And so Pixar just goes and does it again, as if it's the easiest thing to do: They're taking characters that haven't been used in 10 years and throw them into this new adventure as if no time passed. The film blends perfectly into its two predecessors, starting with a bang of a beautifully shot action sequence that reminds us of all the different characters from the gang of toys.

And that's what they are: characters. Although there are too many of them (especially with a few new ones thrown into the mix ) to give them all a lot of screen time it just takes seconds for us to feel for them. But when Woody and his friends hold each other's hands later while facing their possible demise, we forget that we're looking at animated toys, we worry about them as if they were real. That's certainly the biggest asset of the film, taking its characters seriously while having fun with them at the same time.

The animation is of course top notch, there's great voice acting and the story develops quite a lot of speed in the last third with more spectacular and colorful sceneries than the two first films. The result is en par with its fantastic predecessors: funny, sweet, touching, deeply entertaining.
Another triumph for Pixar.

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