Monsters Inc. 2?

Pixar's Feature Films Monsters, Inc. / University
#181

I’m disappointed at the prospect of a Monsters, Inc. 2 as I think it’s best left untouched as it was a great standalone film.

I think Up should have proved to investors that you don’t need sequels to make money seeing how Up’s B.O. (yes body odor) was comparable to Nemo and The Incredibles.

The only way I’d be ok with a Monsters, Inc. 2 is if they focus the plot on two of the minor characters from MI, and leave the Sulley/Mike/Boo/Randall/Waternoose story be. I’d like to see more from The Abominable Snowman and King Itchy a.k.a Bigfoot.

Just my 2 cents.

#182

I’m so confused, is this official or not?

#183

No, it’s not “official” in that Pixar themselves has not issued a public press release confirming it. Let’s call it a “substaniated rumor”-the story was “leaked” by a press member who was told, in a behind-closed-doors meeting with Pixar execs, that there WAS going to be a sequel to M.I. The person who “leaked” that information could have been lying and made up the whole thing, or could have misunderstood something one of the Pixar people said or implied, the PIXAR people could have deliberately given out false information to throw the Hollywood press off the trail of something else, or it’s the honest truth, and it’s just a matter of waiting until Pixar does make an official announcement. It seems to me, though, given just how confidential the entertainment industry is(NOT!), that if Pixar DID make a statement to someone in that meeting that there was going to be a M.I.2, then they must have actually wanted it to be known at that point, since there’s no way they could simply believe that no one in that room would dare let that cat out of the bag. That’s all the information we have so far, other than Peter Docter is going to direct this one, too, supposedly. No plot, no characters, no casting ,no release date, just that.

Bawpcwpn, I’m inclined to be with you on this one, in that I’d rather see a sequel that revolves around either minor characters who barely figured in the original, or totally new characters, than the whole “Sulley and Mike and Boo VS. Randall”. If I have to sit through more of the Wonderful and Wacky Adventures of Heroic Mike and Sulley and more Evil Reptilian Randall, I can save some money and watch plenty of that on old Saturday morning cartoons on Boomerang-same stereotyping, same Good Guys vs. Bad Guys, just with different names. Unfortunately, one of the BOOM comic artists, who has illustrated the M.I. comic for that studio, informed me that if I didn’t want more “totally evil reptilian Randall and totally wonderful Mike and Sulley”, I would be, in her own words, “very disappointed” in the comics, and she also indicated that the comics were more or less a sort of indicator of the possible sequel. I was hoping that Pixar would be more original than that, and stop falling back on that old kiddie cartoon formula and actually take a bit of a risk, but sadly, unless they really surprise us, that does not seem to be the case here. I have not even been to see Up because I’m really tired of that whole negative stereotype thing, that whole Good Guys vs. Bad Guy, Good Guys Kill Bad Guy, Get All the Prizes thing.

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#184

I’m not too excited about a MI2. I would much rather see another Pete Docter original. Let’s all remember though that Pixar isn’t Dreamworks. They will only do a sequel if there is a good story. They must have come up with a good enough story to warrant a MI2.

The only thing to do is wait for more information to come out.

#185

Pete of course may invest the profits from this sequel TO do one of his “originals” :unamused:

#186

Why is everyone hating this? I’m GLAD they are making a MI2!

#187

It isn’t exactly a hate that there WILL be a sequel…the hate is for something else.

#188

Well, Anarborjack, I’ll put it this way, seeing as you’re one of the few fellow Metallica fans here.: suppose you found out that someone-a really famous film-maker/studio- was making a theatrical “documentary” on your favorite band, right? Only you find out that they probably are going to really slam the guys, really make them out to be this horrible, vile group of people who encourge young fans to take up drugs and committ suicide and murder, and really portray James and the guys as the epitome of evil, who have absolutely no redeeming qualities at all-now how would you, as a fan of this band, feel about this movie? Would you still want to see it, simply because it was about Metallica and because it was made by this really famous and popular studio and film-maker, or would you get pretty riled up at the negative portrayal of someone you happened to like? And even more…suppose you’d figured that this film-maker and studio might have been planning this all along, for many years, long before it became official, and you also were aware they they probably knew that the band had a lot of loyal fans and supporters…and they just didn’t care? Suppose, up to this point, you had also been a very loyal fan of this particular film-maker and studio-how would this make you feel?

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#189

sigh…

Guys, we are talking about Pixar here. Stop looking at this like it’s doomsday ,apocalypse or Dreamworks! We don’t even know anything about the movie!! How could you judge a movie simply by it’s title?

I may not have been here very long, but I trust Pete and the guys at Pixar to give us the best sequel that could possibly give, so lighten up. :sunglasses:

#190

Okay, I take my words back. Seems like the general consensus here is that a sequel is unwarranted. :confused:
I guess it’ll be kinda like if they announced that Wall-E was going to have a sequel. Although I would be excited to see the further adventures of the little bot and his girlfriend, I would be disappointed that the first was deemed ‘not complete’ in itself, and that they had to make another installment to prolong the franchise. Not to mention I would be dreading if that would be Pixar’s first botch-up. :frowning:

#191

The dislike is not because there is a sequel. But the negative possibilites of what they will do IN it.

Not fair to judge it by name, probably, but by who may be involved? Maybe so.

Best possible sequel…for who? Fans? Well…in some terms that can be divideable.

#192

I truly, strongly believe that there is no such thing as a ‘sequel for fans’. Any ‘fan’ that wants a sequel is not really a fan of the original (in the case of films not designed to be serialised, I’m not talking about stuff like Lord of the Rings here).

It’s been a very long time since the original as well, so kids watching the sequel might not have watched the original. Pixar will have to take this into account and so I worry about over-exposition and maybe even a detachment from the original.

On the plus side, one of the things I loved about the original was the general feel of the film and the world it was set in, so it will be nice to experience that again. Hopefully a sequel will capture the same jazzy, '50s essence of the original successfully.

#193

That was kind of…awkward. But I would still see it! No matter what!

#194

I don’t see why there needs to be a sequel at all. WTH Pixar? Get your act together and go back to being original please.

Toy Story 3, Cars 2 and Monsters inc. 2. We got a really fresh 4-5 years coming our way. Only Newt being truly original, and The Bear and the Bow being a friggan fairlytale. Urgh

#195

Technically, these are original stories M.O. I don’t know why everyone is sweating this so much. I’ve heard this dozens of times, if there isn’t a story worth telling, Pixar won’t tell it. They have obviously come up with a great story that Pete Doctor and the rest of the Pixar crew think deserves to be told. I’m surprised at how many of you guys actually doubt that Pixar will make great films no matter what happens.

#196

Sorry, what do you imply by that? Isn’t Pete Docter directing? Unless it’s a different director you’re not a fan of… :confused:

Well, not really. I’m a fan of Cars for sure, and I’m looking forward to Cars 2. Does the fact that a viewer wants a continuation of the story even if it’s unwarranted makes him/her less of a fan? Hmm… I dont’ know… But yeah, I hope they catch the spirit of the original too!

Yeah, so far there’s no indication that Pixar is going all-Dreamworks by starting TV series and advertising on breakfast cereal boxes. My biggest fear is that they will eventually give in to the ‘dark side’, but for now, I am placing complete trust that they will make great sequels! I just hope my trust is not misplaced… just like my house keys the other day… Hm… :unamused:

#197

All we really know in terms of the “crew” is that Pete is directing. It’s not that I DON’T like the guy. I just don’t like how he handles some aspects of the plot.

Did find that fan comment a little weird too 0_0 Just cause you want a sequel for something means you loved the original and want more, not always that you didn’t like it and want to see more 0_0

You and me both Theatre nods

#198

What I sort of meant was that by supporting the idea of a sequel, in a way it might seem as though one is saying that the original was not complete enough, that it isn’t good enough left on its own. If the sequel is recognised as being unwarranted then by making this sequel Pixar risk changing people’s perceptions of the original.

Of course, it’s all a matter of opinion. But what I’m saying is that I enjoyed the film Monsters, Inc. so much that, for there to be a sequel is almost an insult to the original (although insult is probably too strong a word). This doesn’t always apply, as Toy Story 2 shows, but the difference between that and this is that Toy Story 2 was released quite soon after the original in comparison to the time gap there would be if a Monsters, Inc. sequel is released in a few years time.

But there are always benefits to well-made sequels, don’t get me wrong. I just don’t think the benefits are comparable to an all-new original Pixar film.

(I hope that didn’t come across as aggressive or argumentative- I just really don’t like sequels. :laughing: So sorry if it did.)

#199

That’s where Pixar wants you to finish the story, in your own imagination…

#200

Your scarring me :laughing: