Monsters vs. Aliens (Review)

What I knew going in:
As usual, the A-list turns out to lends their voices to a movie aimed at the 8-12 year audience. The plot is simple: Aliens invade, and the only ones who can stop them are the monsters the government has locked up in a top secret prison.

Hype:
Meh. I always watch these before letting my niece see them. The grapevine said it was pretty good but not great.

Opening Thoughts:
This has to have the same production and animation crew that did The Incredibles. The character likenesses and animation styles are dead on. Without looking it up you can clearly see the resemblance. Oh Look, Heroine is falling for selfish douchebag at the beginning of the movie... The only problem with these morality tales is that most women don't wake up and smell the coffee and still marry the douchebag; then wonder how their lives went so wrong. Two words for you, ladies: DUH. B.O.B is deinfately the big win in the opening...hilarious.

Bottom Line:
Definately not for my niece. Yeah its pretty funny, and yeah the plot is passable, and yeah its competent, but nothing really stands out to make me wholeheartedly recommend this to anyone. My niece would get scared by the monsters AND the aliens and would have no frame of reference for most of the jokes. The main enemy, Galaxor, steals the show for me - he's the perfect blend of mad scientist, uncaring evil, and incompetent mayor all rolled into one. Kind of reminds me of Steve Jobs...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0892782/