Technically marvellous and surprisingly funny.

Rating: 8/10 (23 September 2002)

I bought this for my son when it came out on DVD. I watched it with him the first time and can honestly say that I think I laughed more than he did. It's very well done and the casting is spot on.
I never cease to be amazed at the technical genius that creates these computer generated movies. You can actually see the indiviual strands of fur on the monsters' bodies moving as they move. Amazing. However, great effects don't make this film, it's got an interesting premise and the dialogue has enough humour to appeal to us oldies. The story moves along briskly and it has a nice child-friendly happy ending (something we mothers like to see)
I'm only sorry that I've now watched it about 200 times so it's beginning to pall.