Post by anastasia on Jun 20, 2013 18:26:35 GMT 7
Monster's University Rreview (releasing 20/6/13)(21/6/13)
UNIVERSALLY APPEALING MONSTER FRANCHISE STILL GRADUATES WITH HONOURS
Reviewed By: Dragon
Rentak Sejuta Rating: 3/5 Stars
It’s nice to be able to go to a movie and not have my thinking cap on. Although it did take me a while to warm up to the latest offering from the Monster’s Inc. franchise, Pixar’s rather enjoyable animated Monster’s University eventually got me rooting for the protagonists.
The protagonists being a young college going Mike Wazowski (voiced by Billy Crystal) and eventual best buddy, James “Sulley” Sullivan (John Goodman) who start off as enemies when Sulley unfairly takes credit for pinching another school’s mascot and gets into the coveted Roar Omega Roar fraternity while Mike is acrimoniously resigned to the nerdy Oozma Kappa whose members are social outcasts. Despite being a straight A student in the Scare Program and with a lifetime dream of being a scarer in Monstropolis, Mike is unfortunately not at all scary, and worse, completely oblivious to the fact. On the other hand, Scully who comes from a long lineage of scarers, certainly has the brawns, despite not having the smarts. Mike & Sully soon get kicked out of the Scare Program during their final exams, after accidentally thrashing Dean Hardscrabble’s (Helen Mirren) prized possession. Desperate to stay in the program, Mike makes a deal with the Dean, that if he and his team of misfits from Oozma Kappa win the annual Scare Games, he should be reinstated into the Scare Program along with his team. Short of a team member, Mike has to enlist Sulley’s help. And here’s where the fun gets a dose of adrenaline.
Although the plot is not as original or as creative (as what is expected of Pixar) and is a rehashing of typical college comedy formulas, it still works and is high on entertainment value. Although the edge might be missing a bit, it’s still a fun and lovable ride, and the kids will lap it up without a care, as will their dotting parents. It may be a little contrived but the appeal is still universal.
The fact remains that we may have come to expect a lot from Pixar’s genius, so Monster’s University may seem a little underwhelming and mildly unimaginative, but I still enjoyed it completely and have very little to complain, and as such it still graduates with honours, at least in our books.
UNIVERSALLY APPEALING MONSTER FRANCHISE STILL GRADUATES WITH HONOURS
Reviewed By: Dragon
Rentak Sejuta Rating: 3/5 Stars
It’s nice to be able to go to a movie and not have my thinking cap on. Although it did take me a while to warm up to the latest offering from the Monster’s Inc. franchise, Pixar’s rather enjoyable animated Monster’s University eventually got me rooting for the protagonists.
The protagonists being a young college going Mike Wazowski (voiced by Billy Crystal) and eventual best buddy, James “Sulley” Sullivan (John Goodman) who start off as enemies when Sulley unfairly takes credit for pinching another school’s mascot and gets into the coveted Roar Omega Roar fraternity while Mike is acrimoniously resigned to the nerdy Oozma Kappa whose members are social outcasts. Despite being a straight A student in the Scare Program and with a lifetime dream of being a scarer in Monstropolis, Mike is unfortunately not at all scary, and worse, completely oblivious to the fact. On the other hand, Scully who comes from a long lineage of scarers, certainly has the brawns, despite not having the smarts. Mike & Sully soon get kicked out of the Scare Program during their final exams, after accidentally thrashing Dean Hardscrabble’s (Helen Mirren) prized possession. Desperate to stay in the program, Mike makes a deal with the Dean, that if he and his team of misfits from Oozma Kappa win the annual Scare Games, he should be reinstated into the Scare Program along with his team. Short of a team member, Mike has to enlist Sulley’s help. And here’s where the fun gets a dose of adrenaline.
Although the plot is not as original or as creative (as what is expected of Pixar) and is a rehashing of typical college comedy formulas, it still works and is high on entertainment value. Although the edge might be missing a bit, it’s still a fun and lovable ride, and the kids will lap it up without a care, as will their dotting parents. It may be a little contrived but the appeal is still universal.
The fact remains that we may have come to expect a lot from Pixar’s genius, so Monster’s University may seem a little underwhelming and mildly unimaginative, but I still enjoyed it completely and have very little to complain, and as such it still graduates with honours, at least in our books.