Monsters vs. Aliens

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The world's most unlikely heroes are on a mission to save Earth in DreamWorks Animation's Monsters vs. Aliens – "The year’s funniest comedy" (Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com). Ginormica, Dr. Cockroach Ph.D., The Missing Link, Insectosaurus and B.O.B. join forces to fight back when aliens attack. With an all-star cast and amazing animation, this ginormous adventure is "a monstrously good time for all!" (Bill Bregoli, CBS

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better than you thought
by Sony_XL,Top Contributor: Star Wars (4 out of 5 stars)
September 10, 2016

This was a pleasant surprise: a nice, feel-good film that is pretty innocent and sports the usual beautiful Dreamworks art. The artwork and colors are magnificent. I say "surprise" because it did not get great reviews. Thus, I wasn't expecting the quality film I got.

The good guys - the "monsters" are typically-likable as you see in other animated films of today. They are pretty funny, too, diverse "monsters" like "Dr. Cockroach, B.O.B and The Missing Link. They, along with "Ginormica," who does her impression of the 1950s sci-fi character, "The F-Foot Woman," are appealing and fun to watch.

I'm tempted to describe this movie as "innocent," because it's such a nice story that doesn't have all the innuendos some other animated films have, yet still will make most adults laugh in many spots because there is some good humor that kids wouldn't get. "Monsters Versus Aliens" shows one doesn't need "edginess" in every movie to have adults enjoy the kids' film, too.

Chances are you'll find this movie a lot better than you thought. Give it a shot.
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1950s gender stereotypes. PASS
by Erin (1 out of 5 stars)
October 4, 2019

HOW DID THIS GET MADE?! Opens with woman getting married and basing her entire future on her husband's career. She gets struck by a meteor and becomes a huge monster with massive strength. Her response? "Now I can open any jar in the world!". As aliens attack, white men are in charge, level-headed, and brave. Women just keep screaming and screaming and screaming and running away. Giant woman monster finds her fiance and he can't handle being with a powerful woman and leaves her. Later the evil alien tells her "she really gets around". She "discovers her strength" away from a man. News flash: it's 2019 and women don't think this way anymore. UGHHHHHHH. Seth Rogan jello monster is funny though.
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Mom empowerment film
by Raisuli the Magnificent (2 out of 5 stars)
September 13, 2019

I'm not the target audience for this film, and however charming it comes across, it's still pretty formulaic, and in this way fairly insulting. Mom gets the fifty-foot woman treatment, who is then induced into a struggle she didn't want and isn't much prepared for.

How about letting dad get the gigantism treatment, or junior, or sis, or Fido?

To me this film smacks of "Mars needs moms", just with a slightly different story to it. As a Bay Area denizen it was kind of neat seeing the SF Bay Area getting to star as a backdrop once more. Toss in Modesto, Fresno, and maybe even Lodi and the state capitol or Sacramento, and you got my childhood and university years all wrapped up.

It's a witty film, but it's predictable to a fault. Mom gets zapped into monster funkyness, and gets paired up with unlikely critters to save the world. The truth is your average "love America" mom would probably get recruited by the NSA and teamed up with crazy smart and strong people who were also recruited by the feds to tackle some threat. That's the allegory.

Does it work? I'm not so sure. I can't remember the last time I saw a tall handsome strong dude get to be the hero. What, no since the 1950s or something. That's an important observation because those people exist, usually in the form of fire fighters or law enforcement. To me the "unlikely hero" is so cliché as to be insulting and expectant. "Wow, I bet you never guessed MOM would be the hero ... HUH?!?!" Well, yeah, I did.

Still, for all that, it has a kind of charm to it, but I'm just burnt out on empowerment of women themes and unlikely hero themes being shoe horned into CGI extravaganzas. So much so that I simply can't take it anymore. Ergo, I do not recommend this film.

I would give it one star, but like so much "empower females and unlikely hero" movies, it is technically competent, even if the toll booth at the SF End of the Golden Gate wasn't rendered ... at least Market, Kearny, Geary and Van Ness got some cameos.

If I see one more "mom's the hero, nerd, geeks and oddballs unite!" film, I'll puke my guts out.

There are better movies out there.
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Not quite Pixar quality, but the 3D looks great!
by N. Franklin (4 out of 5 stars)
August 4, 2016

This movie is from DreamWorks Animation so it's not as classy or polished as a Pixar movie but is definitely entertaining and the 3D is very strong. Not surprisingly there is some sophomoric humor from the mouth of Seth Rogan as the dim-witted BOB character. Overall there's nothing terribly offensive though, and the story moves along at a good pace. This is one of the earlier 3D movies of the 21st century 3D revival, but in some ways the 3D is better than many later entries. It's well planned and really pops nicely, so this is highly recommended for fans of 3D.
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Decent animated action comedy for the family
by penname (3 out of 5 stars)
March 3, 2016

Quick Synopsis: Susan is set to be married to Derek when she is hit by a space meteor that transforms her with super strength and size. She gets whisked away by the special U.S. forces to be detained at a secret facility with other monsters danger to society. An evil alien looking to find the meteor that hit Susan coverages on earth and the monsters are forced into action to spot him.

Acting wise, I adored Reese Witherspoon (Susan) and Seth Rogan (Bob). I though they were perfect in their roles. I thought Raine Wilson (Galentor sp? evil alien) was ok, He came off as a generic cartoon bad guy for the most part.

The movie is decent. The visuals look amazing. They did a great job in the edit room. The script and film design is obviously for the whole family as there are comedy bits for kids and some for adults. Seth Rogan (Bob) was funny I enjoyed when his character was on screen. Otherwise it's a pretty predictable comedy action. It's not a bad movie but it's not one I am so in love with I'm going to desire to watch again.
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Calling all Monsters........
by Betty L. Wilkins (5 out of 5 stars)
March 1, 2014

Susan is a young bride to be, getting ready for her big day when a meteor strikes her and she finds herself glowing and growing out of proportion, becoming almost fifty feet tall. The military arrives soon after and after she is sedated, she awakes and finds herself locked away in a top secret facility along with other monsters who are either missing links or the subjects of experiments past and her name has been changed to Ginormica. At first, she is definitely not okay with it, and is more than anxious to get back to the life she had, but over time finds the monsters she is held with are not quite the monsters they appear to be as they begin to get acquainted. A chance for freedom arises when the monsters are asked to take on a giant alien robot and they set out for the Golden Gate Bridge where Susan earns her place as Ginormica as she almost single handedly takes it on in order to save the people on the bridge. They defeat the robot and earn their freedom at last, but when Susan tries to reconnect with her old life she discovers the man she almost married is on a fast track to promotion and considers her being a monster a big detriment to his future success and he wants nothing more to do with her. The other monsters find freedom has a hollow ring to it as well, because they aren't really accepted anywhere. It is here that Susan has found her calling as a monster--and is kidnapped by the alien seeking to gain the element that gives Susan her powers and to invade and conquer her world. The monsters then must band together to save one of their own, and stop the invasion, if they can. The monsters here are all straight from the B-movies of the Fifties, B.O.B. is a thinly disguised Blob, Dr. Cockroach is straight from "the Fly". The Missing Link is "Creature from the Black Lagoon" and Insectasaurus, is from "Mothra." Ginormica is from "Attack of the 50 ft. Woman" . This is meant to be a parody and the movie pulls it off rather well. While this may not be on a par with other movies by DreamWorks, it is still fun to watch and worth a look.
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Monsters vs. Aliens should have done better at box office!
by Michael Cast (5 out of 5 stars)
February 11, 2015

I can't believe that this great DREAMWORKS animation didn't do better at the box office! I love DREAMWORKS stuff (PENGUINS of Madagascar, Shrek, etc.) And talk about star power! Jeez, ya got Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogan (who is hilarious as B.O.B.) Kiefer Sutherland, Stephen Colbert, and other heavy hitters doing the voices. Here's a summary: Susan, is a bride to be, but on the big day she gets smashed by a meteorite that changes her into The Fifty Foot Woman. Soon she is captured and placed with other "monsters" that are being confined in a top secret installation. It looks like poor Susan and her fellow monsters will spend their lives as prisoners. ...until an alien probe sent by the evil "Galaxar" lands and starts to tear Fresno California to pieces. The government decides to pit their monsters against the alien invasion. The ensuing battle is entertaining. It's heroic! It doesn't matter what age you are, this is a cool vid. I loved it.

This is a very funny video. Seth Rogan's signature laugh is contagious. Everyone will love this DreamWorks picture. Looking forward to a part two.
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A Must-See for fans of Animated Films
by Code Red (4 out of 5 stars)
February 6, 2016

Fun little movie. I wouldn't say that it's the best, but it's definitely worth adding to the collection. I'm 35, if I love it, you're kids are going to love it. It's not as good as the Despicable Me movies, but better than Sherman and Mr. Peabody, and on par with the Minions movie and Penguins of Madagascar.
I've always said that getting the Blu-Ray versions of animated films is a MUST. To get the clarity of this is the most important thing. You're cheating yourself, unless you only own a DVD player. I got a great deal on this, at $5, and couldn't pass on it. I like that it comes with the DVD because i can let friends borrow it so that they can enjoy it as well.
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Fun movie
by Amazon Customer (3 out of 5 stars)
August 25, 2018

I hadn't seen this since I saw this theatrically some decade or so ago. I didn't remember much about it but I remembered that I liked it so when I found a good deal on the 3D version I popped. This movie is just a lot of fun. I laughed out loud at a couple of parts. The 3D effects are fantastic, great depth, lots of "eye popping" scenes. If you can catch this in 3D I recommend it.
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MONSTER AND SCI- FI BUFFS SHOULD ENJOY THIS!
by ! MR. KNOW IT ALL ;-b (4 out of 5 stars)
August 11, 2010

I grew up watching old monster and sci-fi films, so I couldn't wait to see this new animated tale that pays homage to so many of my favorite Saturday afternoon sci-fi films.

While the 3-D effects and animation are fantastic, I found the story to be lacking just a tad. I guess after Pixar's masterpiece Wall E, the bar has been set rather high. Regardless, it's a fun film and a special treat for those of us who grew up watching giant monster movies on the weekend.

I suggest seeing this at the IMAX in 3-D as it is really spectacular, with great voice work done by Reese Witherspoon, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett and the hysterical Seth Rogen. It's a very good film, but I wish the story was fleshed out better, the material certainly deserves it.
'Igor' was another film that paid homage to Saturday afternoon fright fare, but that one dealt with gothic horror. Both films are worth seeing, but if they had been treated with the same care as Wall E or Up, we would have two extraordinary films instead of two films that just kind of missed the mark!

I recommend both films to fans of the genres, but they could have been better. The Blu Ray release looks fantastic and their are some interesting extras including the 3-D short featuring B.O.B.

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