Monsters Inc Blu Ray Review

Monsters, Inc. : We Scare Because We Care. You Won't Believe Your Eye. We Think They Are Scary, But Really We Scare Them!

From the creators of Finding Nemo and A Bugs Life brings us Monsters Inc. I really enjoyed this movie from Pixar. Imagine if you will a city that is unlike any other city. But there isn't a human in sight, it's filled with Monsters. Any kind of monster you can think of live here in Monstropolis. There is a crisis in the city. The power of kids screams powers the city. It's up to the monsters to scare the kids so the kids scream and power the city. Like all the other movies from Pixar this story is character driven . You get to know the story of Monsters and the little girl that changed everything. This movie is for everbody young or old. This is my favorite movie from Pixar. This Blu Ray set does not disappoint at all. It's got excellent picture and the sound quality is awesome. This is a 4 disc set. You'll be blown away with what's on this blu ray set. Disc one is the blu ray version, Disc two is bonus features, Disc Three is the DVD Edition and Disc Four is the digital copy version. This Blu Ray set has all the features from the 2 disc DVD Edition and even more extras to check out. Disney has done a nice job with this blu ray set. It is a must have blu ray for your collection.

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The Story Of Monsters Inc.

Experience the film that captured the hearts of critics and fans around the world in a breathtaking new way. Monsters, Inc. is "visually dazzling, action-packed and hilarious," raves the Boston Herald. And now, with eye-popping, crystal-clear visuals and theater-quality sound, it's even better on Disney Blu-ray Hi-Def!

Lovable Sulley (John Goodman) and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) are the top scare team at Monsters, Inc., the scream-processing factory in Monstropolis. When a little girl named Boo wanders into their world, it's the monsters who are scared silly, and it's up to Sulley and Mike to keep her out of sight and get her back home.

Open the door to a fantastic world of fun and imagination that will have you screaming for more. Featuring never-before-seen bonus features, including Roz's 100-Door Challenge Game, the original DVD and a DisneyFile Digital Copy of the movie, Monsters, Inc. is a sensational new experience on Disney Blu-ray. (Story Informationt taken from back cover sleeve)

How Does It Look And Sound?

The Video: This disc is presented in Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video resolution: 1080p. This blu ray has a wonderful color and detail. The picture is amazing. Sulley's fur of blues and purples are crisp and clear. Mike's green skin stands out with vivid reds and oranges look fantastic. This makes a great demo for your HDTV.

The Audio: This disc is presented in 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio. It's got good clear voices coming from the center channel. The front and rear speakers are active between the music and sound effects and some excellent bass coming from the sub woofer. Make sure to have the volume up loud while watching this.

Special Features

English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 ES Matrix
French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1

· Audio Commentary (Disc 1): Director Pete Docter, co-director Lee Unkrich, writer Andrew Stanton, and executive producer John Lasseter dig into Monsters, Inc., its genesis, characters, storyline, and cultural relevance. Along with the requisite technical details, they briskly plow through the film's themes and finer narrative points, making their analysis particularly engrossing and their informative discussion a welcome addition to this release.

· Director's Introduction (Disc 1, HD, 2 minutes): Docter also appears before the disc reaches the main menu, giving viewers a quick overview of everything they'll find in the Blu-ray release of Monsters, Inc.

· Filmmakers Round Table (Disc 1, HD, 22 minutes): Filmed at the Hidden City Cafe, the fabled Pixar hotspot, Docter, Unkrich, producer Darla K. Anderson, and story supervisor Bob Peterson laugh their way through an amiable chat about their work at Pixar Studios, their contributions to Monsters, Inc., and the development and eventual release of the film. Both thoughtful and informative (and peppered with concept art, sketches, and early renders), this newly produced Blu-ray exclusive is well worth any fan's time as it offers a personable introduction to the clever minds responsible for one of Pixar's finest.

· Ride and Go Seek: Building Monstropolis in Japan (Disc 1, HD, 12 minutes): A semi-promotional tour of the Monsters, Inc. attraction at the Disneyland Theme Park in Tokyo.

· For the Birds (Disc 1, HD, 3 minutes): Still one of my favorite Pixar shorts, this amusing animated gem involves a group of mean-spirited birds getting their much-deserved comeuppance.

· Mike's New Car (Disc 1, HD, 4 minutes): Mike gives Sulley a tour of his brand new car in this fun short culled from the original DVD release of Monsters, Inc.

· Roz's 100 Door Challenge (Disc 2, HD): An exclusive, interactive employee placement exam that finds the perfect role for applicants at the Monsters, Inc. facility. However, it's more of a trivia game than a personality quiz, so the setup is a bit misleading.

· Story Featurettes (Disc 2, SD, 22 minutes): A quartet of pre-production featurettes. "Story is King" showcases the Pixar Story Department, "Monsters Are Real" gives the cast and crew a brief opportunity to discuss the monsters and their world, "Original Treatment" focuses on an early pitch for the film (one that features a version of the tale that pales in comparison to the final film), and "Back to Work" sees Peterson pitching a scene to the production team.

· Pixar Fun Factory Tour (Disc 2, SD, 4 minutes): John Lasseter hosts a tour of the "new" (now eight-year-old) Pixar Studios offices. It's a bit bizarre and borders on random, but kids will probably get a kick out of it.

· Banished Concepts (Disc 2, HD, 10 minutes): A collection of five abandoned scenes that open with an introduction by co-directer Lee Unkrich. Some of the deletions feature finalized animation, but most are comprised of animated storyboards and early pre-viz inserts.

· Storyboard to Film Comparison (Disc 2, HD, 16 minutes): Watch a single scene's original storyreel, its finalized rendering, or in a split-screen comparison of the two.

· Designing Monstropolis (Disc 2, SD, 5 minutes): Another initially awkward featurette with co-director David Silverman (on a scooter, no less) that nevertheless manages to effectively explore the efforts and ideas that produced Mike and Sulley's city.

· Set Dressing (Disc 2, SD, 3 minutes): A dry look at the virtual props and cameras used to bring several Monsters, Inc. locales to animated life.

· Location Flyaround (Disc 2, SD, 7 minutes): This series of extended environment pans and 360 degree interior spins show off some of the film's streets, rooms, and locations. The quick tours would have been great had they been presented in high definition, but the animators' finer textures and more minute details are lost in the featurette's standard definition haze.

· Monster File (Disc 2, SD, 7 minutes): A two-part EPK that introduces the film's monsters, delivers interviews with the voice actors, and looks at the animators' character designs.

· Animation (Disc 2, SD, 26 minutes): Six segments are included. "Animation Process" explains how Pixar produces its films, "Early Tests" finds Mike and Sulley models being run through their paces, "Opening Title Animation" touches on award-winning illustrator Geefwee Boedoe's title sequence, "Hard Parts" reveals the challenges the filmmakers faced, "Shots Department" shows how the animators spot-checked tricky hair and fabric shots, and "Production Demonstration" allows viewers to watch a scene develop through four stages of animation: storyreel, layout, animation, and final color.

· Music & Sound (Disc 2, SD, 7 minutes): A pair of featurettes that examine the film's sound design and Billy Crystal and John Goodman's rendition of "If I Didn't Have You."

· Release (Disc 2, SD, 17 minutes): This section includes footage from the film's premiere, two theatrical trailers, four TV spots, an overview of the changes made to accommodate international releases, a multi-language clip reel, a merchandising featurette, and the outtakes that appeared during the theatrical release's credit sequence (thankfully presented in high definition). Of note, the HD outtakes are actually about five-and-a-half minutes long, not seven as it states in the features menu.

· Monsters Only Section (Disc 2, SD, 12 minutes): A few additional featurettes from the standard DVD round out the main package. "New Monster Adventures" offers a collection of TV vignettes, two non-interactive animated activities produced for a Japanese television show, and a "If I Didn't Have You" music video; "Behind the Screams" is an interview with Mike and Sully about their work for the company; and "Orientation" serves up a trio of animated videos -- "Your First Day," "History of the Monster World" (drawn and narrated by animation legend Bud Luckey), and "Welcome to Monsters, Inc." -- created for new Monsters, Inc. employees.

· Art Gallery (Disc 2, HD): Nearly 900 pieces of concept art -- including character designs, color tests, early renders, and more -- make this a thoroughly extensive art gallery.

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Mike: Roz, my tender, oozing blossom, you're looking fabulous today. Is that a new haircut? Tell me it's a new haircut. It's got to be a new haircut. New makeup? You had a lift? You had a tuck? You had something? Something has been inserted in in you that makes you look... Listen, I need a favor. Randall was working late last night out on the scare floor. I really need the key to the door he was using.
Roz: Well, isn't that nice? But guess what? You didn't turn in your paperwork last night.
Mike: He didn't... I... no paperwork?
Roz: This office is now closed.
[Roz closes the window on Mike's fingers]
Mike: YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

Henry J. Waternoose: There's nothing more toxic or deadly than a human child. A single touch could kill you. Leave a door open, and one can walk right into this factory; right into the monster world.
Trainee: I won't go into a kid's room. You can't make me.

Mike: Good morning, Roz, my succulent little garden snail. And who will we be scaring today?
Roz: Wazowski! You didn't file your paperwork last night.
Mike: Oh, that darn paperwork! Wouldn't it be easier if it all just blew away?
Roz: Don't let it happen again.
Mike: Yes, well, I'll try to be more careful next time.
Roz: I'm watching you, Wazowski. Always watching. Always.
Mike: Ooh, she's nuts.

Henry J. Waternoose: James, this company has been in my family for three generations. I would do anything to keep it from going under.
Sulley: So would I, sir.
Henry J. Waternoose: Say, I could use your help with something.
Sulley: Anything, sir.
Henry J. Waternoose: You see, we've recently hired some new recruits, and frankly, they're... um...
Sulley: Inexperienced?
Henry J. Waternoose: Oh, they stink!
Sulley: Uh-huh.
Henry J. Waternoose: I thought you could drop by the simulator tomorrow and give them a little scare demonstration, show them what it takes to be our top scarer.
Sulley: I'll start with the old Waternoose Jump-and-Growl.
[Jumps and growls]
Henry J. Waternoose: [Startled] Oh! Ha ha! That's my boy.

Sulley: Mike, this isn't Boo's door.
Mike: Boo? What's Boo?
Sulley: That's... what I decided to call her. Is there a problem?
Mike: Sulley, you're not supposed to name it. Once you name it, you start getting attached to it. Now put that thing back where it came from or so help me...
[Mike pauses, realizing that they suddenly have the attention of the entire scare floor]
Mike: Oh, hey. We're rehearsing a - a scene for the upcoming company play called uh, Put That Thing Back Where It Came From Or So Help Me. It's a musical.
[singing]
Mike: Put that thing back where it came from or so help me... so help me, so help me and cut. We're still working on it, it's a work in progress but, hey, we need ushers.

Randall: Okay, I think I know how to make this all go away. What happens when the whistle blows in five minutes?
Mike: I get a time out?
Randall: Everyone goes to lunch! Which means the scare floor will be...
Mike: ...Painted?
Randall: EMPTY! I'll be empty, you idiot! See that clock?When the big hand is pointing up...
[forces Mike's arm up]
Randall: and the little hand is pointing up...
[forces the other arm up]
Randall: the door will be in my station. But when the big hand is pointing down...
[forces Mike's arm down]
Randall: the door will be gone. You have until then to put the kid back. Get the picture?

Mike: Can I borrow your odorant?
Sulley: Yeah, I got, uh, Smelly Garbage or Old Dumpster.
Mike: You got, uh, Low Tide?
Sulley: No.
Mike: How about Wet Dog?
Sulley: Yep. Stink it up.

Mike: She's the one. I'm telling ya, she is the one.
Sulley: I'm happy for you.
Mike: Oh, by the way, thanks for hooking me up with those reservations.
Sulley: No problem. They're under the name Googlie-Bear.
Mike: Thanks, I... you know, that isn't very funny.

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Final Thoughts on Monsters Inc

This movie is very enjoyable gets better ever time you watch it. This blu ray set is jam packed with all kinds of extra features. Comes with BD Live Content, DVD Edition and digital copy can't go wrong with. This is well worth the upgrade if you have the 2 disc DVD edition. This is a must have blu ray. Below is how I rate the movie. 1 star for the lowest. 5 stars for it being the highest.

Movie ***** Stars

Video ***** Stars

Audio ***** Stars

Features ***** Stars