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Theatrical Release: 10/2/2009
Video Release: Pending...

Toy Story 3D
 Quality Rating: 1-5 Doves

Dove Family-Approved
Suitable for all ages

Dove "Family-Approved" Seal for All Ages

 

 

Reviewer: Edwin L. Carpenter
 Source: Theater
Company: Buena Vista
Writer: John Lasseter and Pete Docter and Andrew Stanton
Director: John Lasseter
Producer: Bonnie Arnold
Genre: Family
Runtime: 81 min.
MPAA Rating: G
Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Jim Varney

Synopsis:
 Question: What happens when the fun of Disney combines with the wizardry of computer animation? Answer: A family blockbuster called TOY STORY is born. It's an amazing look at what toys will do behind closed doors when the owners are away. Young Andy's favorite toy is a cowboy called Woody (voice of Tom Hanks). When Andy is asleep or gone from the room, Woody convenes meetings for the other toys and tries to reassure them whenever Andy gets new toys that they won't be thrown away. But when Andy gets the high-tech spaceman Buzz Lightyear (voice of Tim Allen) for his birthday, Woody is temporarily tossed aside. Buzz doesn't know he is a toy and goes about combating the evil plans of Emperor Zurg, winning the respect of the other toys and displacing Woody. Hurt and defiant, Woody engages Buzz in a comical battle of wills. The two soon find themselves lost out in the real world, captives of the evil neighbor boy who loves to destroy toys. The characters are engaging, the computer animation is astounding and TOY STORY is full of fun and laughs for the whole family.

Dove Worldview:
 You would have to be pretty cynical not to enjoy "Toy Story". I mean, when you have Woody the cowboy toy (voiced by Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Tim Allen), along with a host of other great characters, what's not to like? Some adult viewers will remember with nostalgia the barrel of monkeys, toy soldiers, or the Etch-A-Sketch they played with as children, all of which are featured in the film.

Sheriff Woody becomes jealous when a space toy, Buzz Lightyear, is given to young Andy as a birthday present. Woody was Andy's favorite toy and when Andy begins to play more with Buzz than with him, the green-eyed monster shows up. With tons of laughs, and some inside jokes for adults, along with a terrific story and great special effects, it is no wonder a "Toy Story 3" is set to hit theaters in summer 2010.

The few moments of violence are fantasy type occurrences, and when a young boy named Sid wreaks havoc on his toys, the toys teach him to respect them and all other toys, which makes for a nice moral lesson as well. This imaginative film is enjoyable to view in 3-D, and we gladly award this movie our Dove "Family-Approved" Seal. Go on partner, and see this movie. It's so good it just might be around until infinity and beyond.

Content Description:
 Sex: An inside joke for adults that a toy has laser envy which will go over the heads of most young kids; one female toy kisses a male toy.
Language: Idiot-4; A character asks another toy if he took "stupid pills" today.
Violence: One toy hits another with his hand; one toy attempts to knock another toy down behind the bed by using a motorized toy car; a kid uses a small explosive to blow up his toy soldier; two toys have a fist fight; a few real cars crash into each other to avoid hitting the moving toys; a toy falls and his arm comes off; one mean child removes a doll's head and replaces it with an animal's head.
Drugs: A character calls Buzz Lightyear "Mr. Light beer".
Nudity: None
Other: Mr. Potato Heads puts his lips on his rear, signifying that another character is being a brown noser; a character is jealous of another; during an intense moment a character crosses himself.