They didn't forget a thing with this movie!

Rating: 8/10 (8 September 2011)

Well, Pixar did it once again. Simply a great film! As I watched this for the umpteenth time with my 2 boys, I was fascinated with how they tied up all of their loose ends while not forgetting to follow up on the most minute details. Monsters Inc. has all of the trademark elements of a first class Pixar film: good laughs, breathtaking animation, endearing characters (even the villains), and most importantly excellent stories. One has to enter this story with a certain suspension of belief (even by cartoon standards). The plot is absolutely ludicrous, but it takes itself seriously enough to envelope us into its world; in other words, the characters believe what they say. With that sense of incredulity placed to the side, feel free to enjoy the show, because it is a delight from start to finish. The little girl/s playing the voice of "Boo" is/are cute as ever (how do they get such good work out of children?). You care about all of the characters and you will probably even shed tears of joy at the end. The only quip I have (and it is a very minor one) is that the all-star Hollywood cast don't try at all to disguise their voices in their portrayals. They pretty much sound just like John Goodman, Steve Buschemi, Billy Crystal, etc. But the drawings and animation of their characters are so perfect that you quickly forget that Billy Crystal is talking and even really think he might just be a one-eyed, green skinned, little ball monster. One of the best elements to the great ambiance of the film the whole take on the "monster in the closet/under the bed" common childhood experience. It is an experience just about everyone of us can relate to, but then having it get flipped back on itself and making the monsters out to be just doing a job and being terrified of the kids was a stroke of genius! And wouldn't it be great if we could solve the energy crisis just by laughing more? I would like to live in a world like that... ;o)