4/4  Slide It, It Slides
By far one of the best Disney Pixar films ever made, this is by far one of my favorites. I love the excellent writing and Pete Docter takes a great place of John Lasseter as director. Of course, the greatest cast in Pixar history is asse... (read full)

3/4  Monsters, Inc. Quick Review
an amazing pixar movie!!! LOVED IT!

3/4  Monsters, Inc. Quick Review
Loved this one. A clever story, great animation, lots of funny characters. Loved Goodman and Crystal. The character they created for the little girl is adorable.

4/4  Monsters, Inc. Quick Review
Another great Pixar movie. Love it, love it, love it. This cute concept is a great family movie for kids and adults.

3.5/4  Monsters, Inc. Quick Review
My second favorite Pixar film (behind The Incredibles) I like the story, the characters and the superb animation. Entertaining and funny, this is a great family film that everyone in the family can enjoy.

2/4  Monsters, Inc. Quick Review
I didn't care for this movie, it was too childish for my taste. If you are looking for a funny animated movie that is very similar to this check out Ice Age instead, it is a similar story just in a different time and place.

4/4  Monsters, Inc. Quick Review
Possibly the best "Pixar" movie - it has everyone you would want in a family movie: Good, smart comedy, perfect animation (look at his fur!), and a great original story line. See this movie with or with out the kids.

5/5 Sheer fun - family entertainment
  by Jewelry Lover (Denver, CO)
IMHO the two best Disney pictures of the past decade plus are Monsters Inc. and The Incredibles. (ok, Toy Story may come close, but it's primarily a boy's movie)

Monsters Inc. is VERY appropriate for boys or girls; and family viewing. I guarantee that both young and old will enjoy the story - and young children will not be frightened by these monsters. The heart of the movie is the relationship that develops between Sully (big blue fur ball) and Boo - the child that manages to enter the monster world. Children enjoy the fact that mosters are as afraid of children as human children often are of monsters. It's a real ground leveler. Though there are 'good' and 'bad' monsters in the show, good triumphs and it leaves everyone feeling happy in the end.

Disney sells a wonderful 26" stuffed Sully for about $30. If you want to make those little eyes light up this Christmas, consider a present including both the movie and the stuffed animal. It's guaranteed to make the most timid child unafraid of bedtime.

5/5 Cute Movie
  by Stephanie Fowler (Lebanon, TN)
This is one of he only Pixar movies I didnt own. I had to have it. Awesome movie. My three year old LOVES it. The disc was in great shape, and I got a steal-of-a-deal on Amazon.

5/5 This film has style
  by Curt Remmel (New York)
First, let me just say that it is a very, very good and funny movie, but I will come back to its many good points. I have to say that as a Pixar / Disney movie it lacked something from the pervious Toy Stories, but at first I could not quite put my finger on the problem. However after reviewing other digital movie I now can see the main problem. Lets start with Titan A.E. digital quality mostly excellent, however no realism in most scenes, other then the people which often seemed cartoonish. Final Fantasy, very, very good graphics the people very real, although the surrounding environment, was the Fantasy. Now Shrek not commenting on the story line, the environment from the grass to the buildings were just perfect, and put the unreal characters in a setting which MADE them real, so we felt that the film was real. Toy Story 1 & 2, again especially in the 2nd the environment was perfect, also because it was in a place which we all recognises (an average city) it made everything seem real. Now finally Monsters Inc, the graphics were another step up from Toy Story 2, however all the realism was gone. This was because of where the film was set, take the scene where Sulley and Wazowski are walking down the street, on the way they pass funny cars, a Jelly Monster, and a giant and you feel that the realism we got in Toy Story is lost. Having said that the world they created was very funny, and for a change you could feel in the graphics Disney's involvement, leading to many cartoonish environments, with a Pixar's touch. Having said all that this film was brilliant, and the graphics on the little girl `Boo' we excellent. I could comment on the fact that the story line is very predicable, but it's aimed at kids and so is very easy for them to understand. As I said earlier it is a very funny movie, with a lot more comedy then Toy Story had. All the characters have certain funny quirks and mannerisms, which adds to the laughs. Also I have to say that although John Goodman did a very good job as Sulley, for me Billy Crystal made the movie his own, as the voice of Wazowski bringing more then an extra dimension to the character. Although I have to say I didn't for some reason connect to the characters as I did with Toy Story, but that could just be me. Another thing that I have to point out is the ending, well after the ending, like Toy Story 2 there's funny outtakes, but then there more and takes credits to another level. I would recommend people to go and see the movie just to see the end, and was still sitting even when the screen went black waiting for more. Well to wrap up this review this film has style, great humour, a fine plot for kids, great graphics and more, yes go and see it.

5/5 Beautiful in Bluray
  by R. Suarez Giacoman (Mc Allen, Texas United States)
Before anyone starts saying this has not been released yet and there cannot be a review of the Bluray edition let me tell you this, this movie has been available in Japan and Mexico for quite some time now, and I was able to get a copy of the Mexican edition, which was at one time, identical to the one to be released in the US. It is a 3 disc edition (2 BD plus DVD copy of the movie), this has now been changed to a 4 disc set in the US to include the additional digital copy.

Disc one starts with an intro by director Pete Docter, in which he pretty much explains all the contents in this 'glorious' high definition version of the movie. A mini documentary on the 'Monsters, Inc: Ride & Go Seek ' ride in Disney Japan is also included. The highlight to me was the creators 'Round table' in which they talk about the process of creating the movie, some deleted scenes not included in prior DVD versions are shown here and they finally explained to me why is it so difficult to get a reservation at 'Harryhausen's' if all the staff from the scare floor seems to hang around there!

The Pixar shorts 'For the birds' and 'Mike's new car' (originally made on 4:3 format) are also included in HD format (as previously released in 'Pixar shorts)

The movie is presented in 1:85:1 aspect ratio. The word that comes to mind to describe how this looks is simply 'Beautiful', the colors, the textures, Sullivan's fur, the character's skin textures, Roz' sweater. Details pop up, colors are bright and clear. I had never noted that the real name of 'Boo' is actually in the movie until I saw it on Bluray!

The audio is another improvement of this BD edition. Presented in an uncompressed 5.1 track, the music by Randy Newman and the sound effects (check the audio in the door chamber sequence or every time 'Boo' laughs/cries and there is a power variation) sound just great. Spanish and French Dolby Digital tracks are also included. An audio commentary with the creators provides a lot of details of the movie, since I have watched this over and over with my 2 year old kid I have been able to play the commentary a couple times so he watches the movie and I learn about how it was made.

One thing I noted though, the end credits in the Bluray are not the same as in the DVD. The DVD will have the bloopers play while the credits roll, while the Bluray does not. Those 'Bloopers' though are included in disc 2 as additional features.

Disc 2 includes a feature called the 'Employee's manual' Additional spots created to promote the film are included too. Storyboards and drawings from the artists in HD as well as the '100 doors challenge', which is like a trivia game in which based on your responses you will be offered a position in Monsters Inc. Disc 3 as mentioned earlier, is a DVD copy of the movie (in the Mexican edition the 4:3 presentation is included, NOT widescreen) which is great as my kid can have that to watch it as many times as he desires.

Fans of the movie or any Pixar movie should not miss this!



5/5 More than a great movie
  by Vested Reader (Colorado, USA)
REVIEW REPRINTED FROM "KIDS' FLICKS (DADS PICKS)" BY TOM LAMARR
[...]

"Monsters, Inc. saved my life."

So began a recent meeting of Teletubbies Survivors.

The dad continued quietly, glancing down at his hands as he spoke. "Someone gave it to us, used, might even have been on VHS. I was losing hope, didn't think I'd ever watch anything funny or clever again. I mean, have you ever seen Barney's Adventure Bus on widescreen HD? I love you, you love me... I don't think so."

"But there was Arthur," a mom spoke up. "That show's well written... and funny. And Sesame Street has its moments."

"Monsters, Inc. was different," the dad said. "The characters were likable and interesting. The humor worked--that opening scene is ingenious--and the plot had real tension. I didn't know computer animation had progressed that far."

"What about the ending?" an older mom volunteered. "Talk about emotionally satisfying. Monsters, Inc. has got to be my favorite movie with either John Goodman or Billy Crystal, and that's saying a lot."

"Has anyone been to the interactive theater in Disney World?" another Survivor asked, showing genuine excitement in her voice. "It's one of the few things they've added in the past ten years. Very well done. Highly recommended."

"I had a question about something else," a dad new to the group spoke up. "What was the significance of that vacuum cleaner pet or robot or whatever it was on Teletubbies?"

"Please," said the first dad, surprising the others with his volume. "Not tonight. I'm just not up for it."

"Noo-noo," a woman murmured near the back of the room. "Noo-noo."

"Now see what you've done!" snapped the mom in the seat to her left. "Jen's crying."

"No one wants to think about that part of our lives right now," the first dad said. "Let's share memories of Monsters, Inc."


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