Toon Talk: Up and Monsters, Inc. Blu-Rays
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As for Monsters, Inc., there are only three new bonus features, the first two found on the first Blu-ray and the standard DVD. The �Filmmakers Round Table� offers the movie�s creative staff -- director Pete Docter, co-director Lee Unkrich, producer Darla K. Anderson and story supervisor Bob Peterson -- reminiscing about Disney/Pixar�s first Best Animated Feature Oscar nominee.
Meanwhile, �Monsters, Inc. Ride and Go Seek: Building Monstropolis in Japan� takes you behind the scenes at the interactive attraction found only in Tokyo Disneyland. You�ll see that as far as Monster rides go, this US Disney theme parks� can�t hold a candle to its Far East counterpart (in other words: they got this and we got the Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor?).
The new game �Roz�s 100 Door Challenge� (found on Blu-ray disc 2) may require you (like me) to update your Blu-ray player�s firmware. It will also likely try your patience, as it doesn�t allow you to progress in the game play until you correctly solve each of the brain teasers, puzzles and/or trivia questions � all 100 of them. (And it is also perplexing that Bob Peterson didn�t narrate this as Roz; instead, we get a generic "annoying announcer guy".) But don�t worry, if you get stuck, just head over to the website Stitch Kingdom (insert link http://www.stitchkingdom.com/2009/11/09/monsters-inc-rozs-100-door-challenge-cheat-sheet-blu-ray/), where they have helpfully posted a handy-dandy �cheat sheet� that will get you through the game�s tougher spots.
Other notable bonus features carried over from the previous Monsters, Inc. DVD include the Oscar winning short For the Birds, the Oscar nominated short Mike�s New Car and the complete set of outtakes, capped off by the infamous company musical Put That Thing Back Where It Came From or So Help Me!
Toon Talk Ratings - Up: A- / Monsters, Inc.: B+
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- Disney returns to fairy tales and traditional animation with the eagerly awaited The Princess and the Frog (December 11).
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-- Posted November 18, 2009