surprisingly, the first ever sequel to be nominated without its predecessors receiving

any nominations... Toy Story 3 picks up many years after the last two films, but as you'd

expect, it's as if they never left. By now, 15 years removed the original - the classic

that redefined Hollywood as the first-ever feature-length CGI film, our heroes Woody

and Buzz Lightyear are household names - their adventures of misfortune, discovery, rescue,

and love are timeless. This time around, owner Andy is off to college, but that's not before

all of his toy's are mistakenly donated to a hellish day-care center. Luckily for them,

Woody is on the outside, and helps stage the greatest prison-break type escape in the history

of animated movies. While the effects are once again top-notch, the jokes family-friendly,

and hilarious, the voice-acting inspired, the environments creative, and exciting, and

the characters well-developed, and memorable... none of it would matter without an emotional

connection. Luckily, that's where this film comes through in spades, with a strong final

act that is sure to make even toughest of men tear-up as they watch the adventures of

Woody, Buzz, Jesse, Rex, and the rest come to a close for the final time. And although

this film is able to recapture the magic of the original, it unfortunately does not recapture

it's uniqueness. By now, Toy Story is familiar... and not much is done here to really spark

new life into the aging series. None of the amazing actors, or it's director are nominated

here - but that's sort of the second-hand treatment animated films typically receive

on Oscar night. Nevertheless, this is a film that effectively brings us all back to our

childhood, conjuring up intense feelings of heart-felt nostalgia and family. It is a truly

remarkable accomplishment that in just three short films, Pixar has created some of film's

most enduring and lasting characters - which is no wonder why "Toy Story 3" went on to

gross over a billion dollars worldwide, making it the highest grossing film of 2010. If you're

like me, and you grew up loving the original films, this latest installment doesn't disappoint.

"Toy Story 3", a "fun bittersweet reunion for everyone". Well, those are my thoughts,

now let's read some of yours.

Overwhelmingly positive response there, so it's no surprise that rate-o-matic is showing

a NINE and a TEN for Toy Story 3. Despite a bit derivative of the originals, this is

an absolutely fabulous film - go see it with your family if you haven't already, I thought

it was AWESOME. None of you had anything bad to say about this film... you though it was

AMAZING.