Review of Monsters, Inc. (2001) by Mrmoviebuff — 05 Feb 2016

While it's far from my favorite Pixar film (that title belongs to 'Finding Nemo'), 'Monsters, Inc' is nonetheless a worthy film in the Pixar canon, directed by Pete Docter and starring Billy Crystal as Mike and John Goodman as Sulley, this film is better when you think about it.

Mike and Sulley are two monsters (Mike is a green eye-ball with arms and legs and Sulley is a blue, hairy beast-like monster) who work in a corporation called "Monsters Incorporated" in which their job is to scare little kids from their world as kid's screams seem to generate energy for the monster world to have electricity. This is where I really have to praise the film, the writing is the film's strength, as we all remember being scared of monsters as little kids, but this film makes it out like it's their day jobs, and as a grown-up, this kind of character development is extremely clever.

Craziness ensues as Sulley finds a little girl entering the monster world, every monster is scared of a child (another clever writing technique) as they fear to be touched by a child, the same as children being scared of these monsters.

This is a fantastic debut for director Pete Docter, while it may not be as strong as the "Toy Story" films, it is better than one would expect when it comes down to the writing. It's funny and entertaining, and people of all ages will love it.