Movie Review: Monsters vs Aliens

Movie Review: Monsters vs Aliens                                                                                                           5-12-20

After getting hit by a meteor before her big wedding, Susan Murphy (Reese Witherspoon) turns into a 49’11’’ tall woman. She gets captured by the government and gets sent to the secret facility known as Area Fifty-Something. There, Susan, now named Ginormica, meets Dr. Cockroach PHD (Hugh Laurie), a human scientist with a cockroach’s head, BOB (Seth Rogen), a gelatinous blob created by combining a ranch dressing with a tomato, the Missing Link (Will Arnett), a fish/ape hybrid defrosted from an iceberg 20,000 years ago, and a 350-foot grub named Insectosaurus. Together, they all have to stop the evil alien Gallaxhar (Rainn Wilson) from conquering Earth by extracting Ginormica’s cosmic energy to create clones of himself.

Monsters vs Aliens has the reputation of being DreamWorks’ most expensive movie ever, costing, 175 million dollars to make, and their first film to have a female protagonist. Susan Murphy/Ginormica is not only strong physically, but also strong mentally. She is self-reliant, confident, and caring, the right qualities for a heroine.

Monsters vs Aliens is an overlooked movie with a story that pays homage to 50s monster movies, top-notch animation, mostly likable characters, and a good score from Henry Jackman.

BOB dissolving a ham after placing it in his body.

Gallaxhar is also a threatening villain, despite his limited screen time. As stated earlier, he wants to extract a rare material called ‘Quantonium’ so he can make countless clones of himself to conquer Earth. He may not be as threatening as Drago Bludvist or Tai Lung, but is better than Lord Farquad and Makunga.

In conclusion, while not as good as beloved DreamWorks films like Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, and How To Train Your Dragon, Monsters vs Aliens is a funny and engaging film to watch on a rainy day. Since this is a DreamWorks film, expect there to be a good amount of pop-culture references and licensed songs in this movie.

Rating: 3.44 stars out of 5.