Monsters University (2013)

[druv10]

No its not

 

Yes it is. 

[RobinHood26]

Yes it is. 

Please explain how. 

[druv10]

Please explain how. 

 

I thought MI was good to very good so I definitely don't have it as high as some do. Second, MU has the more stunning animation. I loved the final message of MU, little winks and nods were well done as well. It was funnier and I just loved Crystal's performance as Mike. My only negative was underdevelopment of Randle. They could've fleshed his character out more but overall I certainly enjoyed it more than MI.

[cozmeesah]

Guys, come on. Opinions are subjective. If druv & Muldoon think it's better than the 1st, they're not wrong. Just like those who disagree aren't wrong either.

[Jared Miller]

Just saw this tonight, and loved it! Definitely felt like old school Pixar (Toy Story, Bug's Life, etc). Young Mike at the beginning was super adorable

 

But I really loved it. I too thought it was better than the first one. I like the first one, but for some reason it doesn't really stand out to me that much, but this one did. Not sure if it was the story or the characters, or maybe the excellent animation and score, but I thought it all came together really well to form a pretty enjoyable film. And it was fun watching in an audience full of kids, don't get that much laughter in most film showings!

[Blankments]

On a rewatch, I bump it up to an A+, the true ranking for a Pixar masterpiece.

[ssjrem]

I thought Monsters University started out kinda slow, but once they got to Oozma Kappa and the Scare Games started, it definitely picked up. Overall, probably a solid B. Not Pixar's best, but still good.

[whoot]

I liked it a lot. Started off slow but really picked up and ended well. I mentioned this in the Pixar club thread - I felt the movie was unnecessary, but it's a nice addition to the Pixar library. This is the movie they probably hoped Cars 2 would be. Harmless quality fun.B+

[narniadis]

B+ / A-

 

Thought it was great, much better than the last 2 outings from Pixar for sure, but it lacked that magical touch the first one had - something about exploring the monsters in the closet that they just couldn't recreate.

[efialtes76]

On a rewatch, I bump it up to an A+, the true ranking for a Pixar masterpiece.

Masterpiece?

Edited July 2, 2013 by efialtes76

[Blankments]

Masterpiece?

 

Well, yeah. It's not that hard to be deemed a Pixar masterpiece by me though, only six have failed to do so.

[Michael Gary Scott]

Its in the bottom for me

[Blankments]

Its in the bottom for me

 

Eh, I thought it was better than Nemo, Up, Bug's Life, both Cars movies, and Brave. But you know, opinions.

[Jared Miller]

Eh, I thought it was better than Nemo, Up, Bug's Life, both Cars movies, and Brave. But you know, opinions.

 

I'd definitely put it above Cars, Up, Brave, Toy Story 2, and even the original Monsters Inc. My Pixar favorites are Toy Story 1/3, Bug's Life, Ratatouille, and Nemo, and this one was right on par with all of those (except TS3). I thought it was really good, and was a breath of fresh air! I wasn't even looking forward to it, because Monsters Inc wasn't one of my top Pixar films (I like it but it didn't click with me as well as the others for whatever reason). I was worried when they announced this one, because I wondered why Pixar picked their two weakest films (in my opinion, Cars and Monsters Inc) to make sequels/prequels to.

[Goffe]

I didn't liked MU, but is good to see this getting amazing reviews

Edited July 3, 2013 by Goffe

[Impact]

Monsters University

12:10 PM

Probably about 25%-30% full.

 

Trailers:

 

Free Birds: I forgot about this film. It looks meh, though there was one line I did find amusing (when the turkey is talking to his reflection.) Only a couple laughs (Really the only trailer that had not that many laughs)

Lego: A bunch of "What the hecks?" when the trailer began. Some laughs here and there, followed by some "That looks odd" The parts people really laughed were the Batman part and the part at the end.

Turbo: Some laughs.

Cloudy 2: The best reaction out of all the trailers. Looks pretty funny too.

Frozen: I do have to admit the animation is really good, quite a bit of laughs. But as teasers do, does not tell you anything. (Considering they don't even tell you its about a princess!)

Planes: Few laughs, most came from the very last line in the trailer.

 

Short: Very very odd, good animation. The music was not that bad. But I can't grade the short itself as it is just odd. Can't tell you if I liked it or not. (I wanted to see the people's faces!!!!)  Parts of it did remind me of a old cartoon though.

 

Movie: Pretty good, not as good as the first I will admit. I did like the opening, and the part towards the end in the

campground that seemed like a horror film

got tons of laughs. The animation was great (well no surprise). The music was good also. (I was wondering if this is the 70s, that is my guess). The part before the end credits I enjoyed seeing the pictures that showed us a couple characters from the first, and

Roz's appearance

was really funny and people liked that.

I think I will give this a A-. 

[StarSaber]

I really enjoyed it. I admit the plotline is fairly predictable but overall I thought it was hilarious and had a great atmosphere. I especially love the final scare against the cops, that was well executed and fun to watch play out. Not since 2010 with Toy Story 3 has Pixar made me love them, their last two films were disappointing and I felt this was a return to form.

 

Oh, and I can't forget that amazing short before the film, The Blue Umbrella. Very creative and touching. That was one of my favorite Pixar shorts. Some of the best animation I've ever seen along with some great music.

 

A

Edited July 7, 2013 by StarSaber

[lilmac]

Conversation heard while I was in the movie line.

 

Couple is looking at the movie showtimes:

 

 

Man: "Monsters U......?"

 

Woman: "That's them stuffed fuzzy things."

 

Man: "Oh"

[Jack Nevada]

By far the best major movie of the summer. 

Edited August 1, 2013 by Jack Nevada

[Olive]

By far the best major movie of the summer.5/5

Good tastes.