I'm 25 years old, and I'm gonna see Toy Story 3...Weird huh?

I grew up with the first two and have been waiting for 11 years for tomorrow. It's kinda strange though. Last time I saw a new toy story movie was when I was 14 in 1999, (And was made fun of of course, but I loved the original), and now I'm halfway there to 30 and I'm seeing the third one. Are you gonna see this?

Probably, the reviews so far are really good, but I haven't decided if I'll be seeing it in the theater.

I really don't know, I saw the first at a young age and a few years after saw the second in cinema, but when it comes to Toy Story, I've lost interest.

It's been eleven years since Toy Story 2 and I was only five or six when it was released. From the reviews I've read, it sounds good enough for me and I've been wanting to see it. I remember seeing the first trailer for Toy Story last year in November.

I saw it a few weeks ago. Was another really great chapter in the franchise, but if there is any brains in Pixar or Disney, they are not going to make a Toy Story 4. I think Toy Story 3 did a good job of wrapping everything up (but to prevent spoilers I will not justify that with evidence).

No Dr. Cheezburger you are not weird. I myself recently saw this movie and I must say that I rather enjoyed it and I'm in my 50's. Just in case you're curious, I was around your age when I saw Secret of NIMH for the first time.

Peace :D

I should see it, I hear that it is way better than the last one`s.

Nothing weird at all. One point I've seen emphasized in reviews for "TS3" is that only an adult audience can fully appreciate the message, that with the coming of adulthood, what happens to the "childish" things that are left behind? It's rather like the Peter, Paul & Mary hit "Puff the Magic Dragon" (sheesh, showing my age) in which the little boy in the narration is the ruler of this fantasy land he's created, but in the end what happens to the land and its denizens when he outgrows it? "Puff the mighty dragon sadly slips into his cave."

I probably said elsewhere that I hated children's animated films....well consider me a big fat liar.

I still watch the old "Winnie the Pooh" cartoons and I also saw the most recent movie in the theater and loved it. I just got finished watching the Christmas movie and my childhood came back to me, which is what I needed after viewing "A Serbian Film." Though the sad thing about "Winnie the Pooh" is that Pooh is the least interesting character. It's not that he isn't loveable, it's just that he gets overshadowed by Tigger, Eyeore, and Rabbit. All are better developed personality wise.

"The Emperor's New Groove" is another favorite of mine. As well as as "The Lion King" among other classic non-princess oriented Disney films.

I also like a lot of Pixar movies, though I found "Wall-e" to be too heavy handed for my taste. "Toy Story 3 " really touched my heart. As a kid going away to college and leaving his childhood behind, it really struck an emotional chord with me. Leaving behind your childhood habits and entering the adult world is a very emotional thing, and this film nailed it. :lol:

I also love "Fantasia" and a few Miyazaki films such as "Ponyo" and "Howl's Movie Castle."

Pooh Bear is definitely a classic! :D Though I don't like the new movie myself. One of the plot points was taken directly from Pooh's Grand Adventure, and was portrayed in a much less "grand" fashion. :x Overall, the jokes were funny, but perhaps were just a bit too over-the-top.

Steven

Hello, Dr. Cheezburger,

I have never seen "TS 3", but I don't think that you're weird! I was born during 1979, and I saw the following "kids" movies on, or around, the times of their release/ rerelease dates:

li Disney's "Oliver & Co." during 1988
li Disney's "Peter Pan" during 1989
li Disney's "The Little Mermaid" during 1989
li Disney's "The Jungle Book" during 1990
li Disney's "Fantasia" during 1990 (My parents insisted that I see that movie in a theatre!)
li Disney's "101 Dalmatians" during 1991
li Disney's "Beauty and The Beast" during 1991
li Disney's "Aladdin" during 1992 (I was 13!)
li Don Bluth's "Thumbelina" during 1994
li Disney's "The Lion King" during 1994
li Disney's "Pocahontas" during 1995 (I was 16, and I insisted upon seeing the movie on the very day on which it opened! I practically thought that I WAS Pocahontas!)
li Disney/ Pixar's "Toy Story" during 1995
li Disney's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" during 1996
li Disney's "Hercules" during 1997 (I was 18!)
li Don Bluth's (?) "Anastasia" during 1997
li Disney's "Mulan" during 1998 (I had been to China during the Winter of '97/'98, so I wasn't going to miss "Mulan"!)
li Disney/ Pixar's "A Bug's Life" during 1998
li Disney's "Tarzan" during 1999
li Disney's "Toy Story 2" during 1999
li Disney's "The Emperor's New Groove" during 2000
li Disney's "Atlantis" during 2001 (I was 22, but the cool aspect of the entire situation was the fact that I had taken (?) a Linguistics class, and that Milo was a Linguist! He also shared my coloration, and my habit of wearing glasses, although it's too bad that no Disney HEROINE has ever had blondish hair and brown eyes, too. Rapunzel came close, though...what with her green eyes)
li Disney's "Lilo & Stitch" during 2002
li Disney's "Treasure Planet" during 2002
li Disney's "Peter Pan: Return to Neverland" during 2003
li Disney's "The Princess and the Frog" during 2009 (I was 30!)
li Disney's "Tangled" during 2010
li Disney/ Pixar's "Brave" this summer


What's more, I've been amassing Disney dolls like crazy between 1991 and the present day! I have a deboxed collection which includes such favorites as Mattel's 1992 Classic Belle, Bead-So-Pretty Pocahontas, Fashion Secrets Megara, Matchmaker Magic Mulan (AND the Matchmaker Playset), Vine-Swingin' Tarzan and Jane, Toy Story 2 Jessie, Crystal Princess Kida, The Disney Store's Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen dolls, The Disney Store's Rapunzel and Flynn dolls, several Disney Store Singing Princess dolls, a Disney Store Animators' Collection Pocahontas doll, etc.!

In addition, some of my 100 (or so) My Scene dolls remind me of Disney/ other animated characters. One of my Canadian Swappin' Styles 2 Nolee dolls (smirky face) reminds me of Disney's Snow White!

So, yeah, for me, the animated world and the doll world sort of meld with each other, AND there's nothing wrong with watching Disney/ animated movies just because you're young at heart.
8)

I grew up with the first two and have been waiting for 11 years for tomorrow. It's kinda strange though. Last time I saw a new toy story movie was when I was 14 in 1999, (And was made fun of of course, but I loved the original), and now I'm halfway there to 30 and I'm seeing the third one. Are you gonna see this?

I'm 26 and I saw Brave opening day, I watch My Little Pony and Secret of NIMH is one of my favorite movies of all time. There's nothing wrong with liking kids' movies. To be honest I'm a little sick of all the adult media following this trend of always needing to be dark, gritty and edgy. It's really tiresome and it's become far more than cliche. If I wanted realism I wouldn't be watching a movie. For me watching movies is a lot about escapism, and I don't want to watch a movie that offers a story that's just like the depressing ones we could read in the news every day.

So no, nothing odd about that at all.

I'm 26 and I saw Brave opening day, I watch My Little Pony and Secret of NIMH is one of my favorite movies of all time. There's nothing wrong with liking kids' movies. To be honest I'm a little sick of all the adult media following this trend of always needing to be dark, gritty and edgy. It's really tiresome and it's become far more than cliche. If I wanted realism I wouldn't be watching a movie. For me watching movies is a lot about escapism, and I don't want to watch a movie that offers a story that's just like the depressing ones we could read in the news every day.

So no, nothing odd about that at all.

While I agree that dark and edgy for the sake of being dark and edgy isn't a good thing and that we should embrace more of our childlike instincts, I think films can be more than escapism. I wouldn't call "Schindler's List" escapism the same way I would consider a film like "Die Hard" escapism. The former is more depressing and more reflective on the cruel world we live in than the latter and there's nothing wrong with that. Film can be a powerful tool that can be used for more than simple escapism.