Underrated

Rating: 9/10 (26 March 2020)

I quite like it. Not quite as much as the original but I do. Every about this movie is just solid. Not amazing but very solid. I like how this one switches the character focus to Mike instead of Sully. The film pulls that off a lot better than Cars 2 and maybe even better than Finding Dory. And while a sequel to Monsters Inc would've been cool (we are getting a sequel TV show now though), I think Monsters Inc was kinda the only Pixar film at that point that they could have given a prequel. The characters are all good, and the plot is generic for the first 2 thirds, although well executed. However it does take a somewhat unexpected twist in the 3rd act. There is one scene near the end of the movie that serves as the climax that is honestly one of the best sequences Pixar has ever made. I really loved that part. The animation is of course great, and it still has the creative feel of Monsters Inc. The movie is also very funny. There are no moments that are at all tear jerkers, but there are some nice quiet moments. It's just a good movie and I don't have any problems with it that are significant enough to mention. I'd give it 89%
(Edit: One thing I forgot is that the musical score in this movie is fantastic. That's the one aspect of this movie where it excels above most other Pixar movies).