Tag Archives: Toy Story 3

So, Toy Story 3 Looks Really Deep…

  By Lisa McInerney | July 30, 2010 - 8:21 am | Comedy, Movies & TV
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I have to admit that I haven’t seen Toy Story 3 yet. While enjoying the original and its sequel, I never really got as emotionally involved as most people, and wondered where the third installment would have to go to pique my interest. In these days of high-octane thrills and unsettling mystery, I thought, how could a simple cartoon keep me on the edge of my seat? But how was I to know that Christopher Nolan had taken the reins? I mean, you just don’t see that kind of brave leap of the thrillingest faith made these days! Whoa. The franchise has really grown up.

Toy Story 3 Review

  By jentertainment | July 16, 2010 - 2:43 pm | Movies & TV, The Culch
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I can still clearly remember the day I saw the first Toy Story movie. It was my birthday and as I walked out of the school gate, my dad and brothers were waiting for me in our old blue car whose door fell off not long after that date. I never got picked up from school so I was very confused, my brothers screamed that I was in for a treat and off we went to see Toy Story. The thing that stuck with me most about the film was how much my dad loved it; just as much as us kids. Years later, it’s still a film we’ll all re-watch when it comes on at Christmas. It has a timeless quality and a universal appeal. No matter how old you are, you always remember fondly what your favourite toys were and the boundless imagination you had when you were … There’s more →

Ken, Meet Barbie; Barbie, Meet Ken

  By Darren Byrne | April 12, 2010 - 4:40 pm | Movies & TV, The Culch
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Can you believe it’s 15 years since we first met Woody and Buzz. Toy Story was such a big part of my childhood - but I was already in my teens when it first came out in 1995. Proof that it truly was a film for all ages. Then in 1999, rather than release a throwaway sequel, Pixar and Disney created Toy Story 2, a follow up story that bettered the original. It was intelligent and touched on themes of abandonment, love and identity. So, 10 years on, is there still a place for Woody and Buzz in our lives? Andy has grown up and become a young man. He has put away childish things. Should we be doing the same? Should we leave Toy Story 3 to the kiddies and spend our cinema money on Meryl Streep dramas and James Cameron epics? Watch this and then decide. It’s the … There’s more →