![]() ![]() All of which should keep old and (not too) young alike (mostly) grinning for its 94-minute ride.David Kaye ( Night of the Living Carrots) ![]() Aliens majors on solid lessons about friendship and self-sacrifice … and even takes the time to treat audiences to a rendition of Purple People Eater as the credits roll. Aliens is probably as good as it gets from DreamWorks on that score, the film nevertheless falls just short of the modern-day animated standard set by Pixar with films such as Finding Nemo, WALL-E and Toy Story. The scriptwriters occasionally swerve around the star chart in their quest for stellar laughs.Īs has often been the case with DreamWorks’ other animated efforts (Madagascar, Shrek, Shark Tale), problem areas predictably involve mild toilet humor, suggestive sight gags (such as the scanned backside bit) and a smattering of knotty language-all of which could easily have been avoided. That’s not to say this 3-D adventure (on most screens) offers flawless family entertainment, though. Aliens brims with colorfully animated action and enjoyable characters, as well as humorous winks at other well-known monster-movie moments. (I think that storyline was number five on the list.) Monsters vs. If that’s true, then DreamWorks’ latest animated actioner has got at least one of them covered in style: Girl becomes monster, girl meets other monsters, monsters battle aliens to save the world. It’s been argued that all storytelling is based on seven basic plotlines. Plenty of laser-zapping obliteration takes place in and around Gallaxhar’s spaceship as well. Another perilous moment involves Gallaxhar’s threat to extract a meteor element from Susan, even if he has to “rip it out of her body one cell at a time.” Two aliens are shot dead at close range. Susan and her monster-mash guys soon come to the rescue, however. ![]() The most threatening scene involves a robot ripping apart the Golden Gate Bridge, which is filled with pedestrians and cars. The gigantic robot, however, wades through the detonations, smashing tanks and artillery units as he goes. When a huge robotic alien lands on Earth, the American president orders his generals to “do something violent.” They comply with gusto, unleashing volleys of explosive missiles. Cockroach, Susan whacks him repeatedly with a giant spoon. She extracts the needle and tosses it back-hitting a soldier in the foot. Later, government troops shoot a large, tranquilizer-filled needle into Susan’s backside. Then she gets up and staggers toward the church with nothing more than a few smudges on her dress. When the glowing meteorite nails Susan, for example, she seems momentarily crushed beneath it. Dad even cries at her would-be wedding.Ĭrash-boom cartoon action fills the screen in Monsters vs. In contrast to her flaky fiancé, Susan’s parents are supportive of her new friends … and size. In fact, she stands steadfastly by him, in spite of their differences, right up to the moment he dumps her. Susan is also dedicated to her fiancé, Derek, and willing to put her desires aside to accommodate his career goals. It also celebrates Susan’s inner strength while giving a well-deserved drubbing to narcissistic males (who are threatened by her newfound moxie). Along the way, the movie teaches us to look past what we perceive to be others’ physical flaws in order to see their true inner value. And although the government has locked them away in order to “protect the public,” these outcasts willingly step forward as mankind’s champions as they repel Gallaxhar’s alien invasion. The members of Susan’s ragtag crew are more misunderstood misfits than “monsters.” They come to love Susan and put their lives on the line to save her. However, as Susan knows all too well, even the best-laid plans can change. But then the giant gal learns that the government plans to keep her locked up … forever! oh, and the 350-foot grub Insectosaurus.īeing caged with this creepy crew is bad enough. Cockroach a macho half-ape, half-fish creature named Missing Link the indestructible blue blob B.O.B. Right after her nuptials are obliterated, Susan gets nabbed by government officials, slapped with the not-so-nice moniker Ginormica and hustled off to a top secret holding compound.Īnd the horror seemingly continues when Ginorm … er, Susan meets the other inmates at this special prison: the brilliant, insect-headed Dr. And not just because kissing her fiancé post-meteor strike would entail nearly swallowing him. To say that Susan Murphy’s wedding day to-do list included some unexpected items would be the understatement of the year-maybe the millennium. Suddenly expand to an enormous 49 feet 11 inches tall. Get hit by a hurtling meteorite filled with space gunk. Check.ĭress up in the most beautiful gown ever. ![]()
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