For anyone wondering whether Pixar has dipped its magical CGI pen into the well one too many times with Toy Story 3, I’m pretty sure the new trailer should allay those fears. Basically, Randy Newman equals Win. Everything else is just gravy. Any movie that can make the voice of Tim Allen tolerable deserves to be the best animated film franchise of all time.
OH! This is wonderful! The world is such an excellent place, don't you think?
Posted by: esme at October 12, 2009 7:14 PM
I just felt the sort of warmth and happiness I haven't felt since I was a child. Truly an excellent and funny trailer. Mmmmmm Pixar you are far too good to me!
Posted by: Temet Nosce at October 12, 2009 7:18 PM
Oh this looks FANTASTIC! I can't wait! can't wait! can't waiiiiiiiiiit!
I'm still skeptical, and will remain so until the second I step out of that theatre declaring that the latest Pixar is my new favourite movie of all time, like I have for their last 5 installment. I will not get my hopes up I will not get my hopes up I will NOT GET MY HOPES UP AND YOU CAN'T MAKE ME.
Posted by: dsbs at October 12, 2009 7:48 PM
I was full-on grinning while watching that.
Nothing has ever made me feel so old.
If there is another song like they had in Toy Story 2 that automatically makes you cry I'm out!
Sadly, no Jim Varney voicing Slinky Dog for this one.
Gotta agree with Jay on the Randy Newman sentiment. MadTV's parody of him was one of the few actually funny things that they produced.
Posted by: branded at October 12, 2009 8:58 PM
Thanks, Pixar, for once again making me feel guilty for the day I stopped playing with my American Girl doll.
(I had Kirsten, which dolls did you have? Apparently she's going to be "retired" soon. Stupid Mattel buyout.)
Posted by: Empress of All the Russias at October 12, 2009 10:57 PM
Empress, I had Samantha and my sister had Molly. I read all the books for both. :D I couldn't get into any of the other girls but those two. I also would pore over the catalog they'd send to the house and be disappointed that my parents couldn't afford evcery single set and outfit for that doll. I'm actually glad all we could afford were the books from the library now, but back then, I was so jealous of that catalog.
Posted by: duckandcover at October 12, 2009 11:08 PM
The Toy Story movies, along with Galaxy Quest, are Tim Allen's sole redeeming contributions to humanity.
It has been really cool to have had kids mature during this Pixar era. They loved the first two Toy Story movies and did what there was to do in DisneyWorld with the characters; I am anxious to see how they react to this movie as 11 and 10 year-olds. Maybe a glimpse of whether or not me and Mrs. Mac are on the right track.
Posted by: richmac at October 13, 2009 12:00 AM
Empress, I was a relatively privileged child; through generous grandmothers I ended up with three American Girl Dolls. I had Samantha, Josefina, and a Girl of Today. They got passed onto my sister when she was old enough, but I'm not sure where they are now.
My daughter has been watching Toy Story and Toy Story 2 like crazy lately. I'm trying to convince my wife that this should be the first movie we take her to see in the theater. I think her face'll melt.
I seriously can't get over how beautiful it looks, especially when compared to the originals. Pixar does not disappoint when it comes to the quality of their animations, ever.
Empress, I also had Kirsten; she's in a box wrapped up for now. But I have most of my childhood toys. I even have my stuffed koala my grandma got me when I was born. Needless to say, I'm going to see this movie.
Posted by: bonnie at October 13, 2009 1:28 AM
It's a wild new world - I wanted to mention, Empress and Genny, that I have just now come across the American Girl stuff (I'm Canadian, apparently the only canuck girl is Anne of Green Gables) because I saw a fabulous and age-appropriate book, The Care & Keeping of You - The Body Book for Girls at my son's grade one sex education parent meeting. I just wish they had one like it for boys.
And YES - thank fucking god for Pixar when my six year old boy needs to hear about not picking up used condoms and needles in the street, and all the ways babies come out, and more. Apparently, significant numbers of girls are reaching puberty as early as age eight.
I want to live in Pixar land...can I please?
Posted by: replica at October 13, 2009 3:14 AM
love almost all of it, not sure how i feel about relying on the spanish language gag though...
Posted by: djfox at October 13, 2009 3:37 AM
God I wish Pixar wasn't so good at making me cry. The Toy Story movies have made me paranoid about my own stuffed tiger. I've had him since I was really little and he's still with me, but right now he's been wearing one of my shoes as a hat and I haven't bothered to remove it for a few days. I'm sorry, Alfred! Also, for the record, I had Samantha.
Posted by: VentureSister at October 13, 2009 5:02 AM
I was so hoping they dropped the horrible Randy Newman songs. Sorry, cannot stand the dude's music. Toy Story 2 was unbearable whenever a damn song came on. This looks very much like I thought it would. I enjoyed the first movie, the second was ok aside from the songs, I'll likely give this one a pass. I really wish this had gone straight to DVD and we could have an original Pixar movie in the summer slot, or at least a sequel to something I cared about in the first place.
Tyler is the turd in the punchbowl. Somebody get me an old spaghetti strainer.
Posted by: Kballs at October 13, 2009 8:06 AM
My American Girl doll was Felicity who I recently passed on to my little cousin. She's crazy into that right now and even got one of the dolls that looks "just like her" so now it has a playmate.
Posted by: Monica at October 13, 2009 11:37 AM
A Toy Story sequel that doesn't suck = win. (Though I'd have been interested to see how the original Disney created idea with Buzz getting recalled to Taiwan would have panned out.)
New Randy Newman music = win.
(Randy Newman can do no wrong, so the haters can just suck it. YOU try watching Toy Story without the songs.)
Having mostly the entire original cast back = win.
(It's gonna be hard to hear Slinky Dog speak without Jim Varney, but I'll keep an open ear.)
Making a 3D movie that doesn't resort to gimmicky sight gags = win.
Consider my ticket already bought, because secretly parts of my mind are still thirteen and awesome.
That sounded like Jim Varney to me. Is it possible they recorded the voices prior to his death?
Posted by: Forrest at October 13, 2009 2:03 PM
I remember being one of the first people at my school to buy the video (I'd saved my money for months before it came out), and I brought it into class on a video day so the other kids would like me.
Those poor Spanish dubbers, how will they tackle Latino Lightyear? I mean, they can't make him, what, a flamenco dancin' Russian?
Posted by: piedlourde at October 13, 2009 9:48 PM
I cried a little.
Shut up. It had something to do with the fact that Andy was little and I was little, and now Andy's going to college and I'm in college...
But seriously, that looks brilliant. As perhaps the sole pajiban who was only really a casual fan of the second (and a rabid fan of the first), I'm interested to see how this one turns out, but the trailer is hella promising.
@piedlourde: The Spanish dubbers for the Americas can give him a strong Spanish accent; no problem there. As for the Spaniards themselves, maybe a strong Castillan accent?
First.
Seriously, Welcome back childhood memories!