Monsters Vs. Aliens

Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Hugh Laurie, Paul Rudd, Kiefer Sutherland, Stephen Colbert, and others

Damn, this movie was the shizzle!! Definitely, the best kids movie we've ever seen together with the kids. And it wasn't even Pixar. I don't know though. UP is coming this summer.

MONSTERS VS. ALIENS, if you haven't seen the previews three thousand times, is about the Earth getting invaded (again) by aliens and how we fight them using monsters that we've got stashed away.

We've got Susan (Witherspoon) who's a gentle giant. This brainy Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. dude played with his normal English voice by Dr. Gregory House M.D. This gelatinous, brainless blob named B.O.B. played by Rogen. The Missing Link, this fish-looking, tough-talking creature played by some SNL cast member. And this gigantic mute caterpillar.

Anyway, because it's a cartoon, you won't get bored in any way seeing the same old alien invasion genre. The movie is awesome. Excellent graphics. Cutesy, kid-friendly characters. Funny, adult humor. Not adult like porn, but adult like over-the-kids'-heads. The one-liners are witty and quotable. The movie keeps you, as well as the kids, entertained all the way through.

We're chang, so we didn't see the 3D-version, but you could tell which parts were made just for the 3D enjoyment. Stuff blowing up and flying outward towards you. It's probably neat. $3.50 more per person neat? I don't think so.

All the characters were lovable, but I really liked House, Rogen, and Witherspoon's characters in particular. House because, well, he's House. Even under his native English tongue, you could still recognize the razor-sharp wit and sarcasm. Rogen's hilarious. Is this guy ever not funny? He played the dimwitted blob perfectly. He had the best jokes. Every time he said something, it had everybody rolling. Reese's main character in the movie was classic Witherspoon. I've always liked her. Not necessarily her movies, just her. I know that sounds pretty dumb, but there's something about her. I think if I had to pick an actress based on only personality, I'd pick her. The last time I actually liked a female cartoon character was, probably, THE LITTLE MERMAID. And I mean that in a serious, non-perverse way. I really liked Susan. You will, too.

The strength of the movie though has to be the camaraderie of the monsters. How they stick together and fight for each other and try to kick the aliens' a$$es. It was like watching an animated INDEPENDENCE DAY where you're kinda rooting for us, the good guys, to kick some foreign alien a$$. The action in this movie was good, too.

Okay, too much to talk about. My review's not even doing the movie justice. Trust me, this movie is out-of-this-world! Hardy, har, har, har!! Go take your kids and see it. Hell, go see it without kids. I guarantee you'll enjoy it. We did. DreamWorks is catching up! I give this movie two kids who were really grateful for their surprise today, and one, in particular, who was so happy that she couldn't stop talking out loud at the screen. Is Kawai part-Black?