directed by Peter Docter, David Silverman and Lee Unkrich
USA 2001

Sulley, the main monster of "Monsters, Inc.," looks a little like a bear, except he's purple and aquamarine. His horns and generous build are reminiscent of Shrek. Then again, the little girl who befriends him thinks he's a cat.


But the creature Sulley most resembles is a human, thanks to John Goodman's soothing baritone and an emotive puss designed by the whizzes at Emeryville's Pixar. A big guy who slouches a bit as he schlepps off to his factory job, Sulley could be somebody's dad or grandpa, albeit one with more back hair than most.

Sulley is the warm heart of "Monsters, Inc.," the latest computer animation achievement for Pixar and Disney ("Toy Story," "A Bug's Life"). Though a bit indulgent of its star power at times, "Monsters" is funny and sweet enough to delight kids and inventive enough to satisfy adults.

Excerpt from Carla Meyer's review at the San Francisco Chronicle located HERE

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Theatrical Release: October 28th, 2001

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DVD Comparison:

Buena Vista (2-disc) - Region 1 - NTSC vs. Buena Vista (Edition Collector 2 DVD) - Region 2 - PAL

Big thanks to Guillaume Mareri for all the Screen Caps!

(Buena Vista ( Collector's Edition 2 disc dvd) - Region 1 - NTSC - LEFT vs. Buena Vista (Edition Collector 2 dvd) - Region 2 - PAL - RIGHT)

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Buena Vista

Region 1 - NTSC

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Region 2 - PAL
Runtime 1:32:00 1:28:21 (4% PAL speedup)
Video

1.85:1 Original Aspect Ratio

16X9 enhanced
Average Bitrate: 6.30 mb/s
NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s

1.85:1 Original Aspect Ratio

16X9 enhanced
Average Bitrate: 7.22 mb/s
PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s

NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
Bitrate:

Buena Vista ( Collector's Edition 2 disc dvd)

 

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Buena Vista (Edition Collector 2 dvd)

 

Audio DD 5.1 EX English, (DD 5.1 French on Canadian edition only)

DTS French, DD 5.1 English & French
Subtitles English, none English, French, none
Features Release Information:
Studio: Buena Vista

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen anamorphic - 1.85:1

Edition Details:
• Audio commentary
• Short film "Mike's new car"
• Short film "For the birds"
• Exclusive Sneak Peaks "Finding Nemo"
• Funny Outtakes
• "The Monster World"
• "The Human World"

DVD Release Date: September 17th, 2002
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Chapters 33

Release Information:
Studio: Buena Vista

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen anamorphic - 1.85:1

Edition Details:
• Audio commentary
• Short film "Mike's new car"
• Short film "For the birds"
• Exclusive Sneak Peaks "Finding Nemo"
• Funny Outtakes
• "The Monster World"
• "The Human World"
 

DVD Release Date: September 20th, 2002
Digipack

Chapters 33

 

Comments

Video quality is almost the same. PAL is just slightly cropped on left side (see the orange cow on wallpaper - 2ndcap). Although there are stronger contrasting colors on NTSC version, PAL's one offers a sharper picture (see details on little girl's hairs - last cap).
 

The DTS track on region 2 is convincing but I still prefer Original Version as the French dubs aren't good as the English track. The Canadian Region 1 has a French  dub. Subtitles are superior on the PAL edition.

There's plenty of extras on both editions, which are the same.

 - Guillaume

 

 


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