This is a screenshot from the teaser trailer of Pixar's highly-anticipated Toy Story 3, slated for release this summer. I was surprised by how much the animation has improved on the previous two Toy Story films. While I was anticipating improvement, my expectations weren't anywhere close to what was ultimately delivered. The visuals on hand are incredibly slick and polished, and leaps and bounds above the already-excellent animation of previous Pixar productions. There's a lot of great shading and lighting, the characters are expressive, and there's a certain amount of cartoony warmth and atmosphere that gives charm to the proceedings without being overused. Despite the vast step up, however, the animators were wisely restrained, allowing them to remain faithful to the previous two films. It may look a whole lot better, but this is still very much the universe we were introduced to in Toy Story and Toy Story 2. Overall, great stuff; I was a little skeptical before about how the film would turn out, but if this teaser is anything to go by, it looks like the finished product will deliver.