The defence The Popcorn Loyalist
“It owes the canon nothing.”
The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.
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Monsters vs Aliens
Animation · Family · Adventure · 2009
When Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches. The military jumps into action and captures Susan, secreting her away to a covert government compound. She is renamed Ginormica and placed in confinement with a ragtag group of Monsters...
Movie details
Monsters vs Aliens
“Saving the day the monster way.”
2009 Animation · Family · Adventure 1h 34m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
When Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches. The military jumps into action and captures Susan, secreting her away to a covert government compound. She is renamed Ginormica and placed in confinement with a ragtag group of Monsters...
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Monsters vs Aliens?
For the defence
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Rob Letterman · Conrad Vernon
Written by
Rob Letterman · Maya Forbes · Wallace Wolodarsky · Jonathan Aibel
Reese Witherspoon
Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)
Seth Rogen
B.O.B. (voice)
Hugh Laurie
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
Rainn Wilson
Gallaxhar (voice)
Will Arnett
The Missing Link (voice)
Kiefer Sutherland
General W.R. Monger (voice)
Paul Rudd
Derek Dietl (voice)
Court is in session
Put Monsters vs Aliens on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”
It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.