Monsters University

G
Starring The Voices Of: Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi and Helen Mirren.
Total Running Time: 1 Hour and 47 Minutes

This is the prequel to the Pixar original "Monsters, Inc" of 2001. It is the story of Mike and Sully and how they meet and become buddies.
When they first met, there was a little animosity between them. When Mike (Billy Crystal) applies and is accepted to the "scaring program" to scare human children at Monsters University, he is absolutely elated!
 It has been his dream to attend MU all of his life. On the other hand, Sully (John Goodman) takes it for granted and just expects to be admitted to the scare program because his family had all gone through the program before him.
They are told by the scary and very intimidating Dean Hardscrabble (Helen Mirren) that at the end of the program there will be a test that they must take in order to continue on with the program, if they fail it, they will be out immediately!
Mike is terrified and becomes consumed and obsessed with studying and preparing for the final exam.
Sully is more laid back and easygoing. He doesn't worry about the consequences.
Sadly, they both get kicked out of the scare program and they have just one chance to get readmitted.
They have to join forces with a team of outcasts and win the intramural games, that way they will be allowed back into the scaring program.Their team is known as the Oozma Kappa (OK). They have to go up against the tough-guy athletic team known as the Roar Omega Roar (ROR), they are patterned after the Greek systems at many universities.
The games were fun and exciting to watch. All of the monsters and cute little characters were adorable and Pixar as always did an outstanding job on the detail and development of the creatures! Pixar is in a league of its own in the animation department and it did not disappoint in Monsters University!
The one thing missing in this movie was the absolutely adorable "Boo" from Monsters Inc. I really missed the human contact and the relationships that made Monsters Inc. so irresistible!
I really enjoyed this darling little film, but would have loved to see a child or two meshed into the story.
I think children of all ages will enjoy this movie.
Parents be advised that some characters get bullied a little bit and some get their feelings hurt.
I am giving "Monsters University" three and a half bags of popcorn!