Monsters, Inc.
Academy Award × 1
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Lovable Sulley and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski are the top scare team at Monsters, Inc., the scream-processing factory in Monstropolis. When a little girl named Boo wanders into their world, it's the monsters who are scared silly, and it's up to Sulley and Mike to keep her out of sight and get her back home.
What critics thought
Critics welcomed Monsters, Inc. as exactly what Pixar had trained audiences to expect — inventive, funny, and engineered to work for both kids and parents simultaneously. The main point of mild contention was emotional depth: a handful of reviewers felt the comedy ran hot without quite landing the heart, while the majority found it another confident step forward for the studio. Audiences embraced it even more warmly than critics did.
“more frenetic than inspired and viewer emotions are rarely touched to any notable degree”
Mike Clark·USA Today
“one of those rare family films that parents can enjoy (rather than endure) along with their kids”
James Berardinelli·ReelViews
“cheerful, high-energy fun, and like the other Pixar movies, has a running supply of gags and references aimed at grownups”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
Genres
Adventure, Animation, Comedy
Cast & Crew
DirectorPete Docter
StarringJohn Goodman, Billy Crystal, Mary Gibbs, Steve Buscemi, James Coburn
ComposerRandy Newman
Monsters, Inc.
Academy Award × 1
Lovable Sulley and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski are the top scare team at Monsters, Inc., the scream-processing factory in Monstropolis. When a little girl named Boo wanders into their world, it's the monsters who are scared silly, and it's up to Sulley and Mike to keep her out of sight and get her back home.
What critics thought
Critics welcomed Monsters, Inc. as exactly what Pixar had trained audiences to expect — inventive, funny, and engineered to work for both kids and parents simultaneously. The main point of mild contention was emotional depth: a handful of reviewers felt the comedy ran hot without quite landing the heart, while the majority found it another confident step forward for the studio. Audiences embraced it even more warmly than critics did.
“more frenetic than inspired and viewer emotions are rarely touched to any notable degree”
Mike Clark·USA Today
“one of those rare family films that parents can enjoy (rather than endure) along with their kids”
James Berardinelli·ReelViews
“cheerful, high-energy fun, and like the other Pixar movies, has a running supply of gags and references aimed at grownups”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
Genres
Adventure, Animation, Comedy
Cast & Crew
DirectorPete Docter
StarringJohn Goodman, Billy Crystal, Mary Gibbs, Steve Buscemi, James Coburn
ComposerRandy Newman
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