Monsters University

"It's like an Animated Animal House" were the last words I heard before going.  With a sendoff like that, I expected great things.  In return, I received good G-rated things.

No keg stands, no bong hits, no one-night stands, no suicides, no arrests, no puking, no skipping class, and so forth.  But lots of cute monsters.

One character stood out, Dean Hardscrabble [nee Wormer] who actually WAS a scary monster, like a pteradactyl.  Even being nice, she (Helen Mirren) was a formidable character.  Quite a difference from the Pixar universe.

Mike (Billy Crystal) and Sully (John Goodman) are 18 year old frosh at Monsters University in the Scaring School.  They are finding their way and become interested in the fraternity life.  There are the cool kids and the nerdy kids.  Guess who goes where?

Like in Cars, the college backdrop was a mashup of other universities.  I thought I noticed Berkeley a lot with a dose of Nassau Hall at Princeton.

Ultimately it was more kids movie than college movie.  What did I expect anyway?


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