Due to a schedule snafu, I happened to see this movie tonight with another adult. There is NO WAY that I will bring my kids to see it. The entire movie is emotionally draining. It is a great film, but definitely not a happy film. Just becuase it's animated does not mean that it is appropriate for kids. Especially kids who are thoughtful, sensitive, empathetic, etc. The movie has a very sad undertone. Not to mention the horrifying scene at the end where the toys are going to be incinerated. I have two boys (5 and 8) and they would be extremely sad during the film and would, I'm sure, have a really tough time going to sleep because parts of it were so scary.

Our diehard fan was so excited to see TS3, but he got nervous when the daycare center characters became menacing. Then came the sinister screeching monkey, straight out of a Stephen King novel. The junkyard incinerator was the final straw. He's ok with the intense scenes from the first two movies but the dark & scary stuff is just relentless in this one; it went on and on. Several children in our theater were crying. We're thankful we didn't see it in 3-D!

This is not at all appropriate for children. Violence, nastiness, creepiness, sadness, separation anxiety,sadism, gambling, .... i could go on. No reason to expose children to this movie which is obviously more concerned about impressing adults. Please think carefully and perhaps choose another film to take children to.

What was Disney thinking? This is Toy Story meets Star Wars (toys being dragged into firey pit) meets Boogey Nights (Ken doll scenes - enough said). My 4 year old actually wanted to leave because he was so scared. Yes it's entertaining for Tweens and up, but this franchise was geared toward the preschool set. The fact that it got a G rating is further proof the rating system needs a compete overall. For those with young children -- I know there will be pressure to take your kids to see this, but if at all possible try to wait for video when your kid will be 6 months older and you can forward through some of the scary parts that really serve no purpose to the story. This just doesn't meet the age expectations for viewers that the previous two movies set.

Here I go. I JUST CAME BACK from watching a very well done movie. It was a work of art. BUT this movie is NOT for your 3 year old. My son has watched Toy Story 1 and 2 several times on DVD. He has also been to Disney world where he has watched several short movies (this was a year ago). So although this was his first movie outing, he was (I thought) ready for it. Well, the truth is, he would have been ready for it had it been Toy Story 1 and/or 2. Toy Story 3 is a different kind of a 'toy story'. The themes in the movie are a lot DEEPER.... MUCH TOO DEEP for a 3, 4 or even a 5 year old. I'd think 6 year old may start to be ABLE to comprehend some of these DARK themes. The movie was too loud, the characters were too intense, and although the ending was happy and - yes I admit - broke me down in tears.... I think my 3 year old may have been affected a bit by the intensity of it all. Look, it was a VERY well done movie - - and I really enjoyed it. But this is supposed to be TOY STORY, not "Leaving Las Vegas".

I read this review before taking my 4 1/2 yr old to see the movie. I had talked with my son about the scary scene that was mentioned here. But, within 15 minutes of the movie, and every few minutes after, I thought, "this must be the scary scene." Most of the movie was intense. My child isn't very sensitive to this, so he was fine. He did say that the monkey with the cymbals was really scary. I loved the first two Toy Story movies; I may have to watch this one again to love it.

Well to clarify I say this movie at the Harkins theatre in Chino Hills Ca. on the midnight screening. The theater was PACKED! Surprisingly though not with children as most people would expect from a Pixar movie. The thing that needs to be clarified is that this movie was NOT made for children. As visible by the age group filling the theater, this movie was made for those young adults in their late teens, early twenties. That's why I loved this movie. I first saw TS1 when I was 5 in 1996. I even remember getting a Buzz doll on my 6th birthday. Pixar making a movie for the people who originally saw the movie 15 years ago is absolute genius. Not one movie studio would ever be loyal enough to their customers to do this. There is some dark humor and a lot of macabre as other reviewers were pointing out. I went with my girlfriend (19) and she cried silent tears next to me in the trash incinerating scene as everyone gasped in horror and just as they where saved the humor in the scene rejuvenated the crowd the way no other movie could. If you fit in this category you will absolutely LOVE this movie, just understand that most likely this will be a date movie and not a movie you take your little sibling on. What a lot of overprotective parents don't understand is that every age category will take this movie in a different perspective. A (4-6 y.o.) child (one of 4 in the whole theater) in the seat below me was clapping his hand in excitement to the last scene while I was grabbing onto the edge of my seat. Aside from that there are a lot of social jokes thrown in (such as Barbie pulling out a quote about under-controlled governments) that will make adults laugh out loud while their child will laugh along and not understand, which is completely OKAY, it's what makes this movie so great for a general audience. This movie in general was made for my age group but CAN be enjoyed by a whole family. I do advise though that if you have a child that is oversensitive to wait until they are mature enough to understand this film critically (usually 13 maybe 16 for the overprotected bunch). For those that can take this action filled style they will get a moral lesson in loyalty, trust, and learning that righteousness or doing the right thing is always correct. This movie is packed with positive messages it just might be a little mature for some.

Don't underestimate how scary the baby and monkey are. They really scared my 6 year old son and are not appropriate for a G rated movie.

Loved it, but I think the 3D is a waste of money. There wasn't anything 3D about it. I don't understand why they even offered it it 3D nothing came out at you, NOTHING! It was a great storyline though.