Monsters University

2013 "School never looked this scary."
7.2| 1h44m| G| en| More Info
Released: 21 June 2013 Released
Producted By: Walt Disney Pictures
Country: United States of America
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A look at the relationship between Mike and Sulley during their days at Monsters University — when they weren't necessarily the best of friends.

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priceturner Monsters University is a fairly made film. The story and college movie premise aren't the strongest use for it, but one thing this Movie understands is its characters. The prequel gives us a better understanding of Mike and Sulley's friendship that makes for a very entertaining repitoir between the two. (thanks to Goodman and Crystal) The film may not match up to the original but in character development it more than delivers.
Colin Christian This movie really makes me laugh,I've never been into the college films,they usually leave me wanting but this really is an exception. The film is bursting with color and lots of amusing sight gags,the monster designs are mouth watering eye candy,every bright color,shape and texture is here,amazingly rendered,a true cartoon reality that's a joy to view. But best of all is a story with unexpected conclusions,which shows that really wanting something does not mean you will get it as you imagined,there are other ways to get your dreams. Endlessly entertaining,one of my favorite Pixar movies.
Tweekums As this prequel to 'Monsters Inc.' opens Mike Wazowski, a small green monster with one giant eye, is still at elementary school; he is small and is ignored by the other monster-kids. After a school trip to Monsters Inc. he is determined to become a 'scarer'; one of the monsters who harvest scream energy by entering the human world and scaring children. To do this he studies hard to get into Monsters University. Here he crosses paths with James P. "Sully" Sullivan, a big monster from a long line of scarers… the immediately don't get along. Their animosity escalates and it isn't long before they annoy the dean and are kicked off the scarer's course. Mike can only think of one way to resolve this; he will enter the 'Scare Games'… this requires him to join a fraternity and be part of a team of six. He joins Oozma Kappa, the 'loser' house and even then they need one more person… Sully. With his team sorted he has a bet with the dean; if Oozma Kappa wins they can join the scarer class but if they fail to come first he will be expelled. They progress surprisingly well but ultimately they will have to face the scare simulator and even though Mike knows all the theory about scaring children he just isn't naturally scary.This is a fun prequel to 'Monsters Inc.'; if you haven't already watched that I'd recommend watching this one first so you don't know how it will ultimately end up. Even if you have seen the original film it doesn't spoil this too much… I'm sure most people will guess how it ends; it is a matter of how our protagonists get to that ending. The story contains lots of fun elements and entertaining characters. The protagonists develop nicely as the film progresses; this is especially true of Sully as he progresses from being a lazy and fairly arrogant character to a likable one who has learnt many lessons during the film; not all of them in the classroom. The 'Scare Games' are rather fun and provide plenty of laughs as well as some surprises as the way Oozma Kappa progresses isn't entirely obvious… the 'library test' is the most obvious example. There are some obvious morals to the film; most obviously that those who cheat are punished but that redemption can be found though hard work. As one would expect from Pixar the animation and character designs are great. The voice cast, which includes many well-known actors, does a fine job of bringing the animated monsters to life as real characters. Overall I'd certainly recommend this to fans of other Pixar fans, young and old alike, even though it isn't quite as good as the original to my mind
zkonedog Considering that the original "Monsters Inc." was released all the way back in 2001, I was interested to see if this long-time-coming sequel could re-capture the magic. By-and-large, it does with that patented PIXAR mix of humor and heart.For a basic plot summary, this film details the meeting of young one-eyed monster Mike (voiced by Billy Crystal) and Sullivan (John Goodman) at Monsters University, a monster-world school for "scarers". Randall Boggs (Steve Buscemi) also plays a role (a "returning" character from "Inc."), while a group of geeky monster freshmen discover what working together and for a better future is all about.Simply put, "Monsters U" is a very solid effort in the animation category. To be sure, it is not in the upper-echelon (Toy Story, Nemo, Tangled, Wall-E), but it is purely entertaining. The humor will make even adults laugh (or any of those who can relate to the college experience), while the "heart" moments (while not quite as emotional as "Inc.") are present and in the right places.I had fun watching this flick with my younger sister...simple as that. It doesn't go on any of my "best of" lists or anything like that, but I would recommend it for family viewing to anyone. Even after 12 years away from Mike and Sullivan, director Dan Scanlon manages to keep the characters and their universe relevant.