Monster In The Closet (DVD)

Advantages: good family fun
Disadvantages: not overly memorable

...FILM REVIEW ONLY - NO DVD INFO Due to hit the big screens next week, is Monsters Inc about to take the cinema world by storm? Will it knock Potter and the Rings for six? Well, it certainly gets my vote! I have just returned from a preview showing of the film and all I can say is WOW! If there is one thing I like about previews it is that you don?t have to sit through boring adverts and trailers before getting to the main action ? you go straight there and, so without more ado from me lets hit it! As anyone who reads my work regularly will tell you, I am a strong believer in the adage that a good review should not spoil the film for those about to go and see it and so if you want to get the story in detail before you go I suggest you go to one of the excellent websites devoted to the film (www.monstersinc.com). What follows... Read review

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Advantages: Great Story, Great Characters
Disadvantages: None

...Plot: Monstropolis is a city powered by the screams of children and Monsters Inc. is the company providing this screams with the help of their top scarer Sulley (Voice provided by John Goodman) and his assistant/best friend Mike Wazowski (Voice by Billy Crystal). Sulley and Co use the closet doors of children to enter the human world and scare the children at night in order to collect their screams. They have to avoid contact with any of the children or anything they have touched as everyone knows human children are toxic to monsters! The problem is with the release of more and more horror films it's getting harder and harder to scare children and as a result the city is facing a major power shortage. When a human child manages to infiltrate Monstropolis some scarers decide drastic measures will need to be taken in order to produce... Read review

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Advantages: great monster fun
Disadvantages: you will end up seeing it over and over again

...This movie is based on most childrens greatest fear and that is that there are monsters lurking in your closet . This is a really great childrens adventure which has been watched over and over again in my house the kids really love those monsters. PLOT ****** Monsters inc is a company run by monsters its a race to see who can get the most screams from children in one night,They select a door and enter the childs bedroom where they will pull a really terrifying face and scare the kids out of their minds. There is of course one little girl who does not get scared and attatches herself to the monsters back and ends up lost in the monsters world. Now the monster has to hide the little girl away till he can find the correct door and return her home as if she is caught in the monster world as the monsters think if they come in direct... Read review

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