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Original title

Monsters vs. Aliens

Year

2009

Running time

94 min.

Country

United States

Director

Rob Letterman, Conrad Vernon

Screenwriter

Maya Forbes, Wallace Wolodarsky, Rob Letterman, Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger. Story: Rob Letterman, Conrad Vernon

Cast

Music

Henry Jackman

Cinematography

Animation

Producer

DreamWorks Animation

Genre

Animation. Sci-Fi. Comedy. Fantasy. Kids | Aliens. Monsters. 3D

Movie Groups

DreamWorks Animation (Films) | Monsters vs. Aliens

Synopsis

When California girl Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches tall. Alerted to the threat of this new monster, the military jumps into action and Susan is captured and secreted away to a covert government compound. There, she is renamed Ginormica and placed in confinement with a ragtag group of other monsters: the brilliant but insect-headed Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D.; the macho half-ape, half-fish The Missing Link; the gelatinous and indestructible B.O.B.; and the 350-foot grub called Insectosaurus. Their confinement is cut short, however, when a mysterious alien robot lands on Earth and begins storming the country. In a moment of desperation, The President is persuaded by General W.R. Monger to enlist the motley crew of Monsters to combat the Alien Robot and save the world from imminent destruction.

Voices: Paul Rudd, Reese Witherspoon, Kiefer Sutherland, Seth Rogen, Will Arnett, Hugh Laurie.

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Awards: 2009: Annie Awards: Best Storyboard. 3 nominations

2009: Annecy Film Festival: Official Selection

2009: Saturn Awards (Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films): Best Animated Film.

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Critics' reviews

"WALL-E had more charm, more soul, more everything. But there's enough merry mischief here to satisfy, even if you’re way past puberty. (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of four)"

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"The movie works hard -- desperately hard -- to be all things to all audience segments. And the visible effort erodes the sense of gaiety, of unfettered fun."

Lisa Schwarzbaum: Entertainment Weekly
"This action-comedy will seem fresh only to 8-year-olds -- though it may give parents an excuse to introduce some of the '50s horror movies it parodies."

Joe Neumaier: New York Daily News
"Dazzling colors, winning characters and energetic visual effects all work in concert, with the 3-D animation serving to intensify the experience. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)."

Claudia Puig: USA Today
"The movie is reasonably entertaining, though it helps to be 6 years old."

Mick LaSalle: San Francisco Chronicle
"It's tough to get on board with these monsters. They don't get the banter they--or we--deserve, and the screenwriters lean on wearying stereotypes."

Michael Phillips: Chicago Tribune
"There is a nice mix of action with tender moments -- especially among the misfit monsters"

Kirk Honeycutt: The Hollywood Reporter
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