John Goodman and Billy Crystal... what could go wrong?

Rating: Null/10 (23 November 2001)

Monsters Inc.: A
MONSTERS, INC. is one the most innovative movies of the year. It mixes cleverness with comedic timing and the result is a delightful romp that will please the whole family. In all honestly, I didn't believe my eyes.

James P. ("Sully") Sullivan (John Goodman) is the top-scarer at Monsters, Inc., a powerplant type factory that uses children's screams as a source of power. His partner is the eyeball Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal). Sully does the scaring and, well, Mike takes the credit. Mike is romantically linked to Celia (Jennifer Tilly). When the two are out on an evening of romance, Sully offers to do Mike's paperwork. When he goes to the "scaring floor" to pick of the papers, he finds a door. He checks to door to see if anyone is scaring in there. When he turns around, the cute, adorable Boo (Mary Gibbs) is standing right there. This isn't good because children are toxic. "A single touch could kill you," we are informed by Waternoose (James Colburn), the head of Monsters, Inc.
Sully and Mike have to hide the little Boo (Boo's not her real name, Sully nicknames her that) so they don't get in trouble. They need to find her door and return her safely home. This won't be easy because the evil Randall Boggs (Steve Buscemi) is after her. He's trying to beat Sully's record and become the top-scarer. Randall is lizard like thing that can blend in with the surroundings. He is bad news.
I don't think that Disney/Pixar could make a bad movie. Even if the story was horrid, the visuals would be terrific and make up for it. But MONSTERS, INC. doesn't need to worry about that. It is practically perfect. Crystal and Goodman are the perfect comedic team. Crystal offers a ba-da-bing style and Goodman is the awe-shucks monster that Boo calls "Kitty." Boo is captured by Mary Gibbs, a real child. Not some adult voice of a Rugrat. A real little girl. That gives her more authenticity and believability.

There is nothing I can complain about. Nothing at all. Except, I just wish it was longer because it was so good. I am ready for MONSTERS, INC. 2, MONSTERS, INC. 3 and even MONSTERS, INC. 4. Only if Goodman and Crystal return that is.