mechachan15

Before I say anything else..I want to state that this movie WAS NOT as bad as everyone was making it out to be. I'm going to give a breakdown of the film:

Plot: The basic plot was fine. It was pretty much the same as the cartoon show. 9/10

Characters: The characters in the movie all looked the part. The main problem was their acting. Noah Ringer(Aang)needs to be cut some slack, since this is his first film. I do think that the guy who played Commander Zhao needs to work on his acting though, as well as the actors who played Katara and Sokka. Both of their portrayals were limp and I think they could do much better. 6/10

Music: The score was excellent. 10/10

Writing: some of the dialog is cheesy..most of it is passable, but there isn't enough of it. This movie is heavy on the action, but not so heavy on the character interactions/development. The pace is also too fast, which is why I'm hoping the sequel gets a longer runtime(if it gets made). 7/10

Special Effects: The bending effects were great. The least realistic element was probably water, in terms of appearance. It still looked awesome though. Overall, the cgi was enjoyable and well done. 9/10

I believe this movie suffered from a short runtime. I think that M. Night wanted to include more material, but couldn't. While I think this movie could have been better, it certainly isn't the "worst movie ever" like all the comic book guy wannabes are saying. M. Night was good at capturing certain specific "moments" of the show, but not capturing the overall appeal that the show had. He tried though and I can tell he likes and respects the animated series. I hope that if a sequel is ever made to this, that M. Night will improve upon it.

final rating: 6/10.

I've known and loved the Toy Story movies since the first one came out in 1995. I was just a little kid then and the first TS was one of my favorite movies growing up. The sequel was great too, but maybe not quite as classic as the first. Now, after SO many years..we get Toy Story 3.

Let me say that this movie..surprised me. From the previews I thought that the movie might be a little too "gag" heavy. The whole Spanish Buzz thing, combined with the Ken/Barbie stuff. I was a little skeptical. BUT I do know that Pixar rarely flubbs up on movies, so I went into the theater with pretty high expectations. I was quite impressed.

The story: For me, the story gets a 9/10. It was a very solid story and the plot moved along pretty well. There was one scene that seemed to drag a bit, but that's kind of nitpicking.

The humor: 8/10. I didn't laugh all /that/ much during the movie, but it did still have funny moments :)

Music: The music was fine. I was paying more attention to the story, not the music as much. I believe the music would also get a 9/10.

Emotional depth/quality: I do actually wish the movie had been a little more bold at certain points. I have to give Pixar props though for some of the scenes in the movie. This is the darkest Toy Story movie. If you thought that the climax of Toy Story 2 was intense..oh boy..you haven't seen nothing' yet! I'll give the emotional content a 9/10 as well.

Appropriate: This movie is for children, teens,adults..anybody. Anyone who has ever loved or lost a toy will like this movie. Some parts honestly creeped me out a bit..and I'm almost 20 yrs. old. Don't let that discourage you from taking your children to see the movie though. I would exercise a little caution if you're taking really young kids to the movie. If they scare really easily you might need to like..cover their eyes at a couple parts. 9/10.

Anyone who has seen and loved the first two Toy Story movies will enjoy this movie :) It was fun, intense, emotional..it had pretty much everything. I give the movie a final overall rating of 9/10.

Thank you Pixar, for influencing so many lives and allowing so many children to grow up with your characters.

So long, partner.

-Debbie