With its imaginative concepts delightfully executed, Monsters Inc is a colourful splash of monstrous wit and charm that will send you happily into nonsense land for 92 enjoyable minutes.
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08/17/02
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
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Reviews Counted:32
Fresh:28
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7.1/10
Consensus: Even though Monsters, Inc lacks the sophistication of the Toy Story series, it is a still delight for children of all ages.
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Childrens
US Box Office: $255,660,741
Synopsis: Intelligent, funny, adorable, and beautifully animated, MONSTERS, INC. will delight fans of SHREK and TOY STORY, while drawing a new audience of curious, kid-friendly viewers. Billy Crystal and... [More]
Starring: Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Jennifer Tilly
Director: Peter Docter
Reviews for Monsters, Inc.
1 - 11 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Top CriticNo review available.
11/30/01
Top CriticThe excellent basic ideas have yielded too few twists and dramatic junctures to keep the picture flying at the level at which it starts.
09/01/08
Top CriticBrighter and more exuberant than Shrek, this would be a worthy winner of the first animation Oscar.
12/30/06
Top CriticStaggeringly generous with its witty lines, its allusions, above all with its sheer visual spectacle.
02/16/02
Top CriticSupple and technologically sophisticated entertainment.
11/02/01
Top CriticAn amusing family fable.
11/02/01
Top CriticThough the comedy is sometimes more frenetic than inspired and viewer emotions are rarely touched to any notable degree, the movie is as visually inventive as its Pixar predecessors.
11/02/01
Top CriticMonsters, Inc. is cheerful, high-energy fun, and like the other Pixar movies, has a running supply of gags and references aimed at grownups.
11/02/01
Top CriticWhat 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?
11/02/01
Top CriticMonsters, Inc. has its charms but can't match its predecessors' sophistication.
11/01/01
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