Monsters vs. Aliens/B.O.B.'s Big Break in Monster 3D: Ginormous Double Pack |  | Directors: Conrad Vernon, Rob Letterman
Actors: Reese Witherspoon, Rainn Wilson, Stephen Colbert, Seth Rogen, Hugh Laurie
Studio: Dreamworks Animated
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Rating:  43 reviews
Sales Rank: 367
Format: AC-3, Animated, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, 3D, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 94 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 1.2
MPN: 071694
UPC: 097360716948
EAN: 0097360716948
ASIN: B002GSXKJW
Release Date: September 29, 2009
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Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 09/29/2009 Run time: 107 minutes
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There can be only one! November 23, 2009
J. Alford (Atlanta, GA. United States)
I didn't get around to watching this when it first came out in theatres, but was suprised at how good it was when I checked out the DVD. Dreamworks(creators of Shrek and Kung Fu Panda)did this as a comedic homage to the monster movies of the 50s.
Starting out, Susan was a blushing bride about to be married to her shallow weatherman boyfriend Derek, but a meteorite chrashes near her and dowses her with an outer space radiation called quantonium. She is then transformed into a white-haired giantess, and immeadiately accosted by the military, who apparently were expecting a giant to be there at the crashsite in the first place because they had large hypodermic needles to put her to sleep with. Susan wakes up in the secret government facility of Area 52 which houses other kinds of "monsters". The team consists of Bob the blob, the amphibious Missing Link, the insectoid mad scientist Dr. Cockroach, and the tremendous kaiju Insectosaurus. Things seem miserable for Susan(now called Ginormica), but the evil alien overlord Gallaxhar shows up in his starship and launches a giant robot loose on San Francisco. So the monsters are sent to stop the robot in exchange for their freedom. After an epic battle that wrecks the Golden Gate Bridge, they destroy the mecha, and Susan heads to her hometown along with her new monster buds to see her fiance. However, Derek breaks up with her, which makes Susan embrace her monsterhood. This would be nice, except that Gallaxhar kidnaps her to extract the quantonium from her to power his clone-making machine and invade Earth. Bob, Link, and Cockroach board the ship and find Susan who is now normal size after having the radiation sucked out of her. They manages to destroy the ship's computer, and Susan confronts Gallaxhar, which gets her cosmic mojo again, turning her back into a giant. They escape on Insectosaurus who is now a gargantuan butterfly. The monsters then agree to continue working with the military to defend Earth against other threats.
M.V.A. was a very enjoyable movie. The 3-D is applied wonderfully, unlike some other animated films. The story pays great attention to the Silver Age schlock creature features, both the stereotypical monster ones and flying saucer flicks. The casting was fine, although it was a little overboard with Stephen Colbert at the President, and they could've just had John DiMaggio doing the voice of Keifer Sutherland's character, General Monger. Like in most Dreamworks cartoons, there is alot of pop culture subreferences, although one of the genuinely good ones is the DDR session. There's already been an OVA prequal called BOB's Big Break, and a Halloween TV special, but knowing Dreamworks there's probably gonna be an actual movie sequal too. Definately seek out this monster mash!
 Great Movie November 18, 2009
Kenny Wong
Fantastic movie for the whole family. Colorful and realistic, very human like, you don't feel you are watching a cartoon movie.
Not just for kids November 16, 2009
Comedy Maven (DC)
This has so many things that are not just for kids - it is a great movie and you get more things out of it every time you watch.
Good movie but... November 16, 2009
Dale J. (Bristol, TN USA)
This movie had great picture quality on blu-ray; however, we had to try on several occasions to watch the entirety due to it freezing in our PS3. Not sure whether it was the movie or our PS3 but once when we checked, the disk had greasy fingerprints on it from the factory. We're sure they were not ours as we are always precautious about how we handle disks. I would think the factory would be more careful than have their employees handle these disks as they're being packaged.
So, if you buy this movie and have problems playing it on your blu-ray player, try cleaning it. Also, make sure your PS3 in a well ventilated area, sits horizontal and has the latest firmware installed.
Saw in the Theater, Had to get it for the home November 15, 2009
Jennifer L. Hoover (Fort Hood, TX)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
My boys (including my husband) and I loved this movie. I knew when we were leaving the theater I'd be buying the movie. The characters are great. BOB is hilarious, which is expected from Seth Rogan. Reese Witherspoon does very well in this movie, which is great because I normally don't care for her. The only complaint I have about this, which I didn't realize until I actually received the Blu Ray, is that it's only Blu Ray. Most Disney DVDs come in a DVD/Blu Ray combo and I strongly feel that, if nothing else, other companies that make kids movies should offer their movies in DVD/Blu-Ray combos. My kids can only watch this in the living room on our PS3. We had to buy the actual DVD to accommodate being able to watch this in other rooms. Good job for Disney for recognizing this and making those combos. Had it been a combo disc, it would have gotten 5 stars without question.
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