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BlueCrystalTear 09/24/22 12:05:15 AM #35: | Added those earlier, thanks for nominating, Gavs! Tonight, I decided to go with something light. Because... it just works to follow up the heavy crime stuff. Monsters Inc. (2001) Directed by: Pete Docter Written by: Pete Docter, Jill Culton, Jeff Pidgeon, Ralph Eggleston, Andrew Stanton, Daniel Gerson Starring: John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Steve Buscemi, Mary Gibbs, Jen Tilly Previous status: Saw ages ago Please note that this first paragraph was written before watching, to recap what I recalled going in; I will do this for any movie marked as having been seen before. (I may be mistaken on some of those and my memories are actually from the trailers, jsyk) Honestly, I could not tell you the last time I watched this movie. In fact, I don't remember many of the intricate details, just the basics: Monsters waltz into kids' rooms to scare them not out of malice but to protect their own insecurities - they themselves are afraid of the kids (can't recall why). And they suddenly have an unwelcome visitor, a 4 y/o who recognizes this that they refer to as "Boo" since that's what she says. All hell breaks loose but they must face their fears. Sulley and Mike Wazowski are the protagonists (I can't help but say "Mike Wazowski" like Boo does); I remember the smarmy Randall Boggs and the purple woman, but... the details are very, very few and far between, same goes for the relationships. I do remember Mike doing stand-up for a kid at the end, but not much else. Time for some nostalgia. Watching now... Okay, back. Yeah, I got several things wrong, and didn't remember some big details. Boo's even younger than I remembered - I remembered her being a bit larger than that, like at the sushi bar. I didn't recall her referring to Sulley as "Kitty." I did not recall at all that the screams and laughter powered Monstropolis. I really only remembered Celia for her design - nothing more, and I may have gotten some details between her role and that of Roz confused. It really has been ages since I saw this! My memory is usually better, but a refresher is always nice. I should do that more often for the movies I like. And get rid of the ones I don't. One thing that's really great about this is the sheer amount of story they tell in an hour and a half. Like, there wasn't ANY wasted second in this movie. No dumb "watch X walk down a hallway" at an unnecessary time. No cameras panning out to show unnecessary scenery that doesn't even add atmosphere. All of the things like that were necessary for world-building or showing action and building tension. It was very tightly written and produced, and the story makes a lot of sense for it too. Randall was even slimier than I had recalled - I'd just remembered him being smarmy, not to what lengths he went to. He was certainly an interesting villain - Steve Buscemi being an ass is certainly a carryover from Reservoir Dogs. That said, Was nice for the easter egg in Boo's room of the Jessie doll and clown fish - easy to spot, sure, but blatant crossovers with other Pixar properties (the latter being the movie after this one, which was certainly already in the works). The amount of detail and craftsmanship here was great, but I still am a little confused about that (spoiler) I mentioned above. That's... a minor issue, honestly. For what this movie is, it's damn good, and even better than I remembered. I'll give it a 5/5. @MetalmindStats @hylianknight3 You are both allowed another nomination! (yes I also tag people so they know I watched what they wanted me to watch) The next one may or may not be tomorrow - it depends on how badly the first quarter goes. I already expect it will be very ugly in Columbus since TOSU has our number. --- Come check out my movie watchthrough topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/80167031 ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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