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positive
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Pure, light entertainment.
80
The grandeur of the effects--the honest-to-God spectacle of the thing--elevates Monsters vs. Aliens to something approaching art. It's not a masterpiece, but it's most certainly a milestone.
80
The richly multilayered picture tends to have a gently immersive effect, akin to a stroll through the world's most expensive diorama.
80
Yayyyy, monsters!
75
The movie may best be appreciated by people who know the references. All five monsters come from low-budget science fiction films of the 1950s.
75
Full disclosure: I saw Monsters vs. Aliens in 2-D. No dorky plastic glasses, no alien ooze flying at my head. More full disclosure: I liked it.
75
This is a pleasure to watch for everyone.
75
Dazzling colors, winning characters and energetic visual effects all work in concert, with the 3-D animation serving to intensify the experience.
75
This is a lean 90 minutes, packed with laughs and age-appropriate thrills -- not to mention a solid lesson for girls about self-respect.
75
My favorite voice/animation combo, however, is Stephen Colbert's very terrestrial president of the United States.
