The Best Animated Feature of 2001.

Rating: Null/10 (30 October 2002)

Over the years Hollywood has started to shun the Disney Film Corporation and this was evident in 2001 as "Monsters, Inc." failed to bring home Oscar gold for Best Animated Feature as the over-rated and somewhat annoying "Shrek" stole the coveted award. "Monsters, Inc." (from the team that has worked on the "Toy Story" series and "A Bug's Life") is an outstanding comedy for all age groups that has important messages about acceptance, friendship and love. In a world of monsters, power is generated by the screams of young children. When a young girl is sucked into their world chaos strikes. The monsters are scared to death of contamination, but two lovable monsters (voiced by Billy Crystal and John Goodman) begin to realize she is not dangerous at all as they try to hide her from those around them. While trying to get her back to her rightful place they learn that power can be generated in ways other than scares. "Monsters, Inc." is a smart, innovative production that has merit in many areas of the cinematic machine. It is a good teaching tool to very young audiences on how to treat those around them. An instant classic. 5 stars out of 5.