I’d really like to see both of these in 3D but there’s no cinemas in my town which show 3D pictures, and I think there’s only one or two in Sydney.  Couple that with the probability that the relaunch won’t happen in Australia and it’s understandable why I’m a little disappointed.

So, the script I have for TOY STORY 3 is an early draft which has apparently been discarded for a completely new story.  I think with the standards that Pixar has set for itself with it’s catalogue of films, that this is actually a good thing.  That’s not to say that the story isn’t any good, I just don’t think it matches up to the level of quality that we all expect from a Pixar flick.

The basic plot is that Andy is having his room redecorated, so some of the toys are left at home (in another room I presume), and a group of the more popular ones are taken with Andy while he stays the night at his grandmothers spooky house.  The story then takes on a murder/mystery vibe, with each toy disappearing one by one under the belief that Andy will only have room in his new room for two toys.  Jealousy and distrust play a big part in the story, along with the introduction of two sock monkeys, Hee-Hee and Gladiola.

Pros:

• The opening train scene
• The flirtation between Jessie and Buzz
• “The Deadly Death House of Death”
• Let’s Get Physical recurring gag
• “I shrank in the dryer”

Cons:

• The almost constant element of jealousy
• Buzz losing his head
• The Star Wars compactor gag (it felt like a pop culture reference you’d see in a Shrek film)
• The whole garbage truck/farm truck sequence (it felt too similar to other scenes in the previous films)

Final Grade: C-