A truly original film that all will love

Rating: 8/10 (2 January 2013)

Monsters Inc isn't a new film, but with its re-release into theaters I got a second look at it. This movie came out when I was a "Wee Lass" and so I could not tell you why I liked it other than the fact that it was a Disney movie. But I went to see it in 3D (not really necessary, although not awful) and I finally found out why this movie is a movie to love. This movie is an original story, and just how often do we get any of those? The monsters in the film work at Monsters Incorporated, where they have to scare little human children for electric power.You see them frightening human children who equally terrify them. One of these kids accidentally gets into their world and all hell breaks lose. The characters are witty, emotional and very well put together. John Goodman voices Sully, the monster who finds Boo and decides that he will help her return to her world, and his hardy heavy voice fits the big blue monster with a heart made of love. Billy Crystal voices Mike Wazowski, the little green fireball who's chalk full of craziness, and Steve Buscemi voices Randall, the slimy purple lizard like monster who stirs up trouble for the heroes and their little girl.
The story-line is fresh and charming and the characters each come into their own as this little girl turns their lives upside down and wins their trust, their protection and their love. The setting is vivid with imagination and the everyday lives of these monsters is very similar to our own. The monsters have to go to work, pay the bills and keep their girlfriends happy.
The movie gets a 9/10 for its originality, its quirky charm and the truly endearing characters who show you that just because they are labeled "monsters" it doesn't mean that they are beasts.