"As they passed the rows of houses they saw through the open doors that men were sweeping and dusting and washing dishes, while the women sat around in groups, gossiping and laughing.
"What has happened?" the Scarecrow asked a sad-looking man with a bushy beard, who wore an apron and was wheeling a baby-carriage along the sidewalk.
"Why, we've had a revolution, your Majesty -- as you ought to know very well," replied the man; "and since you went away the women have been running things to suit themselves. I'm glad you have decided to come back and restore order, for doing housework and minding the children is wearing out the strength of every man in the Emerald City."
"Hm!" said the Scarecrow, thoughtfully. "If it is such hard work as you say, how did the women manage it so easily?"
"I really do not know," replied the man, with a deep sigh. "Perhaps the women are made of cast-iron.""
- L. Frank Baum, "The Land of Oz"
Saturday, June 19, 2010
The original Toy Story was a groundbreaking movie, and very entertaining. Toy Story 2 was even better, with fantastic writing and great action scenes.
Toy Story 3 may be the best of the trilogy. And that's saying something.
We saw it tonight. It's seriously awesome.
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2. Dave
- 06/19/2010 8:56 am CDT
I very specifically remember seeing the first Toy Story in a very large, very old theater. It was SO unusual at the time. Only a few short films had even come close to the visuals, but nothing on the large screen, at least not that I had seen. My wife had a hard time processing it visually. She liked the story, but the images, as she put it, "bothered" her. I personally was just blown away. Just the idea that anything drawn in a computer could look so real. It made me think of the bar of soap in Snow White, that looks so real. And then there was this added bonus that the story was amazing. I think Pixar, in general, and Andrew Stanton, in particular, are the best thing to happen to movies in the past 25 years.
4. Bill
- 06/19/2010 9:19 am CDT
It's right up there. Last night we were talking about this - of all the trilogies that have been made, I think only Lord of the Rings surpasses. The original Star Wars also is an argument to be made, but I think it fell off (just a bit) with Episode 6. Indiana Jones was fabulous, but many consider Temple of Doom to be a weaker offering. Godfather 1 and 2 were amazing, but 3 was not, etc.
Making a trilogy this strong is an incredible feat.
7. Linda
- 06/21/2010 9:41 am CDT
We saw it on Saturday night and we all thought it was the best also. I'll admit I got kind of worried that the creators were going to kill off all the toys when they were inching toward the big fire towards the end. I was sure hoping they weren't going to make kids cry with their "ending" of the series.
9. GinH
- 06/22/2010 5:17 pm CDT
Agree 100%. And I didn't just drop a tear or two. More like a ton. When Andy's mom walked into the packed up bedroom and realized Andy was really gone, I thought I wouldn't quit crying. Of course having just survived my daughter's first year of college probably contributed.
But how often can you use the word beautiful to describe a cartoon?? Not only that but hilarious, suspenseful and clever.
A true work of art in multiple ways.
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My dad (traditional Baptist that he is) has never taken my mom to see a movie. ONCE he took us all to a drive in to see Bambi when I was a kid.
My mom wants to see this movie so I think we're going to kidnap them and dump them off at the theater.