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Monsters, Inc., the latest enchantment from the Pixar computer animators (the Toy Story films, A Bug's Life), is the story of Sulley, his pear-shaped, Cyclopsian trainer Mike (Billy Crystal) and a little girl--Sulley calls her Boo, she calls him Kitty--who threatens to wreck their world by infecting it with, yick!, humanity. It makes for a lovely lesson in the perils of surrogate parenting...
...acclaimed short films like Geri’s Game adding to its extraordinary success. Just try to show me another movie studio with that kind of record. Its unique concoctions of sweetness without gross sentimentality, humor without crude vulgarity and irony without acerbic sarcasm, make movies like Monsters, Inc. the stuff that all movies, not just animated ones, should be made of. To generate computer-animated characters that are more well developed than many live-action film roles is no mean feat. Even “supporting” characters in Monsters, Inc., are no less realized—take...
Arguably the most important component of this genre is exceptional computer animation: Monsters, Inc. shows just how far graphics have come since Toy Story (1995). When Sulley and Boo traverse the grotty cellar hallways of the factory, it is almost impossible to distinguish the rendered atmosphere from reality. The marvels of digital animation do not detract from the “actors.” The Pixar crew can pack a truly amazing amount of emotion into the eyes and expressions of their creations—emotions that run the gamut from manic hyperactivity to bittersweet poignancy. Nor can technology...
...phenomenal production company, which can charm laughs and approval even from a thing as deadly as a human child. If bedroom closet doors serve as portals between the monstrous and the mortal, Pixar movies serve as portals between reality and virtual reality. With the release date of Monsters, Inc. moved up from its usual Thanksgiving weekend slot to make room for the Harry Potter extravaganza, right now we’ll leave the animation evolution to Linklater and simply revel in Lasseter’s newest treat...
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