Movie Review: Monsters vs. Aliens
Title: Monsters vs. Aliens
Director: Conrad Vernon and Rob Letterman
Reviewer: Keenan Torres (age 14)
Summary: Susan (Reese Witherspoon) is hit by a meteor on her wedding day and grows to an enormous size and has incredible strength. She is taken to a top secret facility where she meets four monsters: Link, supposedly the “missing link”, an amphibious creature, Insectosaurus, a giant grub-like creature bigger than Susan, Dr. Cockroach, a mad scientist who turned himself into a cockroach, and Bob, an indestructible blob of goo that has no brain and provides most of the comedic lines in the film. Meanwhile, hostile aliens land on Earth. The head of the monster facility meets with the president and asks him to release the monsters to fight the aliens. The president agrees and this sets up the battle of the Monsters vs. the Aliens.
Response: Overall, this was an incredibly cheesy movie. It had none of the humor of Shrek, Madagascar, or any of its predecessors made by DreamWorks. Instead, it was a boring movie that was hardly worth the time it took to watch. None of the characters were particularly humorous, except for Bob, and even he was not that funny. Most of the humor was based on Bob doing stupid things.
When it comes to plot, this film was even worse. It involved nothing more than an incredibly basic cheaply written screenplay that even the youngest child could predict. I’ll add an example to show how stupid the script was. The monsters had been shut up in the facility for over 50 years, so when they first get out, Link says “Wow, has it gotten warmer since I’ve been out here? I could get used to this!” This is an obvious unnecessary pointer towards global warming. This movie would probably entertain only the youngest of children. See Battle for Terra instead.
Grades: (with 1 being low and 5 being high)
Violence: 3/5 Most of the violence in this film is not very intense. There is not really anything to get offended by. The title clearly states that the main plot involves violence.
Sexual Content: 2/5 Bob makes some strange comments, and says that he at least deserves a chance to be with Derek, Susan’s fiancé. This might make you think that Bob is homosexual, but he really isn’t male or female. Also, when he first sees Susan, he says that she is a boy. Link says she is a girl, and Bob reemphasizes his statement by saying “Look, he has boobies!” Link stares at him and says, “We need to talk”.
Language: 0/5
Anti Christian Elements: 0/5
Christian Themes: 0/5
Torres Recommendation: There really isn’t that much offensive content in this film, so it is not a bad movie to show your seven year old if you want to keep him or her busy. However, if you are any older and want to try it out for yourself, go right ahead and post a comment with your thoughts. Thanks!
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