Saturday morning that we go see Toy Story 3.\u00a0 I was a little sceptical at first, \u201cbut shouldn\u2019t we rather stay in bed and rather watch the movie when it\u2019s out on DVD?\u201d did not escape my thoughts, let me tell you.<\/p>\n

An hour later, popcorn in hand and sitting down in the movie cinema, I had my goofy 3D glasses on and I was giggling away at the opening scenes of Woody, Buzz and crew and I remembered why I love pretending to be 12 years old.\u00a0 Kids\u2019 movies are just so much fun, and Toy Story 3 does not disappoint.<\/p>\n

Andy is now an all grown up, car driving young adult off to college and has forgotten about playing with his toys.\u00a0 Woody and Buzz Lightyear, his trusty old favourites are trying to convince the rest of the toys that their job is to still be there for their owner, even if that means being stuck up in the attic until Andy has children of his own one day.\u00a0 Of course, Toy Story wouldn\u2019t be Toy Story without some form of mishap or adventure, and soon the toys find themselves accidentally on the curb, heading for the big, scary toy-squashing rubbish dump.<\/p>\n

Woody jumps in to save the day and suddenly the movie really kicks off.\u00a0 With new characters brings new villains, and in this segment of the trilogy, the villain happens to be an old, cuddly teddy bear smelling of strawberries.\u00a0 Another new addition to the storyline would be Ken and Barbie.\u00a0 Oh my word, they bring such comic relief their intelligence questioned and more particularly, Ken\u2019s sexuality being totally compromised, which definitely leaves the adults reeling with laughter at in-jokes that were made specifically to go over the kids\u2019 heads.<\/p>\n

The character development and story line is believable, it sucks you in so that you\u2019re on the edge of your seat, cringing when necessary, and hoping against hope that our heroes will once again come out successful and happy survivors.<\/p>\n

I am not afraid to admit that the ending, although totally predictable, had me in tears of joy and just the right amount of wanting more without feeling dissatisfied.\u00a0 I also love the fact that they\u2019ve left room enough for more movies in the franchise to come.<\/p>\n

All in all, I\u2019d give it a 7 out of 10.<\/p>\n

One tiny little bit of criticism; the 3D element of the movie only really shows in the first five minutes of the movie.\u00a0 I\u2019m sitting here on my bed now trying to think of when else in the movie I noticed it and I\u2019m drawing a blank.\u00a0 So, honestly, I\u2019m not sure it was worth the hundred and forty bucks we paid, when we could have easily seen Toy Story 3 for half that price and not missed out on any 3D effects, but still enjoyed the movie.<\/p>\n

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