too scary for young children... but amazing nonetheless. if you are able to read this review, you should watch this movie. nuff said.
Monsters, Inc.
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Common Sense says
Cuddly, adorable, kid-friendly monster movie.
Themes in this movie include: friendship
updated 09.16.09
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 5 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Monsters, Inc. was written by Nell Minow
Parents need to know that this movie is about closet monsters, but from their point of view -- scaring kids is their 9-to-5 job. Kids who are scared easily often come around, especially when the monster Sulley turns into a softy and takes care of the little girl in the story who isn't the least bit afraid of him. However there is one scene where a monster the child does fear straps her to a chair and tries to steel her screams. Kids will find it funny that most monsters fear any contact with kids -- when one monster gets a child's sock on him the whole factory panics and biohazard workers quarantine and shave him. Young kids may need help understanding what the monsters in yellow suits are doing to him and why.
Families Can Talk About
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- Families can talk about what Sulley learns about kids and how he changes the factory for the better in the end.
- They can also talk about how each kid was scared by a certain kind of monster. Why was Boo scared of Randall and not Sulley? Why was Sulley considered such a top-notch scarer then?
- What would make you laugh the hardest if it came out of your closet?
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More on Monsters, Inc.
What’s the Story?
The monsters in MONSTERS, INC. are more afraid of kids than kids are of monsters. But monsters need to collect kids' screams to fuel their world, and children are getting so hard to scare that the monsters' world is suffering from rolling blackouts. Top scarer John "Sully" Sullivan (voiced by John Goodman) and rival Randall Boggs (Steve Buscemi) work as hard as they can to break the scream-collection record. But when Randall inadvertently lets a human child into the monster world, the monsters find out what being scared is really like.
Is It Any Good?
This movie is utterly delightful. It should be put in the dictionary to illustrate the word, "adorable." It has the same delicious mixture of heart, humor, and technical wizardry that made A Bug's Life and the two Toy Story movies into instant classics. Like Jim Henson, who decided to make his Sesame Street characters monsters so that kids would never be afraid of monsters again, the people behind this movie have created monsters that even the shiest child will find completely unscary. In fact, kids may decide that multiple heads, removable eyes, and hair made from snakes are kind of cute.
There are lots of terrific DVD extras, including background info, a music video, ideas that never made it onto the screen, and a game.
Movie Details
Studio: Disney, Director: Andrew Adamson
Run time: 92 minutes
Theatrical release: 11/2/2001, DVD release: 9/17/2002
MPAA Rating: G
Run time: 92 minutes
Theatrical release: 11/2/2001, DVD release: 9/17/2002
MPAA Rating: G
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Most Recent Reviews
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I rate this title iffy for age 3 and give it
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- Excessive violence
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- Good role models
a pixar hit!
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I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
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- Excessive consumerism
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
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I rate this title on for age 4 and give it
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- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
Overall, a very cute movie!
My daughter wasn't scared of the monsters at all, but I could see where a younger or more "sensitive" child might be. As an adult, I really enjoy this movie. However, we don't allow name-calling in our house, and I know the words "idiot" and "jerk" are used in the movie.
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I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
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- Good role models
Great kid movie!!! worth waching
LOVE and so does the whole family. WE can't stop laughing. A little scary at some parts with the kidnapping of Boo, but in the end it is all so so cute. The monsters turn out not to be so scary as thought to have been and the kids love monsters now and they have even wanted Sully or Mike to come into there room. Great Kid movie. Love your monsters!!!
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I rate this title iffy for age 5 and give it
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- Excessive violence
pritty good
tis movie is cute, funny, orignal,... but bare in mind kids that are under 5 might not understand the movie and probably will find it scary especially if that child is easily scared or is under the age of 4.
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I rate this title iffy for age 6 and give it
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- Excessive violence
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- Good role models
Great and original, one of Pixar's finest! Pehaps to scary for younger children.
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I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
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- Excessive violence
pretty good but might scare little ones
one character has the life sucked out of him! I really liked this movie when I was a kid, but I understand why some kids might get scared. Monsters roar, and yeah... It's a little scary but it's another success.
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I rate this title off for age 4 and give it
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- Excessive violence
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Not A Great Movie
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I rate this title on for age 6 and give it
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- Educational
- Good role models
Still in luv with this movie
i no i'm older and all but i can always sti down and watch this movie its so funny and it never gets old im sure it will always be one of my fav
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I rate this title iffy for age 6 and give it
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- Excessive violence
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- Good role models
good family movie
but i watched this when i was 6 and igot scared of the monsters so dont be suprised if your little ones get a little scared but tis is a good movie well it was made by pixar all pixar movies are good
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I rate this title on for age 11 and give it- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
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my 3 year old brother did not understand show 4 year olds can not understand it the drinking 18 year old drinks and the store stuff at monsters inc the scar that never ends in monster inc it has only scary movie posters and only scary stuff thats how little boys and girl see it as
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I rate this title on for age 6 and give it
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- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
my baby brother thats 3 loves this movie but I do not love it since I am a 7 year old but I did not but people three years to six years like it but just not 7 to 18 year olds but really old people which are moms dad do not care
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
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- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
one monster plans to scar the people world away and make them into scary monsters his name is randell is acts like a allen but he always is after the two main guys and a baby girl in the last part there is scary stuff but lots of peril the two mean words used by randell was jump to them the little girl will kiss randell in the head but randell never drinks any drinks in this G rated film that the mpaa made a little mastake it soud of been a PG because of the two mean words
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
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- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
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- Educational
two mean words and a little bit of peril which is the fighting the scary parts are not that creepy when you get used to them but there is some marketing and eating at food places in monsters inc no kissing but there is some sexy stuff between girl monsters and when they eat they sometime have big monsters have wine and all cinds of drinks that 18 year olds have that are not for kids but not the bad ones that make you sick only the ones the make kids sick
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I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
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Generally good, but not great
Parents will want to discuss why, at the end of the movie, when the plant was closing and workers' job were threatened, the workers didn't organize to operate the plant collectively, but allowed Sullivan to (mysteriously) become CEO.
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I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
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- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
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- Good role models
best pixar yet!
I think monsters inc. is a film of magic and surprises. It's a little scary because there jobs are to scare children. But, i love it!
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I rate this title on for age 3 and give it
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Pixar's Monsters Inc.
I love this movie on of the best Pixar movies, it is funny and the ending is good. It is very good and highly recommend for children! The movie is about Monsters, young children might be scared to watch it at first but it isn't scary, just little children watch it without knowing it is about monsters.
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I rate this title iffy for age 5 and give it
Monsters Inc review
Children might be scared at the beginning of the movie, but when it gets toward the end, it starts to get funnier.
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I rate this title on for age 6 and give it
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- Excessive violence
AMAZING! Another spectacular film by Pixar!
This film might prove to be a bit too scary for your yongsters, mainly due to the fact that we are dealing with monsters who's job is to make little children scream. One particular scene with a "Scream Machine" is rather on the disturbing side. If you cna get around that, this is an amazing film. I reccomend it highly to EVERYONE aged 6 and older!
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Lives in CaliforniaI rate this title on for age 3 and give it- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
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