A parent's dream

This is an awesome movie. My son wanted to watch it every night for a solid month, and I didn't mind because it was funny. And not just the silly child humor, but Billy Crystal funny (he played Mike or googly bear).

There are just a few scary scenes for the little ones, that I jump through. But other than that, it is such a pleasure to have a movie the children like that I enjoy too. Especially after you've seen it 100 times!

Could Have Been Better

Monsters Inc. had much potential and could have been better in the hands of someone like Tim Burton, or even someone imitating his style. As it was this movie was merely "all right" and isn't one that will endear itself to too many people. Who knew, though, that all those closet monsters and below-bed beings worked for a good cause? And who says the movies have nothing to teach us?

Rethinking the appropriateness of all these "modern, CGI classics," that teach tots snide, obnoxious behavior

For many months, we've been allowing our tots to watch this movie (and other CGI-type "classics" like Toy Story I, Bugs Life, etc). Of late, we realized, with horror, that our kids' recent aggression, and usage of snide and obnoxious remarks has been due to these "modern kids classics."---comments and demands like "WHERE'S MY FOOD!!!" (courtesy of "Bugs Life"); "YOU'RE STUPID!"; "YOU IDIOT" (Toy Story); "YOU STINK"....and the like. Even the brilliant (for adults, that is) Monsters, Inc. has the characters castigating, berating, ridiculing each other (especially by the villain Randall, who viciously threatens and tries to Kill the protagonist at the end, snarling "STUPID" at him, etc). Maybe "Finding Nemo" is the least objectionable of the bunch. In retrospect, all the Disney movies in our collection are safe, tame, and benign by comparison, and far less objectionable if even at all. (e.g., Cinderella, Little Mermaid, etc). I wish we'd stuck to safer products for toddlers, like the afore-mentioned Disney titles, or The Wiggles, Baby Einstein, Bob the Builder, etc. I choose politically correct but safe, over slyly entertaining and wickedly cutting-edge, any day! Those "modern classics" are great for adults, what with their modern spin, dialogue, etc----but why give the kids a head-start on learning objectionable phrases and vocabulary that they're going to learn later from others? No one wants their kid to be the FIRST SOURCE of the poor habits and language being adopted by the other kids in the neighborhood and amongst the extended family.
The golden rule now in our house: If the adults enjoy it, and it's not tedious and boring, it's probably inappropriate for kids!