Monsters Inc.

Just a little more than two months ago I sat down at my keyboard and wrotea review on Disney's Blu-ray release of Finding Nemo. I was filled with excitement,as I raved about the remarkable job the animation team did with the film's 3Dtranslation. When all was said and done, I placed Finding Nemo at the top of thelist as the best animated upconversion that I had seen to date.Now, I sit here again, filled with the same exhilaration, having just watchedthe newly released 3D Blu-ray of Monsters, Inc. which I can completely assureyou benefits greatly by its new dimensionality added in post production.The success of Pixar's 2001 release rests mostly on the charm of its voicetalents. The pairing of Billy Crystal (Wazowski) and John Goodman (Sulley)provide some of the best comedic performances found in any Pixar film todate. For those of you who still may not be familiar with the story, it concerns apair of specially-trained monsters WHO work 9 to 5 at the largest scream-processingfactory in Monstropolis. As they sneak into bedrooms, the screams of frightenedchildren are collected and used to power the Metropolis. Believed by Monstersto be toxic, children are strictly forbidden from entering their world. As you wouldexpect, that is exactly what happens as a little girl named Boo (Mary Gibbs)enters the factory, creating complete chaos. As Sulley and Wazowski try toreturn Boo, they uncover a dangerous plot about to be set off by a multi-leggedchameleon-like lizard named Randall Boggs (Steve Buscemi), that could bedeadly to them all.Monsters Inc. translates flawlessly to 3D Blu-ray, which amazes me becauseoften you'll hear skeptics talk about how wearing format eyewear diminishesoverall picture quality. Through my active shutter glasses, I was astonishedto find no such degradation. In fact, what I saw before me was strikingly perfectimagery with its palette of rich colors and vast amount of textures that are reallypleasing to the eyes. There's just a wonderful array of vivid, neon-rainbow colorsto behold here. Black levels are fantastic. Even more astonishing is the levelof detail that only Blu-ray could provide. You can see every strand of furacross Sully's Monstrous body, and with the added depth that 3D provides, itappears to be more realistically soft and natural. This is another one of thosetransfers that turns your display into a picture window where everything seemsso perfect inside that you could almost reach in and touch it. In a word, it'sbreathtaking.The 3D itself is quite excellent, opening this film up to an entirely new viewingexperience thanks to a noticeable amount of depth that makes each scenelook limitless in size. While there are no blatant gimmicks it's very cool to seejust how many body...err...monster parts protrude outwards. Take notice howRandall Bogg's slinky lizard head pokes itself outside the boundaries of the display.Check out the snakes in Celia's hairdo as they move in and out of the spacebetween film and viewer. I even enjoyed the opening title sequence with its many doorsthat jettison outward when opened. And speaking of which....the most thrilling 3Deffects can be seen during the door vault sequence. If you have a subwoofer andturn the sound up loud, you almost feel as if you are on a roller coaster ride as doorsrace down a conveyor belt. The pure depth that is portrayed as you look to the bottomof the vault is immensely impressive. I also loved the overhead shots of the CDAswat team and all its helicopters converging on the city. This is the kind of perspectiveyou just cannot replicate in 2D.And up to this point you haven't heard me complain about crosstalk. Well, that's becausethere is absolutely no ghosting to be found here. That's a real thumbs up for this transfer.While the 3D is impressive enough, nothing can prepare you for the explosive DolbyTrueHD 7.1 soundtrack (downconverted to 5.1 on my system). I don't think I could writeanything about the acoustic experience and do it justice. Let me just say that I haverarely been so sonically immersed in a film as I was here. There is such an unbelievablelevel of effect placement and panning that are perfectly executed as if without any effortattached. At any moment, you could expect sounds to emanate from different cornersof the room. At times, I heard helicopters encircling my head. Other times it was thescreams of frightened children. Every stomp, thump, drop, crash and pounce in thisfilm is heavily accented by powerful LFE that can be felt as well as heard. I talkedabout how great the door vault sequence looks in 3D. Just wait until you crank yoursystem high and find yourself in the middle of the action as you feel the floor vibratebeneath your seat cushion. Make no mistake about it -- this is reference quality audiothat will be the subject of conversation with your friends long after the credits roll....and when you are done assaulting your senses with Monsters, Inc., don't forgetto take a look at the included short, Partysaurus Rex. It stars the lovable Rexdinosaur of Toy Story fame as he throws a party for discarded bathtub toys. Ifound it a highly entertaining short, mostly thanks to its effective use of 3D, brilliantneon colors and pumping techno track. Very worthwhile addition to this package.The Ultimate Collector's Edition of Monsters, Inc. arrives as a 5-disc set. Thereare single 2D and 3D feature film discs, a bonus Blu-ray disc with a wealth of extrafeatures, and separate DVD and Digital Copy Feature discs. The Blu-ray case issleeved with clever lenticular packaging that gives the effect of Wazowski and Sullyopening a bedroom closet door.I continue to praise Disney for their efforts in bringing new life to their existing librarywith 3D upconversions that are extremely well done. Monsters, Inc. looks more expansiveand feels more impactful and emotional than ever before thanks to the amount of depthand realism this format is able to provide. If one could afford it, I would recommendenthusiasts purchase every single 3D animated feature Disney has released to date.However, if you could only afford to buy two, I would place Finding Nemo and Monsters, Inc.at the top of the list (in that order).

My boyfriend and I absolutely love this movie.

Thankyou Australia for sending the '3D Monsters, Inc.' !! I have family & a friend there! ___I 'Love' the reviews on how detailed the cinneamatograghy (sp?) ! ___Can't wait to watch my 3D Collection! ___ There is one OLED that plays 3D though more than I wish to pay! I was told by a TV Salesman another 3D TV will be on the market within 5 years! ___There's an ASIS Computer Screen that plays 3D BluRay Discs!In the meantime, I am looking for a used 3D TV! ! ___ My Living Room will have my new 65" QLED, my Big Box 1st Picture in Picture Samsung Smart TV & One Day my 3D TV!, my new 3D Video Player, Disc Player, & Combination Player, Roku & Converter Box (to watch FREE NFL & Local Channels) & possibly a Region Free player to play my British DVDs if my Region Setting gets stuck!___(I bought Videos from Oxford because of family ties during European Union Vote to send $$$ their way. Not realizing they were Region 2 discs!!! Many British movies & animation are Region 2!)___Picture me surrounded by TVs & a Sewing machine with 'YouTube 4K Fireplace' on 1 of the screens!!! Happy Camper! Take Care, Skyblue7

I recently started to introduce movies to my 2.5year old and 4 year old. This movie keep them watching and we actually watched it 4 times. It was a hit and will probably be a go to movies in future

We don't even have kids and we've watched this several times. We enjoy it each and every time. Humor for the entire family!

M

It came very fast and my son is pleased

No issues

Le meilleur film d’animation des studios Pixar !Si vous ou vos enfants adorez les aventures des p’tits monstres Bob et Sully à Monstropolis un conseil, offrez-vous ce Blu-ray ! Personnellement je l’adore à la folie. 😀✅ Cette version comporte un Blu-ray avec le dessin animé + les bonus à se tordre de rire avec la maman de Bob. 😂✅ Le disque est très joli et comporte la même photo que la boite.✅ La langue est bien en Français, en DTS-HD HR 5.1, ce qui offre une qualité de voix excellente.Les graphismes sont incroyables sur une télévision 4k HDR !Une histoire pleine d’humour, d’émotions et de bienveillance à regarder seul ou en famille ! 😍Je l’ai reçu le lendemain grâce à Amazon Prime.

Nice film

Meine Große (10J.) hatte zu Beginn mehr Schiss als ihr kleiner Bruder (9J.).Trotz Erfahrung bei Tageslicht mit "Herr der Ringe" und "Harry Potter" -- da hab ich lange gezögert (vor allem H.P. ab 3.), bis sie mich überredet haben.Die Comic-Monstergesichter sind dann bei ihr (vor der Mitnahme des kleinen Mädchens) komischerweise mehr Trigger gewesen als die Nazgûl o. Voldemort (versteht das jemand?).Letztlich haben wir ihn Monate später tagsüber geschaut und sie lieben ihn beide sehr.Dennoch bitte allenfalls rantasten und abwägen, ob der nicht, trotz des Kuscheltierlooks, begleitet geschaut werden muss (s.o.) -- den Modus gibt es bei uns bis auf sehr kindliche Filme, wie zum x-ten Mal Pipi Langstrumpf, eh nur, damit nicht /unverdaut/ im Kopf bleibt und ich ggf. Beistand und Beantworter sein kann.

Composition : Boitier contenant 2 disques blu ray, le film et le second des bonusAspect cosmétique: Boite en plastique bleue très quelconque. Disques propres et sans poussiere.Chargement plutot long ceci en comparaison à d'autres BR qui eux se chargent vite.Disney est pénible en imposant leurs pubs au lancement du disque...Aspects techniques.Vidéo :Disque en Blu ray 2K. Visualisé sur un TV OLED 56" HDR et lecteur OPPO 4K HDR et ampli Yamaha RX A3050 l'image est belle, détaillée, bonne résolution et définition. Pas de bruit, l'image est fluide, pas de figeage. Ce n'est pas anormal bien au contraire c'est de l'image de synthèse.Son: La bande son est en français DTS ES 5.1, excellente , il y a du DTS HD master audio 5.1 en anglais.Voix bien lisible sur la voie centrale. Espace sonore bien rempli, bonne spatialisation,Excellente dynamique, bon niveau pas besoin de pousser l'ampli dans ses derniers retranchements.Point de vue artistique:Excellent scénario, et très bonne intrigue, histoire vraiment peu banale aux nombreux gags !Nombreux personnages, monstres (à faire palir Star wars et Mr Spielberg) droles, tendres, attendrissants et même des méchants. Trés beau graphisme et dessins. Bonus très quelconques.Globalement un magnifique et génial film, drole, plein d'humour et d'émotion pour les plus grands et les plus petits (pas trop petit tous de même), plaisir à partager en famille. Moi, j'adore...

Movie like Tom Hanks big! Pixar! Played movie. Skips! Brian New,??? Ol' well! Good quality. Fast ship. Fast money. Recommend !!