Toy Story 3

[innerSpaceman]

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!"

[Chernabog]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

I can point at someone else and scream, "CURMUDGEON!"

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

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by SzczerbiakManiac

Do you folks think Big Baby is creepy because of the Uncanny Valley or some other reason?

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.

[I Heart Disneyland!]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

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!

[Strangler Lewis]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

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!"

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.