what were the opinions of the critics regarding the original movie?
Rotten Tomatoes consensus was, "Clever, funny, and delightful to look at, "Monsters, Inc."
Monsters, Inc.
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a score of 96% based on 196 reviews, with an average score of 8.03/10. The critical consensus was, "Clever, funny, and delightful to look at, "Monsters, Inc." delivers another resounding example of how Pixar elevated the bar for modern all-ages animation." Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 top reviews from mainstream critics, calculated a score of 79 based on 35 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". According to CinemaScore, audiences gave the film a rare "A+" grade, becoming the second Pixar film to gain an "A+" grade, after "Toy Story 2".

Charles Taylor from "Salon.com" stated, "[i]t's agreeable and often funny, and adults who take their kids to see it might be surprised to find themselves having a pretty good time." Elvis Mitchell from "The New York Times" gave it a positive review, praising the film's use of "creative energy", saying "There hasn't been a film in years to use creative energy as efficiently as 
who voices mike and sulley in monsters inc Billy Crystal and John Goodman. what is this movie about? he film centers on two monsters — Sulley Sullivan and his one-eyed partner and Mike Wazowski – employed at the titular energy-producing factory "Monsters, Inc", which generates power by scaring human children. by whom was this film directed? Pete Docter where was he born? Bloomington, Minnesota. did he win any accolades? UNANSWERABLE what other projects has he worked on? Up, Inside Out and Soul.
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Monsters, Inc. [SEP] Critical response
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a score of 96% based on 196 reviews, with an average score of 8.03/10. The critical consensus was, "Clever, funny, and delightful to look at, "Monsters, Inc." delivers another resounding example of how Pixar elevated the bar for modern all-ages animation." Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 top reviews from mainstream critics, calculated a score of 79 based on 35 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". According to CinemaScore, audiences gave the film a rare "A+" grade, becoming the second Pixar film to gain an "A+" grade, after "Toy Story 2". Charles Taylor from "Salon.com" stated, "[i]t's agreeable and often funny, and adults who take their kids to see it might be surprised to find themselves having a pretty good time." Elvis Mitchell from "The New York Times" gave it a positive review, praising the film's use of "creative energy", saying "There hasn't been a film in years to use creative energy as efficiently as "Monsters, Inc."" Although Mike Clark from "USA Today" thought the comedy was sometimes "more frenetic than inspired and viewer emotions are rarely touched to any notable degree", he also viewed the film as "visually inventive as its Pixar predecessors".