Disney and Pixar hits a home run again

Rating: 8/10 (14 January 2003)

Another great movie from the Disney/Pixar team. It has the unique story which is great for both children and adults. All the little touches throughout the film depicting the Monstropolis world are inventive and fun. It did not go for parody overload like Shrek did, but instead went with understated quality. These things were not flooding the screen, but were placed here and there so that it would reward one who catches them.
For the story to be an offshoot of children's imagination and expand to a whole world based on that is very imaginative. The rest of the film has it all, being clever, witty, heartfelt, edge of your seat action and suspense.
Another inventiveness is the the musical during the ending credits, which is the off-shoot of what Wazowski and Sully made up during their cover-up, as opposed to Shrek's kareoke after the movie, which has nothing to do with the film.
The other great part of Disney is that the personalities of each character takes on the being they are portraying. Although this film cannot follow that format since almost all the characters were monsters and we could only assume how they act in real life (as opposed to a caterpillar or a fish.) But it also allows the animator to be limitless in their interpretation of the monsters physical attributes and the way they act, although in some parts, Billy Crystal has to be Billy Crystal. On top of that, Boo character just stole our heart.
In all, a great movie for every member of the family to enjoy.