I have watched this movie last week and i got bored. Then i realized unlike some other animation movies that i have watched, this movie was only made for small kids. Movies like kungfu panda, wall-E... were of a kind that a person from any age group can watch and enjoy. This one wasn't like that...
shareNo, I don't know where you got that idea. Many adults I know consider this to be one of Pixar's best films. A lot of the humour flies over the kids' heads and clearly yours as well. For example, the scene near the end where Mike is doing stand-up comedy for the little boy is a reference to the fact that Pixar knows what makes adults laugh as well as kids. When Mike sees that his witty stand-up routine is too much for the kid and not impressing him, he just does a loud burp and the kid cracks up. When Finding Nemo was first released, some critics said that it was aimed at younger kids as opposed to the more satirical Monsters, Inc.
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Actually, I think this one is more for teenagers and adults. Virtually all of the dialogue (except Boo's) and jokes will go over any kid's head.
Pixar has NEVER and will NEVER make a film "only for small kids" as you put it.
I'm 19, enjoy watching cartoons (especially anime), and I still enjoy this movie.
Want to see something REALLY scary?
Not at all. I love this film, one of the best from PIXAR! It also has wonderful references that adults can appreciate. The Jazz score and overall throwback graphics within the opening credits. The restaurant, Harryhausens, a perfect tribute to Ray. Lots going in here for adults to appreciate besides the great story.
shareI have to agree with the OP. I was also bored throughout the film and it definitely felt more shallow to me compared to other Pixar films. I guess to each his own, but I also got the impression that the younger crowd probably would find this film a lot more entertaining than I did.
shareI don't watch allot of "kid" movies as I do not have kids of my own, however this first came out I was dating someone who had a kid and we went to see it and I LOVED IT. I really think its a great movie
I am really looking forward to the sequel, if its even half as good as this one it should be a nice movie.
Some movies click for some people some don't, this one really didn't do much for the OP and thats fine, it happens.
I gotta say the abominable snowman making "lemon" snow cones cracked me up
With all due respect to the OP, it is important to please remember that all comedy is subjective. Sorry you didn't enjoy the film, I can only draw the conclusion that you have outgrown the Disney- and by extension, the Pixar -magic.
How many of us adults remember our not so distant childhoods, begging our folks at bedtime to leave a light on in the room, or leave the door open a crack, or refuse to get in to bed without a cherished toy or doll, for fear of the "monster in the closet" or the one "under the bed". How many of us slept with one eye on the slightly open closet door, our simmering fear making us believe we saw a blood-dripping claw curl around the edge of that door, it's owner just ready to pounce out to eat us, or worse, scare us silly?
This movie, above all other Disney/Pixar films, was made specifically for children AND adults, to tap into those long suppressed childhood neuroses that lead us to believe monsters existed in the first place. Why is it so hard to believe that monsters are an organized union, operating out of a gigantic factory that creates and allows access to the bedrooms of children for the express purpose terrorizing them? And if you believe, just a little, in that, then why not believe in a warehouse filled floor to ceiling with millions of bedroom closet doors, all leading to the room of a scared child? Finally, if you believe that monsters can enter our world, isn't it equally possible for children to enter theirs?
Monsters, Inc. is a little dark in spots (forcefully strapping a child into a machine that will make her scream is a bit close to the line) but is also funny, witty, urbane, topical and just as much fun for the grownup as it is for the child they took to the movies to see it. I hope they do make Monsters, Inc., 2; perhaps the plot will be that, now that kid's laughter fuels Monstropolis, Sully and Mike discover the one child (or family of children) who will not or can not laugh at the monster in the closet.
Truth is, everybody is going to hurt you; you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for
Totally agree
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I think that Kung Fu panda is much more childish than Monsters inc. I think it depends on the taste.
I would disagree about this movie being for small kids. We got it in a 3-pack, along with Ratatoulie and Finding Nemo. Our 3-year-old didn't like the box, and she didn't like the trailer. Whenever she would misbehave, we would always threaten her by promising to watch it with her that night. So I suppose there is a way this movie is great for small children.
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I disagree with OP but no one has been able to refute him/her. Everyone says there are plenty of jokes that go over kids heads, but no one mentions them.
I think a failed stand up routine turned into a burp would be understood by pretty much everyone.