Charming Cartoon Classic

Rating: 10/10 (21 October 2012)

After exploring the worlds of toys and bugs in the two Toy Story films and A Bug's Life, the award-winning computer animation company Pixar delves into the realm of monsters with its fourth feature entitled,Monster Inc.This computer-animated comedy-adventure film is directed by Pete Docter, released by Walt Disney Pictures, and the fourth film produced by Pixar Animation Studios. Co-directed by Lee Unkrich and David Silverman, it stars two monsters who work for a company named Monsters, Inc.: top scarer James P. Sullivan or Sulle,voiced by John Goodman and his one-eyed assistant, Mike Wazowski,voiced by Billy Crystal.Other voice overs is provided by Mary Gibbs,Steve Buscemi,James Coburn,Jennifer Tilly and Frank Oz.Monsters generate their city's power by scaring children, but they are terribly afraid themselves of being contaminated by children, so when one enters Monstropolis, Sulley finds his world disrupted.
Hulking, blue-furred behemoth Sully and his one-eyed assistant Mike Wazowski are employed by Monsters, Inc., a scream processing factory. It seems that the denizens of their realm thrive on the screams of kids spooked by monsters lurking under their beds and in their closets. It's the job of Sully, Mike, and their co-workers, including sarcastic Randall Boggs, crab-like CEO Henry J. Waternoose, and lovely snake- headed receptionist Celia to keep the frights flowing. When Sully and Mike are followed back into the monster world by a very unafraid little human girl named Boo, they are exiled to her universe, where they discover that such a modern-day mythological specimen as the Abominable Snowman is a fellow refugee.
Even though Monsters, Inc lacks the sophistication of the Toy Story series, it is a still delight for children of all ages due to the fact that John Lasseter and the Pixar crew know how to turn shared human feelings and experiences into strange and delightful animated features.No doubt that this is one of their most solid efforts.Aside from that,it is a charming cartoon classic.