Monster's University

It's kind of cool going to see the sequels (or prequels) of the movies I loved as a kid and seeing them for the first time as an adult. It's also interesting seeing the creators of the movies reference the older movies, seeing if they reference the same stuff you remember so vividly. "Toy Story 3", along with being an emotional roller coaster, did that very well.

All the great monsters are back! But only this time, we get to see their college days! We get to see how Mike and Sully start off as enemies and become friends, and we get to see how Randall became so evil. Kicked out of the Scarer program at Monster's University, Mike and Sully team up with an unlikely team to join the Scar Olympics in effort to win a bet with the dean and win their place back in the scare program.

The one thing I loved about "Monsters Inc." was the differences between the Monster world and our own. The creator's don't miss a beat in this prequel. One of the best bits in my opinion is when the mother of one of the fraternity brothers drops them off at Monsters Inc. She tells them "I'll just wait here and listen to my tunes". Click here if you don't mind hearing the joke before seeing the movie.

I can only imagine what rebels listen to in their world.

"Monsters University" has a great cast of new and old characters voiced by great actors such as Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Helen Mirren, Charlie Day, Dave Foley, Alfred Molina and Nathan Fillion. Pixar has a way of making every single character interesting that very few studios can do. It's great to see how they all interact with one another.

It has a great message and as always has jokes for both the youngest of children and the oldest of adults. As much as I miss Pixar doing original movies, I like that they're doing sequels to some of their classics. Now we just need "A Bug's Life 2" and "The Incredibles 2"

"Monsters University" is a great movie for kids of all generations.

My Grade: B+