Wow what a fantastic animated film, there have been some fantastic ones this year and this is definitely one of them. I would easily give this movie an 8/10.
Alright so this film has been bashed as one of Pixar's worst films yet. Let me assure you this is not true at all, I dare say this is coming from someone with exceedingly high expectations. However you have to factor in this is a prequel, it's made post-Monsters Inc and it's not going to be a new original thing. This is a film that comes with two characters we are already more than well aware of, Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan and it explores how they became the inseperable duo we saw in Monsters Inc. And it's perfect, Sulley is the jock; the slacker who thinks he can manage off natural talent alone. Whereas Mike basically makes this movie as the aspiring scarer who studies so hard but lacks the ability to be scary. The ending wasn't predictable either, yet the entire movie had a feel good vibe that left me grinning when I walked out of the film. A movie hasn't made me that happy in a while.
Also as far as the cast went Mike, voiced by Billy Crystal, was a show stealer. I've always emphasised with Mike a lot more than I have with Sulley and this was Mike's movie. It was really heartwarming to see him grow up with a dream, live it and then move to get a place in life. Sulley, voiced by John Goodman, was also great, he had a lot of development but he did not by any stretch of the means meet my expectations. Also Squishy, voiced by Peter Sohn, and Don, voiced by Joel Murray, were fantastic, just wonderful additions to the Monsters cast. I also have to give special mention to Dean Hardscrabble, voiced by Helen Mirren, who was a terrifying villain and reminded me of that teacher you always fear right up till they turn out alright.
However there were flaws. The beloved references were cute for a time, but sometimes they really took away from the film. The Abominable Snowman reappearing at the end really took away from what was a fantastic end. Secondly Terry and Terri, voiced by Sean Hayes and Dave Foley, as well as Art, voiced by Charlie Day, were really deadpan supporting actors to the extent that they weren't adding anything to the movie. By the way Pixar, I got the joke. Art (Bachelor of Arts) for the stupid, quite clearly ridiculous character was a little insulting and I just have no time or sympathy for that. And just to conclude, they stuffed up big time by under using Randall, voiced by Steve Buscemi. They set up a potentially tragic backstory for him but he just became a bad guy spontaneously. I hate unexplained character changes. There is a reason for everything, I'm annoyed they just swept their antagonist from the first film under the rug so easily.
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