Susan’s life was lovely and normal. That was until she was hit by a giant meteor containing quantonium. Now she is gigantic, super strong, and forced to live in a secret facility away from the outside world. When aliens threaten to obliterate life on Earth, it falls to Susan and her new monster friends Doc Cockroach, the Missing Link, Insectosaurus, and Bob, to save the world and prove which is stronger: monsters or aliens.
As everyone might have gathered by now, I am a lover of kids’ films, particularly these animated Dreamworks ones. I generally find them clever, colourful, and greatly entertaining. It now must be said that Monsters vs. Aliens was a fun family movie, but Dreamworks have done cleverer things.
Susan’s life was lovely and normal. That was until she was hit by a giant meteor containing quantonium. Now she is gigantic, super strong, and forced to live in a secret monster-housing facility away from the outside world. When aliens threaten to obliterate life on Earth, it’s up to the monsters to save the day and Susan and her new monster friends Doc Cockroach, the Missing Link, Insectosaurus, and Bob, rally together and answer that universal question: which is stronger: aliens or monsters?
This movie is one of those shades-of-grey type films. On a positive note, the story had potential, the animation was great, the voice casting was completely spot-on, and the characters were memorable. Action, romance, drama and comedy are all incorporated to make this a good family film. Even adults who have no other choice but to sit down and watch this with their youngsters will have the occasional chuckle at the recognisable voices and a few of the more subtle jokes such as the samples from Dr. Strangelove and Rambo.
On a negative note, the story moved way too fast for my liking. There were no real periods where the audience got the chance to absorb the facts and actually register what was going on because as soon as something critical to understanding the story is said, a loud and exuberant bout of comedy quickly follows and there is no breathing space. That’s the only bad thing about the film.
Featuring the voice talents of Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogan, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland, Rainn Wilson, Paul Rudd, Renee Zellweger, Ed Helms, Amy Poehler, Jeffrey Tambor and Stephen Colbert, Monsters vs. Aliens was a fun family movie filled with action, comedy, romance, and memorable characters. It’s not the greatest animated movie to come out of Dreamworks, but it’s worth watching at any rate.
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