The Movie Shrek Tried to Be

Rating: 10/10 (5 November 2001)

Whereas Shrek was wholly derivative and unoriginal, Monsters, Inc. is fresh and new. I was incredibly disappointed with Shrek when I saw it--the jokes were almost universally predictable and stale (not to mention that every potentially funny joke was in the TV commercials). Monsters, Inc., though not quite as good as Toy Story 2, is still a very fun movie for the entire family. Go see it now. 9 out of 10.