Pixar works its unique magic once again

Rating: 9/10 (12 November 2001)

Pixar hasn't made a bad film yet. In fact, it hasn't yet made a film that can be classified as anything less than excellent. "Toy Story" (1995), "A Bug's Life" (1998), and "Toy Story 2" (1999) were all wonderful films with amazing state-of-the-art visuals and clever humor that children, teens, and adults can all enjoy. "Monsters, Inc." is a film worthy of its predecessors' high acclaim.
The voice talents and humorous sensibilities of John Goodman, Billy Crystal, and Steve Buscemi excel in the well-written story line, which is satirical and at the same time innocent. The story itself is, as usual, exciting and full of laughs and thrills. It's a fantasy about the innocence of childhood and the classic good-triumphing-over-evil theme.
The characters are so real, especially little Boo who wanders from her bedroom into the world of closet-monsters. The animation has gotten so advanced that you can see every hair on lead monster Sulley's body rippling in the wind, and the facial expressions and mannerisms have gotten so real that they should start handing out Best-Actor Oscars to the animators and voice-overs. Speaking of Oscars, "Monsters, Inc." should definitely contend for the new "Best Animated Feature" Oscar (though it's gonna have heavy competition from "Shrek").
Hopefully in the future we will see more intelligent G-rated movies that all ages can enjoy. While "Shrek" was an excellent movie, it didn't have the level of innocence that "Monsters" has that can let parents feel easy about the content their kids are viewing and hearing. As long as Pixar is doing their thing, parents and their kids should be happy on their nights out at the movies.