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Summary: A favorite
Review: This is one of the best recent children's movies to come out, in my opinion. I absolutely loved all the characters in it, especially the little girl.
True, the story isn't anything deep and it's not something that's going to make you think on it for hours, but it was still touching and the characters were well made - each had a distinctive, likeable personality (well, not the bad guy of course).
The story was something pretty new and the concept was very cute and interesting. Unlike other recent children's movies *cough* finding nemo *cough*, the plot wasn't completely straight-forward and kept me on my toes at certain points.
I REALLY liked it and I highly reccomend it. If you are going to buy a single children's movie this year, I'd say get this one!
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Summary: So So
Review: Why do people think this movie is so great? I mean all it is about is some monsters that find out it's not so great to scare little kids. The only reason I rated it 3 stars is because I'm trying to be nice, ok!
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Summary: Excellent viewing for adults and kids ...
Review: Hey there, This movie has an awesome storyline and keeps you "tuned in" from beginning to end ..... as an adult I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, and I know my little 20 month old did too ..... as she watched the screen constantly (who doesn't need 2 hours break, when they've got a kid??)! Personally, from a parental point of view, this movie isn't too scary for your kids, and the excellent animation and story will keep them spellbound - a hard thing to do these days! This is one of my favourite movies becasue it is just such a "nice" movie to watch! The voices are excellently placed, and the characters a joy to watch. You won't be disappointed if you watch this one!
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Summary: The most groundbreaking animated Pixar film of all time.
Review: "Monsters Inc" gets my nod as my favorite of the trainload of CGI animated features that Pixar has brought forth during this great time for animated movies versus the awful period for music. "Toy Story" paved the way for these movies but I never thought it would happen but "Monster's Inc" does the unthinkable, it actually surpasses "Toy Story" not only in the excellent animation but also of groundbreaking graphics (Sully's Fur) and of a really, REALLY original story idea. I guess it's safe to say that this movie made me conquer my fear of going into the closets at night and if there are monsters, I'm no longer afraid of them. Just for a little humor. I haven't laughed so hard the way I did with seeing "Monster's Inc" and it's hard not to see why. That's why I love Pixar's movies. They aim for all ages from young children to elderly audiences and "Monsters Inc" is the best of them all alongside "Finding Nemo". The whole story plot idea is unbelievably original and unsurpassed by many movies since this one. It all begins with a typical night with a monster who aims to scare a sleeping child by creeping out of the closet. The whole thing goes awry and turns out to be a simulation and we discover the reasons why monsters actually come out of closets and scare the children of the human world. The Monsters scare the children because they need to collect the children's screams to a utility power plant where the screams generate electricity for their city of Monstropolis. However the city of Monstropolis is facing a looming power shortage because the children of the human world are becoming harder and harder to scare and thus brownouts are becoming more and more commonplace, threatening the very well being of the monster world. The problems don't stop there. While the top scarer of the monster crew James P. Sullivan (John Goodman) continues his winning streak as the number one scarer, a nemesis co-worker named Randall Boggs (Steve Buscemi) is also causing some headaches. The CEO of the company Henry J. Waternoose is also ready to use any means to keep his company from collapsing from the power crisis gripping Monstropolis. The main storyline though is of a much more chaotic incident. According to Waternoose's warnings, the humans possibly carry germs that may be deadly for monsters to become infected with and the crews take drastic measures to avoid getting touched by the humans that they try to scare. One night, as Sullivan is going to turn in his assistant Mike Wazowski's paperwork and finds a door that is activated. He opens it and unaware of it, a toddler escapes through the door and right into the monster factory. Unable to get her back into her right bedroom, Sullivan attempts to disguise her but fails and as utter pandemonium follows, and vast numbers of C.D.A. (Child Detection Agency) decontamination units scouring the city for the missing child, Sullivan along with his longtime friend Mike Wazowski are on a long quest to get Boo home without being caught by the C.D.A. Sully and Mike however are unaware that they have several enemies that are working within their own ranks which make their mission to return Boo home more complicated and more dangerous. The computer generated animation effects are absolutely breathtaking in just aobut every way you look at it. The animation effects of Sullivan's turquoise blue fur is so well done that it looks almost like actual live footage of a costume. Even the movements look incredibly lifelike and the details in the movie are just incredible! This movie is just about perfect in so many ways. If there is any quibble I have aobut this movie, it's that it's only 90 minutes long. Perhaps I'm spoiled at the movie lengths after seeing the Lord of The Rings movies but I think "Monsters Inc" should've been at least two hours long for more fun but that's just my opinion. The actors selected for the voices perfectly match the personalities of the characters they provided the voice work for. The late James Coburn perfectly fitted the elderly role of the longtime elder Henry J. Waternoose, CEO of the Monsters Incorporated Company which his family has owned for three generations and it's really sad that Coburn moved on so soon after such a great movie. My favorite of all is of John Goodman who provides the stadium sized voice of the great James P. Sullivan, the top scarer of the Monsters Inc. workforce. He sounds so incredibly funny when he screams especially during when he discovers Boo has escaped into the factory. Billy Crystal is incredibly awesome playing Sullivan's constantly agitated assistant and lifelong friend Mike Wazowski and his voice is perfectly especially when Wazowski is uptight about things. Steve Buscemi as Randall Boggs, Jennifer Tilly as Celia, they're all great. While younger viewers will certainly have a great time with the charm factor of this movie, older audiences will likely get a truly good message of about how even fearsome-looking creatures or human beings can in reality turn out being very gentle and caring beings who wouldn't even hurt a fly. And while I don't believe that monsters necessarily exist in most places, this movie also explains the reasons why monsters do this, scaring the daylights out of the sleeping children, they need their screams to power their cities but the monsters are just as scared of the children as the children are of them. Enough said, go and buy this DVD as soon as you can. This is one of the greatest animated movies that has ever been made and the crew behind it's conception deserve the utmost praise for it's creation.
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Summary: The Moose Hole - 'Monsters' Scares Up Quality Entertainment
Review: Talk about a success story! Ask any normal movie-goer before 1995 who Pixar was, they would have given you a direct blank stare. In fact, unless you were well familiar with animated shorts, you would be hard pressed to find an average Joe who really knew that such an animation facility was in operation. After 1995 and the prodigious success of their first full-length animated venture, Toy Story, Pixar Animation Studios grew with tremendous strength partnering with Walt Disney Pictures in distributing their future animated films. That deal is now in serious question on whether it will be renewed or will result in the parting of the two studios. On Disney's side, the executives may be leaning more and more toward giving in to Pixar's demands considering the animation studio's features have brought in a combined $600 million domestically alone and recouping their budgets with each release. This is opposite to several of Disney's animated feature films such as Fantasia 2000, Dinosaur, and Atlantis: The Lost Empire that have failed to meet expectations. What happens with the two studios after this may hinder on the success or failure of Monsters Inc. The story center around the misadventures of two monsters that create havoc in the secret monster city. James P. Sullivan works for Monsters Inc., a company that provides energy for Monstropolis. How do they obtain this energy you ask? By going into the bedrooms of children, scaring the young ones and gathering their screams which power everything from cars to lights. Sulley is the best of the best, thanks in part to his buddy Mike Wazowski who helps him on the scare floor. What's more is that everyone seems to just love the big guy, everyone except Randall Boggs, who continuously attempts to pull ahead of Sulley in the scare numbers only to fail. Everything in Sulley's life seems to be going perfectly, that is until he accidentally lets a small little girl into the monster world. From there, all hell breaks loose. Disney and Pixar once again create a picture perfect story that is filled with humor and heart. If you don't usually cry while watching a movie, you'll be hard pressed to see a dry eye including your own while watching this charming tale. One of the most engaging aspects of Monsters Inc. has to be the vibrant voices behind the delightful, and at times scary, characters. The teaming of Billy Crystal and John Goodman has to be one of the biggest, if not the best, highlights of the film with each actor playing off each other gracefully and showcasing perfect chemistry together within the course of the feature. Steve Buscemi gives an utterly chilling voice-over performance for the slippery and cunning Randall Boggs. The familiar voice, at least for many adults going to see Monsters, brings about much needed sinister-like quality to outweigh the humor and the heart-tugging emotions that might have over-flooded the feature had the character not been added. Overall, Monsters Inc. serves as a perfect example of the blending of intensity, humor, and heart so perfectly, it could only have come from the talented artists and writers at Disney and Pixar. They manage once again to out-due their previous successes including the original Toy Story and its sequel in both quality and storytelling unlike most films which, from film to film, tend to take a step backward. As effective as the feature was, there were moments where the filmmakers try too hard pulling off tear-jerker moments and eventually the emotions become a bit much. The ending to the film was a bit of a disappointment especially after it brings the audience to such an emotional peak as the film draws closer to its finale. What makes the ending more disappointing is that it seems to hint at a possible sequel that could never happen under the current Disney and Pixar agreement. But those squabbles are nothing compared to the overall effectively entertaining humor and visuals from one of the best family features in quite awhile.
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Summary: Good, not great. A little disappointing.
Review: Yeeahh . . . I was expecting something in the way of Toy Story and that might have been the problem. This movie about quirky monsters provided a couple of grins, but mostly groans and eye-rolling galore. Maybe I'm too old now, who knows?
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Summary: Pixar Does It Again
Review: "Monsters, Inc." is a funny addition to anyone's Pixar library. It's funnier than "A Bug's Life" and has a storyline that holds up better than "Toy Story." Sully and Mike are a great duo in this tale and it's fun to watch them interact with each other and Boo. The opening sequence in the test "Scare" room is funny, and the following sequence at Sully's house is hilarious. Steve Buscemi is a standout as Randall, the conniving culprit of the movie. He's devilishly funny and Mr. Waternoose isn't so bad either.
All of the monsters in this movie are designed with brilliancy. None of them come across as too scary for youngsters to watch. A cameo appearance by the "Abominable Snowman" leads to a funny moment with yellow sno-cones.
My 2 year-old wouldn't stop watching this movie for weeks after we purchased it, and now she's hooked on it again.
Humor for adults is included as well, but there is nothing offensive about any part of this movie. It's fun for everyone in the house and will hold the attention of even the toughest two year old critics.
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Summary: The Ultimate Feel Good Movie!
Review: I rented Monsters Inc and I liked it so much I decided to buy it on DVD and I couldn't be more pleased. It is a delightful feel good movie that I'm not embarrassed to admit that I probably watch just as much as the kids and this is the cheer up movie for times of not feeling good. The movie is cheery and adorable and the DVD is great, the picture is very bright and vivid and the sound is just as good. John Goodman, Billy Crystal and cast are great with the voices and the animation is top-notch and I recommend this two DVD set. This is a 2 disc set that has the movie in both it's original Aspect ratio widescreen (1.85:1) and edited pan & scan fullscreen (1.33:1) and I personally prefer the widescreen version because I don't like how the fullscreen version looks and I hate that it's edited. BTW: I liked Toy Story and even Shrek but Monsters Inc is my favorite. Great movie for the whole family!
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Summary: ok
Review: This movie should have been good but it didn't appeal to me at all. It didn't even seem funny. I felt like I wasted money because I believed the hype.
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Summary: I Definantly Reccomend
Review: This was an awesome movie with great characters. I watch it a lot, even though the story kind of drags on and on. After a while you do just get sick of watching it. But overall it is a nice movie, but not good for toddlers. My 2 year old cousin got really freaked out and had to leave the theaters because of the "randall" character. But if you are looking for a good story, good animation, and good characters, I would not hesitate to buy this DVD.
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