Jeanskynebu
the audience applauded
DipitySkillful
an ambitious but ultimately ineffective debut endeavor.
FirstWitch
A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.
Stephan Hammond
It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,
invisibleunicornninja
Character Design - When I saw this movie in theaters as a young child I thought that this was supposed to be a horror movie. Rewatching this more recently, I can see why. The look of these characters is absolutely hideous.Tone - This movie isn't funny. When I rewatched it, I couldn't get any laughs except out of how stupid it is. None of the jokes are even remotely funny. This movie is extremely cringeworthy. A child watching this thing is either going to get scared or bored. Plot - I actually like this concept. Too bad its executed so badly.The voice acting, and the animation are bad. Steven Colbert seemed to be putting in an effort, but even he couldn't work with the terrible script.Product Placement - The first 3 minutes are basically a concentrated dose of product placement. Instead of just spreading it out throughout the movie in the backgrounds, they just lazily threw it all into the first few minutes. I'm not against product placement, movies need to be funded, but the way its presented in this movie is annoying and obvious. This scene doesn't even really have much to do with the rest of the movie. Its just a short scene with characters we never see again lazily introducing the plot. This whole scene could've been cut and it would've barely affected the movie.There isn't that much to say about this movie. The animation is bad, the sound design is bad, the script is bad - there's barely any enjoyment to be had here. No I do not recommend this nonsense.
pinkarray
Some people may not like Monsters vs. Aliens due to its references to B-movies, its corny jokes, and its simplistic characters. I was a little annoyed by B.O.B.'s idiocy and the other monsters are quite stereotypical but I wouldn't let that bring me down from enjoying the film.I thought that the character of Susan was really pretty and wasn't some sassy brat like some women are. She was sympathetic even to the alien. Though, I did have problems with her design, her nose was small and her eyes were big bug eyes.The team put in a lot of effort into the animation, making it turn out striking.The person who voiced Susan did a pretty good job with her character. She put a lot of emotion into her voice. And I also liked the person who voiced the other characters, too. They did a pretty good job of making them humorous and trying to capture their personalities.The dialogue on the other hand, is archetypal, though. Especially at the beginning. Once the story gets going, the movie gets way better and quite interesting.The movie was too short, it stopped at a cliffhanger. I wished they could've made a sequel of the movie from there. Also, there was not enough character development to Susan and her adjustment of being with the new monsters. Her finally knowing she doesn't need Derek felt a bit forced. But it had a lot of heart and action and some soul but not enough.While it's not as great as Shrek, it's still a good movie with high replay value and your kids will probably love it. The little ones might get bored but the older ones will love it. It was a very memorable experience to me and I think it would be a valuable film for the kids. It had a special place in my heart when I was a kid and words couldn't describe how much I loved the film. And Susan is still one of my favorite cartoon characters and I still really liked this movie.
Luis Miguel
This may not be an all-time animated classic like Bambi or Secret of Nymh, but it's good for passing the time for an hour and a half, which is all I'm sure it was setting out to do. The lead, voiced by Reese Witherspoon, is sympathetic enough to keep us invested in the story.The supporting cast is great and what really makes this movie entertaining. There's Seth Rogen as a living blob of mush, Hugh Laurie as a mad scientist turned giant bug, and even Kiefer Sutherland as a General.Plenty of laughs, especially thanks to Stephen Colbert as the President of the United States. Recommend it if you want something to watch with the family.
Steve Peterson
I enjoyed viewing this motion picture on DVD. My most loved some piece of this film, is the meteor slamming down on earth on Susan Murphy (Reese Witherspoon) that she become taller like a monster, while she is getting hitched to Derrick and all of a sudden she begins to end up in a top-mystery jail office headed by General W.r. Monger (Kiefer Sutherland) and she is encompassed by Monsters B.o.b. (Seth Rugen), Dr. Cockroach (Hugh Laurie) Missing Link (Will Arnet)and a titan furby animal which was taller than her. She additionally ends up who made her monstrous being made by an outsider reprobate named Gallaxhar She and the creatures must stand up to him for assumed control earth.