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Movie review: ‘Toy Story 3’

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Like the best of fairy tales, “Toy Story 3” is more serious than it seems and hardly seems serious at all. This third installment in Pixar’s “Toy Story” series is fun and lively and will please the kids. But in spirit it really completes another trilogy – one that includes “Wall-E” and “Up” – with its moving contemplation of mortality, human value and memory.

“Toy Story 3” is a better film than “Wall-E” and “Up” in that it succeeds completely in conventional terms. For 103 minutes, it never takes audience interest for granted. It has action, horror and vivid characters, and it always keeps moving forward. It’s also less obvious in its ambition. “Wall-E” and “Up” were like experiments in profundity. In “Toy Story 3,” everything meaningful is just part of the flow. You’ll feel it before you see it coming.

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