![]() OUR WORD TO PARENTS: The following is a brief summary of the content found in this PG-rated sci-fi comedy. (Note: The "Our Take" review of this title examines the film's artistic merits and does not take into account any of the possibly objectionable material listed below). DEREK is Susan's fiancé, a self-absorbed TV weatherman who puts his career ahead of his relationship with her, especially after she grows to 50 feet tall.Ĭurious if this title is entertaining, any good, and/or has any artistic merit?.GALLAXHAR is the megalomaniacal alien leader with squid legs who first wants the quantonium out of Susan's body and then desires to conquer Earth via his many clones.military officer who's in charge of the covert government monsters facility, holding various oddities, including Susan, against their will, and then asking them to serve their country by battling Gallaxhar. THE MISSING LINK is the somewhat over-the-hill jock of the group, half reptile, half ape, and full of ego that his body can't always back up.Brilliant but bordering on mad scientist, he's the brains of the operation. COCKROACH PH.D is part man, part cockroach due to a scientific experiment gone awry. is the dimwitted but big-hearted and happy gelatinous mass who's pretty much indestructible and helps her on her mission. From that point on, she must contend with that, Derek's change of heart toward her and their relationship, the military abducting and holding her, and then having to battle Gallaxhar and his clones. SUSAN is a normal woman who unexpectedly grows to 50 feet tall when she's struck by a meteorite.WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG For sci-fi action, some crude humor and mild language. WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? It's a good bet many will. After managing to defeat it, they must contend with Gallaxhar's next plan - conquering Earth. Monger when ruthless alien Gallaxhar (voice of RAINN WILSON) sends his towering robotic probe to Earth in search of the meteorite and its prized quantonium. They, and a shell-shocked Susan are called into duty by Gen. Cockroach PhD (voice of HUGH LAURIE) who was accidentally created in a teleportation experiment and Insectosaurus, a 350 foot tall moth that's easily distracted by bright lights. (voice of SETH ROGEN), an indestructible if dimwitted gelatinous mass the half-amphibian, half-ape The Missing Link (voice of WILL ARNETT) the diminutive but brilliant Dr. ![]() When she comes to, she finds herself in a top-secret government facility, in operation since the 1950s, that holds any number of captured monsters. Monger (voice of KIEFER SUTHERLAND) quickly arrive, capture, and remove her from the scene. Government officials working for General W.R. ![]() As a result, she suddenly grows to 50 feet tall, and if that weren't enough to put the wedding on hold, U.S. Her plans change, however, when a meteorite, radiating with quantonium, accidentally smashes into her. PLOT: It's a big day for Susan Murphy (voice of REESE WITHERSPOON), a Modesto, California woman who's about to marry local TV weatherman Derek Dietl (voice of PAUL RUDD). Government, in a battle against an extraterrestrial, his clones, and the alien robotic probes sent to conquer Earth. QUICK TAKE: Computer Animated Sci-Fi/Comedy: After being struck by a meteorite, a bride-to-be suddenly grows to 50 feet tall and finds herself, along with a group of monsters long-held in secret by the U.S. (2009) (voices of Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen) (PG)
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |