Coming under alien attack, the US Military call a motley crew of Monsters into action to combat the threat and save the world from imminent destruction!
When the latest Pixar film comes out the trailer proudly proclaims "From the Makers of Toy Story, A Bugs Life, Toy Story 2, Finding Nemo, Monster's Inc, The Incredibles, Cars, Ratatouille, Wall-E, Up!" That's quite a list of modern classics they've got there. When the latest DreamWorks film comes out, they say "From The Makers of Shrek!" DreamWorks are still milking the success of "Shrek", a modern classic no doubt, and some would argue its better than the majority of Pixar films, but DreamWorks have never truly perfected Pixar's faultless recipe for a winning film that's funny, heart-warming and darn right brilliant. Pixar adamantly follow the words of Disney himself: "For every laugh there must be a tear". "Up" is a prime example of this; it had audiences balling in the first five minutes. It's not that "Monsters Vs Aliens" is a bad film, it's just that the bar set by Pixar, and, what the hell, "Shrek" is still a spec in the sky. There are one or two very funny gags, but it's not these laughs that will linger in the audiences memory it's the one's that fall flat; and there are two many of them to even bother counting. However its Seth Rogen's "Bob" (The Blob; geddit?) who delivers his lines perfectly, it's not until he did this that we realised how mind bogglingly hilarious his voice actually is. But even this comical genius can stop "Monster's Vs Aliens" boldly going where many animations have boldly gone before; where Pixar makes its humans real and believable, they are clearly caricatures; DreamWorks just looks unrealistic and nicked from a kid's computer game. It's not just the laughs that fall flat though; the 3D is nothing special, aside from an opening "Ball comes at you" bit, the film feels like a wasted opportunity 3D wise: we're seeing giants stepping on us, blobs throwing their eyes at us, and missing links lunging into the audience. But the most we get is a ping-pong ball. Great. "Monsters Vs Aliens" passes time, and kids will most likely love it, but we certainly won't be seeing it on any DreamWorks trailers in the future.
This movie is utterly brilliant; it's suitable for all ages and easily grasps anyone's sense of humour- this movie will leave you in stitches. With characters such as a blob, a scientist cockroach, and an ice-age swimming-thing this movie is nothing but original. A well-received 'pat on the back' for directors Rob Letterman and Conrad Vernon they are such crowd-pleasers!
Monsters vs. Aliens is the latest computer-animated effort from Dreamworks. It is very well cast with Reese Witherspoon, Will Arnett, Seth Rogen and Huge Laurie all pulling out non-stop performances as the 'Monsters' in the film.
The plot is a crazy-quilt of 1950s sci-fi, as bride-to-be-Susan (voiced by Reese Witherspoon) is struck by a meteorite full of an extraterrestrial energy source that makes her into a 50-foot woman. Susan's rushed off to a secret base, where she's quickly introduced to the U.S. Government's secret base of monsters: The Missing Link, a self-important scaly fish-ape (Will Arnett); B.O.B., a indestructible blob who's bright blue and not terribly bright (Seth Rogen); Dr. Cockroach, a human-insect hybrid with a mad scientist's cackle and unfortunate table manners (Hugh Laurie) and Insectasaurus, a hulking gigantic caterpillar from beyond.
The monsters are kept out of sight, but when alien invader Gallaxhar comes calling looking for the energy source that made Susan a giant, he unleashes war-machine robots and our featured creatures are enlisted by General W.R. Monger and President Hathaway as our last, freakiest line of defence.
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.
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 without 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.
Verdict
Skilfully voiced, utterly charming and rib-tickilingly funny, Monster's Vs Aliens is great fun for all the family!
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play DreamWorks&39; hilarious CGI animated match-up pits Monsters Vs Aliens in a family-friendly battle of killer lines slapstick action and sci-fi tomfoolery Featuring the voice talent of Seth Rogen Reese Witherspoon and Paul Rudd prepare to laugh your way right through this cracking film A light-hearted comedy akin to Bee Movie or Madagascar Monsters Vs Aliens sees sweet Susan Murphy (Reese Witherspoon - Legally Blonde) hit by a meteorite containing a powerful substance called quantonium The intergalactic fossil fuel turns Susan into a 50-foot tall giant and she is soon captured by the government and locked up with some other top secret monsters When Aliens attack it&39;s this rabble of giants freaks and insane geniuses who must save the world from the dastardly Gallaxhar Audio Descriptive Track on Feature FilmTrailers How to Train Your Dragon Nick Penguins Shrek the Halls Activision trailerDWA JukeboxFilmmakers Commentary - Audio commentary with Rob Letterman Conrad Vernon Lisa StewartModern Monster Movie Making - We take an extensive look at the process of creating an animated film in 3DTech of MVADeleted Scenes Monger&39;s plan War Room Turns on Monsters If You Don&39;t KnowActors Seth Rogen Reese Witherspoon Paul Rudd Rainn Wilson Hugh Laurie Kiefer Sutherland Will Arnett & Stephen ColbertDirector Rob Letterman & Conrad VernonCertificate PGYear 2009Screen Widescreen 1781Languages English - Dolby Digital (51)Additional Languages English Audio DescriptionSubtitles English for the hearing impairedDuration 1 hour and 30 minutes (approx)
CGI-animated sci-fi action film for kids. When a meteorite from outer space crashes into a young girl, Susan (voiced by Reese Witherspoon), and turns her into a 50-foot monster, she is taken to a secret government compound where she meets a ragtag group of monsters who have been similarly rounded up and hidden away. As a last resort on the part of the government, the motley crew of monsters are called into action to fight an army of invading aliens. Can Susan and her fellow monsters save the world from imminent destruction?
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