Talkie Zoo: TOY STORY 3

Cute as ever, Toy Story 3 (2010; PG)was not a disappointment for me. I always enjoy these animated movies. They are well done, funny, and even poignant at times. This time, the story is based on the premise that Andy is about to head off to college. He has put aside his toys, the ones he loved and played with for years, and is in the process of deciding what to do with all his childhood things. He's packing to leave.

The toys, of course, are in a predicament. Will they be stored in the attic? Will they be donated? Will they be trashed? By mistake they are at first put in the trash. Of course, they find their way out of that only to be donated to a daycare center where other toys are pretty much kept prisoner by one bitter old stuffed bear. Using everything at their disposal -- boxes, precor elliptical machines, toy cars -- they begin an escape plan to get them back home.

It's full of toy sized adventure, danger, action, and even a few tears.