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Monsters, Inc. (2001) Rank 2 Reviews
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Washington Post (Rita Kempley)
An amusing family fable. ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Washington Post (Rita Kempley)
Movie Martyr (Jeremy Heilman)
For some reason, I don't undergo the rapturous waves of joy that seem to be commonplace when people watch Pixar's animated features. Their Toy Story films charm evaporated shortly after they began and left my head hurting from a combination of ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Movie Martyr (Jeremy Heilman)
Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
The most frustrating aspect of scores like Monsters, Inc. is that they
sometimes fail to even try to take advantage of all the creative liberties that
the animation genre offers them. Randy Newman takes no chances in his
instrumentation or ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)
One of the original Star Trek episodes imagines a life form that lives off the human emotion of fear. Indwelling such villains as "Jack the Ripper," this life form creates a feast for itself at the expense of its fearful victims. ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)
Tiscali UK
As an adult, there's something very appealing about recapturing the innocence and wonder of your childhood, even if only fleetingly. It's one of the reasons for the Harry Potter phenomena and why Pixar's magical brand of filmmaking is so successful. ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Tiscali UK
Film Written Magazine (Jaime N. Christley)
Doesn't play fast and loose quite as well as the two Toy Story movies or A Bug's Life , and the the joke hit-to-miss ratio is less than excellent. ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Film Written Magazine (Jaime N. Christley)
Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)
Apart from one lovely scene -- where the monsters and child climb over a moving assembly line of doors, leaping in and out of different realities -- Monsters, Inc. fails to develop the poetic richness of its metaphor. ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)
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by kenny on February 18, 2009 Layton, Utah
This is a fun movie to watch, and I say that even after my middle child having watched this movie every day (sometimes twice) from 2and a half to about four years old. Its funny for kids and adults. Most importantly its entertaining for the whole family. ...
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