I agree about Lotso being pretty much a Stinky Pete retread, too. But perhaps since I don't recall there being a Stinky backstory, Lotso struck me as different enough once his motivations were made clear.

I don't much care for TS2, so perhaps Stinky Pete did have a backstory ... but Lotso's added some pathos to his character that I don't recall feeling for Stinky Pete.



Ok, if Strangler Lewis wants a sad ending, that's his perogative. But the ending was one of the best movie endings I've ever seen, and I think the world pretty much agrees. For once (and it takes one to know one), I can point at someone else and scream, "CURMUDGEON!"

Lotso is not a real toy, he was made up for TS3. Disney/Pixar did those commercials for viral (as opposed to bacterial) marketing. The japanese one is the best. :)

Oh and they did mention something about Bo Peep getting sold at a yard sale or something.

Pfffft. I can point at Brad and say "Queen!" but it don't make our conversations in Margo Channing-speak any less queenier ;)

I think Baby is creepy because I find those bedraggled baby dolls creepy IRL. I never really owned one, so maybe that's why. I had my share of loved-to-death toys but they weren't the soft-bodied, hard-limbed, blinky eye babies.

Same here!! (And, I do lump Chatty Cathy in that category--she too was creepy even though I still have her.) You described my baby doll nightmares in perfect detail! When I was little...my parents had to remove my doll bed out of my bedroom for me to fall asleep. I was scared of them at night! Maybe Pixar has something here! :blush:

You've convinced me. Most emotionally satisfying ending since "Cocoon." And, here's the good news. Me, my wife and kids are all becoming Mormons, so we can dwell in heaven as an eternal family. You may wish to do the same.

There's the weird thing with a cute, lovable toy being a villain.

You can meet Lotso and get a pic with him, not to mention that you can buy Lotso as a buddy, not a nemesis for Woody. He talks and does a million other things and costs 50 bucks...which sucks since it doesn't really match the Lotso from the film. In any case it makes me wonder what children think of the dynamic of Lotso. Perhaps since Lotso was replaced it's easier to think of the Lotso in your arms as being a good one? I mean, he did actually feed the heroes into a furnace. It's a lot to bounce back from.

Smelling like strawberries probably helps.

Well, I think it clear that mass manufactured toys have their own differing personalities. Space Ranger Buzz v. Buzz the Toy v. Spanish Buzz would seem to imply that just because you have a toy that might look the same as another toy doesn't mean they act the same.

Sounds like blatant toyism to me, CP.

I learned a lesson today in open-mindedness. :)