Monsters Inc. [DVD] [2002]

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The seventh chapter of the "Production Tour" inside Humans Only reveals a sub-menu of Easter eggs, hidden behind seven new doors. Selecting them reveals either a very short and fairly random video clip or a gallery of some sort. One is a repeat of the DVD credits and one is important enough to have made it to the main Animation menu (a test scene with dialogue audio), but the rest are fun and fancy free, exactly the kind of thing Easter eggs are meant for. Finally, there's something called "Production Demo" (1:52). This presents a scene from the movie in four different stages: Storyreel, Layout, Animation, and Final Color. Each stage can be watched in its entirety or even better, in rotation during one viewing thanks to the remote control's angle button. The transitions are seamless and the fluidity from one stage to the next is fascinating. Monsters, Inc. makes its UHD debut with a 2160p/HDR UHD presentation. This is a fairly basic UHD upgrade, presenting an The last section behind this door is Orientation, which plays out a lot like it sounds and will probably be the most fun for children, assuming the interactivity required isn't too much to ask. First is "Welcome to Monsters, Inc." (0:58), the scare factory commercial that plays inside the movie. Naturally, it's nice to have this available as a stand-alone featurette and it works nicely as an introduction to this section. "Your First Day" (3:34) gives new employees an effective overview of the company and its facilities. It's followed by "History of the Monster World" (1:36), a sketch-animated short that gives a humorous account of monsterkind's history.

seemingly not present in the original 2-D Blu-ray; the link above points to the 3-D set. A Movies Anywhere digital spectrum renders the movie a bit cooler compared to the Blu-ray, which takes on, overall, a warmer appearance. On the UHD, tones are deepened but After I've gone to bed at night, there's a brief period of time between being fully awake and completely losing myself to sleep. It's been this way as long as I can remember, and I think about lots of things as I try to make myself rest. Probably the coolest feature inside Design, though, is "Location Flyarounds", which presents a digitally rendered tour of five different sets from the movie: Downtown, The Apartment, Monsters Inc., Simulator, and Boo's Room. These invite viewers to explore the world of Monstropolis without all the distractions of plot and characters, though there are a few surprises. The environments created for the film are all the more impressive after experience these "flyarounds". The Animation section is loaded with video featurettes. The first is "Animation Process" (3:11) which, as the name implies, details the process of creating a CGI-animated feature film. "Early Tests" (8:02) shows some of the first scenes animated to explore the possibilities for the movie and as there's no audio,Of course, the bulk of the bonus features are reserved for the second platter. Navigating through the labyrinth of Disc 2 menus is not an easy task (more on this later), but once achieved, there's a lot to discover. The main menu screen presents two doors, one marked "Humans Only" (material for the film enthusiast) and the other labeled "Monsters Only" (material for younger viewers). Entering either provides access to an abundance of bonus material but before doing so, there are three features accessible directly from the main menu. no shortage of spectacular colors to enjoy for the duration, each of them beefed up with more vitality, clarity, and accuracy compared to the Blu-ray. Also concerning early plans for the film are four "Banished Concepts", which are sort of like deleted scenes, presented in rough animation and accompanied by an introduction. There's also "Original Sulley Intro" (1:00), which shows the way Sulley would have been originally introduced to the audience (much of which found its way into the movie). Finally, there's "Storyboard to Film Comparison" (5:42), which offers a scene from the movie in three forms: original storyboards, final product, and a split-screen presentation of both. To sweeten the already juicy deal, use of the DVD remote's angle button allows viewers to seamlessly toggle between the three. monsters, humans are toxic, and every precaution is taken to ensure monster safety. But when a human girl (voiced by Mary Gibbs) finds herself Disney presents Monsters, Inc. in a lively, energetic Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround EX mix, crafted by Oscar-winning Gary Rydstrom and the team at George Lucas's Skywalker Sound. Happily, it's as lush, active, and vibrant as it was in the theaters. The dialogue is crystal clear, the sound effects are bold and epic without being overpowering, and Randy Newman's beautiful, hauntingly loving score comes across with harmonious perfection. The mix makes Monsters, Inc. an awesome aural experience.

others chasing glory. But there's a danger to the job: humans are more of a threat to monsters than monsters are to humans. It is believed that, to scare there's a sophisticated network powering an entire monster realm. Screams are captured and transformed into energy to power the monsters' It turns out there's a reason monsters haunt children's closets, and it's not to devour them. Instead, monsters wish to harvest their vocal energy. dynamic color qualities that blend the teal and purple to terrific visual result. Mike's green body finds added color depth and nuance, a deeper, moreWhen you thought that a monster was behind your closet door waiting for the opportune moment to scare you, did you ever think about them? Monsters, Inc. takes us into their reality and explains that scaring us is nothing personal. It's just their job. Forget batteries or solar energy -- scares produce screams, and screams are used as energy to run the monster world. The problem is that there's a shortage of screams in Monstropolis because kids just don't scare like they used to. Even so, only the bravest monsters will do anything about it, because they're just as scared of us as we are of them! Children are toxic, and one touch could be life-threatening. So naturally, widespread panic ensues when a child finds her way through the other side of her door and right into the monster world. Toy Story (10th Anniversary Edition) • Toy Story 2 (Special Edition) • A Bug's Life (Collector's Edition) city. But there's a shortage of screams. Children have grown desensitized to scares and become less and less likely to be terrified by a monster. The Title #14, Chapters: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 . Since their movies are created entirely within the computer, Pixar can transfer them to DVD directly from the digital source, eliminating any reliance upon a film print.

For more about Monsters, Inc. 4K and the Monsters, Inc. 4K Blu-ray release, see Monsters, Inc. 4K Blu-ray Review published by Martin Liebman on March 5, 2020 where this Blu-ray release scored 4.5 out of 5. Title #23, Chapters: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 . Everything is improved across the board. While not a transformative experience, the textural solidification and color improvements make this UHD wellMusic and Sound includes three featurettes. "Monster Song" (3:15) is a behind-the-scenes look at the Goodman-Crystal duet of Randy Newman's "If I Didn't Have You" with interviews from all three parties. "Sound Design" (4:13) is a conventional but adequate look at the sound effects and scoring devised for Monsters, Inc., covering both the technical and the creative. The last and most unusual is "Binaural Recording". It begins with an introduction that explains the meaning of binaural audio and its use in the movie. Viewers are then urged to view the rest of the material in this section with headphones plugged in, where John Goodman and Billy Crystal first have fun with left-ear/right-ear audio gags in an in-studio video. After that, one can compare three different mixes of a piece of film score: the final stereo mix, the binaural live stage recording of the orchestra at work, and the 5.1 "Special Surround Mix". The latter would be better with headphones off, but the others offer some neat exploration of cinematic sound production. monster's world, Sulley and his best friend Mike (voiced by Billy Crystal) learn the truth about humans and fight to protect the little girl at all costs. Director: Pete Docter / Co-Directors: David Silverman, Lee Unkrich / Writers: Pete Docter, Jill Culton, Jeff Pidgeon, Ralph Eggleston (story); Andrew Stanton, Daniel Gerson (screenplay) The obligatory virtual game is "Peek-A-Boo: Boo's Door Game", an extremely easy but somewhat time-consuming activity. It involves searching various rooms for pieces of Boo's broken door, of which there are six in total. While simple, it is impressively rendered and in keeping with the content and spirit of the film, and therefore better than some others in its ilk. Next up, rounding up the kid-targeted, game-like features, is "Storytime." It tells the Monsters, Inc. story inside a highly interactive storybook, which can be explored manually or read aloud by a narrator. footfalls, and other sound effects that rely on the bottom end are left a little shortchanged, but not so flat as to destroy the experience. Dialogue is clear

Title #15, Chapters: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 . Pete's Dragon • Halloweentown & Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge • The Nightmare Before Christmas • The Princess Bride The next section, Behind the Screams, begins by offering the outtakes reel that was already available on Disc 2's main menu. The Humans Only door opens to a far fuller and more substantive platter. Inside it, there are seven more doors which can be opened. They are: Pixar, Story, Monster File, Design, Animation, Music & Sound, and Release. The Humans Only menu also presents a "Production Tour" (20:00), which strings together the lead video featurette (i.e. the most production-centric ones) from each of the first five doors into one featurette. It's a worthwhile inclusion for those looking to merely skim through Disc 2, but it also likely confuses people who find themselves re-watching the same material inside each of the doors. Those who plan on watching everything are better served by viewing the components individually.

The Monsters, Inc. UHD disc contains no supplemental content, but the pair of bundled Blu-rays do include a rather large assortment of