Monsters, Inc. (2001)
It’s nothing personal, it’s just their job.
Brief Backstory
Pixar, having become a major success in the 1990s thanks to Toy Story 1 + 2 and A Bug’s Life, continued their stretch of great CGI animated movies in the 2000s, starting with Monsters Inc., which starred Billy Crystal and John Goodman in a frantic world of monsters. Like the first two Toy Story movies (and to some extent A Bug’s Life) prior, Monsters Inc. was acclaimed upon being released in late 2001.
Story
James Sullivan and Mike Wazowski of Monsters Inc. find a toddler that broke into the monster world and need to get it back home. Unfortunately, this turns out to be part of a stunt by Randall Boggs and Mr. Waternoose (the owner of Monsters Inc.) who are trying to ease the energy crisis, and they plot against the duo.
Random Facts
Some of the monsters in this movie resemble other known monsters. The most prominent example is the Abominable Snowman in the Himalayas resembling the Bumble from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
Monsters Inc. has quite a few adult jokes thrown in as typical with Pixar movies. One being how Mike and Sulley talk behind a menu.
A callback to Feed the Kitty (a Looney Tunes short) is seen when Sulley thinks that Boo was killed in the compacter.
First CGI movie with working toilets according to the commentary.
Random Opinions
Sulley is similar to Pacha not just because he’s voiced by John Goodman.
Mr. Waternoose confused me a little in one part. He’s angry with Randall about having to banish Sulley and Mike, but then immediately after they come back he orders Randall to murder them. Is it just because Sulley destroyed the scream extractor or that they were both inadvertent witnesses?
Pros
- CGI has aged amazingly despite that this came out over 20 years ago.
- One of Pixar’s funniest movies.
- Great storyline.
Cons
- I felt like some of the monsters were a little too basic looking. Mike Wazowski doesn’t count.
Rating: 9.5/10 – Amazing
This is one of my favorites from Pixar. A lot of their 90s and 2000s movies were top notch, and Monsters Inc. is one of their finest.
One response to “Monsters, Inc.”
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Monster’s Inc.’s really good. A 9/10 for me. Did you know John Goodman & Steve Buscemi were also in The Big Lebowski?
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