Monsters Vs. Aliens (Movie Review)
He reminds me of Flubber... Without the annoyingly funny Professor...
Dreamwork Pictures are back with another animated movie. Surprise, surprise…. They’re like a machine now. They crank out movies with the same flawless efficiently that Disney cranks out child stars every three years: like clockwork. Regardless of the many parallels I could use to illustrate my point (and although they don’t come as eerily close as the Disney kid one), it’s a pretty solid assumption that “Monsters Vs. Aliens” is going to be another hit for them.
Is it a correct assumption? Yeah…well, for the most part. The movie has a decent plot. It’s not a mind-blowing achievement of story-telling by any means, but it’s an ok storyline. The motor behind the characters is the superb voice-acting. Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland, and Steven Colbert all came through with flying colors in this aspect.
That being said, the characters are what really make this movie. Aside from the President (played by none other than Stephen Colbert), the monsters really propel this movie. The story somewhat stalls, but they more than make up for it. Bob, the blue gelatinous blob, needs his own TV show quickly, and I would love to see The President cross over into other future Dreamwork movies.
However, Dreamworks have set a high standard for their movies, and this movie somewhat falters in that aspect. Although the movie was humorous (more at some parts than others) it did have a few issues. The story was ok, but a little underwhelming. It didn’t catch my attention as much as other movies they’ve done in the past. There were certain parts of the movie where I got bored for a few minutes. I’m not used to a Dreamworks Animation having downtime during the movie. The ending was also SUPER cheesy… almost intolerably cheesy.
Overall, the movie was something like this review: short, to the point, and a little underwhelming compared to the other ones that came before. Either way, you get the point. It’s a solid movie, but compared to the other movies that Dreamworks have released, it’s nowhere near the same level of work.
It’s still super funny though.
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“Monsters Vs. Aliens”
The tall chick's name? Gi-normica. Can't even make that up.
The Good: Solid voice-acting, a few memorable characters, and some extremely funny scenes make this a movie that you have to make sure you see sometime in the future.
The Bad: It can be much further in the future. If you wait for DVD, it’ll still be just as rewarding. The story’s a tad bit weak, and the movie hits a lull somewhere in there. And if you love super cheesy, superhero, “I-just-saved-the-day”, “everyone-loves-me-now” type endings, then the last scene should bring tears of joy to your eyes.
The Antagonist and his Computer: Galaxor, the bad guy, was funny…but it never really crosses mymind that he’s a THREAT to anything in the movie. It’s weird, but it’s nothing that hinders the movie. His super-compter however, was sarcastic beyond belief, which made the movie that much more funnier.
Final Rating: 3.4 / 5
