Not as good as 'Monsters, Inc.' but it still has colourful monsters and hilarious moments

Rating: 8/10 (18 September 2013)

I saw this film at the cinema with my mum today and I enjoyed it but not quite as much as 'Monsters, Inc.' My mum didn't enjoy it as much as I did and she felt that the story got lost halfway through but I didn't notice that.
The pros of this film include some of the same colourful monsters as the first film that were fun to spot; their quirky designs, the elaborate surroundings of Monsters University, scenes that took place at Monsters, Inc. itself; the outstanding voice acting, particularly from John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Helen Mirren, Bob Peterson and John Ratzenberger as Sulley, Mike, Hardscrabble, Roz and the Yeti/Abominable Snowman respectively; and some funny moments, especially Sulley trying to catch the pig-monster, Hardscrabble's screamer going haywire (despite its explosion scaring me a bit) and Randall coming out of a scare room covered in hearts. I also liked the support from Hardscrabble, Scott AKA Squishy and his mother. The cons include my mum's view of the story getting lost in the middle, the story not being as engaging or thrilling as that in the original despite having some moments that made me jump and the soundtrack being pretty generic and having a similar structure to musical scores of other films but my mum danced to the jazzy music over the end credits.
Overall this didn't offer the same entertainment value as the original but it's not bad for a first Pixar prequel. 8/10.