Monsters Vs. Aliens.

I saw it today, the scenes with the President were hilarious :D
It's weird how I find cartoons for children funnier than "real" comedies..the jokes are just more subtle :D
 
its a good looking film but just one small criticism - its not funny! maybe to a 5 year old but apart from that it completely lacks the wit of the best of pixar etc

dreamworks cgi cartoons are such second cousins to pixars i think - kung fu panda, sharks tale (awful), madagascar, shrek (3rd shrek was abyssmal)
 
Went to see this yesterday, and to be honest, I was a bit disappointed.

I like all the in-jokes about old sci-fi films (I was the only person laughing in the cinema when the president played the keyboard tune from Close Encounters of the ThirRAB Kind) and I was very funny, especially Seth Rogan's BOB.

I just felt the story was lacking any depth. Women's becomes giant, meets other monsters, fights aliens, the end. Also, (being an massive Pixar fan myself) I didn't feel it had the charm and warmth of Pixar's animation.

Also, this 3D thing grates on me. I home for the Easter holidays, and my local cinema doesn't have the ability to show films in 3D. But if I was still in Glasgow, I think I'd steer clear of it. A student ticket is already
 
I saw it last weekend, both myself and my son who is 6 loved it. It's had criticism but hey, it was funny, kept me interested unlike Shrek which I think is crap. I didn't analyse it just enjoyed it as it was meant to be viewed.
 
Dreamworks definitely ride on Pixar's coat tails but this is one of their better efforts to date.

I couldn't even see it getting a sequel.
 
Saw it on Sunday in 3D. Visually it is very, very nice to look at but the jokes were a bit flat and there seemed to be too many quiet parts where not much was going on to keep your attention. Some eyebrow raising adult moments in it though which made you wonder if it was a PG or a 12...! I remember a mention of the word 'boobies' got most of the patrons (including my little brother) laughing like mad!

The 3D though was fantastic and our local cinema was recently refurbished so all the screens have the new digital projectors. Was amazing to finally see a film at the cinema where there were no 'cigarette burns', hairs or jumps in the picture, it truly was a stunning image to look at. Even the trailers before the film were gorgeous quality. :) Bring on more 3D films, animated or not.
 
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