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"Monsters Vs. Aliens is a bold new step in the future of animation."
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Short Attention Span Summary (SASS):
1. Star studded cast lights up the screen (or at least their voices do) in a funny and action-packed computer-animated film from Dreamworks.
2. Reese Witherspoon is Susan Murphy, a sweet home Modesto girl who doesn't realize her true worth until she gets hit by a meteor. . .
3. . . . on her wedding day
4. The casting people outdo themselves with Seth Rogen as a brainless blob, Hugh Laurie as a mad doctor with the ethics of a cockroach, Rainn Wilson as an evil alien and Stephen Colbert as the President of the United States.
5. Think of a bigger, better Mars Attacks! and Spaceballs.
When an evil alien targets Earth as a source of "quantonium", the Government has only one option, and that is to call out the monsters under the command and supervision of General W. R. Monger (Keifer Sutherland).
General W.R. Monger: "This place is an X-file wrapped in a cover-up and deep-fried in a government conspiracy."
Other star vocal talent includes Will Arnett, Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd, Jeffrey Tambor, Renee Zellweger and John Krasinski, among others.
The plot itself may not be a classic, but the animation and casting make it a movie you'll want to have in your collection.
Recommended, naturally, for fans of superior computer animation, monsters and aliens.
The President of the United States: "Boys, set the terror level at code brown, 'cause I need to change my pants."
Amanda Richards, April 19, 2009
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Scotman
November 15, 2009
I like these jokes -- why only four stars?
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Count_Orlok_22
April 21, 2009
I've been hesitant to see this film, being a huge Pixar fan. How does it stand up against the more wholesome Pixar/Disney computer animated films?
Scotman
November 15, 2009
I will find out and let ya know.
Scotman
January 08, 2010
The animation is very like Madagascar. The story is so derivative of Fifties sci-fi, purposely so, if you're a fan of the old stuff you'll love this.
Count_Orlok_22
January 08, 2010
Wasn't a big fan of "Madagascar" and you know me, I hated '50s films.
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Monsters don't exist, right? If they did, they'd be locked up in some secret government location so the general population wouldn't know of their existence. But what if monsters do exist... and they aren't evil, or even particularly scary? What if they're funny... and smart... and what if they might just be the key to man's survival? When a meteorite crashes in California on Susan Murphy's (Reese Witherspoon) wedding day, Susan is struck by a dose of otherworldly quantonium, her bridal glow becomes decidedly green, and she suddenly swells to a gargantuan 49 feet-11 inches tall. The Feds swoop in and whisk her away from husband-to-be Derek (Paul Rudd) to a government concealment agency where they dub her Ginormica and leave her to bemoan her losses and spend the rest of her days with strange creatures like B.O.B., the brainless blob (Seth Rogen), mad professor Dr. Cockroach (Hugh Laurie), the half-fish and half-ape Missing Link (Will Arnett), and the overly huge and strangely silent grub Insectosaurus. Next, Gallaxhar (Rainn Wilson), ruler of an alien civilization, sends a huge robot to attack Modesto, Calif., to recover the quantonium released by the fallen meteorite. Under the ineffective leadership of President Hathaway (Stephen Colbert), the government embraces General W. R. Monger's (Kiefer Sutherland) suggestion to pit the imprisoned monsters against the robot in exchange for their freedom. The monsters are no match for the robot until ...
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Director:
Conrad Vernon
Genre:
Family
Release Date:
2009
MPAA Rating:
PG
DVD Release Date:
September 29, 2009
Runtime:
1hr 34min
Studio:
Paramount
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