Monsters, Inc. Reviews and Ratings


  • icpyall2002
    November 29, 2009
    icpyall2002
    Extremely good wish theyd come out with 2 already
  • nuttyloulou1
    November 29, 2009
    nuttyloulou1
    i used to love this movie
  • myrandak95
    November 28, 2009
    myrandak95
    I absolutely love this movie. Makes me laugh all the time.
  • dancingdesi12
    November 28, 2009
    dancingdesi12
    LOVE IT!1 but my lil bro likes it better
  • shrinkinguniverse08
    November 28, 2009
    shrinkinguniverse08
    one of my favorite!!!

    i adore this movie so much!!

    i even collect all the toy and finish the game version of the movie..
  • eranin90
    November 27, 2009
    eranin90
    Even after death Disney doesn't fail us.
  • berebarrales
    November 24, 2009
    berebarrales
    uy!!!!!! bu!!!!! gatito!!!!
  • clairebear44
    November 23, 2009
    clairebear44
    A great animated film, one of those ones that appeals to both kids and adults. Good vocal performances from Billy Crystal and John Goodman, and yes, Boo is adorable.
  • 09084clu
    November 19, 2009
    09084clu
    I like this movie!
    Characters very cute and funny...
  • pranidia
    November 18, 2009
    pranidia
    I always have a thing for animated movie.. and Monsters, Inc. is (in my opinion) the greatest of all. The story, the characters and everything are so lovable and just "right". Boo is so cute.. and the friendship between Mike and Sulley is adorable.
    Bravo Pixar!
  • SpunkyJamez
    November 17, 2009
    SpunkyJamez
    It's got everything you would want in a PIXAR film. It's cute, fun and amusing. The voice talent is great and I really like the characters.
  • stilettokillerz
    November 15, 2009
    stilettokillerz
    Cute, funny, and very entertaining! Boo!
  • wallabiez50
    November 14, 2009
    wallabiez50
    realy cute..........by the way they act........they realy know how to act...it's so funny.......
  • theloneowl
    November 13, 2009
    theloneowl
    Va beh dai insomma, è fantastico.
  • Yulretno
    November 12, 2009
    Yulretno
    you must see this movie with your child..:)
  • DrZeek
    November 11, 2009
    DrZeek
    Sulley: Mike, this isn't Boo's door.
    Mike: Boo? What's Boo?
    Sulley: That's... what I decided to call her. Is there a problem?
    Mike: Sulley, you're not supposed to name it. Once you name it, you start getting attached to it. Now put that thing back where it came from or so h...( read more)elp me...
    [Mike pauses, realizing that they suddenly have the attention of the entire scare floor]
    Mike: Oh, hey. We're rehearsing a - a scene for the upcoming company play called uh, Put That Thing Back Where It Came From Or So Help Me. It's a musical.

    The fourth film from Pixar is just as full of originality and imagination as all there other features. Here, the subject of what goes bump in the night is addressed. The animation is very good looking and vibrant with its color. The voice cast is top notch, with great chemistry between John Goodman and Billy Crystal. A quality Randy Newman score. And a truly original idea for its story, complete with all sorts of original creature/monster designs.

    Mike: Can I borrow your odorant?
    Sulley: Yeah, I got, uh, Smelly Garbage or Old Dumpster.
    Mike: You got, uh, Low Tide?
    Sulley: No.
    Mike: How about Wet Dog?
    Sulley: Yep. Stink it up.

    What would happen if it turned out that there actually was a monster in your closet? In this film, not only is that the jumping off point for the story, but it actually sets up an entirely different world consisting of a monster society that depends on scaring children at night, in order to collect the screams that they emit as a source of energy. The top scarer for the company, Monster's Inc, is Sully, voiced by Goodman, aided by his best friend Mike, voiced by Crystal.

    The catch for the society is that everyone believes kids to be very toxic to their environment, and coming into physical contact with one would destroy them. So of course, a little girl stumbles her way into the society, with Mike and Sully working hard to get her back safely without upsetting things.

    The voice cast also includes Steve Buscemi as the villainous Randall, James Coburn, Jennifer Tilly, Frank Oz, and Bonnie Hunt.

    The thing I enjoy most about this feature is how it develops its world. Its very much a slapstick comedy, but great effort has been made to have a whole universe set up to really get the viewer involved in the day-to-day of this world. Seeing all the various monsters and settings in this film is quite engaging. There is certainly a standard buddy plot with some adventure thorwn in at its core, but Pixar has a knack for developing quality stories, with well developed lead characters.

    The animation was certainly a big leap forward for Pixar from A Bug's Life and the Toy Story films. Here there are numerous elements involving textures of all the monsters, namely the movement of Sully's hair and the effect of his weight, that is noticeable and beneficial to the feel of the film. And the use of all kinds of colors is certainly effective in making this a very vibrant film to look at.

    Finally, while the story never really develops into something as engrossing or moving as some of Pixars superior features, the relationship that forms between Sully and the little girl, Boo, certainly brings in a quality emotional bond that resonates.

    Randall: Where is it, you little one-eyed cretin?
    Mike: Okay, first of all, it's "creetin". If you're going to threaten me, do it properly. Second of all, you're nuts if you think kidnapping ME is going to help YOU cheat your way to the top.
    Randall: [chuckles evilly] You still think this is about that stupid scare record?
    Mike: Well... I did. Right up until you... chuckled... like that... And now I'm thinking I should just get out of here.
  • fusionroxally
    November 11, 2009
    fusionroxally
    I absolutly loves monsters ic. i watched this movie so many friggen times its like the best monsters movie ever.. LOVE IT!
  • pixiepal
    November 9, 2009
    pixiepal
    Ahh, funny movie. Remember watching it when I was young. Pretty good movie
  • lillyee
    November 8, 2009
    lillyee
    Not much bad comes out of Disney Pixar, however this isn't my favorite.
  • smartyjones16
    November 7, 2009
    smartyjones16
    This movie has some of the best and funniest quotes ever!
  • tonyapurnell
    November 7, 2009
    tonyapurnell
    Totally loved this movie!
  • reagankrug
    November 6, 2009
    reagankrug
    "we scare because we care"
  • geodis354
    November 6, 2009
    geodis354
    me identifico con suli
  • jamiecabuka
    November 6, 2009
    jamiecabuka
    i havent seen this for ages
  • marcheq
    November 5, 2009
    marcheq
    this is a beautiful movie... the monsters love the girl really....
  • oyubb31
    November 4, 2009
    oyubb31
    "Los niños de hoy ya no se asustan como antes.... Es muy tierna."
  • BeachMan2009
    November 2, 2009
    BeachMan2009
    very funny i would recomend it as a family movie
  • mrsdepp10
    November 1, 2009
    mrsdepp10
    this is just a beutiful movie sad it made me cry at the end
  • malcolmjovidennis
    October 31, 2009
    malcolmjovidennis
    I have a soft spot for monsters Inc because I grew up with it, but it is a great movie with awesome dialogue and lots of funny moments involving all the different types of monsters. If it hadnt been for me growing up with this movie, Up would probably be my favorite Pixar film bu...( read more)t this one takes the cake easy as things are.
  • aideliarosli
    October 30, 2009
    aideliarosli
    tok pun dah tangga..timak kaseh ngan abang
  • iggie461
    October 29, 2009
    iggie461
    I liked this movie, sweet and cute and a lot of fun...
  • markisme009
    October 29, 2009
    markisme009
    Very cool movie. Saw it, loved it.
  • blackchakrarenegade
    October 29, 2009
    blackchakrarenegade
    this was soooo cute! I love how good pixar movies are!
  • violetkey
    October 29, 2009
    violetkey
    I really like the concept of the story.
  • zahidcontractor
    October 29, 2009
    zahidcontractor
    Day: Wednesday
    Date: 23 May 2007
    With: Maa, Azeem
    On: Etihad Entertainment
    Name: MONSTERS INC.
  • dwoody44
    October 27, 2009
    dwoody44
    Classic New Annimation. Would love a sequel, but afraid it might not stack up....
  • ElCochran90
    October 27, 2009
    ElCochran90
    Pixar is back with yet another timeless, unforgettable and unique animated classic masterpiece, aimed for both children and adults. In fact, Shrek (2001), which was released the same year, was the first winner for the inaugural Best Animated Feature Film category of the Ac...( read more)ademy Awards in 2002. Monsters, Inc. was nominated for such category as well along with Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001). The reason why this last film was nominated is because there was no other animated film that year, so it received that honor. Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (2001) was not nominated until the following year, deservedly winning the Oscar. Monsters, Inc. was nominated for 4 Academy Awards including Best Animated Feature, Best Music, Original Score, Best Sound Editing and Best Music, Original Song for the song "If I Didn't Have You", winning only the last one. In my opinion, it should have also won for Best Animated Feature since it was better and more clever and creative than Shrek (2001), which mainly relied in crude humor and endless classic fairy tales spoofs.

    This is the fourth entry in the Pixar filmography after Toy Story (1995), A Bug's Life (1998) and Toy Story 2 (1999). Monsters, Inc. has an improved animation and a monstrous creativity throughout. The story takes place in Monstropolis (name that came from the mother of sci-fi films, Metropolis (1927)), a city where the energy supply comes from the screaming of children when expressing an emotion. The protagonists, Mike Wazowski, a one-eyed round-shaped green little monster and James P. Sullivan, a big, strong horned monster with more than 2,000,000 hairs, work in the company that is in charge of distributing this energy to Monstropolis, but chaos and fun ensue when a tender little girl called Boo manages to enter the monster world, since children are believed to be deadly.

    The film manages a comical concept in a brilliant way. Since most of us go through that typical fobia/fear towards dark and monsters hidden in the closet or under the bed, the irony of the film comes from the fact that monsters are also afraid of children, perhaps even more than children are towards them. The film has an incredible and very detailed visual style and the story is brilliantly original. It effectively mixes science fiction with fantasy, since monsters of all sizes and colors have the ability of traveling to any part of the world thanks to the technology they have created.

    The previous Pixar films focused more on the character development and the fun of the situations all of the characters were put in, but this time, whereas the film has less depth and dramatic quality, the amazing new world this film creates with an unbelievable unique and creative style makes up for it. The monsters' design is extremelly well done and very different for each monster, not only creating variety, but also distinguishing both male and female monsters. The humans' design, being most of them practically children and young teens, improved a lot over the past years, which definitely got worse in Finding Nemo (2003) and The Incredibles (2004).

    This film also has one of the cuttest and most tender characters Pixar has ever created along with Nemo and WALL·E. Boo (whose real name is actually Mary) adds a lot of laughs and heartwarming moments to the film. It is a magical and very pure character, and the most amazing and wonderful thing about her is that she ends up defeating her own fear towards the monster that was assigned to her, who is the antagonist Randall.

    Monsters, Inc. is another successful entry to the wonderful Pixar series so far. It is very underrated in my opinion. It is definitely not their best work, but it is not the worse either. Worth watching for any kind of audience, since even adults are assured to have a couple of good laughs, since this brilliant piece of animation has also the same characteristic of past films which is the mix of different types of humor for all ages.

    FUN STUFF: Did you know that this film references some past Pixar short projects, such as Luxo Jr. (1986) and Red's Dream (1987)? It also references previous Pixar feature films such as Toy Story (1995), Toy Story 2 (1999) and a film which hadn't been released yet, Finding Nemo (2003)! The famous Luxo ball, a Jesse doll, a Nemo toy, a Pizza Planet Truck and the trailer from A Bug's Life (1998) are featured here. Can you find the number A-113?

    84/100
  • musikankan1
    October 26, 2009
    musikankan1
    One of the best movies I remember seeing I the cinemas as a child. I think it's time to refresh my memory of the m,ovie in a short future.
  • sateanaell
    October 25, 2009
    sateanaell
    the lil girl is so cute
  • hanbaz
    October 24, 2009
    hanbaz
    John Goodman and Billy Crystal, where can you go wrong with that, humour for any age and with a sweet story and continous gagas to keep it flowing makes it a brilliant computer animated film.
  • OCButterfly99
    October 19, 2009
    OCButterfly99
    You know what. I just love this movie..It cheers me up always. ITS fantastic..and I see more and more . Totally fun and great Pixar movie. Must see if you enjoy these films..
  • martinhiggins
    October 18, 2009
    martinhiggins
    Really like this film very humorous.

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