This was a fun return to the world of Monsters, Inc. even if it didn't live up to its predecessor. Mike (Billy Crystal) is a little monster with a big dream: to become a scarer at Monsters, Inc. But first, he needs to get into the Scare Program at Monsters University. Mike has studied and memorized every book on scaring ever written, but he soon finds his dreams disturbed by natural talent Sulley (John Goodman), who comes from a long line of scarers. After their in-class rivalry ends with them knocking over a priceless souvenir belonging to Dean Hardscrabble (Helen Mirren), she kicks them out of the program. Their only chance to get back in is to win the annual Scare Games. This means joining a fraternity and competing in team events. But the only open frat that will take them are the sweethearts at Oozma Kappa. Mike and Sulley have to learn to work together in order to push their team to win. But will it be enough?
I heard a number of complaints from critics that this movie heralded the end of Pixar's originality. Pretty much all of the good coming-of-age college stories have already been told so it's super-easy to look derivative, even though I wouldn't necessarily describe MU as a rip-off. I think it does well for itself as a prequel and has a lot of great humorous moments. The animation is absolutely stunning and the voice talent is top-notch as always. It's definitely worth adding to your Pixar collection and, hey, it's still better than Cars.
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