Mike's New Car (3:48)
The 2001 hit feature Monsters, Inc. spawned a short starring the two main characters, James P. "Sulley" Sullivan and Mike Wazowski for its DVD release. John Goodman and Billy Crystal return, respectively, as Sulley and Mike when the latter character gets a shiny new six-wheel drive sports car and ask his buddy if he wants to go out for a spin. Things go predictably haywire and hilarity ensues. Actually, it is pretty funny, but, like the other two shorts that utilize feature characters, this feels out of place on the new DVD. They work much better on their own individual releases, but, then again, I can't fault Disney for including them here because they'd have a number of people complaining if they were absent.
Carried over from the Monsters, Inc. disc is the commentary on Mike's New Car by the young sons of directors Pete Docter and Roger Gould. Some people may find this cute, particularly the kids' parents, but I thought it was a little disappointing and would have much rather heard from the directors themselves, or even Goodman and Crystal. The aspect ratio is 1.33:1 and the transfer looks perfect. In a reversal of the situation with For the Birds, the combing that can be seen in the release of this short found on the Monsters, Inc. DVD is not present here.
