...No way, this is for adults too y'know, and big kid's like me!

So off I went, I’m glad I did too, as not only was it a great film, but it’s the first time I’ve sat through an entire animated film since The Lion King, I haven’t even watched Toy Story yet, however, I might now! I got into the cinema, sat down with me huge coke and watched the adverts, then the trailers, only to then be shown a short movie called ‘The Birds’. Hmmm I thought, another 5 minutes of boredom. I was surprised, what this short film actually has to do with the film monsters Inc itself is beyond me, but still, it’s one way to get the short film some publicity. However, the film just gets you ready for the main feature. ‘The Bird’s’ may only be a few minutes long, but it is surprisingly funny, even if a bit stupid and unnecessary. I hope they stick it on the DVD when it comes out as I would love to see it again! Anyway, back to the film.

Disney have employed a few big names in movie land to act as some of the voices as well. Take John Goodman for example who plays the voice of Sullivan and Steve Buscemi who plays the voice of Randall. They have all acted in movies, yet they are as good behind the scenes as they seem to be on the screens. They seem to have got the voices for the characters just right aswell. Randall (Steve Buscemi) has this evil voice, which, no offence to the poor chap, Steve Buscemi pulls off really well and Sullivan, the main character has a softer, but deeper voice. Very well thought out in my opinion.

Were introduced to the film by an opening animation, which is very much 2d, the kind of cartoon designs I used to get back in my day (that’s the 80’s) Very square graphics, and bland colours. Then were hit with the film, which is in glorious 3D, with lush colours. You’ll actually feel as if your watching a real film once you have got into it and not just an animation.

Each of the monsters who go to work, scaring children all over the world have a sidekick. It’s like a team buddy who controls the doors and collects the screams in their containers. Sullivan’s sidekick is the green, one eyed monster, Mike (Billy Crystal) who plays a huge part in this film. He helps Sullivan out, infact they appear to be best buddies, and what’s even better is that Mike can crack a joke or two!

The monsters in Monsters Inc can die if they have contact with the children. I don’t know why, but that’s how it is. There is one scene where a monsters gets a sock stuck to his back, the CDA (Child Detection Agency) makes their way into the building, through the glass roof from helicopters, traps the monster, removes the sock in a surgical operation type way and then surrounds the monster and shaves all its hair off! It’s an hilarious scene actually! But anyway, if a child gets out, or touches a monster, it’s bad news.

From here, it’s all fun and laughs and a real rollercoaster of a movie. The graphics in the movie are stunning to say the least. You think Shrek was good? It was, but they seem to have gone an extra mile with the CGI in Monsters Inc. Theres one scene where you see Sullivan, the Pink and Green hairy monster being hit with a snowball. You see the fur react to the impact of the snow and then as we swap to and from Sullivan, you can see the snow actually melting on his fur. Not only that, but it seems that in some scenes, every piece of fur on his body reacts to his surroundings. You see him upside down and his fur is like it should be etc etc. You also see his fur react to wind and much much more. But hey, it’s not all down to fur, it’s down to other characters, backgrounds etc and this is where the film really stands up on its own. The surroundings in the film are fabulous. The Monsters Inc factory really makes you feel as if they are in an actual factory and takes your mind away from realism into the world of Montropolis. The other characters in the film also have as much details as you would expect seeing Sullivan, no matter how long their part in the film is. What I really did like about the film is that it starts off with a 2D opening title animation with doors and green, 8 bit dragon rearranging letters. It’s the type of animation we would have seen back in 1980, when I was born infact. Then you are transformed into a wonderful world of CGI. Pure genius, and it just shows you what we can do with technology nowadays.

So, to round up, this was an excellent film. It totally blew me away and even made me watch Shrek. It really has got me motivated to watch other animated films, and just the other day I was looking to buying Toy Story. I definitely want the DVD when Monsters Inc is available to buy, no matter how much it costs. It’s a film that really is worth spending that bit more money on, and really does want to be sitting proudly in your DVD/Video collection, although I would recommend you get it on DVD as it will look stunning.