Armond White Doesn’t like Toy Story 3
By Soumitra Mondal, Gaea News NetworkFriday, June 18, 2010
Los Angeles (GaeaTimes.com) Armond White, New York based film critic, has given negative reviews for Toy Story 3 giving a title ‘Bored Game’ in his New York Press Article. He said in his review,
Toy Story 3 is so besotted with brand names and product-placement that it stops being about the innocent pleasures of imagination — the usefulness of toys — and strictly celebrates consumerism.” New York Press
The film Toy Story 3 otherwise received universal acclaim. It received 99% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes with an average score of 8.7/10. Critics summarized the movie as
Deftly blending comedy, adventure, and honest emotion, Toy Story 3 is a rare second sequel that really works.
Armond White was the first person who dared to dislike the movie in Rotten Tomatoes which had a 100% fresh rating before him. Devin Faraci of chud.com called him a contrarian stating that he trashed Toy Story 3 but gave the awful Jonah Hex a glowing review. Metacritic calculated a universal acclaim score of 91 based on 37 reviews. Peter Debruge from Variety gave the film a positive review stating,
This tertiary adventure delivers welcome yet nonessential fun, landing well after its creators have grown up and succeeded toying with more sophisticated stories.
The computer animated 3D film is produced by Pixar Animation Studios and was released by Walt Disney Pictures yesterday, June 18, 2010. It will be released on June 24 in Australia and on June 23 in UK and Ireland. Lee Unkrich, director of the Toy Story 3 and co-director and editor of previous Toy Story, said that there are no plans for another sequel.
