Monsters Vs Aliens A Very Funny Animated Movie

Rating: 9/10 (4 October 2009)

Monsters Vs Aliens is a very funny animated movie from Dreamworks. Now I'm not a big fan of these kiddie movies but I have to admit that I found this one to be very humorous with a good story and well developed characters for the most part. I actually enjoyed it a lot more than most recently Transformers Revenge of the Fallen or 2007's Spider-man 3 to name a few which ended up being big disappointments compared to this one and other films out there. Directors Rob Letterman and Conrad Vernon are admirable in making this movie that plays homage to the 50's monster films. The talented voice cast including Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, and Kiefer Sutherland brought so much to their roles. They all do a really great job and were just perfectly chosen for their characters. The voices some of them came up with for the characters matched very well and the movie was fast paced making the 94 minute running time fly by fast. The rest of the voice cast including Stephen Colbert, Jeffrey Tambor, Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Julie White, and Rainn Wilson are very good as well despite most of their animated characters only having a few extended appearances throughout the movie. Renee Zellwegger and John Kranski even lend their voices for brief cameos in the film. There was a good balance between the humor, action, and character development which some films these days have greatly lacked. The special effects and the action sequences are impressive. They weren't anything spectacular or mind blowing but they were well executed none the less. Even the animated characters seemed to have genuine chemistry together which made their friendships believable on the screen. The commitment by the actors and everyone involved in making this movie made that happen. The music they chose matched perfectly with what was happening on the screen and it added a lot to the movie. The only few tiny flaws were that things moved a bit fast in the beginning and some characters lacked development but the good definitely more than outweighs the bad in this one. This movie seems to be telling us a lot of messages about being true to yourself and that it's not whats on the outside but the inside is what counts. Just like you should never judge a book by it's cover. Overall Monsters Vs Aliens was a lot better than I thought it would be and it was just as good as either Wall E, Shrek, or Kung Fu Panda to name a couple. Monsters Vs Aliens has plenty of humor, action, character development, and a talented cast who help bring these animated characters to life making you care about them. If you're a fan of these type of movies than chances are you'll enjoy Monsters Vs Aliens just as much. Go see it much better than expected.