A pause on the journey

MONSTERS VS ALIENS  Honestly, I did not recognize who was doing the voices initially. I did figure out Reese Witherspoon  as Susan and Hugh Laurie as Dr Cockroach.  I only knew that Stephan Colbert was the President based on the credits. I totally was stumped on Seth Rogan, Will Arnett, Keifer Sutherland, Rainn Wilson, Paul Rudd, Jeffery Tambor, Amy Phehler, Renee Zellweger and John Krasinski. (and OMG Tom McGrath as WILSON.. *sigh*)   It is certainly a huge known cast, and the voice acting wall all funny. the lines were witty and the movie in the first 30 minutes was visually stunning  (the use of 3d seemed to decrease as the movie went on). The story was kinda weak and very contrived and not always in a good way.  I think the critics will pan it in a bad way. It does not have the big squishy heart that really makes cartoon movies.  The aliens were not really threatening, maybe I have watched too much Doctor Who.  I thought it was a fun ride and visually it was nice, but it did not have the soft center that I love in a movie.

Rating:  9. Would pick up DVD on Sale

Scruff: A tiny bit to start the show and then smooth sailing throught the rest.