My favorite films no longer star flesh-and-bones entities. Since the original Toy Story, that I can't resist Pixar characters and their adventures! Monsters Inc (MInc), just reinforced my preferences.

My problem with regular actors, is theirs *not* credible castings as different characters, movie after movie. Some actors were always coherent about their characters: just remember Errol Flynn and his always charming, gallant and fair roles; just remember Schwarzenegger's early years, and his always violent, semi-god roles; just remember Woody Allen's always bright, humorous essays...

But STOP and notice the not so coherent characters played by younger people, like Brad Pitt - one day he is innocent, the other day he is psychotic; one movie he is a cop (Seven), the next one he is a criminal (Snatch, Ocean's Eleven). Of course that this is what good acting is all about: being capable of performing whatever necessary. So, what's my point?!

My problem is not with good (or bad) actors like Brad Pitt; my problem emerges from having watched hundreds of movies: now I just find it strange - no matter how greatly performed - to find the same person playing so very different roles, in shorter and shorter intervals, as the movie industry accents its mass production. I can live with that, and I can even appreciate that; but my *preferences* have changed, and now I prefer computer generated characters, like Woody and Buzz Lightyear (Toy Story), or Mike and Sulley (MInc) - once created, these characters can't escape a specific role, so they are the best possible examples of coherency.

MInc is "yet" another computer generated movie. This time, the highest technical challenge, relative to the already impressive achievements of Toy Story, is fur - the fur (animal hair) that covers many of the monsters that work for Monsters Inc, a company which is in the "scaring business".

Scaring business?! Is MInc a horror flick? Did Disney and Pixar turn their backs on solid state joy? No, no. On the contrary! MInc reaches "joy" the most unexpected and original way, featuring "monsters" that live of scaring children and storing their screams on devices for the production of much needed energy...

Billy Crystal voices Mike, a simple one-eyed green ball monster, and John Goodman voices Sulley, kind of a blue yeti. They were the team leading the scaring biz, but their lives won't ever be the same, when a little girls sneaks into their world...

I can't write much more, or I might ruin some of the surprises. But let me make it clear: MInc is an impressive title, both in technical and practical terms. I can't think of a single person or monster :) who won't be thrilled and amused with the latest from Disney + Pixar. Make sure you grab this one!