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Monsters, Inc.

I went into Monsters, Inc. with high expectations, if only in regards to the graphics.  I wasn't disappointed.  Pixar has done it again—we found ourselves leaving the theatre cooing over the snow scenes, the fur, and especially the snow in the fur!  I didn’t expect, however, to be impressed by the story line.  The critics are all banding together and downplaying the story, saying its strictly for kids, adults should not expect to be entertained.  They couldn’t be more wrong on this one. 

I would advise not reading too many reviews, as the plot is pretty simple, and too much information will spoil the charm.  The critics also panned the little girl character, Boo.  As a result I found myself set to dislike her, but I couldn’t help changing my mind as the movie progressed, she’s just cute, damn it.  The critics do the film an injustice by setting people up to see her as annoying.  The character may giggle too much, but is still likeable, and in the end the movie actually verges on being a tear jerker. 

As for the graphics, definitely impressive, especially the door-warehouse scene. 

The monster characters are pretty strong too.  Mike (the Billy Crystal eyeball guy) has some pretty funny parts, Randall the bad guy chameleon monster is seriously scary, and Sully (the avuncular John Goodman monster) is likeable.  Unfortunately, we’re forced to compare the movie to Toy Story.   And if you do that you have to say that Sully is no Buzz-Lightyear, but really, will there ever be another Buzz?