Huggin’ Bear is a terrific villain for the TOY STORY universe, but like the rest of the toys- he’s far from a straight baddie.
He seems to be having the time of his life voicing the role, and it’s probably the best work he’s gotten in years.
In a way, this evil bear is a bit like the roles Beatty used to play in movies like WHITE LIGHTENING, back in the seventies. These children mistreat the toys, but in the end, they’re much less a threat than the devious ‘Lots- O’-Huggin-Bear”, who, with Ned Beatty doing the voice, seems like he stepped out of the pages of a piece of Southern Gothic fiction, and runs the daycare like a prison. Alas, all good things come to an end, and by the time TOY STORY 3 opens, Andy’s abandoned the toys- with the exception of Woody, who stands as a beloved reminder of his childhood, and will be making the trip to college with him.Īs much as Woody loves Andy, he’s torn about leaving his fellow toys, and a mishap ends with him being shipped with the rest of the toys to a daycare over-run with rambunctious tots. When we last encountered the toys, they had extended their family by welcoming Woody’s sister Jessie (Joan Cusack), to the pack- and were settling into a few more good years in the company of their beloved master Andy. One gets the feeling that TOY STORY 3 wouldn’t exist if the people that ran Pixar had any doubt it would be anything less than fantastic.
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Instead, the filmmakers were given time to come up with a story that ends the series in an organic, moving way- and unlike most sequels, feels like a necessary addition to the series. You see, if Pixar was like any other studio, a third TOY STORY film would have been made years ago. In my opinion, what it all comes down to is time, talent, and lack of greed.
The folks at Pixar have yet to make a bad film, and one wonders what are they doing right that everyone else is doing wrong? It’s at least as good as the first two films in the series, and maintains the impossibly high standard set by WALL-E, and UP. REVIEW: TOY STORY 3 is yet another major triumph for Pixar. The toys end up getting donated to a daycare, where they encounter another group of toys, including a swinging seventies Ken doll (Michael Keaton), and the strawberry scented southerner Lots-O’-Huggin’-Bear (Ned Beatty). PLOT: With Andy due to leave for college, Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz (Tim Allen), and the rest of the TOY STORY gang are left with the possibility of a one way trip to the junkyard.
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