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Wank machine keeps on rollin'
1. Pixar makes incredible, mind-blowing third movie in Toy Story series.
2. Rotten Tomatoes logs over 130 reviews - all positive.
3. Toy Story 3 gets it's first (so far, only) bad reviews.
4. Internet explodes. (Also here.)

The wank seems to be focused on Armond White's review, as he is known for seemingly giving any review that goes against the general consenus. (He inexplicably seems in favour of Transformers 2, for instance.) He also doesn't appear to have actually watched the movie (identifying Hamm as a villain.) His negative review was actually predicted by a number of commenters in this earlier article, asking readers to predict where Toy Story 3 would end up on the Tomatometer rating.

It's all very dramatic, with wank in every corner. But of course, the most important Toy Story-related argument is and always will always be: Buzz/Jessie or Woody/Jessie?*

*Anyone's who's seen the movie will know the right answer to this.

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	beejium 2010-06-19 05:26 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, I'm not a huge 3D fan either (though we'll probably go see TS3 in 3D just as an excuse to see it again) but I don't get why he has to be so opposed to it that it's the main focus of his reviews. 3D exists. Get over it, see it in 2D and actually review the goddamn movie. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sgaana
2010-06-19 05:30 pm UTC (link)

I wondered after I posted whether as a critic he's kind of forced to see it in 3D, which the studio of course wants to push because they get way more money for those showings. But it seems like a double-edged sword, to me. Okay, you could have Ebert review the 2D version and say, "this is great, and I see no reason to plunk money down for the 3D!" (which the studio does NOT want anyone to say), or, you can have him review the 3D version and complain bitterly about it, which... is not the way to get people to plunk down money for it. Dilemma.

(I remember when HYTTD came out, a lot of reviews made a point of saying that they thought the 3D truly enhanced the viewing experience. And I didn't hate it in 3D or anything... but I can't wait to get my nice 2D DVD copy. I just wonder how much of the 3D reviews are nothing but pure marketing, rather than an honest assessment of whether a viewer "needs" to go see it even if they really don't want to.)

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	beejium 2010-06-19 05:58 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, this. And after actually reading the review, I feel a bit bad, because the synopsis made it sound worse than it is. He actually gives the movie quite a funny and touching review: http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100616/REVIEWS/100619990 Although he seems to think toys can eat, which is weird. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	librarianmouse 2010-06-19 07:48 pm UTC (link)
	What does HYTTD stand for? /has the dumb today (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	melyanna 2010-06-19 08:19 pm UTC (link)
	I think that was supposed to be How to Train Your Dragon. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	librarianmouse 2010-06-19 08:20 pm UTC (link)
	Ah. Many thanks! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	sgaana 2010-06-20 02:30 am UTC (link)
	Yes, that was me getting the acronym totally backwards, :P HTTYD, it should have been. (Reply to this)(Parent)

melyanna
2010-06-19 08:22 pm UTC (link)

The assessment I heard from someone (about How to Train Your Dragon, actually, from someone who saw it in 2D) was that there were sequences that did nothing for the story and were probably just there to show off the 3D. Theoretically, the shiny will wear off at some point and people will stop doing that, but I can totally see how it would be annoying and possibly even detract from the movie.

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	seiberwing 2010-06-20 12:52 am UTC (link)
	One of the things 3D actually works really well with is flight scenes. They worked in Avatar, and HTTYD had quite a few as well. So it enhanced there. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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