Monsters Inc. [2002] | ![Monsters Inc. [2002]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51JJK24AC9L._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Directors: David Silverman, Lee Unkrich, Pete Docter
Actors: Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Mary Gibbs, Steve Buscemi, James Coburn
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  59 reviews
Sales Rank: 430
Format: Dubbed, Full Screen, Pal
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), German (Subtitled), Italian (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), German (Dubbed)
Rating: Universal, suitable for all
Region: 2
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 88 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5017188883986
ASIN: B000062V9C
Theatrical Release Date: November 2, 2001
Release Date: September 7, 2002
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Amazon.co.uk Review
The monsters in Monsters, Inc. are just so incredibly cute--and they know it. Whereas Woody, Buzz and pals in the Toy Story saga were filled with self-doubt about just how much the children in their lives would continue to love them, here our heroic monsters and their impossibly lovable human ward Boo have no such worries, at least when it comes to the cinema audience. And that's why Monsters, Inc., for all its wondrous computer-animated artistry, its smart humour and its family-friendly appeal, doesn't quite capture the naïve charm of its predecessors. Nevertheless, John Goodman and Billy Crystal, as scare-champions Sulley and Mike, are a great double-act whose comedy never goes over kids' heads but still reaches up to make their parents laugh. The film's central conceit--that monsters in the bedroom closet are just doing a night's work in order to generate power from screams for the city of Monstropolis--is funny and cleverly worked out; and kids will of course love the fact that the monsters are mortally afraid of the very children they are trying to frighten. The animation is extraordinarily detailed (Sulley's fur is a marvel in itself) and the set-piece action sequences top anything that has gone before for sheer audaciousness. But overall Pixar play things very safe, from the hissable villain to the end credit "outtakes". A bolder film might have taken inspiration from The Nightmare Before Christmas; instead, a little of that Disney disease of knowing cuteness seems to have crept into the formula. --Mark Walker
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 NOT WIDESCREEN VERSION! July 13, 2008
R. Evans (UK)
Be aware, this is the 4:3, not the Widescreen version!
Easy to buy it by mistake as 99.9% of DVDs are widescreen!
One of the best!! March 30, 2008
Nicola Revell (Fl, USA)
This has got to be one of the best Disney movies by far. This is a great family movie for young & old. My kids never tire of the adventures of Mike & Sully!!
 monster inc. March 13, 2008
Mrs. S. Dowds (sydney)
hi !
well to start of my daught had watched monster inc.
and begged me to get it and because it had only just
came out it was 10+ and couldnt beleive it when its
only now 7 in shops and only 4.50 on here !!!! its
a great buy and really funny ! espeicially for a family
night ! ACE
A great family animation - Pixar brilliance March 4, 2008
Stampy (England)
Pixar have earned a glowing reputation over the last two decades by creating heart warming and humorous family films, and Monsters Inc is yet another animated masterpiece.
From the great adventures of Woody and Buzz in the Toy Story franchise to The superheroes in The Incredibles, Pixar have become an established company in the film animation industry and this 2001 hit about monsters is one of their best.
From director Pete Docter, comes a story about Sully and Mike, two scarers in the Monsters Inc cooperation who find their world turned upside down when a monstrous child enters their world and their lives.
It's a typical family film containing amusing physical humour, none more so than Crystal's (When Harry met Sally) Mike Wazowski. Little girl Boo is a great character for the film so audiences can see the differences between the Monster world (Beautifully named Monstropolus) and the human world.
These differences make the film even more humours as the monsters all fear humans, and that in itself is a catalyst.
The film moves at the right pace, giving characters their own sub stories to widen the interest.
It's a very sweet film, especially towards the end which many people have acclaimed to find very sad.
The plot and comedy are consistent, the animation is simply super and is one of Pixar's best ever animations and therefore, a simply must watch for the whole family.
8.5/10
A sweet and entertaining animation December 31, 2007
T. R. Alexander (East Anglia, UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Pixar, the people behind Toy Story, Finding Nemo and the excellent Incredibles, is one of the best western animation studios around at the moment and Monsters Inc is probably one of the best films they have ever made. In the film the monsters that live in children's cupboards come from the city of Monstropolis and get their power from the screams of the children. When the top Scarer Sulley and his assistant Mike discovers a child has crossed over from the human world to Monstropolis they do their best to return her home but monstrous intrigue and the fact that all monsters are deathly afraid of humans complicate matters incredibly.
The main strength of Monsters Inc is its utterly incredible CGI animation that is some of the best anyone has ever produced. The plot itself is also sound, managing to be entertaining and funny while still retaining some sense of suspense. The writing is solid and the voice cast is almost perfect. Although this film is suitable and entertaining enough for both children and adults to watch, I personally feel that some of Pixar's other films are better suited for an adult audience. Despite this Monsters Inc remains a fun and highly humorous film.
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