Its not that good

Rating: 3/10 (5 April 2009)

Clever, but not funny animated film from Dreamworks is a unfunny comedy about monsters taking on a alien who wants the energy that is contained in one of the teams members.
Lacking any real plot, think of it a sketch on the back of a wet paper napkin, this film has a tin of ideas and goes nowhere with them. There are some really good characters but they just seem to be there. There are essentially two action set pieces and a couple other sequences that attempt humor but nothing comes (actually all of the jokes are in the trailers and commercials).Its a shame because in Ginormica and her fellow monsters they have a winning band of creations, that almost nothing is done. Sadly it seems that a great deal of effort was spent in creating a world with depth for the 3D. I saw this in 2D and was impressed at how good it looked. Actually too good since everything seemed to be designed for maximum effect at the expense of the story (and the human characters who looked plastic).
The only thing I really liked beyond the under used characters was the clever throw away bits and references to past scifi films I liked the references to Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, ET, Close Encounters,Kronos, Eath Vs The Flying Saucers, It Came From Beneath the Sea, Star Trek, etc.(though what is the Axel F theme doing in this movie?) I felt ripped off even at the bargain matinée price.
I'd take a pass unless you have kids...