Monsters University

OU812

Great website launched for pre publicity

http://monstersuniversity.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sED6FRXIHJc

Sarxos

Disney have released a new UK and Irish trailer.

JP Liz V1

Beat both World War Z and Man of Steel at the US box office earning $82 million making it the second biggest opening ever for a Pixar movie

Panthro

Going to see it this evening, looking forward to it (although I haven't actually seen the first one..:o )
I figure it's a prequel so technically I can get away with it.:pac:

victorpaul1

Wow what a movie. I watched this movies first day first show with my friends. we enjoyed this movie a lot. If i have to rate then 8.5/10.

Roar

Rather enjoyed this, even though it doesn't scale the heights of the original. Some very funny lines and jokes.

Biggest disappointment though was

no end credits bloopers! bad form

OU812

There wasn't on the original either, they only started doing that for DVD releases

Roar

OU812 wrote: »

There wasn't on the original either, they only started doing that for DVD releases

Ah. I did not know that as I never saw the original in the cinema.

Oafley Jones

OU812 wrote: »

There wasn't on the original either, they only started doing that for DVD releases

Monster Inc had a gag reel for theatrical release over here, as Bugs life had before it.

OU812

There was an "After the credits" scene.

jones

was there? dam i missed that!

Went to see this earlier this evening and really enjoyed it. It was the perfect light hearted romp for a quiet evening at the cinema. Funny, sweet and with some wonderful visuals and inspired gags it's head and shoulders above any other comedy released this year.

Greyjoy

I took a bunch of my nieces & nephews to see this at the weekend. It's enjoyable but I felt it wasn't anywhere near as funny or clever as the original.It mostly prompted chuckles but few proper belly laughs from me (apart from Mike's entrance into his dorm room that was a genuine laugh out loud moment for me).

The prequel structure of the film gave me two big problems with the story:

1) it takes too long for Mike & Sully to become friends so that for a long stretch of the movie Sully is an unlikeable jerk to Mike. 2) because it takes place before Monsters Inc they are still using the 'scream technology' so essentially you're being asked to root for characters whose job is to terrify small children.

Jem123

I loved it! Mike is so cute in it.

RodStewart

Just recently watched this movie, absolutely stunning movie, really loved it.

Chain Smoker

Absolutely hated Monsters University. It really felt like this film rode the goodwill of the original pretty hard, kind of in the same way that the first Cars initially got a much warmer reception purely due to Pixar's track record up to then being so strong.

Was shockingly by the numbers without any kind of emotional resonance or significantly funny moments whatsoever. There was no need to see how Billy Crystal and John Goodman became friends, the relationship was fairly clearly set up in the original, Billy Crystal voicing a college student is wrong in about a thousand different ways too.
Ignoring the Cars 2, which I haven't seen but can at least appreciate the fact they're colossal money makers, it's by far the worst thing they've put out. Something actively bad wouldn't be as bothersome as such a bland piece.

ThisRegard

Chain Smoker wrote: »

Billy Crystal voicing a college student is wrong in about a thousand different ways too.

An animated monster is fine, but an animated monster at university is a stretch too far?

Chain Smoker

ThisRegard wrote: »

An animated monster is fine, but an animated monster at university is a stretch too far?

Yes, age appropriate monsters only.