. In it, he writes of how great Jonah Hex is while for some reason still mentioning how shitty he thinks Toy Story 3 is. Claiming TS3 strictly celebrates consumerism because it contains recognizable toys like Ken and Barbie, Armond White's review strictly celebrates his inability to watch movies. I feel like an adult having to explain that Armond White for some reason feels like a 6-year-old when describing the plot of a movie, but he does. His claim that none of the characters reflect human experience is almost as incorrect as his claim that one of the main villains is Hamm the Piggy Bank. "The toys wage battle with the daycare centerâs cynical veteran cast-offs: Hamm the Piggy Bank pig, Lotsa Hugs and Big Baby." Hamm the Piggy Bank has actually been a supporting player since the trilogy's first installment. It should also be noted that Lotsa's name is actually Lotso. Dear Armond White: Watch movies better. He goes on to say, "Besides, Transformers 2 already explored the same plot to greater thrill an
d opulence." Dear Armond White again: Watch better movies. Look at the Armond-scribed paragraph where the intellectually dubious film critic claims a 30-second sequence featuring Barbie and Ken was pointless to the movie: "Look at the Barbie and Ken sequence where the sexually dubious male doll struts a chick-flick fashion show. Since it serves the same time-keeping purpose as a chick-flick digression, itâs not satirical. Weâre meant to enjoy our susceptibility, not question it..." The purpose of the sequence actually pertained to the plot, Armond. It was not a time-keeper for the audience; it was a time-keeper for the characters, meant to distract Ken while the toys escaped. I can not stress enough how poor you are at watching movies. When Armond's review emulates his distaste for Wall-E and Up, it becomes fitfully ignorable: "When Toy Story 3 emulates the suspense of prison break and horror films, it becomes fitfully amusing (more than can be said for Wall-E or Up) but this humor depends on the recognition of worn-out toys which is no different from tho
se lousy Shrek gags."  If you gave an example of this, Armond, I could potentially agree with you, but I can't recall a moment in the film when I pointed at the screen and thought, "Hahaha! It's funny because I remember Legos!" Armond closes his review by essentially calling you a moron: "The Toy Story franchise isnât for children and adults, itâs for non-thinking children and adults. When a movie is this formulaic, itâs no longer a toy because it does all the work for you. Itâs a sapâs story." In reference to the movie doing all of the work for us, I'd like to mention the final moments of the film when Andy introduces Bonnie to all of his toys. The toys do not move or emote, yet we the audience know that this is one of the happiest moments of the toys' non-lives. All they wanted was to be played with and loved by their original owner, and with each introduction we see the joy in their plastic, lifeless eyes. Maybe Armond saw a different vers
ion, though, where each toy shouts "Yay! I'm getting played with!" Armond's review does all the work for us, because we non-thinking adults don't really need to use our brains to figure out that it was written by a sad man who simply wants to be contradictory. It is a sad story, just like Toy Story 3, because SPOILER ALERT all of the toys die at the end. So does Andy. Eventually Cody will stop talking about how good Toy Story 3 is. When he does, it Collections & Our Stores Sign up for our emailsDisney-Pixar's Toy Story 3 Helps Kick Off Toy Fair in NYC Disney-Pixar's Toy Story 3 helped kick off the American International Toy Fair in New York City yesterday. The franchise will have over 250 new toys launching this summer and this holiday season from several toy manufacturers. Many of the toys will launch this summer to coincide with the arrival of Toy Story 3 in theaters on June 18th. The new Toy Story 3 toy line includes action figures, dolls, costumes, games, play sets, construction sets, vehicles, robots, plush toys and more.
Green Army Men descended from the ceiling at the launch event. The Green Army Men helped John Lasseter, chief creative officer of Walt Disney and Pixar, Lee Unkrich, director, Toy Story 3, Darla K. Anderson, producer, Toy Story 3 and John Ratzenberger, voice of Hamm, unveil a first look at some of the new toys. The Toy Story 3 launch also included a life-size Lego bust of John Lasseter. Lasseter can be seen examining his Lego bust in the photograph below. Lasseter said at the Toy Fair kick-off, "I've always had a great love and fascination with toys and that's really where the idea for Toy Story began. When we set out to create Toy Story, I imagined this really amazing group of characters that would entertain kids and families for hours. And that's also what we set out to do with the toys inspired by the films. Working with some of the best toy companies, we took every single detail into consideration to develop a great toy line that is true to this franchise. Taking a look around the room today, I think we again achieved our vision with Toy Story 3."
Here are some highlights of the over 250 new Toy Story 3 toys that will be coming out in 2010. A plush bear character named Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear is one of the 14 new toys featured in Toy Story 3's Sunnyside Day Care. Lots-O'-Huggin' has over 45 adorable sayings and can respond to the tone of your voice. A Toy Story 3 version of the Ultimate Buzz Lightyear Programmable Robot will launch this year. The Toy Story Ultra Blast Gauntlet is a forearm cuff with lights, sounds and pop-up projectiles. Toy Story Action Links are linkable play sets that snap together. The sets can connect to other sets in the collection. The Lego Group's first Toy Story-inspired toy line comes out this year. The products include the Toy Story 3 Western Train and Lotso's Dump Truck sets. Lego will also have Lego versions of the green army men. Hasbro will have a new collection of Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head figures. These include the Potato Heads dressed as Toy Story characters, including Buzz, Woody and Jessie.