Late Night at the Movies

Well, it seems like the only way we can go to the movies together as a family is to plan a late night showing. That is just what we did tonight in the Dream Loungers. I was afraid I would fall asleep being so comfortable. That didn’t happen. Everyone stayed awake and enjoyed the family time.

However, we were all disappointed. Not the message we would like to see or hear from our favorite Disney characters. It feels like our beloved Woody and the gang were hijacked to deliver a series of messages that were blatantly against what they had stood for all along.

Forget how sad I was watching Toy Story 3 when we realized how many of the original toys were no longer in Andy's collection. One of those being Woody's crush Bo Peep. Imagine my surprise when in 4 we have the back story of how Bo was given away.

That is where my excitement to see Bo Peep ended. I am trying not to include too many spoilers here. Let's just say that to have Woody's sense of loyalty and friendship thrown aside for his "feelings" is not the message that the Toy Story franchise has been about from the beginning.

There were so many ways that 4 could have gone, Woody ditching his kid was certainly not on our radar. The Sloan's won't be purchasing Toy Story 4 to add to our collection. We are thankful we went on $5 Tuesday to the theater and didn't pay full price. Sure, there is a lot of funny spots where we laughed while we ate our popcorn, but truth is, what they wrote for Woody was totally out of character for him. Toy Story will end with 3 in our collection.