Monsters Inc. [DVD] [2002]

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Pete's Dragon • Halloweentown & Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge • The Nightmare Before Christmas • The Princess Bride My general feeling on DVD Easter eggs is that while the idea sounds nice on the surface, in practice, they needlessly complicate access to bonus features that are "hidden" for no real reason. Unless they are especially playful or frivolous, I'd rather have them listed up-front along with everything else. That's no exception for the several Easter Eggs found on the Monsters, Inc.: Collector's Edition DVD, 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.

scare there's a sophisticated network powering an entire monster realm. Screams are captured and transformed into energy to power the monsters' 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, 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. Toy Story (10th Anniversary Edition) • Toy Story 2 (Special Edition) • A Bug's Life (Collector's Edition) Music 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.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. 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. they are accompanied by very informative commentary by Thomas Porter, Steve May, and Michael Fong. "Opening Title Animation" (2:06) discusses the idea for and creation of the film's very jazzy opening credits sequence. "Hard Parts" explains the methods used to achieve the most difficult (and most impressive) animated portions of the movie, like the door station and Sulley's hair. "Shots Department" (2:12) similarly delves into the creation of some of the more difficult shots and character movements. 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, more

seemingly not present in the original 2-D Blu-ray; the link above points to the 3-D set. A Movies Anywhere digital Perhaps the two most exciting features of this section: a poster gallery and a section devoted to trailers and TV spots. The former houses fifteen unique and creative posters used to promote the film. The latter includes both theatrical trailers, the theatrical teaser, and four different TV spots. Disney DVDs almost never include the trailers for the films they carry these days, so it's delightful that Pixar's Collector's Edition DVDs make so many of them available to consumers. Starring: John Goodman , Billy Crystal , Mary Gibbs , Steve Buscemi , James Coburn , Jennifer Tilly 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.

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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. Title #16, 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 . film with a clear top end pronouncement, and similar effects are heard at a couple of other junctures throughout the film. There's a nice bit of ambient Finally, there's a music video (1:13) for the Goodman/Crystal-sung "If I Didn't Have You," a pleasant number that captures the protagonists' friendship. The video doesn't necessarily enhance the Oscar-winning tune, as it's just film clips with audio excerpts that occasionally override the music, but the song itself earns approval. Disney has released the fur-tastic Pixar film 'Monsters, Inc.' to the UHD format. New specifications include 2160p/HDR encoded video resolution

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. 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 . The last section behind the Humans Only door is Release, which covers all the promotional material that accompanied the movie's theatrical debut. There's first a brief montage (0:56) of footage from the world premiere at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood and then a "Toys" featurette (1:29) on the movie's merchandise. Covering international releases, there is a "Multi-Language Clip Reel" (3:48) in which one scene plays while the audio cycles through many different languages and "International Inserts" (1:06), which documents the efforts Pixar takes to make their movies feel native to whichever country it screens in. The same outtakes reel that appears on the main menu screen and behind the Monsters Only door is inexplicably repeated here as well (enough already!).deliver plenty of information throughout the entire channel spectrum. The overhead channels engage during the simulation announcement early in the Textural gains within the 2160p resolution are not dramatic, but viewers will certainly note modest, but ultimately critical, adds to sharpness The Monsters, Inc. UHD disc contains no supplemental content, but the pair of bundled Blu-rays do include a rather large assortment of result. Capturing screams is big business -- what energy sector isn't? -- and there's a race to the top to see which monster can capture the most. The Monsters, Inc. 4K Blu-ray delivers stunning video and great audio in this exceptional Blu-ray release