the machine was made to harvest as much scream as possible without having to scare them traditionally. there was a scream shortage because kids were being desensitized and not as afraid so this was the solution to his company not dying, and he had to keep it secret because he was kidnapping children
+Zef Anderson Not only was he kidnapping them, but practically torturing them, and possibly killing them if they ran out of oxygen from all the screaming. So, yeah, that plan was absolutely illegal.
Then at the end that they realized that children's laughter yielded far greater results than screams. I'm not sure how anyone thinks the story is complex.
1.- Kids become less likely to be scared 2.- They build a machine made to force the kids into screaming in order to keep the company alive Is it that hard to understand?
Yeah, that's weird to me how Doug somehow missed the implication that they were going to massively increase scream production by *kidnapping children and torturing them so they could maximize the scream yield*
I understand why doug would be confused but in the end its just since most kids are exposed to more stuff its harder to scare them so just harness screams from them
"The villains aren't evil enough" So a plot to kidnap hundreds, perhaps thousands of children to use them for energy by literally suffocating them is too tame?
Doug Walker has a lot of trouble understanding plots at times, doesn't he? There wasn't anything complicated about the evil plot in Monster's Inc: children aren't scared by monsters anymore, so instead of going to the children, the plan is to kidnap them and suck the screams out of them. What's there to not understand?
@bircknose More likely than not he just watches these movies once, doesn’t take any notes at all, doesn’t even pay that much attention to important plot details, and then takes to the camera and gives essentially his first impressions
I love this channel, I do. But I don't understand how he *constantly* gets facts wrong when reviewing Disney movies. They're really not that hard to understand. I wonder if he's trying too hard to find something to complain about.
What’s complicated about Randall’s plan exactly? He has a machine that sucks he screams out of children. Its an alternative and more effective way to get screams because kids aren’t scared as easily anymore. The only problem is that it’s extremely painful to children. I understood that the first time I watched it as a kid.
Same. I think one reason why the twist villain worked was because we already had Randall. Everyone just assumed that there wasn't going to be another one. I remember watching the movie in afterschool back in elementary and I got the evil plan fine. The villains want to kidnap children for more screams because of the shortage. One did it out of jealousy and the other out of desperation. I think the movie did a good job at explaining that to us kids.
Can't understand the hate people have for _Monster's Inc_; I thought it was a very *good* film. I'll always love Mike, Sully & Boo. The whole concept of using "scares" for power was pretty clever, in my opinion. (I mean, I guess I can understand people disliking _A Bug's Life_, but not this movie)
This is in my top 5 Pixar movies because of the interesting story and likeable characters. I used to watch this and Toy Story 2 on VHS all the time! Also this was the first movie I saw in the cinemas so I have a lot of nostalgia for this movie!
+Paradox Acres I've never heard of anyone hating Monster's Inc. until now. I was kind of shocked. It's my favorite movie. I mean, when I was a kid I didn't care about plot holes and bad character designs and shit...
I loved the film myself.. My best guess as to what the machine was it would basically sacrifice the lives of children for a boost in power output, and the only reason the monster on the machine survived was because the one running the machine turned it off before it could kill him outright.
+Vercalos al'Corlin I always saw the machine as a vacuum that would try to forcibly suck out the screams of the victim, if that makes any sense. Fungus was turning white because the oxygen was being sucked out of him, so he was suffocating, indicated by his gasping for air when the machine was turned off.
Jesus christ that's dark. So ideally they'd have ward of kidnapped children strapped to boards being nearly suffocated every few minutes with only brief respite between. They'd probably use some kind of tube feeding system to keep them alive, hook up catheters or, since they're just fuckin monsters, let them die right when they may disregarding any healthcare. You probably get to know the other kids a little, not their names or anything, there'd only ever be screaming not talking, but *how* they screamed and if they cried every time or not, most people would endure for long though. The worst times would probably be when the monsters actually came around, none of their antomy makes sense, you can't get used to the horrors because every one is a new nightmare. You'd likely be covered in the mucus of 15 foul abominations by the weeks end, the overpowering smell burning your nostrils and dulling your senses. I wonder if they can break a human being so completely that you can't even force a scream from their throats and their lungs just collapse.
Monster's Inc is utterly fantastic. Easily one of my favourite Pixar films. I find it charming and funny even now, and when I first saw it when I was four I understood it perfectly. It's not complicated. It's stone cold brilliant.
You know, Doug, you often says "this plot is complicated" when it's... not. Here, it's basically just "okay there's this guy who built a machine that extracts screams out of children" and yeah, that's about it. I'm not saying it's bad or that it's good, just that... it's simple. And so are the plots of tron, the star wars prequels and the pirates films. Again, I'm not saying it's good or bad, just that it's not complicated. It's quite easy to understand, really.
I can actually understand that criticism. This is the first movie I watched in the theater and at the age of 5 I do remember feeling very overwhelmed by it and not being able to follow everything that was going on.
Kirk Engstrom ; yeah but everyone is different. i was never confused about the plot. but he himself seems to not understand or look hard enough to understand the plot as he couldn’t even explain randall’s machine even when showing a clip of it being used. if you watch the movie, it’s literally explained what it does and he doesn’t even get that part.
I watched this for the first time when I was 7 and I never had a hard time understanding the plot. Do people really think that because your young you can't understand basic storylines?
I enjoyed this a lot more than Toy Story, actually... Nor did I find the plot overly complicated when I first watched it... At I guess about age 7 or 8.
It's not overly complicated, however, it does try to take itself too seriously. Did this honestly need a villain? This could've been on Miyazaki levels, but nope.
Weak villains? Absolutely. But I think they did that on purpose. They arent evil perse, but more trying to do that which they think is needed and is best for the company and the energy shortage. They arent meant to be true villains, but more plotdevice. the reason for the interaction between boo and sully (monsters); which is the core of the movie. Yeah, sadly its yet again another one of those 'big companies are bad' narratives, which doesnt annoy me whenever I watch it, but thinking deeper about it, it does disappoint me. Yeah the movie has a lot of flaws, but you know what? I dont give a damn. It does the one thing that I think they wanted to do, make people feel good, so well, I can easily forgive all those flaws. Cant beat wreck-it ralph tho. ..but I love that movie way too much The suction machine is meant to literally suckthe screams out of them, removing the scar-factor. ...I thought that was obvious O_o?
+Shangori There is one plothole I notice, though. Doesn't the suction machine seem like more trouble than it's worth? I mean, first you have to retrieve the kids (which can be a hassle in itself), then you have to fasten them in, extract the screams, and then return them to the bedroom; being extra careful along the way to ensure nobody gets contaminated. Extra power or not, that's a TON more risk as opposed to just going in, scaring, and getting out unharmed. Anyone with business sense should have been at least a little skeptical about Randall's idea.
Late to the convo: They probably kept the more devious aspects of the machine vague along with the dark implications of the plan vague because it's a kid film. As for the plan: The logic is basically by stealing a kids screams off the books, they don't have to pay scarerers, helpers and can fill more scream containers per child for all profit (remember its just randall, his helper, and the owner who know). Remember we never saw the machine in full play. Obviously they can disconnect the containers to replace em, so I'm assuming they most likely can fill up the the rows of containers several times with the logic of getting a more concentrated scream outta of a child then simply getting it via a standard scare which is supposedly from what I remember being harder to obtain due the kids being less afraid of monsters.
Really? Really?! R e a l l y ? R E A L L Y ! ? Not complicated! Also Billy delivers the B E S T performance by far. She’s outta our H A I I I I I I I I I I I I I I R!
Wasn't the evil machine supposed to suck screams out of the children so they could farm the screams? It sounds a little weird said in one sentence but it's simple.
The scream machine forces screams out of kids since kids those days dont get as scared as they use to, so the villans thought that kidnapping children and forcing out screams will keep their company in operation.
I love this movie, but maybe it is because I have never seen the english version. So maybe Billy Crystal's performance isn't great, the german voice actor Ilja Richter just knocks it out of the park with this role.
Peter M Why's that? I watched it as a teen, my english wasn't as fluent as it is now, so I watched it in German. The way the little girl said "Katze" was just too cute. ^^
+Peter M It's not really that weird, I have never seen the english version of any of the Pixar Movies (well, just trailers), but i'm Brazilian and as far as animation goes, Dubs here are really good.
+Peter M not really, I'm from Brazil so I also haven't seen in english when I was a kid, and I actually make an effort to not watch it again in english, because my nostalgia is in portuguese no in english
This one is so good. John Goodman brings it home with Sully, Billy Crystal is hilarious as Mike, and Boo is one of the greatest kids ever. Steve Bushemi as Randal is also great. He's intimidating and kind funny. Also, Boo is adorable. I want to hug her. I wish she were my daughter
This is many people's favourite Pixar or in their top. There's nothing weird about... just because some random person on the internet has a different opinion.
I rewatched Monster's Inc just the other day and I still love it now as much as I did when I was younger. I honestly consider it one of Pixar's stronger releases. I'm a huge fan of Goodman, and love his voice here, but I also really enjoyed Billy Crystal's performance; like all of Disney and Pixar movies I thought the voice casting was spot-on. Sulley is still tied with Buzz Lightyear as my favourite Pixar character.
How can anyone dislike Boo? She's like the baby sister or daugher we all wish we could have. I love how Sully becomes like a big brother/father figure to her.
Only 3 scenes in this film made me laugh 1. "Mama another gator in the house! Another gator?! Give me that shovel *Hits Randal with shovel* Get him Mama! Get that gator!" 2. Sully's reactions when he thinks Boo is going through the trash compactor 3. "Put that thing back where it came from!" Bum bum bum bum bum"
This is my favorite Pixar film. It holds a very special place in my heart. Just a few piano notes from the track "Boo's going home" can bring tears to my eyes to this day
I had a niece who was around 2 when this came out, and I think I connected a lot with Boo as a character because if you're used to being around babies, especially really energetic ones, you can TELL the writers have, too. A lot of her mannerisms are just so spot on for kids as young as she's supposed to be, from the gibberish talking, to her singing in the bathroom because she likes how her voice echoes, to how when Sully takes her back to her room she has to show him every. single. one. of. her. toys. It was just perfectly done.
The creative and original take on Monsters Inc. isn't so much the fact that monsters care people as part of their job, but the fact that in this movie scaring humans is used as a resource, one that's increasingly getting smaller and that big companies are willing to do questionable things to stay on top, all while harvesting it from a group that's both unaware of all this and has no real say in the matter... Sound familiar? Here's a hint: OIL COMPANIES!
This has never been my favourite Pixar, but I also don't know many people who dislike this film. I love it's old school vibe, mostly down to the jazzy score and Billy Crystal! Sure, Pixar have done a lot better than this...but this doesn't change the fact that this is lovely. I think I might have preferred he prequel though.
Monsters inc. is definitely one of my favorite movies, the scenes with mike screaming always makes me laugh, and the scenes where boo is chasing sully in the locker room killed me
Doug's been reviewing some old Disney/Pixar movies he's covered in the past in a little more detail and full spoiler territory, so I really hope he comes back to Monsters Inc as well, for a number of scenes in particular. And chances are you know _exactly_ which ones I'm referring to.
My grandma always tells me that when this movie came out on DVD, and my grandpa was out of town for a week, I use to watch this movie with her a lot. For the full week, whenever the movie would get done, we would turn it back on right afterwards. I was around 2 or so when this happened. This movie will always hold a special place in my heart
The evil plan, as the comments point out, was understandable. The villains wanted to suffocate children as opposite to just scaring them for sourcing power. It’s easy to argue that Randall is meant to be an obvious villain so we get distracted from the twist that Waternoose is also the villain
You know what the best part is, The Credits, no because the movie is bad or something like that, it´s because the gags, and the fun they had. I love the movie, but for me the credits are the best part.
@@chinococoa6743 Too bad it’s only on the full screen version of the film. If you choose to watch the film on widescreen on the DVD, you just get the original end credits from the film’s initial release before they added the gags.
That machine was a different way of getting the screams out of the children. Instead of scaring them, they could use that machine to get much more energy from their screams. I know that's scary as f*ck but it's not THAT complicated.
Monsters, Inc. is my personal favorite Pixar movie. One of the strongest parts of the movie is the relationship between Sulley and Boo. And the animation still hold up after 18 years. 9.5/10👍 great movie
I was Boo's age when this movie came out, and I still fricken love it to death to this day. Monsters University was alright, but no where near as good as the original.
I'm not going to say this movie is a masterpiece but I really like it, one of my favorite Pixar movies and honestly I thought if Steve had more screen time he could've been a better villain
I'm suprised to hear you didn't love this movie all that much, I'd put it up there with Toy Story and The Incredibles. I think it has plenty of character and jokes, and I think Mike Wasowki was very funny. But to each their own I guess.
"Monsters Inc." is a great animated movie. I really like these two characters, Mike and Sulley who portrayed by Billy Crystal and John Goodman, which was a memorable voices that I like to hear. I disagree with Doug's criticism over Billy Crystal because he did a great job and he always be funny as Mike and how come you didn't find his comedic performance. Crystal is a funny actor and he did host for the Oscars long time. So why bashing over Billy Crystal for you're not taking a joke. Plus, the characters were great especially Randall is a pretty villain. You're seem pretty skeptical about this film and I hate when you said, "Don't know," or "ohh..um." Please light it up. Just a great Pixar movie.
Monsters Inc is my favorite Pixar movie besides Toy Story 2 and 3. And I absolutely love Boo to death! And you said Randall was a horrible villian, but for me I was actually freaking terrified of him as a kid. I l was literally scared that he would come out of my closet and scared me. To this day I have to sleep with my closet door closed.
Not sure where he’s coming from here, I’ve always loved this film. The villain plot is simple: There’s a Power shortage and Randall built this machine that will extract the screams from children so they don’t have to worry about the kids not being scared. Waternoose gets begrudgingly involved to save the company. Kidnapping children is, of course, an awful thing to do, so Sully and Mike stop them.
I watched this one over and over as a kid and I still watch it today. I'm not sure why it appeals to me so much because I understand that it's not amazing. I just love it and I quote it so much. "Go on, grow up." "Why couldn't we get banished here?" "Nepal! Nice quiet Nepal." "I can't believe it... I'm on tv! Did you see the commercial? Wasn't I great? /it's your mom./ I know! What can I say? The camera loves me." "Watching... Always watching." "And leaving the door open is a huge mistake because..." "It could... let in a draft?"
The original concept was called "Ahhhhh! Real Monsters". As a setting its so similar its obvious when you have seen both. Interesting to look up if you haven't.
Monster's Inc is an absolute classic! Still my favorite kids movie, it's so hilarious, has great characters, chemistry, an amazing world with great world building, lots of gags and a lot of heart and the effects are still quite stunning
The scene where Randell was beating the tar out of Sully, I remember averting my eyes because I didn't want to see a character I cared for getting knocked around and strangled. Kind of like that scene in A Bug's Life where that happy go lucky inventor you've warmed up to is a battered and brused heap on the ground.
It's funny how Doug is so picky with a movie as interesting as this one, while praising something like Frozen and its bland characters, weak story and loose ends. People are really confusing xD
Normally I like these reviews but this one is one I hugely disagree with the story is easy and the villains idea is easy to understand and also I love both sully and mike
I absolutely loved this film growing up. It was literally the first film I watched in cinemas. I sometimes go to watch it because of the little girl Boo, and my best part was towards the end was when Sully and Mike were being chased by Randall and I always felt emotional when Sully says goodbye to her.
I perfectly see what you mean and I respect your opinion, but this is one of my favorite Pixar films, and I do have fond memories of it. Still, I get what you mean.
The thing that perplexes me is the topic about originality. I mean, it's clear that the idea about monsters get out of child's closet it's not original and maybe (I cannot be sure about that, but whatever...) even the fact that this kind of coming and going is a job for them. But for me this doesn't make the movie unoriginal, because it doesn't stop there, it walks his own route with a lot of metaphors about the world of industry and energy, about personal pursuit of success (a thing that is in every man, even the kindest) and the need to put it aside, about greed of industry and how much unscrupulous its people can be (men even capable of betraying their most faithful workers). All elements well-adjusted in a very lovely family picture. Honestly, the topic about the absolute originality as a value always had carries very little weight with my opinion about a movie. Even when I discover that an episode of the third season of the original Twilight Zone series (I won't say you which one, it's one of the best and it has a great twist) was based on the same main idea of Toy Story trilogy (even the idea of the third movie) I never thought that those film was less original than before. Because, for me, who had the idea first is not important. PS: anyway, I love Crystal
It's Pete Docter's early work. He does fine here especially considering the fact that this is his first feature length film as a director. However he doesn't really get his bearings till Up and Inside Out.
the machine was made to harvest as much scream as possible without having to scare them traditionally. there was a scream shortage because kids were being desensitized and not as afraid so this was the solution to his company not dying, and he had to keep it secret because he was kidnapping children
+Zef Anderson Not only was he kidnapping them, but practically torturing them, and possibly killing them if they ran out of oxygen from all the screaming. So, yeah, that plan was absolutely illegal.
+50PSP Animation (Jimmy Reyes) you know, for kids.
Come to think of it, the Boss was fully aware the children weren't actually dangerous... Maybe he also had to make sure no one else knew.
Then at the end that they realized that children's laughter yielded far greater results than screams. I'm not sure how anyone thinks the story is complex.
Y'know- a Fyyyyymily movie
1.- Kids become less likely to be scared
2.- They build a machine made to force the kids into screaming in order to keep the company alive
Is it that hard to understand?
apparently
step 1:steal children’s scream
step 2:
step 3: profit.
juuzou suzuya, can't understand the accent.
Yeah, that's weird to me how Doug somehow missed the implication that they were going to massively increase scream production by *kidnapping children and torturing them so they could maximize the scream yield*
I understand why doug would be confused but in the end its just since most kids are exposed to more stuff its harder to scare them so just harness screams from them
"The villains aren't evil enough"
So a plot to kidnap hundreds, perhaps thousands of children to use them for energy by literally suffocating them is too tame?
Really? Randall was forgettable? I found him to be memorable even as a kid.
Lauren210
The same goes for me as well.
Honestly, I don't see anything that really stands out about him.
Honestly their rivalry should have been expanded in the prequel
Randall is my favorite character lol
He's at least evil and creepy.
He's a jerk sure. But, Randall is quite intimidating.
Doug Walker has a lot of trouble understanding plots at times, doesn't he? There wasn't anything complicated about the evil plot in Monster's Inc: children aren't scared by monsters anymore, so instead of going to the children, the plan is to kidnap them and suck the screams out of them. What's there to not understand?
This is why I never really followed Doug. A lot of his reviews are acceptable, but not all of them.
Rєαl Ɓєηנαмιllιση I don’t think he actually watches most of these movies
@bircknose More likely than not he just watches these movies once, doesn’t take any notes at all, doesn’t even pay that much attention to important plot details, and then takes to the camera and gives essentially his first impressions
I love this channel, I do. But I don't understand how he *constantly* gets facts wrong when reviewing Disney movies. They're really not that hard to understand. I wonder if he's trying too hard to find something to complain about.
bricknose or it could just be something called an *opinion* and his *point of view*
What’s complicated about Randall’s plan exactly? He has a machine that sucks he screams out of children. Its an alternative and more effective way to get screams because kids aren’t scared as easily anymore. The only problem is that it’s extremely painful to children. I understood that the first time I watched it as a kid.
Thank you. You explained it perfectly.
Mike is amazing! I loved him when I was a kid!
My favorite child movie
I believe that the chemistry with Mike and Sulley makes the movie!
Same
@@TheSonicfan129 tbh, I buy their chemistry more than Mike’s and Celia’s. Don’t come after me.
Same, he always makes me laugh & I love his voice/overall design (i like Sulley as well)
But that's why I love Billy Crystal as the role of Mike... he's Sully's foil. He's basically the polar opposite. That makes him funny.
+MisterBoners Until Monster's University that is...
yeah hes great as mike. hell, he even says he enjoys playing mike. its his fav role
_Put that thing back where it came from or so help me_
So help me, so help me
“She’s out of our _haaaiiirr”_
Na Zhao and cut!
Put that thing back where it came from or I'll poke myself in the eyeeeee
It's a musical!
Yeah... as a kid I found the plot pretty easy to follow and the twist villain was actually a twist to me.
I was a teen when I first watched and I agree
Remember when Disney twist villians didn't SUCK?
Same. I think one reason why the twist villain worked was because we already had Randall. Everyone just assumed that there wasn't going to be another one. I remember watching the movie in afterschool back in elementary and I got the evil plan fine. The villains want to kidnap children for more screams because of the shortage. One did it out of jealousy and the other out of desperation. I think the movie did a good job at explaining that to us kids.
Yeah, the hint: “Does anyone know about this?” is a red flag.
@@chillbizz74 I remember when Disney adults stopped whining and touched grass.
Can't understand the hate people have for _Monster's Inc_; I thought it was a very *good* film. I'll always love Mike, Sully & Boo.
The whole concept of using "scares" for power was pretty clever, in my opinion.
(I mean, I guess I can understand people disliking _A Bug's Life_, but not this movie)
+Paradox Acres Personally I remember the characters more from Monsters Inc than in Toy Story.
Gaming Powerz Really? Huh. Well, I don't blame you cos the characters in this movie are very likeable.
This is in my top 5 Pixar movies because of the interesting story and likeable characters. I used to watch this and Toy Story 2 on VHS all the time! Also this was the first movie I saw in the cinemas so I have a lot of nostalgia for this movie!
+Paradox Acres I've never heard of anyone hating Monster's Inc. until now. I was kind of shocked. It's my favorite movie. I mean, when I was a kid I didn't care about plot holes and bad character designs and shit...
TheGoldenAge2 I have to disagree though. Monsters Inc is genius.
Bad guys want to steal kids
The heroes save the kids
*complicated* stuff
Eh, it's when they try to explain why that it gets a little questionable.
Doug= stupid
He's kinda ignorant, that's why
"Bye! Have fun storming the castle!" I think Billy Crystal did a great job as Mikey.
I loved the film myself.. My best guess as to what the machine was it would basically sacrifice the lives of children for a boost in power output, and the only reason the monster on the machine survived was because the one running the machine turned it off before it could kill him outright.
+Vercalos al'Corlin I always saw the machine as a vacuum that would try to forcibly suck out the screams of the victim, if that makes any sense. Fungus was turning white because the oxygen was being sucked out of him, so he was suffocating, indicated by his gasping for air when the machine was turned off.
+Karnera Mythos yeah
Jesus christ that's dark. So ideally they'd have ward of kidnapped children strapped to boards being nearly suffocated every few minutes with only brief respite between. They'd probably use some kind of tube feeding system to keep them alive, hook up catheters or, since they're just fuckin monsters, let them die right when they may disregarding any healthcare. You probably get to know the other kids a little, not their names or anything, there'd only ever be screaming not talking, but *how* they screamed and if they cried every time or not, most people would endure for long though. The worst times would probably be when the monsters actually came around, none of their antomy makes sense, you can't get used to the horrors because every one is a new nightmare. You'd likely be covered in the mucus of 15 foul abominations by the weeks end, the overpowering smell burning your nostrils and dulling your senses. I wonder if they can break a human being so completely that you can't even force a scream from their throats and their lungs just collapse.
Monster's Inc is utterly fantastic. Easily one of my favourite Pixar films. I find it charming and funny even now, and when I first saw it when I was four I understood it perfectly. It's not complicated. It's stone cold brilliant.
Nah I agree with Doug, this movie is pretty weak
You know, Doug, you often says "this plot is complicated" when it's... not. Here, it's basically just "okay there's this guy who built a machine that extracts screams out of children" and yeah, that's about it. I'm not saying it's bad or that it's good, just that... it's simple. And so are the plots of tron, the star wars prequels and the pirates films. Again, I'm not saying it's good or bad, just that it's not complicated. It's quite easy to understand, really.
I can actually understand that criticism. This is the first movie I watched in the theater and at the age of 5 I do remember feeling very overwhelmed by it and not being able to follow everything that was going on.
Kirk Engstrom ; you’re comparing the comprehension skills of a five year old child to that of a grown ass man.
@@milannoelle1576 No, I'm not, because I think he was saying it would be complicated for children to follow.
Kirk Engstrom ; yeah but everyone is different. i was never confused about the plot. but he himself seems to not understand or look hard enough to understand the plot as he couldn’t even explain randall’s machine even when showing a clip of it being used. if you watch the movie, it’s literally explained what it does and he doesn’t even get that part.
@@kirkengstrom917 But he wasn't. xD
I watched this for the first time when I was 7 and I never had a hard time understanding the plot. Do people really think that because your young you can't understand basic storylines?
Right? I saw it when I was that age, too, and I understood everything and loooved this movie.
I enjoyed this a lot more than Toy Story, actually... Nor did I find the plot overly complicated when I first watched it... At I guess about age 7 or 8.
Ditto
Same
+HisRoyalCarlness Yeah I really enjoyed that movie as a kid and watched it numerous times. :)
+Bin Map Seen it too many times... I honestly feel that it's one of their stronger releases.
It's not overly complicated, however, it does try to take itself too seriously. Did this honestly need a villain? This could've been on Miyazaki levels, but nope.
I think that nostalgia critic just hates hilly crystal sub-consciously and therefore cannot give him praise
He literally says "I don't get into Billy Crystal", nothing subconscious about it.
Hilly Crystal?
Nicktrains thompson _Billy_ Crystal. Try proofreading!
Hilly Crystal
?
Weak villains? Absolutely. But I think they did that on purpose. They arent evil perse, but more trying to do that which they think is needed and is best for the company and the energy shortage.
They arent meant to be true villains, but more plotdevice. the reason for the interaction between boo and sully (monsters); which is the core of the movie.
Yeah, sadly its yet again another one of those 'big companies are bad' narratives, which doesnt annoy me whenever I watch it, but thinking deeper about it, it does disappoint me.
Yeah the movie has a lot of flaws, but you know what? I dont give a damn. It does the one thing that I think they wanted to do, make people feel good, so well, I can easily forgive all those flaws.
Cant beat wreck-it ralph tho. ..but I love that movie way too much
The suction machine is meant to literally suckthe screams out of them, removing the scar-factor. ...I thought that was obvious O_o?
+Nico Beans It's probably because Disney villains were written very well in their previous movies and he sort of had high expectations.
***** It was directed at Doug.
+Shangori There is one plothole I notice, though. Doesn't the suction machine seem like more trouble than it's worth? I mean, first you have to retrieve the kids (which can be a hassle in itself), then you have to fasten them in, extract the screams, and then return them to the bedroom; being extra careful along the way to ensure nobody gets contaminated. Extra power or not, that's a TON more risk as opposed to just going in, scaring, and getting out unharmed.
Anyone with business sense should have been at least a little skeptical about Randall's idea.
Late to the convo: They probably kept the more devious aspects of the machine vague along with the dark implications of the plan vague because it's a kid film.
As for the plan: The logic is basically by stealing a kids screams off the books, they don't have to pay scarerers, helpers and can fill more scream containers per child for all profit (remember its just randall, his helper, and the owner who know). Remember we never saw the machine in full play. Obviously they can disconnect the containers to replace em, so I'm assuming they most likely can fill up the the rows of containers several times with the logic of getting a more concentrated scream outta of a child then simply getting it via a standard scare which is supposedly from what I remember being harder to obtain due the kids being less afraid of monsters.
Shangori I get what you mean, but I don't think anyone would disagree that Randal could've been a lot more creepy and interesting
Really?
Really?!
R e a l l y ?
R E A L L Y ! ?
Not complicated!
Also Billy delivers the B E S T performance by far.
She’s outta our H A I I I I I I I I I I I I I I R!
And just, when I daaaaaaaare to care...
@@JoeL_1zrdshe said, "oh contraire, you're my pair of friends"
There are people that dislike Boo??? This is news to me!!! I thought that she was freaking adorable!!!
Phoenix Angel90 I know I’m surprised too. I thought she was adorable and funny.
Wasn't the evil machine supposed to suck screams out of the children so they could farm the screams?
It sounds a little weird said in one sentence but it's simple.
I think it was something like that
I think its like taking kids for an eternal generator to power the city
The scream machine forces screams out of kids since kids those days dont get as scared as they use to, so the villans thought that kidnapping children and forcing out screams will keep their company in operation.
I can't see anyone but Billy Crystal voicing Mike.
The machine takes the screams from the children
WTF?! RANDALL IS AWESOME!!!!!
yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (and James p waternoose 111) this movie is amazing!!!!!
Loolveus Yeah I found him memorable even as a kid.
Doriartus You're 100% correct. In my opinion, Randall has the most evil facial expressions out of all Pixar villains.
Randall is great but some other pixar villians are a bit better
Literally every complaint that he made, I was like, "Are you sure we watched the same movie?"
I love this movie, but maybe it is because I have never seen the english version. So maybe Billy Crystal's performance isn't great, the german voice actor Ilja Richter just knocks it out of the park with this role.
That's weird that you haven't seen it in English
Peter M
Why's that? I watched it as a teen, my english wasn't as fluent as it is now, so I watched it in German. The way the little girl said "Katze" was just too cute. ^^
+Peter M It's not really that weird, I have never seen the english version of any of the Pixar Movies (well, just trailers), but i'm Brazilian and as far as animation goes, Dubs here are really good.
+RedVIII I say the same about the brazilian dub. It is AMAZING!! Never saw the english one.
+Peter M not really, I'm from Brazil so I also haven't seen in english when I was a kid, and I actually make an effort to not watch it again in english, because my nostalgia is in portuguese no in english
This one is so good. John Goodman brings it home with Sully, Billy Crystal is hilarious as Mike, and Boo is one of the greatest kids ever. Steve Bushemi as Randal is also great. He's intimidating and kind funny. Also, Boo is adorable. I want to hug her. I wish she were my daughter
Odd choice, I know, but this is actually my favorite Pixar movie
Mine too! It's tied with Nemo
It’s my second favourite. The Incredibles is far better
You're not alone. This is my personal favorite Pixar movie👍
Me too
This is many people's favourite Pixar or in their top. There's nothing weird about... just because some random person on the internet has a different opinion.
I rewatched Monster's Inc just the other day and I still love it now as much as I did when I was younger. I honestly consider it one of Pixar's stronger releases. I'm a huge fan of Goodman, and love his voice here, but I also really enjoyed Billy Crystal's performance; like all of Disney and Pixar movies I thought the voice casting was spot-on. Sulley is still tied with Buzz Lightyear as my favourite Pixar character.
How can anyone dislike Boo? She's like the baby sister or daugher we all wish we could have. I love how Sully becomes like a big brother/father figure to her.
Me: 9/10
“I’m not made of stone that ending is gut wrenching”
Yeah well that's just like, your opinion, man.
Only 3 scenes in this film made me laugh
1. "Mama another gator in the house!
Another gator?! Give me that shovel
*Hits Randal with shovel*
Get him Mama! Get that gator!"
2. Sully's reactions when he thinks Boo is going through the trash compactor
3. "Put that thing back where it came from!"
Bum bum bum bum bum"
Boo is precious, and the parent in me wants to protect her.
This is my favorite Pixar film. It holds a very special place in my heart. Just a few piano notes from the track "Boo's going home" can bring tears to my eyes to this day
I liked it better than the Toy Story movies.
BRIAN SNIPES For me, it's the most rewatchible Pixar film. I never get bored or tired of it.
"I'm confused as to what this machine does"
*is literally called the Scream Extractor*
doug has a hard time understanding simplicity sometimes
This film is one of my fav.
I had a niece who was around 2 when this came out, and I think I connected a lot with Boo as a character because if you're used to being around babies, especially really energetic ones, you can TELL the writers have, too. A lot of her mannerisms are just so spot on for kids as young as she's supposed to be, from the gibberish talking, to her singing in the bathroom because she likes how her voice echoes, to how when Sully takes her back to her room she has to show him every. single. one. of. her. toys. It was just perfectly done.
What's hard to understand? The film literally spells it out!
The creative and original take on Monsters Inc. isn't so much the fact that monsters care people as part of their job, but the fact that in this movie scaring humans is used as a resource, one that's increasingly getting smaller and that big companies are willing to do questionable things to stay on top, all while harvesting it from a group that's both unaware of all this and has no real say in the matter...
Sound familiar? Here's a hint: OIL COMPANIES!
This has never been my favourite Pixar, but I also don't know many people who dislike this film. I love it's old school vibe, mostly down to the jazzy score and Billy Crystal! Sure, Pixar have done a lot better than this...but this doesn't change the fact that this is lovely. I think I might have preferred he prequel though.
Monsters inc. is definitely one of my favorite movies, the scenes with mike screaming always makes me laugh, and the scenes where boo is chasing sully in the locker room killed me
Doug's been reviewing some old Disney/Pixar movies he's covered in the past in a little more detail and full spoiler territory, so I really hope he comes back to Monsters Inc as well, for a number of scenes in particular. And chances are you know _exactly_ which ones I'm referring to.
To describe the "complicated" plan, Mike Wazowski said at best, "what a plan, simple, yet INSANE!"
My grandma always tells me that when this movie came out on DVD, and my grandpa was out of town for a week, I use to watch this movie with her a lot. For the full week, whenever the movie would get done, we would turn it back on right afterwards. I was around 2 or so when this happened. This movie will always hold a special place in my heart
I like Billy christel & John Goodman as mike & sully
I can't think of anyone else to voice them
I LOVED Billy crystal's performance!
I cannot tell you how many times I have seen this and it is one of those movies that get better everytime I watch it
So… You’re not sure what the SCREAM EXTRACTOR is supposed to do for a world powered by SCREAM?!
The evil plan, as the comments point out, was understandable. The villains wanted to suffocate children as opposite to just scaring them for sourcing power.
It’s easy to argue that Randall is meant to be an obvious villain so we get distracted from the twist that Waternoose is also the villain
I was in like first grade when I watched this movie first and I understood it perfectly... You're an adult. It shouldn't be that hard to follow
I'm gonna take a wild guess and say that Frollo is Doug's favorite villain.
Mmm, I dunno. My bet is still on Foxy Loxy from Chicken Little. :P
@@ThePreciseClimber He made a top 10 disney villains list. Look at that, he doesn't have foxy loxy, but he has Frollo
This movie is one of my favorites, thanks for reminding me to give it a 10, wow, and it's TOTALLY not complicated. What the HELL are you smoking!
My favorite PIXAR entry.
The last scene alone makes me smile and cry at the same time, a simply wonderful film.
"Kitty"
You know what the best part is, The Credits, no because the movie is bad or something like that, it´s because the gags, and the fun they had. I love the movie, but for me the credits are the best part.
+mauro banegas I love the credits; they were the shit!
@@chinococoa6743 Too bad it’s only on the full screen version of the film. If you choose to watch the film on widescreen on the DVD, you just get the original end credits from the film’s initial release before they added the gags.
That machine was a different way of getting the screams out of the children. Instead of scaring them, they could use that machine to get much more energy from their screams. I know that's scary as f*ck but it's not THAT complicated.
What? I love Billy Crystals performance is awesome. I love Mike! I think he is the perfect ying to Sullys yang.
Monsters, Inc. is my personal favorite Pixar movie. One of the strongest parts of the movie is the relationship between Sulley and Boo. And the animation still hold up after 18 years.
9.5/10👍 great movie
Monster Inc has a special place in my heart because it was the first I saw in the theater. ^_^
I was Boo's age when this movie came out, and I still fricken love it to death to this day. Monsters University was alright, but no where near as good as the original.
Steve Buscemi was the perfect Randall!
I'm not going to say this movie is a masterpiece but I really like it, one of my favorite Pixar movies and honestly I thought if Steve had more screen time he could've been a better villain
I remember went to see watching Monsters Inc. 3D release at Gurnee Macrus Theaters when I was a kid 12 years old since December 20 2012
I'm suprised to hear you didn't love this movie all that much, I'd put it up there with Toy Story and The Incredibles. I think it has plenty of character and jokes, and I think Mike Wasowki was very funny. But to each their own I guess.
I love Boo and Sully's relationship. That is my favorite part of the movie.
Monster Inc. will always hold a place in my heart because it was the first movie I saw in theaters.
Definitely one of my favourite pixar films. I just love the atmosphere of the movie and the characters.
"Monsters Inc." is a great animated movie. I really like these two characters, Mike and Sulley who portrayed by Billy Crystal and John Goodman, which was a memorable voices that I like to hear. I disagree with Doug's criticism over Billy Crystal because he did a great job and he always be funny as Mike and how come you didn't find his comedic performance. Crystal is a funny actor and he did host for the Oscars long time. So why bashing over Billy Crystal for you're not taking a joke. Plus, the characters were great especially Randall is a pretty villain. You're seem pretty skeptical about this film and I hate when you said, "Don't know," or "ohh..um." Please light it up. Just a great Pixar movie.
Great movie until the prequel is kind a meh. Yup, even Critic hated this and nobody wants this prequel at all.
I’d say Monsters Inc. isn’t 1 of Pixar’s more emotional movies but it is 1 of their smartest movies
The machine sucks the screams out of children, but also their voice, I guess. Like fracking instead of drilling.
1:04 - nah, Steve Buscemi is not a monster; he's just a creepy-looking dude that unfortunately dies in every non-Disney movie.
Monsters Inc is my favorite Pixar movie besides Toy Story 2 and 3. And I absolutely love Boo to death! And you said Randall was a horrible villian, but for me I was actually freaking terrified of him as a kid. I l was literally scared that he would come out of my closet and scared me. To this day I have to sleep with my closet door closed.
Not sure where he’s coming from here, I’ve always loved this film. The villain plot is simple: There’s a Power shortage and Randall built this machine that will extract the screams from children so they don’t have to worry about the kids not being scared. Waternoose gets begrudgingly involved to save the company. Kidnapping children is, of course, an awful thing to do, so Sully and Mike stop them.
One of my fav Pixar movies for sure
I watched this one over and over as a kid and I still watch it today. I'm not sure why it appeals to me so much because I understand that it's not amazing. I just love it and I quote it so much. "Go on, grow up." "Why couldn't we get banished here?" "Nepal! Nice quiet Nepal." "I can't believe it... I'm on tv! Did you see the commercial? Wasn't I great? /it's your mom./ I know! What can I say? The camera loves me." "Watching... Always watching." "And leaving the door open is a huge mistake because..." "It could... let in a draft?"
The original concept was called "Ahhhhh! Real Monsters".
As a setting its so similar its obvious when you have seen both.
Interesting to look up if you haven't.
Monsters Inc is one of my all time favorite movie from when i was little. But bc i saw it in swedish and the voice actors are really good.
Monster's Inc is an absolute classic! Still my favorite kids movie, it's so hilarious, has great characters, chemistry, an amazing world with great world building, lots of gags and a lot of heart and the effects are still quite stunning
The scene where Randell was beating the tar out of Sully, I remember averting my eyes because I didn't want to see a character I cared for getting knocked around and strangled. Kind of like that scene in A Bug's Life where that happy go lucky inventor you've warmed up to is a battered and brused heap on the ground.
This is my 5th favorite Pixar film. The concept, It's so creative! I love Randall though.
It's funny how Doug is so picky with a movie as interesting as this one, while praising something like Frozen and its bland characters, weak story and loose ends.
People are really confusing xD
Normally I like these reviews but this one is one I hugely disagree with the story is easy and the villains idea is easy to understand and also I love both sully and mike
I absolutely loved this film growing up. It was literally the first film I watched in cinemas. I sometimes go to watch it because of the little girl Boo, and my best part was towards the end was when Sully and Mike were being chased by Randall and I always felt emotional when Sully says goodbye to her.
i love boo so much omg this is one of the best movies ever created
Loved this one! My mother screamed with laughter the first time she watched the opening sequence with the pratfall monster. ^_^
I LOVED the intro to this movie!!!!!
I perfectly see what you mean and I respect your opinion, but this is one of my favorite Pixar films, and I do have fond memories of it. Still, I get what you mean.
I still adore this movie!
The thing that perplexes me is the topic about originality. I mean, it's clear that the idea about monsters get out of child's closet it's not original and maybe (I cannot be sure about that, but whatever...) even the fact that this kind of coming and going is a job for them. But for me this doesn't make the movie unoriginal, because it doesn't stop there, it walks his own route with a lot of metaphors about the world of industry and energy, about personal pursuit of success (a thing that is in every man, even the kindest) and the need to put it aside, about greed of industry and how much unscrupulous its people can be (men even capable of betraying their most faithful workers). All elements well-adjusted in a very lovely family picture.
Honestly, the topic about the absolute originality as a value always had carries very little weight with my opinion about a movie. Even when I discover that an episode of the third season of the original Twilight Zone series (I won't say you which one, it's one of the best and it has a great twist) was based on the same main idea of Toy Story trilogy (even the idea of the third movie) I never thought that those film was less original than before. Because, for me, who had the idea first is not important.
PS: anyway, I love Crystal
My ooinion on this movie: amazing
It's Pete Docter's early work. He does fine here especially considering the fact that this is his first feature length film as a director. However he doesn't really get his bearings till Up and Inside Out.
"i should be laughing at this, but why am i not?" because you have lost all childish joy and happiness in you life critic
Always loved this film. The voice acting in Spanish just makes it a 100 times funnier.
I love this movie I watched it for the first time in forever the other day
Idk, man. This movie is a neck-and-neck for my favorite Pixar movie.
Mike was my favorite character. Boo was so so so cute! And Waternouse was so sinister and is my favorite villain in Pixar.