Toy Story 3: For the Six-Year-Old inside you...Not the Six-Year-Old Beside You.

Finally, after months of waiting in impatient eagerness, I got the chance to see the long-awaited Toy Story 3 last night.

I was floored.

To be honest, I was a bit skeptical when I first heard that there was to be a TS3, but I looked forward to it anyway. Then, once it came out and I started hearing so many wonderful things...well, my eagerness just grew. And yesterday, I finally got the chance to watch it for myself.

I laughed, I cried (no joke), I had an uncontrolable urge to grin through the whole thing...It is a GOOD movie, to say the very least.

Now, I'm not going to give anything away, because I know my family will see this and they haven't watched the movie yet. However, I will say things:

1) This is obviously a movie that was made for those of us who grew up with the first two Toy Story films in the nineties. It's a great movie, but the obvious bent is toward those who grew up watching these characters and are now off to college ourselves, or even older. That's not a bad thing. In fact, that's possibly my favorite part. Or, one of my favorites anyway. It's nice to know that some people out there don't think it silly for nearly-twenty-somethings to still be in love with talking, animate toys.

2) That said, the age-aim of the film gives it a bit of an older tinge that might actually scare younger kids. I know when that monkey came on, I was freaked out like crazy. Enough said, but those of you who have seen it will know what I mean. It's a bittersweet movie too, not the usual light fare of Disney and Pixar.

3) That's my last point: this movie will make you cry. I don't care if you're seven or seventy. You will cry. It's a good thing.

This whole movie is a good thing. I can't get my mind or my words around just how much I loved it yet--I'm still digesting, I guess! LOL But I highly reccomend Toy Story 3 to anyone--just be a bit careful. As my title says, this movie is more aimed to the six-year-old inside the twenty-something than the six-year-old sitting next to you on the couch.

Now excuse me, I need to go geek out about this movie with a friend. :)

~Trav