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Special Features
- Blu-ray Exclusive: MONSTERS, INC. Ride And Go Seek: Building Monstropolis In Japan -- Go Behind The Scenes Of The New Attraction In Tokyo Disneyland
- DisneyFile Digital Copy
- Blu-ray Exclusive: Filmmaker's Round Table -- Filmmakers Reflect On The Creation Of The Film
- Blu-ray Exclusive: Roz's 100-Door Challenge
- Audio Commentary
- "For The Birds" Short -- Academy Award(R) Winner (2001) -- Best Animated Short Film
- "Mike's New Car" Short -- Academy Award(R)-Nominated (2002) -- Best Animated Short Film
- Pixar Fun Factory Tour
- Banished Concepts
- DVD Of Film Plus Original DVD Bonus
Editorial Reviews
From The New Yorker
A thoroughly charming movie from the artists and storytellers at Pixar that wins you over with its jazzy, retro title sequence and then introduces the pun-filled world of Monstropolis, where creatures of all description toil in factories, collecting the screams of children. The visual invention is on par with Pixar's previous effort, "Toy Story 2," but the crazy quilt of cultural references and backdoor subversiveness of that movie gets toned down for something more sugary. John Goodman and Billy Crystal give voice to the two heroes, but the gold star goes to John Ratzenberger (Cliff from "Cheers") for his homespun Abominable Snowman. -Michael Agger
Copyright © 2006 The New Yorker
Copyright © 2006 The New Yorker
Product Description
Voices of John Goodman, Billy Crystal, James Coburn. The monster buddies and 2-year-old Boo deliver in a monstrously big way in a 4-disc, multi-format edition of the blockbuster animated classic. Includes Blu-Ray + DVD + digital copy on 4 Discs. Animated. 2001/color/93 min/G.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
27 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Admittedly, I am a fan of Pixar's work. Their artists have done some incredible animated features over the years. Between the "Toy Story" movies and "A Bug's Life," they have managed in a short time to build an impressive track record. Their shorts are also among the best ever produced. So my expectations going into this movie were very high.
The story concerns the monsters in your closet. The theory being that their world runs of the energy produced by children's screams. Sulley (John Goodman) is number one at getting screams. His main rival (Steve Buschemi) will do anything to gain the top spot. Oh, and they consider the touch of a human child to be toxic.
While not as instantly relatable as "Toy Story," the movie builds on the talents of Goodman and Billy Crystal (Mike) to bring you into this make-believe world as Sulley and Mike try to get little Boo back through the closet door to the safety of her bedroom.
Disney/Pixar has presented this well on DVD. Both Widescreen and Pan & Scan versions are available on the first disc. The second disc has games, outtakes, an award winning animated short, and a fun (easy to find) Easter Egg.
All in all, if you enjoy Pixar's work, or animated features in general, this is a must have for your collection.
38 of 45 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
James Sullivan (voice by John Goodman) and Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) make a great team...a great monster team that is. Monstropolis, the city of the monsters, gets all of its power from the screams of little human children, and though scarers such as Sulli work real hard, sneaking through children's closet doors and scaring the daylights out of them, there just doesn't seem to be enough power. But, when a human child (toxic, like all children) sneaks into Monstropolis, Sulli and Mike find themselves in real trouble. They can't tell the good monsters from the bad monsters, but it's up to them to save the day! [Color, released in 2001, with a running time of 1 hour, 33 minutes.]
I was lucky enough to get my hands on the Monsters, Inc. Collector's Edition, and boy am I happy! This movie is an absolute masterpiece. The story is clean enough for any kid, it is extremely funny (I loved it!), and it is just the right balance of being suspenseful but not too scary for the young viewers. The monsters themselves are funny, creative, and very well-done.
Now, let's talk extras, this CD collection is crammed full of them. It has an all-new short (Mike's New Car, which my little ones had to watch three times in a row!), the short seen when the movie was in the theatre (For the Birds), outtakes, the Monsters Inc Company Play (it's kind of hard to explain, you've got to see it), Monster World (for the new Monsters Inc employee), a game [pant, pant, pant], and so much more.
OK, if that's not clear enough, let me put it this way: Buy this CD set, you WON'T regret it!s film is that, no matter what state you come to see it, you will leave with a smile on your face and a joy not often given to us by movies. This is a movie to warm the heart, the spirit, and the corners of your mouth, not to mention your stomach as you laugh.
29 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is one of the best DVD's I've gotten to date. The movie itself is wonderful and includes the voice talents of Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, John Ratzenberger, Jennifer Tilly, and James Coburn. As you probably already know the storyline, I'll just talk about DVD.
You get 2 discs- one contains the movie itself (with the "full screen" or "widescreen" versions, as well as a director's commentary option)and the second disc is chock full of goodies! You get "For the Birds" the 2001 Academy Award winner for Best Animated Short Film (shown in theaters before the movie), and "Mike's New Car" (exclusively created for the video and DVD release, as well as an exclusive sneak peek of "Finding Nemo", the newest upcoming release from Disney starring Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, and Willem Dafoe. Plus, if you choose the "Human Door" option, you get a tour of the Pixar animation studios by the makers of the film. They'll show you deleted scenes, 3-D location flyarounds, and animation gags and "inside" jokes. The "Monster World" door is where the real fun starts- train for your first day at Monster's Inc.; see the employee handbook, and play the "Boo's Door Game", which works like a CD rom-type game. Use your remote control to go through doors and find pieces of Boo's door that come together like a puzzle. The kids and I had tons of fun playing this together. Even our 4-month old son laughed heartily while rocking in his swing. Definitely a DVD for familes to own- worth every penny for the amount of material you get. Buy it, buy it, buy it now!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Not a combo pack
I ordered this specific movie because it said it was a blu ray/dvd combo pack and when I received it in the mail it was only the blu ray. Read more
Published 14 days ago by Jamie Wood
Great Family Monster Flick!
Great monster movie for young ones! There might be a couple of scary parts, but overall, cute and funny for young viewers! Read more
Published 26 days ago by Maggie Mattmiller
Disc Skips
The DVD skipped a lot. I know it's used but it's still disappointing to miss major parts of the movie.
Published 1 month ago by nikki3000
Great! Perfect Condition!
It came quick and in perfect condition! I was very pleased with this item. Me and the kids watched it right away!
Published 1 month ago by Aileen
not so happy
The image quality is ok, but the sound quality was pretty bad. The volume is coming in and out, can't really hear the dialogue. :-(
Published 1 month ago by Lin
Just as adverstised
My 2 year old daughter loves this movie. She was excited to check the mail each day to see if the "monster movie" had made it yet. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Hands Off Promotions
I Love Boo
This has always been one of my favorite Pixar movies ever. Maybe it's partly because of how cute and adorable Boo is, or the sweet relationship she has with Mike and Sully. Sigh... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Maria
Great movie!
I don't know very many people who haven't seen this movie! But if by the very slim chance you haven't or you have kids who haven't, you should. It's happy, sad, funny. It's Disney. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Cynde
TOP QUALITY BLU-RAY VERSION OF A SWEET MOVIE
I bought this Blu-Ray version as a gift for my wife. She had wanted this for a long time. This version didn't dissapoint her at all. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Dennis Renfro
Character-Driven Story
"Monsters, Inc." introduces us to a great number of characters, almost all of them monsters. As we get to know these "people," we begin to truly care about them. Read more
Published 3 months ago by K. Wood
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