Monsters vs Aliens: Fun For Kids, Smart For Parents
The story centers around a bride-to-be named Susan Murphy , voiced by Witherspoon, who is hit by a giant alien asteroid on her wedding day. Susan then develops super-human strength and grows 50ft. She is soon after captured by the United States government and imprisoned with other monsters, so that she may be used as a weapon. When the evil alien Gallaxhar, voiced by Rainn Wilson, comes to Earth looking for the contents of the alien asteroid, Susan and her fellow monsters are unleashed to save Earth from an alien invasion.
“Monsters vs. Aliens” is the new 3D Dreamworks Animation starring Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, Seth Rogen, Will Arnet and Hugh Laurie. The film is directed by Conrad Vernon and Rob Letterman.
The monsters are the main source of laughs in the film. The always hilarious Seth Rogen is the mentally challenged one-eyed blob named B.O.B. who literally doesn’t have a brain. (“Turns out, you don‘t need one!”)Rogen is the funniest of the monsters with his infectious laugh and stoner-style of comedy. The other monsters include Hugh Laurie as the mad-scientist Dr. Cockroach and Will Arnet as the Missing Link.
The film is a funny simple tale, even adults will enjoy themselves(I think I laughed more that the kids!) but it lacks the heart of other animated films like Wall-E or Monsters Inc. The 3D visuals certainly heighten the action and keeps the kids glued but at moments may be too scary for some. My 4-year-old niece definitely seemed entertained but more so by the effects than the comedy itself. Some of the comedy may not be understood by kids either, for instance the references to classic films such as “The Blob” or “The Fly”. The most hilarious reference is when the President of the United States voiced by Stephen Colbert plays the theme song to “Beverly Hills Cop” as a friendly greeting for the aliens. Overall the film has a dull story line but is funny and has great action sequences.
- Diane Sanchez
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