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[reggie]

So I just watched this. Thought it was as flat as last weeks Coke. Just stale across the bored with all the cliches you'd expect. There was only one part I enjoyed. This definitely proves Pixar is done being the godlike studio they once were and are now just another studio.

Everyone saying that every step along the way was 'suprising' must not have seen a movie in years, cause I called everything right up until the credits. There was nothing suprising about it, by the book in every single way.

Meh, meh, meh.

 

[EulaCapra]

I wish I saw this in 3D because my myopic friend wanted to see it too. Yes, I've shunned them from my life now just because of this. Great movie and it boggled my mind at all the little touches in the movie and the countless numbers of different MU students there were.

And oh god, don't judge me, but Scully's "too cool for school" jock personality kinda turned me on. This is one college movie cliche Pixar failed to turn on its head.

 

[Jeff Albertson]

Went today with my 2 year old and we both loved it

The start had him saying 'poor Mike' over and over and did a great job portraying young Mike.

Loved some of the settings and the competition was good fun and the world was enthralling

Really good I thought

 

[Auron_Kale]

I stand by the fact that the student who had all the pots of coffee during the finals scene as being one of my favorite background characters. Totally nailed midterms/finals time in a nutshell for me with that character.

 

[Boss Doggie]

It still didn't do away with the one big college cliche.

The need to join a fraternity/sorority.

 

[Xun]

I just got back from seeing it, and I must say I absolutely loved it.

Spoiler

The roar of Sully in the cinema, my god was it awesome.

Blue Umbrella I thought was tastefully done as well.

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

Eh... it was okay. I just hate the idea of prequels, but it was one of the better prequels I've seen. Not particularly funny, but I liked seeing the characters again. And little 5 year old Mike is adorable.

It's just a shame they had to show Mike having to find some sort of self-worth as a non-scarer, because we've already seen that achieved in the end of MI, when he becomes a Monster comedian, which he's better at than Sulley. So it seemed pretty pointless.

 

[DrForester]

Eh... it was okay. I just hate the idea of prequels, but it was one of the better prequels I've seen. Not particularly funny, but I liked seeing the characters again. And little 5 year old Mike is adorable.

It's just a shame they had to show Mike having to find some sort of self-worth as a non-scarer, because we've already seen that achieved in the end of MI, when he becomes a Monster comedian, which he's better at than Sulley. So it seemed pretty pointless.

A kids movie where you see someone work his ass off to achieve his dream and find out that he can never achieve it due to his physical limitations is a pretty big deal. I wouldn't call it pointless, even if we know he goes on to have a good future.

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

A kids movie where you see someone work his ass off to achieve his dream and find out that he can never achieve it due to his physical limitations is a pretty big deal. I wouldn't call it pointless, even if we know he goes on to have a good future.

But we do. It's just something I hate about prequels. There's very little suspense because I know Mike is living a comfortable lifestyle during and after Monsters Inc. I don't read books backwards I guess.

 

[EleventhDoctor]

I saw it this weekend, and while I wasn't blown away, per se-I did love it. The animation was looking spectacular-and man, Blue Umbrella looked AMAZING!! Photo-realistic even. I was almost convinced at first that it was live action with only the animation on the faces...Imagine a Marvel Movie looking like that.

And I really loved the "Message" of the movie-

Spoiler

Mike and Sully having to start at the bottom from nothing to end up where they are today

is such a positive message to instill in anyone.

 

[Chao]

I'm going to stop reading opinions about movies on the internet. I thought this movie would suck and I had a pretty good time watching it. And wow at the ending and the message it gives to the kids.

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

One good thing about the ending is the message yeah. University/college is not the easy ticket into a career that it might appear to be. You have to put in your own effort.

 

[DrForester]

I also liked that the Dean wasn't the stereotypical evil/mean Dean. Could argue she had extra high standards, but at the same time she is totally honest and realistic.

 

[Deleted member 231381]

Really weird to watch as non-American. A bit culturally different from university experience elsewhere (by which I mean: fraternity groups suck).

 

[EleventhDoctor]

A wierd thing....From Monsters U-it indicates that being a Scarer is hard fucking work and only the best of the best are allowed. But in the opening of Monsters Inc, the new recruits at Monsters Inc seem incompetent and incapable of scaring anyone.

 

[DrForester]

A wierd thing....From Monsters U-it indicates that being a Scarer is hard fucking work and only the best of the best are allowed. But in the opening of Monsters Inc, the new recruits at Monsters Inc seem incompetent and incapable of scaring anyone.

I think it fits perfectly with College not always preparing one for the real thing.

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

A wierd thing....From Monsters U-it indicates that being a Scarer is hard fucking work and only the best of the best are allowed. But in the opening of Monsters Inc, the new recruits at Monsters Inc seem incompetent and incapable of scaring anyone.

... I guess retroactively you could say those were the ones that didn't work so hard.

But really along with Mike's "fourth grade" comment it's just something you're going to have to brush under the carpet and ignore.

 

[Deleted member 231381]

A wierd thing....From Monsters U-it indicates that being a Scarer is hard fucking work and only the best of the best are allowed. But in the opening of Monsters Inc, the new recruits at Monsters Inc seem incompetent and incapable of scaring anyone.

Mike also says to Sully "you've been jealous of my looks since the fourth grade, pal" which is an even bigger continuity break.

 

[Jack Scofield]

I just saw this movie and I really liked it. I think the last Pixar movie I've seen was Up, so I was blown away by the quality of the CG in this movie. Oftentimes I caught myself just staring at the skin texture of some of the monsters, or the way light interacted on skin and hair. Incredibly stunning. The short with the umbrella was unbelievable, too.

Good movie.

 

[socialQ]

good movie. watched this today - was caught out by the new lighting/rendering (GI) look to everything - final bit in the real world just looked photoreal and strange as it wasn't stylistic at all. Just real. Movie's weaker than MI but this isn't bad. Quite entertaining but I missed boo

 

[jett]

I think it fits perfectly with College not always preparing one for the real thing.

It fits even more perfectly with Pixar making shit up.

 

[Boss Doggie]

It fits even more perfectly with Pixar making shit up.

I always thought that, for a movie that people here says "is fresh", pretty much follows your average college film cliches to the tee without even twisting them (sans the ending).

 

[Crocodile]

I only just saw this. What a FANTASTIC MOVIE. As others have said it was both predictable and very not predictable at the same time. Thought the writing was just superb with legitimate and earned character development and with an end sequence that overall ended on a good note for the protagonists but was a very much more realistic "life doesn't always go the way you want/expect" message.

Perhaps surprisingly enough, I've never seen the original Monsters Inc. I probably should fix that?