Aiden Loved “Toy Story 3″ in 3D
Aiden has never been to a theater before. We didn’t want to be those parents that bring a child who was obviously not ready to sit still through an entire movie. But we had taken him to the Field Museum a few days earlier, and he sat through the 3D dinosaur movie about Sue The T-Rex very well. He even wore the 3D glasses the entire time, and this was a twenty minute video. So, we thought that he was ready to see his first movie at a theater.
We took him to see Toy Story 3 at the newly-renamed AMC Showplace. Aiden was a little antsy during the previews, but he sat very well for the entire show, happily wearing his kid-sized 3-D glasses. He really enjoyed it, and so did Chrissy and I. I had read online that the ending would be sad. It was very emotional in at least two places toward the end, and Chrissy bawled through the entire ending. I don’t actually cry, ever, but I came close here. No spoilers, but yes, you will cry.
We chose a showtime that was a little bit later than we had wanted in order to see it in 3-D. The 3-D elements were very understated. Many of the scenes were in close-up, which limits the view of the background. The whole point is to visually differentiate the background from the foreground. I suppose it’s better that they didn’t hit you over the head with blatant 3-D gimmicks, but if you’re going to pay extra for the 3-D glasses, at least hit us over the head a little.
Although not specifically made for 3-D viewing, Toy Story 3 was a real masterpiece by any measure. We all loved it. The story, the characters, the action, it was all fantastic. Furthermore, Chrissy and I are very proud of Aiden and his good behavior. Pixar movies are generally pretty good for little kids, so I can’t wait to take Aiden to their next movie. Pixar will release “Cars 2″ next summer and “Monsters, Inc. 2″ is due in 2012. Maybe we’ll see you there?
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