Monsters, Inc.

Cast View all

	John Goodman	Sullivan
	Billy Crystal	Mike
	Mary Gibbs	Boo
	Steve Buscemi	Randall
	James Coburn	Waternoose
	Jennifer Tilly	Celia
	Bob Peterson	Roz
	John Ratzenberger	Yeti
	Frank Oz	Fungus
	Daniel Gerson	Needleman
	Steve Susskind	Floor Manager
	Bonnie Hunt	Flint
	Jeff Pidgeon	Bile
	Samuel Lord Black	George Sanderson
	Jack Angel	Additional Voices
	Bob Bergen	Schmidt
	Rodger Bumpass	News Anchor
	Gino Conforti	Additional Voices
	Jennifer Darling	Additional Voices
	Patti Deutsch	Additional Voices
	Pete Docter	Additional Voices
	Bobby Edner	Additional Voices
	Ashley Edner	Additional Voices
	Paul Eiding	Additional Voices
	Katie Scarlett	Additional Voices

Crew View all

Director	Peter Docter
	David Silverman
Lee Unkrich
Writer	Peter Docter, Jill Culton, Jeff Pidgeon, Ralph Eggleston, Andrew Stanton, Daniel Gerson
Producer	Darla K. Anderson, Karen Dufilho-Rosen, John Lasseter, Kori Rae, Andrew Stanton
Musician	Randy Newman
Photography	Sharon Calahan

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Story Synopsis:
Sulley (Goodman) and Mike (Crystal) are a team of monsters working for “Monsters, Inc.” Their job is to collect children’s screams which will be turned into power in their city of Monstropolis. But they get themselves into a real pickle when, on Sulley’s scare shift, a five-year-old girl enters Monstropolis through her closet door. More scared of her than she is of them, Mike and Sulley must find a way to get her back into her bedroom before the evil Randall (Buscemi) gets to her. This is a wildly imaginative, totally creative, and absolutely exciting story for all ages. (Suzanne Hodges)

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD exhibits a flawless direct-from-digital picture. Images are gorgeously rendered with monster fur and scales perfectly textured. Colors are bold and vibrant, with the deepest blacks. The picture exhibits excellent contrast and “shadow delineation,” with children’s bedrooms appearing realistically moonlit when the lights go out. There are no signs of distraction for a picture that will surely delight viewers of all ages. In terms of image quality presentation, “Monster’s, Inc.” is without a doubt THE demo disc of the year. (Suzanne Hodges)

A reframed 1.33:1 version is also included on the disc (not reviewed).

Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital Surround EX™ soundtrack is absolutely magnificent, and definitely represents the outer fringes of the cutting edge for movie sound production. This is once again the result of the creative talent at Skywalker Sound, with Gary Rydstrom as sound designer. Fidelity is outstanding, and the tonal balance sounds remarkably well-balanced. In addition to the splendid directional attributes of this soundtrack, a particularly distinguishing asset is the rendering of sound effects. They have a particularly distinct, articulate character, and the wide-ranging creativity translates to some very interesting and often poignant sounds, which give certain visuals particular “definition.” The excellent recording quality, of course, translates to the dialogue, with voices sounding very natural and quite well-placed with the visuals. And, as was the case for Toy Story 2, there is directionality of voices across the screen. The music has a warm, rich character, with an expansive widescreen presence and subtle surround envelopment. Deep bass is powerful, occasionally intense, and with a particularly clean-sounding attribute. Extension in the main and .1 LFE channels is detected to well below 25 Hz, and the latter is prominent in activity, when selectively engaged. There are even a few prodigious low-end transients that may pose a challenge to your subwoofer. The soundstage tends to be balanced toward the screen, but the split surrounds consistently serve very effectively in creating a seemingly natural holosonic presence. They also are distinguished by the selective instances for which they dramatically come alive with poignant separation. And the back surround, usually a factor with enhancing the sense of directionality behind you, works very well for this soundtrack. It helps to impart a seamless, fully enveloping, and spacious surround presence. This soundtrack is an absolute winner in terms of recording quality, frequency, and dynamic range, and of course, creativity. (Perry Sun)

This Disc Contains The Following WSR-Rated Superb Qualities:
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality
Superb Music Score Recording Quality
Superb Special Visual Effects Quality
Superb Color Fidelity
Reference Quality
Collector Edition

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