10 Films That Should Have Ended Ten Minutes Earlier

5. Toy Story 3

Toy Story 3 ends with Woody, Buzz and the rest of the gang who weren't written out gaining a new lease of life. With Woody preparing to go to college with Andy and the rest happy to live in the attic, a last minute brainwave from Tom Hanks' cowboy doll sees him have Andy give them all away to pre-schooler Bonnie.

The problem is this all feels a little contrived - can you see an eighteen year old, who clearly has some nostalgic affection to his toys, just give them all away on what he believes is his Mom's suggestion? We can't; the last thing on the mind of someone leaving home for university is caring about the younger generation.

But putting logic aside, it doesn't really work on a thematic level. We've pointed out before how Toy Story 3 essentially rides the same sadness wave as Toy Story 2 did with Jessie's Song. Our main issue with that is that both films, despite their completely different journeys, end the same; Woody knows that eventually they'll not be played with, but chooses to live for the now. This is fine when it's an abstract concept in 2, but when he's lived the repercussions of it in 3 it's all a little convenient.

We know this is a beloved scene that had grown men crying for the first time since Up the year before, but after we've already had the emotionally taxing incinerator scene, this is rather unnecessary.