Better than Monsters, Inc. ?

Rating: Null/10 (1 June 2003)

I was truly astounded by what I saw. The effects of the water and little background objects was amazing. On some levels it made Monsters, Inc. look ancient. The story was a typical "Have to find somebody" plot but it had a fresh take on it as the single parent made it more real. The thing that sets this movie apart from others is the secondary characters. Pixar really pays attention to getting these right. Sometimes they even overshadow the main characters they get to be so good. As always, lessons are learned and fun was had by all. After Jungle Book 2 and countless other run of the mill sequels Disney is pumping out, Pixar again shows that Disney needs lead or get out of the way. I generally rate a movie on the consumption of food. A lot of food eaten, it was bad. Hardly any food eaten, too good. So let's put it this way: My 6 year old sat transfixed and my 3 year old sat with his face on the seat in front of him watching. All the food consumed? 5 pieces of licorice. That's it. They were just far too busy watching to eat.