Monsters Inc.

With this film, Pixar have twisted a deluded concept to make for intelligent and witty plot. I'm sure you have heard on more than one occasion about the monsters in the closet. With 'Monsters Inc.', Pixar focus on making it seem like that is the monsters' job, and they need the power of a child's screams to power their world.

The thing is, the monsters think that human children are the most toxic things possible, so when a child, Boo, escapes into Monstropolis, things get extremely crazy, with the Child Detection Agency (CDA) prowling around everywhere.

In 'Monsters Inc.', top scarer Sulley rivals the second-top scarer Randall to achieve the all-time scare record, but when Boo escapes neither protagonist nor antagonist cares about that most beloved goal any more. They just plan to find Boo. Sulley intends to send Boo back to the human world while Randall plans to test a certain scream-sucking device for his employer.

This feud mixed with the inventive setting and crossing of human and monsters makes for a grand adventure which proves to appease in many aspects. Truth be told, the film isn't exactly perfect. There are some bland sections where you just want the next scene to arrive, quite similar to the likes of 'Hercules' and 'The Lion King', actually. While these annoying factors do make the film less enjoyable, you will be still be thrilled with what's on offer.

I'm impressed by the many references to 'Toy Story'. There are two or three references in Boo's bedroom and three more in the credits, probably even more if you're willing to hunt for them. And since I've mentioned the credits, might I just add that the credits are wonderfully brilliant. The first part to the credits is a series of bloopers, weird additions which makes 'Monsters Inc.' seem like real actors are performing a live-action film. This goes to when Mike and Sulley are pretending to rehearse for a play, and overdo the singing and dancing. Then the next section actually goes through a play highlighting the key details to the release of Boo. And if that's not enough, there's a tremendously funny "NO MONSTERS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS MOTION PICTURE" at the end, something which demonstrates perfectly the hilarity and twisting that takes place in 'Monsters Inc.'

Four Out Of Five.