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| Monsters, Inc. (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) | 
 enlarge | Directors: Peter Docter, Silverman, David, Unkrich, Lee
Actors: Jack Angel, Bob Bergen, Samuel Lord Black, Rodger Bumpass, Steve Buscemi
Studio: Disney/Pixar
Category: DVD
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $10.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (827 reviews)
Sales Rank: 484
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 93 minutes
Number Of Items: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: DISD23968D
ISBN: 0788833685
UPC: 786936164886
EAN: 9780788833687
ASIN: B00005JKDR
Release Date: September 17, 2002
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 We have met the Monsters, and they are us. February 21, 2008
Like the other Pixar offerings, everything about this film is beautifully constructed, including the characters, the voices, the backgrounds, the music (which won Randy Newman his first Oscar), and not least of all the story. Pixar spends a lot of time and energy developing deep, textured stories that work on many levels. Look just beneath the surface, and there might be a message lurking:
Although they're a weird looking bunch, the monsters all have oddly ordinary names, like Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan ("Sully"). They live in houses, go to work each day, and worry about romantic relationships and energy shortages. Except for outward appearances, they're a lot like us.
To deal with the energy problem, they invade the private territory of small, dark-haired people who don't speak the language (human children), popping out of their closets, intimidating and scaring the "energy" out of them in the form of screams. The monsters are taught that children are toxic, and any contact must be avoided at all costs. Even a child's sock brought back into the Monster world is enough to trigger a full-scale governmental SWAT team decontamination.
Impatient with the low efficiency of the scare technology, Sully's evil arch-rival, Randall, builds a machine to forcibly suck the scream-energy right from the unwilling mouths of the children. In searching for test subjects, he inadvertently lets the human child, Boo, into the Monster world.
Sully's gradual change of heart towards Boo forms the emotional hook of the story, underscored by Randy Newman's remarkable music. Sully pays a high price for learning to care about Boo. His friendship with Mike is tested. He is banished from his own land.
It doesn't take an advanced degree in geo-politics to draw some obvious inferences about what's going on here, but politics never gets in the way of the story. The chemistry between Mike (Billy Crystal) and Sully (John Goodman) is a big part of the success of the movie, but the imaginative design and spectacular animation doesn't hurt, either. The final action sequence is amazing.
The DVDs are full of amusing and informative behind-the-scenes footage. Both wide-screen and full-screen versions of the film are included in the package.
All of Pixar's films are top-notch, but I think this one is at the top of the heap, bringing together a terrific story, great characters, and spectacular animation. Five stars doesn't do it justice.
A great movie and a great DVD February 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The movie is terrific just by itself, but the extras really make it worth picking up. The "outtakes" and "Mike's New Car" are fun, even if they are short.
The film itself has great visuals and style. One of my favorite Pixars.
One of Our Favorites January 12, 2008
This is such a cute movie. It is well worth owning on Disk. It is not scary. I found it to keep the attention of my 10 year old daughter as well as my 2 year old nephew. This is a direction most fantasy movies have not taken before. I am glad that Disney did this piece.
The graphics are so real you feel like you can actually pet Sully's back. When it was made it was ahead of its time in quality of graphics. I think it continues to be one of the most realistic cartoons to date.
THIS FILM RULES!!! December 17, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is one of my favorite movies ever because I still laugh at the jokes and it's still entertaining. It is not childish whatsoever, even though every one will love it! The bonus features are amazing (there are sooo many!) Very entertaining movie. Highly recommend it!
A parent's dream November 9, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is an awesome movie. My son wanted to watch it every night for a solid month, and I didn't mind because it was funny. And not just the silly child humor, but Billy Crystal funny (he played Mike or googly bear).
There are just a few scary scenes for the little ones, that I jump through. But other than that, it is such a pleasure to have a movie the children like that I enjoy too. Especially after you've seen it 100 times!
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