The new TOY STORY 3 trailer is loaded with nostalgia and looks amazing

I was lucky enough to be near a cinema last weekend that was screening the Toy Story Double Feature (none of the theatres near my apartment are showing it for some reason).  It was great to see a couple of my favourite films up on the big screen again.

It was an extremely nostalgic experience.  My head was suddenly filled with thoughts of family, old friends and that comforting feeling you get when watching a childhood film that still holds up.  Films like Toy Story, The Lion King, Aladdin, The Land Before Time and Jurassic Park have become almost a part of me as I’ve grown over the years, and I dare say many people in my generation would feel the same way.

After the double feature, it dawned on me that the first Toy Story film is 15 years old.  It seems like a ridiculously long time when you say it like that. For over half of my life I’ve been admiring these films.  There’s an entire generation of kids – I was 9 when Toy Story was released – that have grown up loving these films.  Kids that are now adults with university educations, full time jobs and children of their own.  It’s a pretty scary thought. Time can pass so quickly.

However, it’s also a testament to Pixar and their ability to create stories that have a timeless appeal.  Both Toy Story and Toy Story 2 hold up incredibly well to today’s standards, serving to be just as entertaining and moving as any other modern family release.

It seems fitting in a way that the central theme with Toy Story 3 is following on from that of Toy Story 2; nothing lasts forever.

With the release of the final trailer this week, we’re once again told that Andy (the owner of our favourite cast of toys) is moving away to college.  On a quick side note, I love the fact that the real world time between Toy Story 2 and 3 is the amount of time that has passed within the Toy Story world.  Our gang have been placed into a box and are being sent to Sunnyside Day Care.  At first everything seems peachy keen.  There’s a bunch of new toys to hang out with and heaps of rabid kids, eager to play.  Is everything at Sunnyside as it seems though?  Or is there something more sinister happening behind closed doors?  Why does Andy seem depressed that he’s lost his toys?  Does he have a better plan for them?

This is pretty much all that the trailer gives us.  Judging from the formula established in previous Pixar trailers, the whole ‘Sunnyside Day Care’ is only one element of the story that they’re advertising.  I’ve no doubt that more mature based themes will be prevalent throughout the film (nothing lasts forever, watching those you love slip away, etc). Obviously, it’s full of gags too, most of which look hilarious.

There’s no doubt I’m a Pixar fanboy.  They’ve yet to produce a film that has severely disappointed a majority of people and the fact that they’ve taken 11 years to release another Toy Story sequel is a pretty strong indication that they were waiting to get the story just right.  We’ve grown up loving these characters, and I for one cannot wait to see their (most likely) final adventure on the big screen.

Toy Story 3 hits Aussie cinemas 24 June 2010.