Reviewed by Chris McEneany, 29th September 2009
A great little homage to the SF boom of the 50's, Monsters vs Aliens hits the ground running and conjures up all kinds of kooky nostalgia. From bug-eyed alien invaders to cute-but-colossal girls in fetching spray-on superhero garb, Dreamworks aims for a colourful, action-packed romp and hits the bullseye. The comedy works both as character-based observation and as ripe send-up of the whole jet-age sense of extraterrestrial wonder. The animation is magnificent, the story simple but extremely effective, and the seed is sown for potential future adventures with the motley crew of ecological throwbacks, laboratory mistakes and block-busting giants.
The movie is presented on BD with absolutely tip-tip AV and an enjoyable and lively set of extras. I'm getting cheesed-off with friendly techno-babble from CG-animators, but that doesn't mean that the roster of mini-docs, commentary and PiP gubbins aren't fact-packed and entertaining in their own right and offer much of worth about a movie that too many people seemed to neglect during its theatrical run.
With hints of Mars Attacks!-style anarchic humour interspersed throughout and a similar sense of genuine affection for the genre, Monsters vs Aliens is a winner in my book.
Highly recommended, folks.
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02-10-2009, 5:21 PM
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