Rating: 
Summary: Destined to be a classic.
Review: My title may sound a tad cliche, but I believe it. The guys at Pixar understand the mind of children - because they still haven't grown up! That's why Monsters, Inc. is the perfect balance of children's entertainment and adult sophistication. I love it when a studio produces movies that kids love, but at the same time are able to add a level of maturity and sophistication that adults appreciate - without sexual innuendo or appealing to the lowest-common denominator. (i.e. several instances in the movie, Shrek)The animation is simply incredible; the characters are compelling and hilarious; Boo is worth the price of TWO admissions; the plot and backstory are completely ingenious. Buy this movie. Enjoy it. Enjoy Disc 2. (Tons of extras - including "Mike's New Car" and another Pixar short entitled "For the Birds" -- PLUS, clips from the Monsters, Inc. office musical production "Put that thing back where it came from or so help me..." !!) With the possible exception of Toy Story 2, one COULD argue that this is the (or at least ONE of the) greatest animated movies ever made. Sorry if I'm gushing too much. I love this movie. My kids love this movie. It's just plain, good, old-fashinoned FUN.
Rating: 
Summary: Weak Concept - Fails
Review: For a start, the one-eyed monster is a rip-off of the space monster
in the Simpsons. Same goes for some other monster elements and the
breaking-voiced maintenance worker boy character. One big
difference with the Simpsons however is that the Simpsons is funny
and this was pathetically unfunny. From the rip-off starting
premise, the concept then becomes tediously convoluted - in other
words, a 95-minute mess (not that I was able to endure the entire
95 minutes). Once again, Disney tries to appeal to all age groups
but fails to appeal to any age group as a lot of material is too
scarey for small children and too trite for grown-ups. I lasted
for about 20 minutes and then I hit the 2X speed on the DVD and
then 4X speed to spool through about another half hour, and then
finally the STOP button followed by the EJECT button.
Rating:
Summary: A riot for two-year olds of all ages
Review: If you have small children, movies such as this are worth their weight in gold: the kids love it (our two year old can barely start the day without at least seeing scare trainee Mr. Vile whose friends call him "Phlegm" and his ill-fated run through the bedroom simulation), and since the kids love it, you'd better get used to the idea of YOU watching it OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
And here Monsters, Inc. (along with the Toy Story movies and the outstanding Shrek) really shows its mettle: even for my (somewhat addled) parental brain, this film stands up to repeated scrutiny: I think I could probably recite the entire script verbatim and I still get a kick out of it. Partly it's the characterisation - Goodman and Crystal are as good as you'd expect, but the secondary characters are their equal - the adolescent door shredders and, of course, Mr. Vile are amongst my favourites. Every aspect of the film rates highly: the script pops and fizzes (probably thanks to Crystal's ad-libbing), the computer rendering is brilliant (though I still say Shrek is the undisputed CGI heavyweight championship of the world), and the grand scheme of the film - its look and feel, is just remarkable. Viewers who complain that the darker aspects of the story weren't adequately explored seem to have missed the fact that, first and foremost, this is a story for very small children. And besides, there's no way I'm marking down a film that guarantees me a half-hour lie-in on a Sunday morning just because it isn't nasty enough. Two nitpicks (neither of which rob the film of the five stars it deserves): Firstly, the standard version I bought isn't the full widescreen version (this wasn't made clear on the tin, and even if it was, it is a curious and rather cynical decision on Disney's part), and secondly, to get the movie to play you have to scroll through a bunch of other Disney trailers - there seems to be no way to avoid these (other than impatiently cueing through them). This is standard Disney practice - although what they think it will achieve is beyond me, no matter what they do I'M NOT BUYING TARZAN - and it is irritating as hell. But as soon as the family sees Mr. Vile hopping round the room frantically removing jacks from his arse, all is forgiven.
Rating:
Summary: Amazing animation
Review: When we saw this in the theater, I *knew* I needed to own the video... the details are just amazing (especially the movement of Sully's fur), and Billy Crystal and John Goodman do yet another fantastic voice-over job. This a movie adults won't mind watching more than once. However, small kids may have a little trouble near the end... my 3-year old did not like the scene where the little girl was kidnapped and threatened. The extras are pretty amazing, particularly the "how-to" stuff, which I love. The navigation through it is a little tricky though... especially trying to figure out exactly under which category subject can be found. Still, a must-have DVD.
Rating:
Summary: Cute and Weird at the same Time
Review: I really didn't think that I would like this movie, but I'm glad to say that it proved me wrong. What a funny animated film and a little weird at the same time. I really like the balance of characters and their personalities in this movie. Pixar entertainment did a fantastic job and it's worth seeing it over and over again with your kids and their friends. Enjoy!
Rating: 
Summary: Not a good movie, but kids will watch anything Disney.
Review: As with any animated movie these days, the kids will watch this one over and over. It doesn't matter if it's good or bad, just so long as it's animated. But the Disney magic is definitely missing from this one. Billy Crytal kind of takes over with that voice that he's always doing - you know that all-purpose comical voice that he slips into when he does his talk show appearances (James Coburn's voice over was great). It's basically a Billy Krystal movie, with that voice all the time. The kids will watch it, but you can tell they're not enjoying it as much as Toy Story or Lion King. The computer work is impressive, as it is with all computer generated movies these days. It looks like all the studios have good computer animators. So they need to come up with a good story and something really funny to stand out from the computer-animation crowd. This one doesn't do it. The kids will watch it anyway, and the grown-ups will just have to tolerate it.
Rating:
Summary: Simply great!!!
Review: Not only one of Pixar's best movies but also fun for kids and grown-ups as well. Sully and Mike are as real as if they exist, and Boo is really cute. Simply great!!!
Rating:
Summary: LOVE THIS MOVIE
Review: My daughter is only 6 months old so she doesn't watch it but I'm 23 and I love it! I have to admit I'm a kid at heart and I love these kind of movies! I think my daughter will like this movie when she gets bigger! It's good for kids to know that all monster's that are in there closets aren't all bad!
Rating:
Summary: Great Family Film
Review: This is a very sweet movie and I would recommend it to anyone, even people with out kids. The animation is top notch, but what sets this movie a part is its soul. I can't remember the last time that a movie touched me in such a sweet way. John Goodman and Billy Crystal have excellent chemistry and are very entertaining.
Go watch this today!
Rating:
Summary: It all comes down to the story line
Review: Pixar has always held the belief that the story line is what counts the most. Yes, their computer rendering is spectacular; I felt that I could actually feel Sully's fur or feel the cold of the blizzard! Yes, their characters are fully developed. Yes, this movie contains all sight gags we have come to depend on from Pixar. But in the end, it's the story that counts and I (in my fifties) still get choked up at the ending. Even if you were to only watch the movie once, the additional short features, games, outtakes, and background features will keep you entertained for many, many hours. (Believe me, if you have young children or grandchildren, you'll see it many more times than once!
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