History YMMV / ToyStory3

* {{Adorkable}}: Andy's teenage self is revealed to be this at the end of the film, when [[spoiler:he gives his toys to Bonnie, and spends what seems like hours playing with her]]. He may be a grown-up now even though he's just 17, but as demonstrated in that scene, he still has the playful personality and love for his toys that he had in the first two movies. It's also just sweet to see him pass the torch to a younger kid.

* {{Adorkable}}: Andy's teenage self is revealed to be this at the end of the film, when [[spoiler:he gives his toys to Bonnie, and spends what seems like hours playing with her]]. He may be a grown-up now at age 17, but as demonstrated in that scene, he still has the playful personality and love for his toys that he had in the first two movies. It's also just sweet to see him pass the torch to a younger kid.

* {{Adorkable}}: Andy's adult self is revealed to be this at the end of the film, when [[spoiler:he gives his toys to Bonnie, and spends what seems like hours playing with her]]. He may be a grown-up now, but as demonstrated in that scene, he still has the playful personality and love for his toys that he had in the first two movies. It's also just sweet to see him pass the torch to a younger kid.

* DracoInLeatherPants: Type in "Lotso" on ''any'' fanfiction website, and you'll find [[JustForPun lots-o'-]]fanfics that show him discovering true love and redeeming himself. Most of the time they involve Daisy.

* CommonKnowledge: One of the largest misconceptions surrounding the film was that it was meant to be the GrandFinale of the ''Toy Story'' series. However, Pixar never intended the film to be a finale. Quite the contrary in fact, as talks for ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'' were already in place as soon as ''Toy Story 3'' was completed, with that film being put into production a year after the film's release. The film could certainly be viewed as the finale of the "Andy" era of the franchise, as the film ends on a PassingTheTorch from Andy to Bonnie, but it was never meant to be the finale to the series as a whole.

* ContestedSequel: While still generally seen as a strong film, there's quite a divide among fans and critics if it surpasses the lofty heights set by ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2''. Those who consider ''3'' to be the best film in the series cite the brilliant use of GrowingWithTheAudience having a much stronger villain than prior films and naturally upping the drama without sacrificing the comedy. Those who prefer ''2'' however, feel that ''3'' suffers from more disjointed pacing, less witty writing, and overall [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks borrows too many plot elements from prior films]] to stand on its own feet.

* ContestedSequel: While still generally seen as a strong film, there's quite a divide among fans and critics if it surpasses the lofty heights set by ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2''. Those who consider ''3'' to be the best film in the series cite the brilliant use of GrowingWithTheAudience having a much stronger villain than prior films and naturally upping the drama without sacrificing the comedy. Those who prefer ''2'' however, feel that ''3'' suffers from more disjointed pacing, less witty writing, and overall [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks borrows too many plot elements from the prior film]] to stand on its own feet.

* ContestedSequel: While still generally seen as a strong film, there's quite a divide among fans and critics if it surpasses the lofty heights set by ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2''. Those who consider ''3'' to be the best film in the series cite the brilliant use of GrowingWithTheAudience having a much stronger villain than prior films and naturally uping the drama without sacrificing the comedy. Those who prefer ''2'' however feel that ''3'' suffers from more disjointed pacing, less witty writing, and overall [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks borrows too many plot elements from the prior film]] to stand on its own feet.

* ContestedSequel: While still generally seen to be a strong, film there's quite a divide among fans and critics if it surpasses the lofty heights set by ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2''. Those who consider ''3'' to be the best film in the series cite the brilliant use of GrowingWithTheAudience having a much stronger villain than prior films and naturally uping the drama without sacrificing the comedy. Those who prefer ''2'' however feel that ''3'' suffers from more disjointed pacing, less witty writing, and overall [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks borrows too many plot elements from the prior film]] to stand on its own feet.

* ContestedSequel: While still generally seen to be a strong, film there's quite a divide among fans and critics if it matches the heights of ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2''. Those who consider ''3'' to be the best film in the series cite the brilliant use of GrowingWithTheAudience having a much stronger villain than prior films and naturally uping the drama without sacrificing the comedy. Those who prefer ''2'' however feel that ''3'' suffers from more disjointed pacing, less witty writing, and overall [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks borrows too many plot elements from the prior film]] to stand on its own feet.

* EvenBetterSequel: This movie appealed to the few teenagers and adults that didn't like the first two movies; it took the ParentalBonus of the first two movies up to eleven.

* CommonKnowledge: One of the largest misconceptions surrounding the film was that it was meant to be the GrandFinale of the ''Toy Story'' series. However, Pixar never intended the film to be a finale. Quite the contrary in fact, as talks for ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'' were already in place as soon as ''Toy Story 3'' was completed, with that film being put into production a year later. The film could certainly be viewed as the finale of the "Andy" era of the franchise, as the film ends on a PassingTheTorch from Andy to Bonnie, but it was never meant to be the finale to the series as a whole.

** The PS2 and PSP versions are also quite bad. Rather than have the fun and exciting gameplay that the next-gen versions had, they're instead generic platformers that have very little content that make it worth coming back to. The game is also very easy and can be beaten in just two hours.

* TearDryer: In the climax, Woody and his friends are thrown into an incinerator, and after desperately trying to get out of it in vain, they decide to hold hands together and accept their death, but miraculously, they got saved in extremis by the three little green men thanks a giant claw.

* CompleteMonster: [[Characters/ToyStoryLotso Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear]] is the ruler of [[Characters/ToyStorySunnysideDaycareToys Sunnyside Daycare]], and oppresses the other toys through brute force and violence. Originally the favorite toy of a young girl named Daisy, Lotso was [[VengefulAbandonedToy mistakenly lost and replaced, leading him to believe that all toys were worthless and unloved]]. Taking over Sunnyside, Lotso subjects the toys in the Caterpillar Room to horrid mistreatment from the younger children. When Andy's toys request that they be relocated to the Butterfly Room, Lotso [[BrainwashedAndCrazy resets Buzz Lightyear]] and has him beat down his friends, showing a cold satisfaction while doing so. When Woody frees the toys and they attempt to escape, Lotso has [[ColdBloodedTorture Chatter Telephone beaten]] in order to get him to explain Woody's escape plan before ordering the toys disposed of in the dumpster. When his minions turn on him and he is taken to the dump, along with Andy's toys, [[MoralEventHorizon he abandons them to burn to death in the incinerator]], [[UngratefulBastard ignoring that they had previously saved his life]]. While he has a [[TragicVillain tragic]] backstory, Woody himself [[FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse calls him out on how weak it is]], stating that Lotso had abandoned her; not the other way around. Sociopathic and misanthropic, Lotso may have [[FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon appeared]] and [[FauxAffablyEvil acted]] innocent, but was in fact depraved to his core.

* CompleteMonster: [[Characters/ToyStoryLotso Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear]] is the ruler of [[Characters/ToyStorySunnysideDaycareToys Sunnyside Daycare]], and oppresses the other toys through brute force and violence. Originally the favorite toy of a young girl named Daisy, Lotso was [[VengefulAbandonedToy mistakenly lost and replaced, leading him to believe that all toys were worthless and unloved]]. Taking over Sunnyside, Lotso subjects the toys in the Caterpillar Room to horrid mistreatment from the younger children. When Andy's toys request that they be relocated to the Butterfly Room, Lotso [[BrainwashedAndCrazy resets Buzz Lightyear]] and has him beat down his friends, showing a cold satisfaction while doing so. When Woody frees the toys and they attempt to escape, Lotso has [[ColdBloodedTorture Chatter Telephone beaten]] in order to get him to explain Woody's escape plan before ordering the toys disposed of in the dumpster. When his minions turn on him and he is taken to the dump, along with Andy's toys, he abandons them to burn to death in the incinerator, [[UngratefulBastard ignoring that they had previously saved his life]]. While he has a [[TragicVillain tragic]] backstory, Woody himself [[FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse calls him out on how weak it is]], stating that Lotso had abandoned her; not the other way around. Sociopathic and misanthropic, Lotso may have [[FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon appeared]] and [[FauxAffablyEvil acted]] innocent, but was in fact depraved to his core.

* EvilIsCool: Three words: Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear. He has a sad backstory (even though it doesn't excuse his actions), is the KnightOfCerebus of the franchise, Creator/NedBeatty makes him [[FauxAffablyEvil coldly charming]] despite his actions and to this day remains one of the most memorable Pixar villains along with [[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles Syndrome]].

** This is why most fans feel there should be no more sequels after ''Toy Story 3'' - the film itself doesn't suffer from the trope, the film ''is'' the Tough Act. Hell, the concept indirectly affected the reception of ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars 2}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}''. Even Pixar is aware of this; John Lasseter said they had no plans for a fourth movie because the third felt like a perfect note to end on, but they felt an idea they were kicking around was too good to pass up, and thus, ''Toy Story 4'' was green-lit. It wasn't until ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'', released ''five years'' later, that Pixar made a movie considered good enough to escape ''Toy Story 3'''s shadow.

* {{Adorkable}}: Andy's adult self is revealed to be this at the end of the film, when [[spoiler:he gives his toys to Bonnie, and spends what seems like hours playing with her]]. He may be a grown-up now, but as demonstrated in that scene, he still has the playful personality and love for his toys that he had in the first two movies. It's also just sweet to see him pass on the torch to a younger kid.

** This is why most fans feel there should be no more sequels after ''Toy Story 3'' - the film itself doesn't suffer from the trope, the film ''is'' the Tough Act. Hell, the concept indirectly affected the reception of ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars 2}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}''. Even Pixar is aware of this; John Lasseter said they had no plans for a fourth movie because the third felt like a perfect note to end on, but they felt an idea they were kicking around was too good to pass up, and thus, ''Toy Story 4'' was green-lit. It wasn't until ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'', released ''half a decade later'', that Pixar made a movie considered good enough to escape ''Toy Story 3'''s shadow.

* AluminumChristmasTrees: In the opening scene, Woody has to save a train full of orphans. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphan_Train Orphan trains]] actually existed in the late 1800s.

** [[SadClown Chuckles]], who also only one major scene but leaves a huge impact on the story with his memorable backstory and excellent VA work.

* AngstAversion: This movie is notorious for being ''very'' depressing to watch. It has everything from a brutal dictatorship[[note]]Lotso puts himself in charge of Sunnyside and forces some of the toys to be beat up by toddlers[[/note]] to child abuse[[note]]Lotso manipulates Big Baby, a doll with the mind of a one-year-old, into doing his bidding[[/note]], to the inevitable prospect of a slow and sad death[[note]]The scene where the toys almost get burned to death[[/note]]. The list goes on. As mentioned below, it gets so dark and grim at times that a number of fans were genuinely afraid Pixar ''wouldn't'' save their iconic toys from a violent demise by incineration. It's not for nothing that this movie is often called (even by ''professional film critics) one of the top ten "movies where [[ManlyTears grown men cry.]]"