Destroy Monsters Vs. Aliens

Rating: 3/10 (27 March 2009)

The thing is.. it's just not entirely entertaining. Maybe I expected more and had my hopes up so it's probably partly my fault but MONSTERS Vs. ALIENS is just an average family movie. It's got some amusing moments, a few scenes that will get you to chuckle a bit, Kids will love it, parents will love it, but the rest of us however will be saying 'okay, next!' Thank God it has the 3D because otherwise I'd be staring at my wristwatch from beginning to the end.
I'm okay with 3D movie, I welcome any awesomeness that could enhance our movie watching experience but if the movie has humor that misses the target and a story way too easy for our intelligence, not even 3D could fully save the day. I respect the MONSTERS Vs. ALIENS trying to teach our young viewers the lesson of not looking at people like freaks or different because you never know, they might be the ones to keep the world from getting blown up by aliens. The movie uses the blue character BOB as its poster boy because all the marketing indicates that he's the comic relief but I find the president to be the most hilarious, for some reason I don't know why, but Stephen Colbert gets the best lines in the movie.
The action 'roller coaster ride' sequences are just OK, your typical scenes that you've felt in other movies before, it doesn't have that much of a thrill if you ask me. Reese Witherspoon's animated character, Susan is supposed to be the lead star and yet in the end we could care less for what would happen to her. I'm impressed with Keifer Sutherland's peculiar voice as the angry general, hearing the voice alone I wouldn't have figured out it was Kiefer. I don't wanna drag this review, point is MONSTERS Vs. ALIENS is pointless, predictable, and over-hyped. You won't miss a thing if you never watch it. You shouldn't be surprised because Dreamworks animation is a hit-and-miss situation unlike Pixar that always lives up to its promise.
--Rama's SCREEN--