Monsters vs. Aliens

Original title: Monsters vs Aliens

2009
PG
1h 34m

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6.4/10

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Alien Invasion Computer Animation Kaiju Urban Adventure Action Adventure Animation Comedy Family Fantasy

A woman transformed into a giant after she is struck by a meteorite on her wedding day becomes part of a team of monsters sent in by the U.S. government to defeat an alien mastermind trying ... Read allA woman transformed into a giant after she is struck by a meteorite on her wedding day becomes part of a team of monsters sent in by the U.S. government to defeat an alien mastermind trying to take over Earth.A woman transformed into a giant after she is struck by a meteorite on her wedding day becomes part of a team of monsters sent in by the U.S. government to defeat an alien mastermind trying to take over Earth.

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

182K

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POPULARITY

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Awards
- 3 wins & 10 nominations total

B.O.B.
(voice)

Hugh Laurie

Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
(voice)

Will Arnett

The Missing Link
(voice)

Kiefer Sutherland

General W.R. Monger
(voice)

Paul Rudd

Derek Dietl
(voice)

Julie White

Wendy Murphy
(voice)

Jeffrey Tambor

Carl Murphy
(voice)

Amy Poehler

Computer
(voice)

Ed Helms

News Reporter
(voice)

Renée Zellweger

Katie
(voice)

John Krasinski

Cuthbert
(voice)

Sean Bishop

Private Bullhorn
(voice)
…

Rich Dietl

Commander
(voice)
(as Rich B. Dietl)
…

Stephen Kearin

Technician Ben
(voice)

Rob Letterman

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Trivia
The monsters shown in the movie are all references to original monsters in movies. Ginormica is a reference to Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958), B.O.B. is a reference to The Blob (1958), The Missing Link is a reference to Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. is a reference to The Fly (1958), and Insectosaurus is a reference to Mothra from Mosura (1961).

Goofs
When Ginormica goes to the TV station to see Derek the call letters on the building begin with a W. All broadcast stations east of the MS river start with a W. West of the MS river they all begin with K.

Quotes
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.: Might we ask for your name, madam?
Susan Murphy: Susan.
B.O.B.: No, we mean like your monster name. You know, what do people scream when they see you coming? Like "Look out! Here comes...?"
Susan Murphy: Susan.
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.: Really?
B.O.B.: [spookily] SUUUUSSAAANN! Ooh, I just scared myself! That is scary!

Crazy credits
The DreamWorks logo appears in black and white, and the boy on the moon is abducted by a tractor beam from a flying saucer hovering over. Afterwards, it burns up like an old film, segueing into the opening scene. The saucer is from the movie "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers."

Alternate versions
The film has a localized version in Australia where the News Reporter is not voiced by Ed Helms but instead by David Koch, a co-presenter of the morning show Sunrise (2000) seen on Channel 7 Australia-wide.

Connections
Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #39.13 (2008)

Soundtracks
When You See Those Flying Saucers
Written by Cy Coben and Charles Randolph Grean (as Charlie Grean)
Performed by The Buchanan Brothers
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label
By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment

User reviews246

Featured review

7/10

Cute and often very funny

After a rather slow beginning in which a girl gets proposed to, the movie picks up when she gets turned into a giant on her wedding day and from that on the film is frenetically comic. Like most Dreamworks cartoons, this one can feel like it's trying too hard (Dreamworks has a Looney-Tunes-on-speed approach that can be a little exhausting), but at its best the movie is wildly funny.

The story and characters are admittedly generic, but pleasantly so. But there is a certain annoying laziness to the plotting. The death of one character is treated as sad even though the audience is given no reason to care, and the female empowerment angle is a bit on the silly side. The plot is at a kid's movie level, even though the humor is funniest enough for this adult.

Not a great cartoon, but a very enjoyable one.