I know they made brilliant sequels to 'Toy Story' but other than that Pixar has not had much success with sequels. To me they are becoming too much like Disney and it has been reflected in some of their films lately. So going into this film I was not as excited as I should have been. I loved 'Monsters Inc.' but my doubts made me lower my expectations. And for about the first third of the film those doubts were realized. The beginning of the film is pretty corny, clichéd scenes about going to college or university and meeting someone you do not get along with. It is not until the Scare Olympics start that film really takes off and becomes excellent. The core of 'Monsters Inc.' was the friendship between Mike and Sully, and it its not until the Scare Olympics start that the guys must put their rivalry aside and team up to win the competition. That is when you see their friendship develop and the film is on surer footing. There is also the charm of seeing this group of underdogs finding a way to use their lack of skills to take on the more experienced scarers.
Billy Crystal and John Goodman as Mike and Sully would have to be one of the best duos in cinema. The rapour they have with each other is so brilliant. As mentioned above the film and their relationship does not get going until later in the film and this is when you really see the chemistry that they so wonderfully displayed in 'Monsters Inc.'. Steve Buscemi gets to play a nicer version of his character from the previous film which is great. Helen Mirren adds a great deal of dignity to the film as the head of the university.
It does not reach the greatness of other Pixar sequels like the 'Toy Story' series but neither does it reach the low levels of the 'Cars' sequel.
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