Monsters, Inc. (Collector's Edition) (2001)

Director: Peter Docter  Starring: Voice of Billy Crystal  Voice of John Goodman  
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Publisher: Buena Vista (Disney)
Format: DVD
UPC: 00786936164886
Buy.com Sku: 40166961
Item#: VHTDMM
Buy.com Sales Rank: 4877
Category Keywords: Computer Animation  Disney Film  Essential Cinema  Family (General)  Fantasy  Fantasy Worlds  Monsters  Recommended  Theatrical Release 
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You Won't Believe Your Eye!|From the creators of Toy Story.
 
 
Features: DVD, Aspect Ratio 1.33:1, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Digital (5.1)
 
Since the very first bedtime, children around the world have known that once their parents tuck them into bed and shut off the light, monsters lie waiting behind closet doors, ready to emerge. But what they don't realize is that these monsters scare children because it's their job.

Monsters, Inc. is the largest scream processing factory in the monter world. The key to this operation is a group of elite Kid Scarers. One of the top Scarers is James E. Sullivan, AKA Sulley (John Goodman), a laid back monster with blue fur and purple spots. His Scare Assistant - also his best friend and roommate - is Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal), a green fiesty little one-eye monster.

Since children are considered a threat to monsters, it is absolutely forbidden for anything from the human world to cross into the monster world - even a stray sock alerts a task force. But one night after work, Sulley accidentally lets in a little human girl!

©Disney Enterprises, Inc./Pixar Enterprises inc.
 
"...a hugely creative, fast-paced romp..."  Neil Smith, BBCi
"...offers the adults as much as it does the kids."  Andrew Johnson, US Weekly
"...visual marvels that dazzle and delight."  Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
"Funny, entertaining and visually inventive!"  Leah Rozen, People
"Smart, inventive and executed with state-of-the-art finesse."  David Anson, Newsweek
"A Breathlessly Entertaining Comedy That Offers Adults As Much As It Does Kids!"  Andrew Johnston, US Weekly
"How can you not fall in love with it!"  Elvis Mitchell, The New York Times

 


Editor's Note

Intelligent, funny, adorable, and beautifully animated, MONSTERS, INC. will delight fans of SHREK and TOY STORY, while drawing a new audience of curious, kid-friendly viewers. Billy Crystal and John Goodman make a fiercely funny comedic team as job partners and best friends, Mike (Crystal)--a little green guy with one huge eyeball, and Sulley (Goodman)--a big purple and blue fuzzy guy with dinosaur spikes down his back. Mike and Sully work at MONSTERS, INC., a gigantic corporation that captures the screams of little children and turns them into energy. To make the children scream, the monsters must enter each child's bedroom through the closet door, then deliver a frightening affront. The only problem is, kids aren't scared anymore. And because of this problem, Monsters, Inc. is in a jam. But when one little girl, Boo (Mary Gibbs), follows Sully through her closet door and into the factory, she brings an even more dire issue to the fore: the monsters are actually terrified of children. From Pixar Animation Studios, MONSTERS, INC. is an exciting adventure with a sweet, happy ending.

Both the DVD and VHS releases include the animated short FOR THE BIRDS and a home video exclusive performance of "Put That Thing Back Where It Came From Or So Help Me" created by Mike Wazowski.

 

Features
An Exclusive Sneak Peek of Disney/Pixar's Summer 2003 Feature Film -- Finding Nemo
Best Animated Short Film Winner (2001 Academy Award®) -- For the Birds
From Story to Storyboard
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround EX and THX Certified
Format: Widescreen and Fullscreen Versions
A Double-Disc Set!
Explore Two Worlds in One Monster DVD:
  • Enter the "Monster World" and Become an Employee at the Monsters, Inc. Factory
  • Go Inside the "Human World" for a Fascinating Tour at Pixar Animation Studios and Meet the Filmmakers
  • DVD-ROM & Game
    A New Disney/Pixar-Animated Short: Mike's New Car (Created Exclusively for the Video and DVD)
    Theatrical Trailers
    Music Featurette of Randy Newman's Oscar®-Winning Song "If I Didn't Have You"
    Behind the Scenes: Outtakes, Company Play Program, On the Job
    Audio Commentary with the Filmmakers
    New Monster Adventures
     
    Entertainment Reviews
    Monsters, Inc. - DVD Review
    By: Christopher Null - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews
    Published on: 10/30/2009 11:42 PM
    The Pixar boys were at again with Monsters, Inc. taking their computer-animation talents from toys and insects to the magical world of monsters. Magical indeed -- the way it works is that all those monsters that hide in the closet and scare little kids only do so because they have to -- they use the screams as energy to power Monstropolis, which exists just on the other side of every kid's bedroom closet door in the world. And wouldn't you know it if Monstropolis wasn't having a power shortage because kids these days just don't scare as easily....read the full review

     
    Technical Info

    Release Information
    Studio: Buena Vista (Disney)
    Release Date: 5/16/2008
    Running Time: 93 minutes
    Original Release Date: 2001
    Catalog ID: 2396803
    UPC: 00786936164886
    Number of Discs: 2

    Audio & Video
    Original Language: English
    Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English
    Video: Color

    Aspect Ratio
    1.33:1 [4:3]/1.85:1

     
    Cast & Crew
    Bonnie Hunt
    John Ratzenberger
    Steve Buscemi
    Rhett Reese - Additional Screenplay Material
    Robert L. Baird - Additional Screenplay Material
    Jonathan Roberts - Additional Screenplay Material
    Pete Docter - Director
    Jim Stewart - Editor
    Andrew Stanton - Executive Producer
    John Lassiter - Executive Producer
    Randy Newman - Musical Score
    Darla K. Anderson - Producer
    Harley Jessup - Production Designer
    Dan Gerson - Screenplay
    Andrew Stanton - Screenplay
    Jeff Pidgeon - Story
    Peter Docter - Story
    Ralph Eggleston - Story
    Jill Culton - Story
    Jennifer Tilly - Voice Of
    John Goodman - Voice Of
    Billy Crystal - Voice Of
    James Coburn - Voice Of
    Bob Pauley - Writer

     
    Awards

    Oscar (2002)
    Randy Newman, Winner, Best Music, Song ("If I Didn't Have You")
       Gary Rydstrom, Michael Silvers, Nominee, Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing
       Randy Newman, Nominee, Best Music, Original Score

     
    Professional Reviews
    New York Times
    "...There hasn't been a film in years to use creative energy as efficiently as MONSTERS, INC.; this is one clean-burning fuel engine that doesn't waste a joke or a thought..." 11/02/2001 p.E17

    USA Today
    "...This is a standout pleasure trip for preschoolers up through the early grades....The movie is as visually inventive as its Pixar predecessors..." 11/02/2001 p.7E

    Entertainment Weekly
    "...MONSTERS, INC. has got that swing, that zippity, multilevel awareness of kids'-eye sensibilities and adult-pitched humor..." 11/09/2001 p.82

    Box Office
    "...Richly original....A story that blends humor, pathos and action into a backdrop as creative as any classic fairytale..." 01/01/2002 p.62

    Sight and Sound
    "...Beautifully rendered....The alternative universe it portrays has an insulated quality that gives the movie much of its escapist charm..." 02/01/2002 p.54

    Total Film
    "...Flawlessly animated, MONSTERS, INC. glows with loving care and attention....The humour works as part of a thumpingly good narrative..." 03/01/2002 p.96

    Chicago Sun-Times
    "...MONSTERS, INC. is cheerful, high-energy fun, and like the other Pixar movies, has a running supply of gags and references aimed at grownups..." 11/02/2001 p.29

    Chicago Sun-Times 8 of 10
    ...stars like Goodman, Crystal, Coburn, Buscemi and Bonnie Hunt bring a dimension to the film that both borrows from their screen personas and kids them. As for the invaluable Tilly, she has the only voice that has ever made me think simultaneously of Mae West and Slim Pickens... Monsters, Inc. is cheerful, high-energy fun... - Roger Ebert
     

      
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    Customer Reviews
    Cinematography 5
    Plot 5
    Acting 5
    Overall Satisfaction 5
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    5 of 5 Monsters are Fun Tuesday, October 28, 2008
    shalomis from South Salem, NY  

    Hooray for Monsters. In these awful times, when my stocks are falling over the cliff, I need something to make me laugh and this is it! I'm 72 years old, and first saw this with my grandchildren. I bought this for myself, and have a collection of movies like this to make me smile when I'm down!
     
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    5 of 5 Fantastic Movie! Tuesday, November 12, 2002
    Lauren from Houston, TX   
    My 2 year old son loves this movie! We were worried that it would scare him, but he wants to watch it every day. I think he's even learning that monsters aren't scary! Much better than Shrek!
     
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    5 of 5 Its as good as you've heard Wednesday, October 09, 2002
    TheBlueKat from South Orange County  
    So many people have said "You have to see Monsters, Inc. It's so good and its not just for kids!" I didn't think I would get into it, but the plot, the the humor and the graphics made me glad I not only rented this movie - I bought it. Please don't dismiss this as a "children's movie" because adults will love it too.
     
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    5 of 5 Great movie all around Thursday, May 30, 2002
    CimbaCS from Gresham, OR  
    This movie has often been compared to Shrek because of the Oscar race, but you couldn't compare the two otherwise. Monsters, Inc. is a wonderful, upbeat movie that children will love and parents will adore. This movie doesn't have to be edgy or gross to capture the attention of it's audience. Just being light hearted and funny keeps this movie entertaining throughout. I would recommend it to anyone!
     
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    5 of 11 customers found this review helpful.
     
    5 of 5 Great Fun! Tuesday, April 16, 2002
    A Viewer from Los Angeles  
    Must admit that between Monsters, Inc. and Shrek it was a close call which I liked better. I would say that Shrek was the right choice for the Oscar. Nevertheless, I loved this movie through and through. Have seen it twice and loved it more the second time. It is refreshing to see a movie that is clean and good fun and still enjoy. Too many movies seem to end in a disappointment but this one ended the way you wanted it to. It certainly is not on the same planet with a Steven Segal kick-butt type movie but this is for a different audience for sure - and I am not ashamed to say I liked every minute of it - so take that Rambo!
     
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