Monsters, Inc. (2001) Rank 3 Reviews

txreviews.com (Curtis Edmonds)

Monsters, Inc. is a Pixar movie, and that should be enough. As a Pixar movie, it is in every way perfectly serviceable. It has all the Pixar hallmarks; highly skilled animation, an infectious cleverness, outstanding celebrity voiceovers, a wry sense of ...read the complete Monsters movie review at txreviews.com (Curtis Edmonds)

The Filmsnobs (James Owen)

As I drove my windowless van down to the local multiplex, I prayed to the Movie Gods that Monsters, Inc. wouldn't suck. I wanted it to be cool and hip; which were the exact terms several mental midgets used to justify this year's big hit, Shrek. That ...read the complete Monsters movie review at The Filmsnobs (James Owen)

JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")

This film is no SHREK or TOY STORY 2 but it delivers some laughs, some cool-looking monsters, lots of fun for the kids and a touching ending. It's not a movie that blew me away by any means, and certainly doesn't reach the overall entertainment value of ...read the complete Monsters movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")

New York Magazine (Peter Rainer)

Monsters, Inc. is the latest computer-animation feature from Pixar, the outfit that came up with the Toy Story movies and A Bug's Life, all distributed by Disney. It's no Shrek, but then again, it isn't really trying to be. Shrek, from Disney rival ...read the complete Monsters movie review at New York Magazine (Peter Rainer)

Needcoffee.com - Movie Review

John P. Sullivan (voiced by Goodman), his friends call him Sulley, is the top scarer at Monsters Inc., the company that harvests the screams of children to convert them into power for monsters to use. He and his assistant, Mike (voiced by Crystal) are ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Needcoffee.com - Movie Review

The Hindu

IT NEVER ceases to amaze one - the superb quality of animation that comes from Disney and now Pixar Animation Studios from which came Toy Story, I and II and "A Bug's Life!" The characters, the sound effects, the punch lines, and the voice-overs ...read the complete Monsters movie review at The Hindu

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

And if the studio's early holiday release, "Monsters, Inc.," is not quite up to the exalted level of these two predecessors, be assured it's still the most eye-popping and thoroughly entertaining animated film to come down the pike so far this year. ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The Net-Monster reviews "Monsters, Inc."

Although you've probably never heard of it, there's a new movie playing at your local cineplex called Monsters, Inc. I must say I find the complete lack of advertising and merchandising surprising. Disney is apparently trying to keep this one a ...read the complete Monsters movie review at The Net-Monster reviews "Monsters, Inc."

Rambles (Julie Bowerman)

Monsters, Inc. dazzlingly flew into theaters to vie for the first ever animation Oscar. The big cuddly blue-furred Sulley aims to topple the curmudgeonly green-hued Shrek as the best-drawn movie of the year. It's going to be a close ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Rambles (Julie Bowerman)

TheBoxSet.com - Complete Movie/DVD Review

A movie that presents a humorous view of what monsters do when they're not scaring the daylights out of kids, Monsters, Inc. ...read the complete Monsters movie review at TheBoxSet.com - Complete Movie/DVD Review

IndependentCritics.com (Jacob Hall)

Masterfully created, original, and downright brilliant film from the masters of family entertainment, "Pixar." The story is about two monsters, Mike and Scully (Billy Crystal and John Goodman) who make a living running the energy supply for ...read the complete Monsters movie review at IndependentCritics.com (Jacob Hall)

Entertainment Zone Review

In a land of monsters, James P. Sullivan is king. He and his coworker/ friend Mike Wazowski are two of many monsters that work for Monsters Inc. a utility company that generates power for a very paranoid and nervous city of monsters. This power, oddly ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Entertainment Zone Review

DVD Lard - Region 2 Collectors Edition Review

As a child, which was a long time ago, I loved going to see cartoons and animations, mainly I think because the filmmakers could make their imaginations and that of their audiences come true much more easily than with live action. Of course with todays ...read the complete Monsters movie review at DVD Lard - Region 2 Collectors Edition Review

Washington Post (Rita Kempley)

Marvels of animation abound in "Monsters, Inc.," an amusing family fable from Pixar, the high-tech fun factory that produced the "Toy Story" movies and "A Bug's Life." Each of its films has trumped the last in digital artistry, but when it comes ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Washington Post (Rita Kempley)

THE WEEKLY MOVIE REVIEW

For the skeptics, Disney and Pixar are still on a roll, continuing to release the cutest and most inventive stuff. Compared to DreamWorks, Pixar's track record is much, much better. ...read the complete Monsters movie review at THE WEEKLY MOVIE REVIEW

Associated Content

During the story, we are introduced to a big fuzzy monster. Of course, he is a softie at heart, nothing like the big scary fella he pretends to be for his job - scaring the scream from little kids. But then while filming a training video for other ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Associated Content

The Digital Bits

The "Story" area is all about the planning that went behind the film. Monsters Are Real highlights the ideas behind the movie. We've also got the Original Treatment, with the Original Sully Intro and a videotaped Story Pitch. Banished Concepts is ...read the complete Monsters movie review at The Digital Bits

Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)

One of Gary Larson's very first Far Side cartoons depicted two hairy, fanged monsters lying flat beneath a bed inhabited by a kid with frightened, popping eyes, with one monster saying to the other, "I've got it again Larry ... an eerie feeling like ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)

Audiovideorevolution.com

The story grew out of common childhood fears: while you're in bed, falling asleep, you became convinced that there was something in the closet, or under the bed, or behind the clothes rack. In "Monsters, Inc." there really ARE monsters in the closet, ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Audiovideorevolution.com

The Self-Made Critic

Monsters, Inc. was a cute animated movie that is pretty funny, but definitely for kids. You should go see it if you have kids, are a kid, or like to pretend you're a kid late at night by wearing diapers. It's made by the Pixar people, who did Toy Story ...read the complete Monsters movie review at The Self-Made Critic

Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)

It's almost beyond the point to say that this new collaboration between animation behemoths Disney and Pixar is wildly entertaining; what else could it be? What is interesting and what adults will find doubly fascinating (maybe even unsettling) is the ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)

DVD Journal

When Toy Story hit theaters in 1995, everyone knew they were seeing something brand-new, something almost revolutionary. And not just because the film's animators eschewed paint brushes and cels in favor of hard drives and monitors. The story about a ...read the complete Monsters movie review at DVD Journal

The New York Times - Family Movie Guide (Peter M. Nichols)

Next to a blackout, the worst thing that can befall Monstropolis is a "2319," or the appearance of an actual child or anything belonging to a child. Monstropolis is far more scared of children than vice ...read the complete Monsters movie review at The New York Times - Family Movie Guide (Peter M. Nichols)

A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)

"Monsters, Inc." is the latest feature from Pixar animation, the studio that created both "Toy Story" features and "A Bug's Life". "Monsters" is a film that's as visually impressive and inventive as any of the studio's prior efforts. However, ...read the complete Monsters movie review at A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)

DVD Town (John J. Puccio)

When I was a child I had no concerns about monsters in the closet, but I was sure there was something living under my bed. To this day I can't dangle my feet outside the covers without having the nagging suspicion that the Bed Witch is going grab hold ...read the complete Monsters movie review at DVD Town (John J. Puccio)

Reviews on the Side (Steven Lekowicz)

Monsters, Inc. is a very good movie, and I actually can't wait to watch it again. It's just that the writing was not on the same level as the Toy Story movies. Pixar is still a home-run-hitting studio, but they need to be careful their writing doesn't ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Reviews on the Side (Steven Lekowicz)

Crosswalk.com Movies (Holly McClure)

Sulley (John Goodman) is the top "scarer" at Monsters, Inc., where a factory of monsters (in all shapes and sizes) works to keep kids screaming to provide their power supply. Mike (Billy Crystal) is a one-eyed green monster who teams up with Sulley to ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Crosswalk.com Movies (Holly McClure)

Planet Sick-Boy (Jon Popick)

While it doesn't quite achieve the heights of either Toy Story film, Pixar's Monsters, Inc. is still one of the better family films you'll see all year and has a mortal lock on landing a nomination in the Oscars' first-ever feature-length animation ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Planet Sick-Boy (Jon Popick)

IOFilm

As with the best storytellers, the creators of Monsters Inc. take a fresh look at a very familiar theme: the monster in the closet. Here, the monsters are real, but they're not evil or mean - they scare children to capture the energy in their screams, ...read the complete Monsters movie review at IOFilm

Mutant Reviewers From Hell

Enter Sully and Mike (voiced by John Goodman and Billy Crystal), a pair of monsters who work in tandem at the power plant. They not only stumble onto a conspiracy against children and traditional scaring, they accidentally release "Boo". The first ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Mutant Reviewers From Hell

ShowBIZ Data

Disney/Pixar presents a film directed by Pete Docter. Written by Andrew Stanton and Daniel Gerson. Running time: 86 minutes. Rated G. The verdict of the critics regarding Monsters, Inc.: It's not as good as Shrek, but it's still good in its own right. ...read the complete Monsters movie review at ShowBIZ Data

Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)

The people at Pixar (Toy Story) outdo even themselves with this high-energy action comedy; it's no real surprise that the animation breaks new ground continually, and the story is clever and inventive as well. It's set in Hidden City, where the ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)

allesfilm.com (Markus Steiger)

In Monstropolis gibt es keinen Strom. Energie wird hier aus den Schreien menschlicher Kinder gewonnen. Die Monster AG, vergleichbar mit unseren Stromgesellschaften, schickt ihre Mitarbeiter in die Kinderzimmer, um durch das Erschrecken der lieben Kleinen ...read the complete Monsters movie review at allesfilm.com (Markus Steiger)

musicOMH (Shawn Fitzgerald)

Monsters also is blessed with a great voice talent cast. Goodman and Crystal work perfectly together, displaying the same type of good-natured chemistry that Tom Hanks and Tim Allen did in the Toy Story films. Steve Buscemi is wonderfully slimy and ...read the complete Monsters movie review at musicOMH (Shawn Fitzgerald)

Chart Magazine

It's late at night. The rest of the house is silent except for the thudding of your small heart. Your breath catches as you hear a creak from your closet door, and suddenly the shadows in your room are transformed into ominous outlines. A shirt on a ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Chart Magazine

PopMatters (Tracy McLoone)

The opening credits sequence of Monsters, Inc. is so pretty. I love it. I want to paint my house like it. I want to enter this imaginative, vibrant, childlike universe -- Sesame Street and Disney's The Aristocats (1970), and Pee Wee's Playhouse all in ...read the complete Monsters movie review at PopMatters (Tracy McLoone)

Washington Post (Desson Thomson)

Supple and technologically sophisticated entertainment. ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Washington Post (Desson Thomson)

New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)

What makes Monsters, Inc. so wonderful is that it's about scream deficit, yet all great cartoons are powered by screams. It's a tribute to noise, so how can you not fall in love with it? ...read the complete Monsters movie review at New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)

Baseline.Hollywood.com (Ted Murphy)

... will undoubtedly takes its place as a classic for future generations. ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Baseline.Hollywood.com (Ted Murphy)

Moose Hole (Joseph Kastner)

Monsters Inc. serves as a perfect example of the blending of humor and heart so perfectly, it could only have come from the talented artists and writers at Pixar. ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Moose Hole (Joseph Kastner)

Sacramento News & Review (Mark Halverson)

A somewhat repetitive but spirited comedy-adventure. ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Sacramento News & Review (Mark Halverson)

The MovieHamlet (Stefan Hedmark)

Another well-made, good-looking film from Pixar, this time about a community of monsters in a city whose power supply consists of screams from children who have encountered the monsters in their bedrooms. When a human girl accidentally winds up in the ...read the complete Monsters movie review at The MovieHamlet (Stefan Hedmark)

Popkorn Junkie's review of Monsters, Inc.

Monstropolis is where they live -- the monsters who need human screams to power their city. They come in all varieties: the one eyed and the many eyed, the hairy and the hairless, the gigantic and the tiny. They're basically people, except that ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Popkorn Junkie's review of Monsters, Inc.

Salon.com (Charles Taylor)

My wife and her four sisters all have a habit of leaving closet doors open and dresser drawers halfway out. If you're married to one of them, it can make a nighttime trip to the bathroom in a dark house a veritable obstacle course. So in the first years ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Salon.com (Charles Taylor)

Time Out

Pixar's computer-animated rumpus comes to you from Monstropolis, a pastel-coloured parallel world populated by largely peaceable beasts. Sure, some do victimise small children, but purely in a professional capacity: they're the scarers employed by ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Time Out

filmcritic.com screams Boo at Monsters

Magical indeed -- the way it works is that all those monsters that hide in the closet and scare little kids only do so because they have to -- they use the screams as energy to power Monstropolis, which exists just on the other side of every kid's ...read the complete Monsters movie review at filmcritic.com screams Boo at Monsters

Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)

The humor is this film's redeeming quality, and it carries its burden well, plopping in slapstick and burp jokes for the kids and a scathing satire of factory workplaces to make adults giggle. ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)

Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)

Every bit as constructively clever as it is technologically brilliant. ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)

TheCritic.info DVD review (Les Linyard)

In Monstropolis, the company of Monsters Incorporated provide the power for their city by inducing screams from children (visited via doors that are ported along an elevated production line) and bottling the results. Master amongst the scarers is James P. ...read the complete Monsters movie review at TheCritic.info DVD review (Les Linyard)

NutzWorld (Blake French)

works rather well until it introduces this annoying little girl as a plot device. ...read the complete Monsters movie review at NutzWorld (Blake French)

Jamey Hughton's Movie Views (Jamey Hughton)

Additional proof that Pixar Animation Studios can do no wrong. ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Jamey Hughton's Movie Views (Jamey Hughton)

Fantastica Daily (Mervius)

Great animation and consistently entertaining humor make this a fun ride for children and parents. ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Fantastica Daily (Mervius)

Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)

There's nothing scary about these monsters. Fun for the whole family. ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)

Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)

A film that families will revisit in their living rooms many times over for many years to come. ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)

TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)

A wildly imaginative, quality family film that both children and adults will be able to enjoy equally. ...read the complete Monsters movie review at TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)

Shannon Patrick Sullivan

It is virtually impossible not to review "Monsters, Inc." without comparing it to that other computer-animated monster movie of the year, "Shrek". But the two are really different beasts. "Shrek" drew much of its humour from its story and premise; ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Shannon Patrick Sullivan

Jerry Saravia

I used to love animated films. "Fantasia" is still my favorite, mostly because of the psychedelic combination of classical music and images. Since then, I have not seen anything nearly as good. "Beauty and the Beast" and the "Toy Story" films come ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Jerry Saravia

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

But "Monsters, Inc." does deliver the mandatory lump in the throat before it's over. It's hip enough that adults will get the inside jokes while kids enjoy the colorful characters and the action. If they're young enough, they may identify with the ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

BBC Films

In the city of Monstropolis, power is generated by the screams of human tots, collected by an ace team of "scarers" who enter the human world through the petrified tykes' bedroom closets. ...read the complete Monsters movie review at BBC Films

VideoVista

Being an un-married gal without children, some people might find it strange that I thoroughly enjoyed this computer-animated movie. But, with its awe-inspiring landscapes, hilariously unique characters, and a captivating story, this movie appeals to ...read the complete Monsters movie review at VideoVista

Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)

So far, the only studio to ever bat a thousand is Pixar. The subsidiary of Apple computer, in it's partnership with Disney, has produced three blockbusters and is threatening to put out a fourth. ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)

Movie Magazine International

"Monsters, Inc.", the latest computer-animated gem from Pixar, finally explains two of the great mysteries of mankind: why only children see monsters come out from the closest at night, and why those monsters like to scare them. Both questions have the ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Movie Magazine International

eye WEEKLY (Catharine Tunnacliffe)

The fine folks at Pixar, who created the Toy Story franchise and the 2001 film Monsters, Inc., really, really want you to love their movies. This isn't hard, since Monsters, Inc. is a deeply lovable film, about two lovable working stiffs, Mike (voiced ...read the complete Monsters movie review at eye WEEKLY (Catharine Tunnacliffe)

The Popkorn Junkie

This film is full of all manner of good stuff. Intrigue, good guys, bad guys, cuteness, love, and of course, humor. And it executes them all quite well. This is not just an experiment in computer animation. It's a well-done heartfelt plot populated ...read the complete Monsters movie review at The Popkorn Junkie

SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)

Computer animation leader-of-the-pack Pixar Studios doesn't just create visually astonishing, wildly amusing kiddie cartoons. The company's clever creative team also comes up with the most inventive, least clichÃ©d plots that children's movies have ...read the complete Monsters movie review at SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)

Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)

Nah. What am I talking about? It's just a cartoon. ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)

Plugged In

On the other side of that closet door lies a huge city filled with monsters of every color, stripe and claw. A one-eyed head bobs on pencil-thin legs (Mike). A giant purple and green fur-covered beast (Sulley) rattles the walls. A Raptor-style lizard ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Plugged In

Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)

The latest Disney and Pixar team-up, Monsters Inc., tells a story where monsters are afraid of kids, and visa-versa, instead of just one side having control over the other. Though well done, and entertaining to watch, the storyline and quality of ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)

The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)

The movie has gloriously fluid animation, energetic voice-overs (the supporting cast includes James Coburn, Jennifer Tilly and Steve Buscemi) and nice humour, by way of both slapstick and in-jokes. I expected nothing less -- "Toy Story" and "Shrek" have ...read the complete Monsters movie review at The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)

Mark R. Leeper

Not all of the problems the film has are its own fault. Like many films this film has unfortunate echoes of very recent American history. For years the monsters have worried about the possibility of the contamination from a human child entering their ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Mark R. Leeper

ninth symphony films

Although it isn't always as funny as its pixar predecessors, Monsters, Inc. will give you a good amount of laughs and a little bit of heart. If that sounds like a Hallmark commercial, it's probably because this is Disney. Pixar has certainly raised the ...read the complete Monsters movie review at ninth symphony films

Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)

Monstropolis is an alternate world of unusual creatures of all shapes and sizes who depend on the scares of children to provide the energy for their city. Every day an elite cadre of monsters enter a factory, and in the evening they enter through closet ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

When Boo slips through the closet portal during the bewitching hours, Sully and pal Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal), a Cyclops of a ball with frogs' legs, elect to protect her from their compatriots, especially the lean, lizard-like, ambitiously scary ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Mediasearch, Australia

Animated films in the last few years have been getting better and better, often outdoing live action films in the story and character development departments as well as visual innovation and appeal to adults as well as children. Monsters Inc is no ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Mediasearch, Australia

Criminy Pete's Knee Jerk Spoilers

It's a nifty idea - monsters from the world just beyond the creepy closet doors of young children collecting the screams of terrified youngsters to power their world, but they're actually just regular schmoes named Sully or Mike or something who are ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Criminy Pete's Knee Jerk Spoilers

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

K ids and movie monsters have a lot in common. They feel conspicuous. They stand out in a crowd. They can't make small-talk with grownups. They are always stepping on stuff and breaking it. ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

MediaCircus (Anthony Leong)

Did you ever wonder what the monsters in the closet did when they weren't scaring the bejesus out of little kids too young to know any better? Well, according to "Monsters, Inc.", the new computer-animated feature from Pixar (the folks who brought the ...read the complete Monsters movie review at MediaCircus (Anthony Leong)

Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)

Goodman and Crystal are both very effective in their speaking roles and the characters are memorable, including spidery company boss Henry J. Waternoose (voice by James Coburn of "Affliction") and Mike's girlfriend Celia (voice by Jennifer Tilly). There ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)

Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)

You know how, as a kid, you thought that monsters would come out from the closet at night? Well, you were right! Every day, at the Monsters, Inc. factory down in Monstropolis, monsters go through inter-dimensional portals which open into the bedrooms of ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)

Apollo Guide (Brian Webster)

Occasionally, a film comes along that serves a purpose for which it was never intended. ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Apollo Guide (Brian Webster)

hip online

It's in the world of Monstropolis where these little buggers go about their lives. Through the streets filled with monsters of all shapes and sizes you arrive at the doorstep of Monsters, Inc., a company whose sole purpose is to scare the heck out of ...read the complete Monsters movie review at hip online

JoBlo's Movie Emporium reviews "Monsters Inc."

There is a whole world full of monsters that survives on the energy from children's screams. In order to function as a society, they must get into human kids' bedrooms and scare them into shrieking. When the kids scream, they bottle that energy and ...read the complete Monsters movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium reviews "Monsters Inc."

Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)

Kids' movies don't have to eventually say anything, but it's nice when they do. This one kind of does and offers shining moments, especially early on, of originality welcome in any genre. That monsters are a corporation, up to no good of course; that ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)

San Francisco Chronicle (Carla Meyer)

Sulley, the main monster of "Monsters, Inc.," looks a little like a bear, except he's purple and aquamarine. His horns and generous build are reminiscent of Shrek. Then again, the little girl who befriends him thinks he's a cat. ...read the complete Monsters movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Carla Meyer)

LowComDom Online Film Reviews

As you can tell, this is a multi-layered film with a lot going on. This story is a cut above most live action films you're going to see this year. This isn't the brain dead stories written especially to not go over a kid's head. In fact, there are a ...read the complete Monsters movie review at LowComDom Online Film Reviews

Movie Vault (Movieman)

There's a world we rarely see, a world of monsters and goblins hiding in children's closets waiting to scare them. For what reason, though? Before we thought they were merely mean and ruthless but with Monsters Inc., the new film from Disney and Pixar, ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Movie Vault (Movieman)

Joe Critic.com (Sam Bear)

The premise of this movie is very clever. In Montropolis the city is run by little children's screams, not electricity (we ought to try that). Monsters enter children's rooms, scare then and collect their screams in a long orange jar. Monsters are ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Joe Critic.com (Sam Bear)

The Film Asylum

Monsters Inc. is another animated film to come from the reliable stables of Pixar/Dinsney Productions. Their collaboration has yet to spawn a flop and high hopes were the order of the day as I sat in a theater crowded with kids. The film quickly gathers ...read the complete Monsters movie review at The Film Asylum

Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)

The feature film computer animated genre has finally hit a point where visuals are taken for granted, and a story is much more important to whether or not the movie is enjoyable. Sadly, Monsters, Inc. wasn't nearly as an enjoyable as past Disney/Pixar ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)

Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)

Monsters, Inclooks set to joinShrekandWaking Lifeon the short-list for the first-ever Best Animated Feature' Oscar - and it's easily the least of the trio. ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)

Flak Magazine (Andy Ross)

Isn't it time for Pixar to experience a failure? If not a failure, then at least something less than an overwhelming success? Apparently not, and it never will be time as long as they keep making such visually beautiful and perfectly scripted films as ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Flak Magazine (Andy Ross)

Deranged Video Dude (Robert Wurth)

The problem for the monsters is that the screams are no longer working. Modern children are losing their fear of Things That Go Bump In The Night younger and younger, making it harder for the monsters to fill their quota. The city of Monstropolis ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Deranged Video Dude (Robert Wurth)

Haro Online

Creating a follow-up to Toy Story 2 is a daunting task, and topping it is even more so. Pixar and Disney may not have accomplished the latter, but Monsters, Inc. is still a tremendously enjoyable film in its own right. This time, instead of dealing with ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Haro Online

The Phantom Tollbooth

One of the great conceits of all of these movies is how our mundane lives are re-imagined in a parallel universe. In Monsters, Inc., child monsters jump rope but they use the tongue of one of their friends as the rope. The power company has an inane ...read the complete Monsters movie review at The Phantom Tollbooth

Cinescape

MONSTERS, INC. does something for grown-ups that is very rare in a movie that is safe for all but the tiniest viewers: it creates a world that is complex and involved enough to get us actually wondering about its workings, while remaining sufficiently ...read the complete Monsters movie review at Cinescape

David N. Butterworth

In addition, gone (for the most part) is the hip irreverence that made Pixar's first few features so entertaining. Replacing it (it seems) is a surprising move towards sexism: the major characters are all male with the subservient rolesreceptionist, ...read the complete Monsters movie review at David N. Butterworth

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