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Universal acclaim- based on 183 Ratings

  • Starring: Billy Crystal, John Goodman
  • Summary: The Academy Award-winning creators of "Toy Story" open the door to a frightfully funny world of monsters and mayhem and scare up lots of laughs in their new movie, Monsters, Inc. (Disney/Pixar)
  • Director: David Silverman
  • Genre(s): Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Animation, Family
  • Rating: TV-G
  • Runtime: 92 min
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 34
  2. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. 100
    The story's charming, the set pieces are wildly inventive, and even the throwaway one-liners, about everything from movie-animation pioneer Ray Harryhausen to the old Oscar Meyer jingle, are hilarious.
  2. Much more kid-oriented than any other computer-animated movie thus far. In other words, it's much more Disneyish. I enjoyed it.
  3. 80
    Confirms that despite all the technical tools at their disposal, one thing counts head and shoulders above razzle-dazzle eye candy (or anything else, for that matter): the story and characters, and Monsters, Inc. introduces worthy additions to the Pixar pantheon.
  4. Reviewed by: Frank Lovece
    60
    The funny lines fall flat and the relationships and conversations among adult characters are straight out of 1950s sitcoms. Now that's scary.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 65 out of 67
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 67
  3. Negative: 2 out of 67
  1. One of the greatest movies I've ever seen. The characters are likeable and the story is original and heartwarming. Disney never fails to entertain both children and adults. Expand
  2. "Monsters Inc." is the milestone animation of Pixar's big debut to the 21st century. As expecting, the film is amazing, containing good morals that audience of every age can understand and appeal. Two thumbs up!!! Expand
  3. 8
    Such an incredibly creative story, that is so exciting to watch. It was funny, sad, and heartwarming. Very imaginative and well executed. Pixar is the master's at what they do. Expand
  4. Another good Pixar movie, but definitely not the best. It can't beat films like Toy Story or Finding Nemo but still has lots of funny and hilarious scenes to keep audiences interested. My score: 76/100 Expand

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