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 $19.99 
MPN: D23968D
UPC: 786936164886
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Monsters, Inc. (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
Features :
Animated
Closed-captioned
Color
Dolby
Dubbed
DVD-Video
Widescreen
NTSC
Directors :
Peter Docter
David Silverman
Unkrich, Lee
| Release Date: |
17 September, 2002 |
| Manufacturer: |
Disney/Pixar |
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The folks at Pixar can do no wrong with Monsters, Inc., the studio's fourth feature film, which stretches the computer animation format in terms of both technical complexity and emotional impact. The giant, blue-furred James P. "Sulley" Sullivan (wonderfully voiced by John Goodman) is a scare-monster extraordinaire in the hidden world of Monstropolis, where the scaring of kids is an imperative in order to keep the entire city running. Beyond the competition to be the best at the business, Sullivan and his assistant, the one-eyed Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal), discover what happens when the real world interacts with theirs in the form of a 2-year-old baby girl dubbed "Boo," who accidentally sneaks into the monster world with Sulley one night. Director Pete Doctor and codirectors David Silverman and Lee Unkrich follow the Pixar (Toy Story) blueprint with an imaginative scenario, fun characters, and ace comic timing. By the last heart-tugging shot, kids may never look at monsters the same, nor artists at what computer animation can do in the hands of magicians. --Doug Thomas
Customer Reviews
We have met the Monsters, and they are us.
Rating: 5
Like the other Pixar offerings, everything about this film is beautifully constructed, including the characters, the voices, the backgrounds, the music (which won Randy Newman his first Oscar), and not least of all the story. Pixar spends a lot of time and energy developing deep, textured stories that work on many levels. Look just beneath the surface, and there might be a message lurking:
Although they're a weird looking bunch, the monsters all have oddly ordinary names, like Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan ("Sully"). They live in houses, go to work each day, and worry about romantic relationships and energy shortages. Except for outward appearances, they're a lot like us.
To deal with the energy problem, they invade the private territory of small, dark-haired people who don't speak the language (human children), popping out of their closets, intimidating and scaring the "energy" out of them in the form of screams. The monsters are taught that children are toxic, and any contact must be avoided at all costs. Even a child's sock brought back into the Monster world is enough to trigger a full-scale governmental SWAT team decontamination.
Impatient with the low efficiency of the scare technology, Sully's evil arch-rival, Randall, builds a machine to forcibly suck the scream-energy right from the unwilling mouths of the children. In searching for test subjects, he inadvertently lets the human child, Boo, into the Monster world.
Sully's gradual change of heart towards Boo forms the emotional hook of the story, underscored by Randy Newman's remarkable music. Sully pays a high price for learning to care about Boo. His friendship with Mike is tested. He is banished from his own land.
It doesn't take an advanced degree in geo-politics to draw some obvious inferences about what's going on here, but politics never gets in the way of the story. The chemistry between Mike (Billy Crystal) and Sully (John Goodman) is a big part of the success of the movie, but the imaginative design and spectacular animation doesn't hurt, either. The final action sequence is amazing.
The DVDs are full of amusing and informative behind-the-scenes footage. Both wide-screen and full-screen versions of the film are included in the package.
All of Pixar's films are top-notch, but I think this one is at the top of the heap, bringing together a terrific story, great characters, and spectacular animation. Five stars doesn't do it justice.
A great movie and a great DVD
Rating: 5
The movie is terrific just by itself, but the extras really make it worth picking up. The "outtakes" and "Mike's New Car" are fun, even if they are short.
The film itself has great visuals and style. One of my favorite Pixars.
One of Our Favorites
Rating: 5
This is such a cute movie. It is well worth owning on Disk. It is not scary. I found it to keep the attention of my 10 year old daughter as well as my 2 year old nephew. This is a direction most fantasy movies have not taken before. I am glad that Disney did this piece.
The graphics are so real you feel like you can actually pet Sully's back. When it was made it was ahead of its time in quality of graphics. I think it continues to be one of the most realistic cartoons to date.
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