Toy Story 3

In Hollywood, second sequels are notorious for almost never living up to the quality of the first two movies. If anybody could break that mold, it would be Pixar. Toy Story 3 is such a perfect mix of humor, action, and pure emotion, that it could very well be Pixar's best since the first Toy Story.

Pixar has always excelled at working adult themes into their movies, and Toy Story 3 is no exception. While children will be caught up in the more simple, humorous aspects of the film, the themes about growing up and mortality will definitely resonate with adults.

Although it is heavy with emotion, there is also a lot of great humor and high-octane action. The film opens with a larger-than-life reenactment of the beginning of the first film, and it sets the tone perfectly. There are plenty of great action sequences, and the climax of the film takes place within the incinerator of a trash dump, and it's quite terrifying, no matter how old you are.

The ending is both beautiful and heartbreaking, and the tears you will inevitably shed are bittersweet. The Toy Story series is Pixar's greatest creation, and director Lee Unkrich provides a perfect ending to a saga spanning 15 years.

Toy Story 3 is without a doubt, the best film I have seen so far this year, and if any animated film ever deserves to win Best Picture at this year's Oscars, this is the one to do it. Do yourself, your childhood, and your heart a huge favor, and go see this movie.

A++

(yes, I made up a new rating to give to this film, because it deserves more than an A+)