Monsters vs Aliens (DVD)

*** FILM ONLY REVIEW *** Easter is nearly upon us, which means the usual release of children friendly movies with this one being an exception. I was lucky enough to get tickets for a private screening at the Waterloo Imax Cinema and a great treat it was for us and the little ones. Starting in Modesto, California, the plot centres around Susan, a normal young lady about to marry the man of her dreams and live in supposed married bliss when she experiences the radioactive fallout of a meteor which falls to Earth. After absorbing a substance called quantonium, Susan grows into a giant and is captured by a secret group within the US military who ...  Read the complete review

(film only review) When it comes to animation, I fiercely put my allegiance with the Disney/Pixar camp. Anything else, by any other production company, is just no good (well, maybe the one exception to the rule being Shrek). When I ended up seeing 'Monsters vs Aliens' (not on a plane, you might be surprised to find) I felt somewhat sadden to realise that it was a Dreamworks production, not a Disney - boo! So, my expectations were unfortunately lowered. Not knowing anything about the plot, apart from it involving some Monsters, a woman with white hair, and that it looked vaguely similar to 'Monsters Inc', I went into this film with no-trailer-first-seeing eyes ...  Read the complete review

I sometimes get given strange tasks as part of my job (a copywriter), and I was recently asked to watch Monsters vs. Aliens and write a review on it. This is because our company sells a lot of 3D/film making equipment and are keen to promote it...so I was given a copy of the 3D Blu-Ray edition and sent off. I don't actually have a Blu-ray player, but my friend kindly donated his. So as it turned out, I ended up watching the film with four other people aged between 22 and 31 - not the target audience at all, but we had a good time. Monsters vs Aliens is an interesting kids' animated film with several very distinct characters, including the massively ...  Read the complete review

When it comes to animated films, I'm generally a fan of the ones that Disney Pixar produces, rather than those from the rival Dreamworks studio - give me 'Finding Nemo' over 'Sharks Tale' anyday! It's probably just me, but the Pixar stories seem to feature a greater attention to detail in terms of the animation, and a higher level of sophistication in the comedy. The latest Dreamworks animated movie 'Monsters vs Aliens' is an intergalactic tale which was available to watch in the cinemas as a 3D viewing experience - this review focuses on the single disk regular DVD version. The story centers on a young woman named Susan Murphy (voiced by Reese ...  Read the complete review

My boys have been nagging me to buy them this DVD but I was hoping that they would have forgotten about it on their holidays but no joy. On our shopping trip today they saw a massive display of the DVD so obviously I had to treat them to it! Susan is woken at 5am by her mother and friends as it is her wedding day but things do not go to plan for her when she is outside the church and gets hit by a meteor and as she is standing at the alter she is glowing green and suddenly grows to a massive size. The army come and take her away to a secure place which no one knows about. It is at this secret place that Susan meets her fellow monsters, B.O.B, Dr ...  Read the complete review