You may be wondering why I haven’t been updating the site much lately. Well, I’ll fill you in in just a second, but first, here are my thoughts on Toy Story 3.

My Toy Story 3 Mini-Review

You know how you have little memories that theoretically you shouldn’t remember, but for some reason they stick with you for years? Well, seeing Toy Story at my local theater in 1995 (at the age of 10) is one of those. I don’t remember most trips to the theater, but for the past 15 years, I’ve remembered the day I went to see it. I guess it was the beginning of my Pixar love-affair.

Four years later I took my niece to see Toy Story 2, and was amazed that it was as good (or even better) than the first. Pixar was obviously doing something right, and as the years went by, I marveled at Pixar’s uncanny ability to tell a story, a trait that was not common in Hollywood anymore.

Pixar left our favorite characters in good hands. Lee Unkrich did an amazing job closing out this trilogy; what will undoubtedly be the most critically acclaimed trilogy in film history. Toy Story 3 has all the humor and heart you could squeeze into an animated movie, but most of all it is the perfect ending to a wonderful series. Andy’s grown up along with us, and it was time for the gang to have one last adventure before figuring out their place in the world. I won’t go into any spoilers, but I’m sure you’ve all seen it a couple times by now anyway.

My only complaints revolve around me wanting to see the new characters more, but I know that none of them really should have had more screen time. Ken and Barbie’s roles were a pleasant surprise, and the rest of the new characters are just icing on the cake.

So, go see Toy Story 3 a couple more times while it’s still in theaters, and show your support for the greatest filmmakers in the business.

…And a Site Update

The reason I haven’t been updating Pixar Fanboy lately is because I’m trying to figure out a unique purpose for the site. The last thing I want is to just re-post news that you’ve probably read three times already on the other excellant Pixar blogs. The Pixar fan community is definitely big enough to support multiple blogs, but as far as news, The Pixar Blog, Pixar Talk, and Upcoming Pixar have it covered.

I’ve been keeping up my blog Saturday Morning Central that I started years ago, and didn’t want to pursue Pixar Fanboy until I really had it figured out.

I have a pretty good idea about what I’m going to do to be a valuable part of the Pixar blogging community, but it’s going to be a little bit of work, and I may not get it launched before the end of the summer. In the meantime, I’ll try to post some reviews and thoughts that won’t just be white noise. If you’d like to support the Pixar Fanboy cause, you could buy some of these awesome Toy Story shirts from 80stees.com!

See you soon!

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Sorry for the lack of posts lately, but things should start picking up here soon. Before we know it it’ll be June and we’ll all be talking about this wonderful film!

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Here’s the TV spot for the Toy Story Double Feature that’s been floating around for a couple days now. I love that they actually put some care into these and aren’t just editing a bunch of clips together.

Also, there’s another reason to be excited about this. The Toy Story 3 trailer will be attached to the double feature! If you’d like some spoilers on the trailer (with new plot details), head over to Jim Hill Media for his round-up.

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Here is a closer look at the Luxo Jr. Collectable Desk Lamp set that will be released on November 10th, along side the other editions of Up and Monsters, Inc. It includes a working Luxo Jr. lamp (with a base that will hold all of your Pixar Blu-rays), and the 4 disc Up Blu-ray.

It’s going to retail for $199, but I’m sure it will be less at big retailers. Which version of Up are you going to buy?

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Pete Docter’s two classic films Monsters, Inc. and Up are going to be released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 10th. They’ll be available as one disc DVD sets, or as 4 disc Blu-ray/DVD/digital copy sets. I will definitely be picking up the Blu-ray sets the day they come out. Even if you haven’t made the jump to high definition yet, I highly suggest going ahead and getting these. You’ll have the film on DVD and as a digital copy, but you’ll also have the Blu-ray for later use.

The Up Blu-ray set sounds amazing, containing both Partly Cloudy and the new Dug’s Special Mission shorts, as well as a whole lot of documentaries chronicling the making of the film, and the filmmakers’ journey to South America.

You can pre-order Up and Monsters, Inc. at Amazon.com now!

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Remember the ice cream parlor that Russell mentions eating Butter Brickle with his Dad in Up? It’s called Fenton’s Creamery, it’s in Oakland, California, and my wife and I went there last week. Pete Doctor couldn’t have found a better establishment to promote in his film, because its been a family owned business for 115 years, and has the best ice cream in the world.

My wife and I had been planning a vacation to San Francisco when we saw Up (3 times), and when I found out that Fenton’s was real and that it was going to be close to us, I knew we had to go.

It’s actually a very busy place. The first time we went was during lunch, but we still had to wait in line for a while to get a seat, and the place was packed. We split a meal and each poured over the ice cream menu forever until we decided on our flavors. Fenton’s makes all their flavors from scratch, and they put Ben & Jerry’s to shame. Finally we settled on flavors and ordered.

They also have many large, crazy sundaes that can feed multiple people, as well as other standard ice cream fare. We liked it so much that we went back the next day, because we knew we were going to be in the area again. If you’re ever in San Francisco, it is definitely worth the trip across the Bay Bridge to try it, and if you live there, you’re very lucky!

Here is a video I found that shows Fenton’s in Oakland and discusses how they were featured in Up.

I’ll be posting a couple more things that are Pixar-related from our vacation today, because we all know what else is close to San Francisco.

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Lou Romano, art director and voice of Linguini at Pixar, has just posted some more of his wonderful color script for Up. I love seeing how close to the finished picture a lot of these concepts are. Make sure to head over to his blog and check them out!

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