Disappointing

Rating: 3/10 (1 July 2013)

Just returned from seeing Monsters U. My wife and I both loved the original Monsters Inc. It was original, funny in bits, and worth the price of admission.
Monsters U is not original not particularly funny. While there were some funny bits, the trailers contain many of them. Both Crystal and Goodman do good jobs in the film, providing the voices of the main characters, but the script really lets them down.
In case you can't figure it out, it's pretty much the story of MIke and Sully attending Monsters U, one of the universities of the monster world (other universities are alluded to but not seen).
In reality, you have seen this movie. Two mis-matched people (read monsters) are thrown together (in college) and they try to succeed (or graduate in this case). Crystal is the hard- working brainiac, who studies constantly, while Sully is the 'natural', the one that does not have to work. At times, things are rough for them, then they come together, events pull them apart, and eventually ... well, you know the rest.
But the problem is that it's just not that funny. It has some poignant moments, some serious moments, some joyous moments, some sad moments, some very creative moments, but really, what you really want are more funny moments, and they are just not there.
Crystal still has genius timing and delivery, but the lines and situations are just too predictable. Sully can let loose some chilling roars when he needs to, and is a better actor than I would have thought in the tender moments, but his lines are not that great either.
IMO, if you liked the Original Monsters, Inc, watch that again, and don't bother with this one.