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Show all (5)When California girl Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches tall. The military jumps into action and Susan is captured and secreted away to a covert government compound. There, she is renamed Ginormica and placed in confinement with a ragtag group of Monsters: the brilliant but insect-headed Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D.; the macho half-ape, half-fish The Missing Link; the gelatinous and indestructible B.O.B.; and the 350-foot grub called Insectosaurus. Their confinement is cut short, however, when a mysterious alien robot lands on Earth and begins storming the country. In a moment of desperation, the President is persuaded to enlist the motley crew of Monsters to combat the Alien Robot and save the world from imminent destruction.
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Monster Vs. Aliens was a funny, sometimes random flick. I wish I had seen this movie in 3-D but I unfortunately did not. Thought what I loved and I think Dreamworks is great at is the quick, and snippy comical references that only people above the age of 14 would get. For example there is a part where Missing Link, one of the monsters, comments on how the earth feels like it has gotten warmer and how that would be a "Convenient Truth". Another thing I thought was a great addition was all the wonderful voice actors, how perfect they were for their rolls. Seth Rogen was amazing as B.O.B and I thought he was what made this movie hysterical. Now to get to my topic as to why the "Huh?" I thought that the Aliens side of the movie lacked some introduction. The main Alien could have been more, but for the most part, was great.
I also want to mention the Animation and cg of this movie. I thought when Dreamworks released Shrek in 2001 that it was one of the best animated films not done by Pixar. Monsters Vs. Aliens though kicked it up a notch for Dreamworks, especially with the 3-d addition. I unfortunately saw the movie with out 3-d but was still stunned at its beauty. When Susan backed into Insect-o-saraus and rubbed the hairs on his belly, it reminded me of Pixars Monsters Inc. The mechanics of the hair on Sully and the hair on Insect-o-saraus were identical and amazing. Bravo Dreamworks, Bravo. Two thumbs up.
I rated this movie a three out of four because the story lacked something but because of its entertainment value, Animation, and Voice rolls it made up.
If you have to see "Monsters vs. Aliens" - and if you're a parent, you will have to - make sure it's the 3-D version. The film's opening scenes deposit the audience somewhere in the middle of the rings of Saturn with a parsecs-wide vastness that is out of this world. Every kid in the screening I attended blurted out a stunned "Whoa," and so did most of the grown-ups: We were witnessing not just the beginning of a film but the start of the next phase of blockbuster-movie technology, like it or not. (Full review)