MONSTERS VS. ALIENS
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When Susan Murphy is unexpected clobbered by a meteor full of outdoor space gunk, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches tall and is now labeled a “Monster” declared Ginormica. The troops jumps in to action, and she is prisoner and hold in a tip supervision devalue filled with alternative “monsters” similar to herself. This ragtag organisation consists of the shining but insect-headed Dr. Cockroach, P.H.D.; the macho half-Ape-half-fish The Missing Link; the gooey and very durable B.O.B.; and the 350-foot muck called Insectosaurus. Their capture time is cut short however, when a puzzling visitor drudge lands on Earth and the multi-coloured organisation of Monsters is called in to movement to save the universe from approaching destruction.
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Monsters do not exist, right? If they did, they’d be sealed up in a little tip supervision place so the ubiquitous race wouldn’t know of their existence. But what if monsters do exist… and they aren’t evil, or even quite scary? What if they’re funny… and smart… and what if they competence only be the key to man’s survival? When a meteorite crashes in California on Susan Murphy’s (Reese Witherspoon) marriage day, Susan is struck by a sip of illusory quantonium, her spousal heat becomes decidedly green, and she unexpected swells to a gargantuan 49 feet-11 inches tall. The Feds swoop in and drive her divided from husband-to-be Derek (Paul Rudd) to a supervision dissimulation group where they dub her Ginormica and leave her to bewail her waste and outlay the rest of her days with bizarre creatures similar to B.O.B., the witless blob (Seth Rogen), insane highbrow Dr. Cockroach (Hugh Laurie), the half-fish and half-ape Missing Link (Will Arnett), and the overly outrageous and not often wordless muck Insectosaurus. Next, Gallaxhar (Rainn Wilson), woman monarch of an visitor civilization, sends a outrageous drudge to conflict Modesto, Calif., to redeem the quantonium expelled by the depressed meteorite. Under the ineffectual care of President Hathaway (Stephen Colbert), the supervision embraces General W. R. Monger’s (Kiefer Sutherland) idea to array the detained monsters opposite the drudge in sell for their freedom. The monsters have been no compare for the drudge until Susan starts to unequivocally hold in her own abilities and welcome the energy of her loyalty with the alternative monsters. B.O.B is positively waggish with his unchanging inclination for misunderstanding, unenlightened digestive process of anything and all in his path, and witless devotion of his associate monsters. The funny exploits of Dr. Cockroach enthuse lots of laughter, Insectosaurus proves his value in the end, and Ginormica serves as the glue which binds the total movie together. The InTru 3-D format is rarely in effect and if you similar to animation; visual, verbal, and movement comedy; references to past science-fiction films; and friendly monsters; you’ll suffer Monsters vs. Aliens. (Ages 7 and older) –Tami Horiuchi
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Monsters vs. Aliens gives Science-Fiction a BAD NAME!
Animation was doing just fine, until Dreamworks took over!
Down with Dreamworks, with their sick sense of humor they put in their GARBAGE!
Rating: 1 / 5
Monsters vs Aliens is the exact opposite of Kung Fu Panda. It has no vision, it has no interesting characters, it doesn’t look good, and the heroine is quite irritating. It’s the kind of movie I wonder how it even got past the script stage. It all feels a bit… random, and not fleshed out at all.
Susan (voiced by Reese Witherspoon) is struck by a meteor on her wedding day to a cocky anchorman. Transformed into Ginormica, she is sealed off in Area 51 by the government, alongside four ‘monsters’ – a mad scientist turned cockroach, the missing link, a weird gigantic larva, not to mention the “Blob” himself – only his name is Bob. Their help is needed, however, when an alien emperor plans to invade earth.
The premise sounds promising but the execution is all off. Of all the ‘monsters’ they could think of, they go for those four? They have none of the depth or visual appeal of the characters in Kung Fu Panda. None of the characters appear to have gone through a character design stage at all; they all look quite crude and unimaginative. If this movie had a vision, I’m not seeing it. The plot is very thin and is almost solely held together by gags – which are admittedly quite hysterical at times. But jokes alone don’t make a movie.
While I enjoyed the movie a bit more than I thought I would (or should have), it left zero with me. As I watched this movie unfold in the cinema, I only found the 3D glasses I was wearing to be worth the ticket. It seems Dreamworks learned nothing from their previous film, Kung Fu Panda. What I love about that film is that it’s deep and full of substance, and just plain beautiful. I just don’t understand how Dreamworks could throw all that out the window. But even the dumbest script in the world can sometimes be saved by just being ‘cool’ – and this movie doesn’t even have enough substance for that. Nothing about this movie attracts me to it. Dreamworks have completely degraded their standard with Monsters vs Aliens, and I hope it’s only a temporary setback. I’d rather studios focusing on making movies with more substance than movies that come out of the screen.
Rating: 1 / 5
Watchable, but nothing special.
The animation is excellent, but that’s now the standard.
Characters are okay, but again, nothing special.
Some amuzing moments, but no laugh-out-loud moments.
Some decent action scences, but nothing edge-of-your-seat.
There’s a lame, tired old “men are jerks – female empowerment” subplot that detracts from the movie. Too bad, would have been a better movie without it.
For a while now, there’s been a trend in live-action scifi and action movies to try to make up for a lack of a good writing/acting with flashy CG special effects.
Now it seems studios are trying to do the same with animated features by making them 3D.
Rating: 3 / 5
Monsters VS Aliens is pretty much what I expected. An expensive, explosion filled animated movie. As with all American mage animated films, there are the obligatory inside jokes for adults and a moral about “following your heart” and female empowerment (that’s been a compulsory theme ever since “The Little Mermaid” was in theatres). Things do blow up real good, and kids will appreciate all the colors and moving stuff but the movie has no real heart. Nothing in this film really engaged me.
Then there are these other subtle themes that you can derive from this film. Its interesting that people will accept a cockroach scientist, a 60 foot tall woman and aliens in a movie, but a non-secretive, competent, effective government is way too fantastic. Another trend in films like this, all the men in the movie are crazy, weak, cowardly or selfish – great role models for boys.
In general, Monsters Vs Aliens is a so-so movie, not very memorable. If you want to see an animated film this year with more heart and brains, then go rent/buy Coraline instead.
Rating: 3 / 5
I took my son today to see Monsters versus Aliens in Real 3D. Having grown up in the 3D revival era (remember Friday the 13th Part 3 in 3-D or Jaws 3D?), I had my doubts about how good this 3D could actually be. Reminiscences of the paper glasses with one blue and one red lens made me wary of what this movie might offer.
Our first exposure to this new “Real-D 3D” was a preview for the movie Battle for Terra. I was immediately sold on this incredible new 3D technology! Wearing clear-lensed 3D glasses made large enough to fit comfortably over prescription glasses, this new technology involves none of the color distortion of the early 3D movies while providing an exceedingly realistic three dimensional experience.
For a movie that reportedly used the 3D process as an enhancement to the story and not a gimmicky addition, Monsters versus Aliens starts with an early scene of a man playing paddle ball while waiting for some form of extra-terrestrial activity to pop up on a computer monitor. I literally flinched when the paddle ball popped out of the screen, nearly hitting me in the nose.
Other realistic three dimensional effects included snow blowing around in a scene that made me feel as if I was actually in the snow storm, soaring through the rings around Saturn, and a meteor crashing to the earth, just to name a few.
The story line of the movie was pleasing, as well, with a governmental facility where monsters are kept being forced to release the monsters to fight off an invading alien force that the American military is ineffective against (must be the post-Obama military era). There are only two brief scenes in the movie that even the most guarded of viewers should be okay with. When the President of the United States (played by Stephen Colbert) receives a warning from Galaxhar, the ruler of the invading alien armada, that everyone will die within 24 hours, he says, “Raise the alert level to brown, because I need to change my pants.” In another scene, when bride turned monster Ginormica is approached by the other monsters who are trying to figure out what the giant monster woman is, B.O.B., an indestructible gelatinous mass, says, “He’s a boy. Look at his boobies.”
My son and I both immensely enjoyed Monsters versus Aliens, both for it’s humorous story line and it’s incredible 3D effects. Happily, there will be more where that came from as at least eight other films are slated for release this year in this incredible 3D format. This movie is a must-see for all!
Jeff Cole is an author, blogger, and podcaster. http://www.averagejoeamerican.us
Rating: 4 / 5