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Monsters, Inc.

2001

Pete Docter, Lee Unkrich ...

Animation, Voice: John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Mary Gibbs ...

7.6

145,282

Animation. Comedy. Fantasy. Kids Monsters, Inc. is a factory which sends monsters around the world to scare kids who are trying to sleep. It's nothing personal, in fact the screams are used to power Monstropolis where the monsters live. This job isn't easy for the monsters, who believe children are toxic. James P. Sullivan (voice of John Goodman), a large woolly blue monster, is one of the company's top scarers. Teamed up with a troublesome green one-eyed monster named ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"'Monsters, Inc'. is cheerful, high-energy fun, and like the other Pixar movies, has a running supply of gags and references aimed at grownups (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Kirk Honeycutt The Hollywood Reporter	"A witty, uncommonly intelligent and savvy journey into the world of childhood nightmares"	POS
United States	Mike Clark USA Today	"Though 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 (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Elvis Mitchell The New York Times	"There hasn't been a film in years to use creative energy as efficiently as 'Monsters, Inc.'; this is one clean-burning engine that doesn't waste a joke or a thought."	POS
United Kingdom	William Thomas Empire	"It has a delicious premise, sumptuous animation and a mouth-watering voice cast (...) Brighter and more exuberant than 'Shrek' (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"[A] quasi-surrealist masterpiece (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Tim Robey Telegraph	"While the loving care of the storytelling will have youngsters enraptured, adults may miss the ultimate sophistication of the 'Toy Story' films"	NEU
United States	Nick Bradshaw Time Out	"A raucous underworld escapade, this is as vibrant and colourful as Orphean comedies come. It's unfailingly lively entertainment that doesn't stint on (earned) feeling."	POS
United States	Keith Phipps AV Club	"This setup is so clever that it almost wouldn't matter if 'Monsters, Inc.' (...) didn't fully deliver on it (...) Beneath the carefully rendered fur, 'Monsters, Inc.' finds heart, which is Pixar's secret"	POS
United States	Stephan Lee Entertainment Weekly	"What really sparkles is the ingenious, heart-tugging adventure (...) The kid-friendly humor — devoid of the overly self-conscious gags of the 'Shrek' series — has aged remarkably well."	POS
United States	Ed Gonzalez Slant	"The film’s humor is snappy, its attention to detail outstanding. Most importantly, though, its rendering of narrative is innocent and pure (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Glen Oliver IGN	"Much of 'MI's first half (...) is pretty-much uninvolving, and even a little boring (...) 'MI's concept and pacing improves dramatically in its last half, escalating to a rousing (...) finale."	NEU
United Kingdom	Neil Smith BBC	"A hugely creative, fast-paced romp that will keep both children and their parents thoroughly entertained (...) It's the monsters themselves that really astound (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Jason Caro Radio Times	"[A] frantic, funny and very furry animated feature (...) The attention to detail is as staggering as ever (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"This is the kind of movie that works on multiple levels - as fast-moving, lively fun for children and as slyly written, visually impressive entertainment for adults (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
Canada	Sandy Schaefer Screen Rant	"[It] remains an infectiously-buoyant toon that marries eclectic humor and tender sentiment; not to mention, memorable monster characters"	POS
United States	Adam Chitwood Collider	"This is the movie that proved Pixar wasn’t a one-trick pony, and it would be a foundational hallmark for its films to come."	POS

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