one more time?!? well, i was originally going to do a top 10 movie list, but i got stuck on this one. when monsters inc. first came out, i thought it was one of the most original and innovative movies i had seen in a very long time. but after watching it 250 times in 250 days recently, it seems to have started to lose some of that appeal recently.
i will admit though, it will remain a contender for the list. i still hold my breath in awe when they enter the main door storage facility area. i still laugh at half of what boo says, and still can't quite figure it out. every time i hear '2319, we have a 2310" i cringe for poor george. and even most of the bad puns remain amusing.
now, i watch looking for things - as the base plot and action are ingrained. did you ever notice:
- celia (smoopsie poo) has light green bands around her 'wrist'? 2 for sure, might be 3
- they work a standard workday just like the rest of us. up at 6, shift is 9-6, with a half hour lunch. since sully talks buddy buddy with waternoose at the coffee machine, i can only assume coffee breaks are also allowable. not to mention at some point they show a couple guys hovering at the water cooler.
- the coffee place does espresso, cappuccino, and diesel. why the hell can't i get diesel level coffee around here?
- they do in fact foreshadow the splinter of boo's door sullivan picks up. with only two door shreds in the movie done from different angles they would have been nuts not to reuse the same sequence. watch the lower right corner of the screen during the first dead door and you'll see the exact splinter (except for the different door texture map of course)
- the detail level is incredible. from dirt on the pipes in the apartment, the water/dirt patterns in the men's changerooms, down to the dirty towels tossed on top of the lockers in the background. not to mention the litter in the street (albeit near the garbage cans)
and while the timeline is only a day, maybe two from her appearance to her return - her room is still dark and quiet? while i appreciate the peace of my little monster not being around, i'm pretty sure i'd notice he wasn't in the house for an entire day.
oh yes, and i'm pretty sure the pee pee dance came way too late. even if this isn't reality.
all clear, situation is niner niner zero - ready for detox.
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I'm scared to think how many times you've actually seen this movie!
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