Toy Story 3

We're doin' a sequel,
That's what we do in Hollywood.

I saw the first two Toy Story movies at the cinema; I don't really know why it's taken me so long to see the third and final* movie in the sequence.

Toy Story 3 picks up the theme of growing up and the abandoning of childhood playthings from Toy Story 2. Young Andy is off to college and the toys are accidentally sent not to the attic for storage but to be donated to the local daycare centre. Here they discover an apparent paradise, but with the inevitable serpent, setting the scene for a cunning escape plan.

The film maintains the standard of the series, with gorgeous animation and a witty script. It even maintains the emotional punch, building to a genuinely gripping climax and a payoff three films in the making.

It was well worth looking out on LoveFilm/Amazon Prime.

* Until about a month ago when they announced a fourth one, thus rendering The Muppets Most Wanted's satire slightly moot.