Monsters University, 2013.
Directed by Dan Scanlon.
Featuring the voice talents of Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Helen Mirren, Alfred Molina, Dave Foley, Sean P. Hayes, Joel Murray, Peter Sohn, Charlie Day, Nathan Fillion, Frank Oz, and John Ratzenberger.
Although the world they created was interesting, Monsters Inc. effectively closed the door for potential sequels. Unlike The Incredibles, there were no more stories to be told in the world of Monstropolis. But with the Disney hand firmly round Pixar’s throat, another movie had to made – which brings us to the prequel movie Monsters University. But in terms of sequels, would this be Cars 2 bad, or Toy Story 2 good?
While Monsters Inc. was Sully’s story, Monsters University shifts all the focus onto Mike Wazowski (voiced again by Billy Crystal) as he goes on a journey to discover who he really is. As a child visiting Monsters Inc., he becomes obsessed with being a Scarer for the company and he finally gets his chance when enrolling at Monsters University – the place where all the top Scarers graduate. However his time there is hampered by the cocky and arrogant Sully (again voiced by John Goodman) who is quite happy to rest of the laurels of his father, himself one of the Scaring greats.
Flickering Myth Rating – Film: ★ ★ ★ / Movie: ★ ★ ★