Re-watching this scene reminded me of my memories of preparing for starting University. There are other emotional moments befitting of any Pixar movie, especially the ending when Andy gives away the toys before moving on. There is also quite a bit of adult humour, especially the relationship between Buzz and Jessie. You feel a mix of emotions ranging from humour – one of the best being when Buzz (or should I say El Buzzo) gets accidentally switched to Spanish Mode. Of Lotso’s henchmen, but changes as a result of being with Barbie for the With Molly’s Barbie doll fulfilling every young kid’s fantasy. The other new characters was Ken (voiced by Michael Keaton) who falls in love When you consider that this could’ve happened to Woody. Of my personal favourite Pixar villains because, although we see he’s evil weĪlso see why which is pretty sad (not the saddest part of the film though) especially Unfortunately, this sweet exterior hides a dark interior because he operates Sunnyside like a prison where the strong (including a baby doll) pride over the weak. He is the toy in charge at Sunnyside and seems plush and huggable on the outside.

Of the new characters, the first one to talk about is the villain: Lots-o-Huggin Bear (or Lotso for short, voiced by Ned Beatty), a pink teddy bear who smells of strawberries. As well as this, we saw the enjoyable return of Slinky Dog (recast as Blake Clark for this film because the previous one, Jim Varney, died after Toy Story 2). A few of the returning cast that are a joy to watch include Mr Potato Head (voiced by the late Don Rickles) who’s cynical humour always gave me a chuckle, especially when he belittles Woody. Most of the characters we’ve come to know, and love are all here. Storywriter and this was definitely in safe hands and felt like a naturalĬontinuation of the story, like a proper sequel should be.

Lee Unkrich was a co-director of Toy Story 2 (also director of Coco).īut John Lasseter (the original director) still had a hand in this film as a First off, as you may expect from Pixar the animation still holds up very well today – especially when you consider what Pixar is capable of now – compared to the previous films in the series with a lot of interesting details – notice how one of Woody’s arms is puffier due to the events of Toy Story 2, Lotso’s fur and rubbish bags. This was a film I enjoyed re-watching and many memories came flooding back.

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