Starts Good But Ends Up Being A Poor Toy Story Wannabe

Rating: 7/10 (25 November 2010)

Plot: In Monsters Inc. monsters must enter a parallel universe where human children sleep and scare them. This must be done in order for them to collect screams, which can be then converted to energy. However it is a tough job since children are considered highly lethal so when a child hops into their world all hell brakes loose.
You'll love Monsters Inc. if: You like good animated movies that bring out your inner child. Like Toy Story, Monsters Inc. deals with quite an original concept by bringing to life an imaginary aspect of most people's childhood. The movie has very good visuals and sound, its Pixar after all and it has some very good voice actors, (excellent choice on the main ones). Monsters Inc. while not the greatest animation of all time will entertain you the first or second time you'll watch it.
You'll hate Monsters Inc. if: You expected to laugh more or if you expected some originality in terms of story progression. While the main concept is VERY original, the execution is quite typical. What starts as something very interesting ends up being a boring good vs. evil chase, where everything is predictable as hell. Most importantly though I didn't laugh that's my main problem the film just wasn't funny. I always watch animated films with my girlfriend since we both love them and all that happened was: Me snickering in the first 10 minutes of the movie and my girlfriend laughing each time that cute 3-year old girl would do something cute and adorable this isn't comedy, it was just an entertaining movie to pass the time.
FINAL VERDICT: Toy Story Knew Better (6.3/10)
[+] An original concept. Good animation and voice acting.
[-] Good characters, but a tad forgettable. Not funny. Boring plot.
Also Check: Toy Story (1995) – Finding Nemo (2003) – Shrek (2001) – The Incredibles (2004)
P.S.: My purpose in all my IMDb Reviews is not to say "I like\don't like this movie" but to help you decide whether YOU will like it or not since everything is all about taste and expectations IMO...