Monsters vs Aliens
2009 Directed by Rob Letterman, Conrad Vernon
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When aliens attack, monsters fight back.
When Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches. The military jumps into action and captures Susan, secreting her away to a covert government compound. She is renamed Ginormica and placed in confinement with a ragtag group of Monsters...
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Film #20 in Driver’s December Death Penalty AKA The December Project , which is part of Cinebro's The December Challenge. 1 month, 100 movies.
94 minutes
"You must be terrified. Waking up in a strange place, wearing strange clothes, imprisoned by a strange being floating on a strange hovering device. Strange, isn't it?" - Gallaxhar
Dreamworks' masterpiece. I never thought I'd say that. When I first saw this, I enjoyed it, but nothing more. But now, me still filled with Christmas cheer, I sat on the sofa, glued to this masterwork of film homage, comedy and breath-taking action.
It's like The Avengers, but funnier and leaner. How it manages to pack in all the likability of the five protagonists to…
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I think this movie is just plain okay. I don't think its anything we will remember in the future mostly because its just a normal dreamworks film. There's nothing that sticks out of this movie thats different from anything else dreamworks does. Plus, Theres no unlikeable characters (except B.O.B), theres not as much jokes as I planned for and very wierd twists and turns that happen. I don't thinks its dreamworks best or worst but I think its something that we won't think of when we hear the words "Dreamworks".
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"Sorry I was just looking at this bird!"
BOB. I LOVE BOB. GET ME A BOB.
Oh yeah the film... decidedly average in all honesty.
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Seriously if you can enjoy animated films and love referential films then this is a film that will blow your mind. It has become one of my favourite films and I think that it will become better, it really is a film that kids will enjoy and the references to The Thing, Creature from the Black Lagoon and many others are there for the nerds.
The only flaw I will say is that they treated this like a comic book super hero movie, they started off with an origin for characters you may or may not recognise then they went into fighting a baddie. The issue was there were a lot of cool characters and set pieces but they had…
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Incredibly un-charming, unfunny and plain annoying. The jokes get better towards the end, but that might be mostly by accident. A failure in nearly every aspect.
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Boring modular storytelling at its worst. Dull characters, plot by numbers storyline and poor voice acting.
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Entertaining rental.
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Bastante ligera y entretenida. Me tardé en verla porque imaginaba que alguno de los personajes sería el patiño cagadín e insoportable, pero no es así y todos tienen su encanto, en especial la plasta azul. Las muchas referencias a las películas de sci-fi cincuenteras están padres, el presidente de Estados Unidos es igualito a Peña Nieto y en cuanto a la categoría "películas de mujer con problemas existenciales que ve el día de su boda fastidiado por la aproximación de un cuerpo celeste al planeta", ésta es la opción ganadora. Tal vez le falta un poco de fuerza al villano y el guión se saca de la manga muchas cosas, especialmente hacia el final de la película, pero la historia está divertida y tiene buenos momentos de acción.
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Bob the blob is my hero! Nobody else can fall in love with jelly pudding.
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This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.
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I think this movie is just plain okay. I don't think its anything we will remember in the future mostly because its just a normal dreamworks film. There's nothing that sticks out of this movie thats different from anything else dreamworks does. Plus, Theres no unlikeable characters (except B.O.B), theres not as much jokes as I planned for and very wierd twists and turns that happen. I don't thinks its dreamworks best or worst but I think its something that we won't think of when we hear the words "Dreamworks".
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Kids will enjoy this film for its fun plot and the kid-oriented jokes, such as most of what B.O.B. does. But adults may get even more fun out of it. The plot may not be terribly complicated, but it’s no simpler than most animated fare, and has a modicum of emotional depth with Susan’s sense of isolation and the character development she goes through as she learns her old life wasn’t necessarily all that it was cracked up to be. And it feels like most of the jokes are aimed at adults, particularly those who have a solid movie-watching background. There are references and shout-outs to films from all decades and genres; never in a dated way, but in ways that serve the story or are just quick little sight gags. Read full review.
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Almost fell a sleep.
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"Boys, set the terror level at code brown, 'cause I need to change my pants."
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First-time watch and a nice surprise- this film is an easy watch and a whole hell of a lot of fun. The film probably triumphs most in the character design and sense of scale that the filmmakers utilized to maximum effect in the 3-D format . The voice work from Reese Witherspoon is, well- the best thing I've enjoyed from her in years, lol- but everyone does a fine job- particularly Stephen Colbert as the U.S. president- his funkadelic scene on the Casio keyboard during the alien welcome was hilarious. Generally, this film tells a pretty simple story about the dual powers of teamwork and self-reliance, looks fantastic and is paced nicely and makes clever references to films like Close Encounters and Men in Black while still really being its own thing with characters you give a damn about. Recommended.