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Monsters Vs. Aliens movie trailer
DVD Release Date: September 29, 2009
RATED PG
DISTRIBUTED BY DreamWorks Animation
DIRECTED BY Rob Letterman (Shark Tale) and Conrad Vernon (Shrek 2)
STARRING Voices of Reese Witherspoon as Susan Murphy/Ginormica; Seth Rogen as B.O.B.; Hugh Laurie as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.; Will Arnett as The Missing Link; Kiefer Sutherland as General W.R. Monger; Rainn Wilson as Gallaxhar; Stephen Colbert as President Hathaway; Paul Rudd as Derek Dietl
Spend the morning with ecstatic best friends. Check.
Dress up in the most beautiful gown ever. Check.
Get to the church on time. Check.
Get hit by a hurtling meteorite filled with space gunk. Check.
Suddenly expand to an enormous 49 feet 11 inches tall. Check.
To say that Susan Murphy's wedding day to-do list included some unexpected items would be the understatement of the year—maybe the millennium. And not just because kissing her fiancé post-meteor strike would entail nearly swallowing him. Right after her nuptials are obliterated, Susan gets nabbed by government officials, slapped with the not-so-nice moniker Ginormica and hustled off to a top secret holding compound.
Talk about a wedding day horror story.
And the horror seemingly continues when Ginorm ... er, Susan meets the other inmates at this special prison: the brilliant, insect-headed Dr. Cockroach; a macho half-ape, half-fish creature named Missing Link; the indestructible blue blob B.O.B.; oh, and the 350-foot grub Insectosaurus.
Being caged with this creepy crew is bad enough. But then the giant gal learns that the government plans to keep her locked up ... forever!
However, as Susan knows all too well, even the best-laid plans can change.
Enter the alien Gallaxhar.
POSITIVE ELEMENTS
The members of Susan's ragtag crew are more misunderstood misfits than "monsters." They come to love Susan and put their lives on the line to save her. She does the same for them. And although the government has locked them away in order to "protect the public," these outcasts willingly step forward as mankind's champions as they repel Gallaxhar's alien invasion. Along the way, the movie teaches us to look past what we perceive to be others' physical flaws in order to see their true inner value. Susan is also dedicated to her fiancé, Derek, and willing to put her desires aside to accommodate his career goals. In fact, she stands steadfastly by him, in spite of their differences, right up to the moment he dumps her. In contrast to her flaky fiancé, Susan's parents are supportive of her new friends ... and size. Dad even cries at her would-be wedding.
SPIRITUAL CONTENT
Susan and Derek prepare to take their wedding vows in a small chapel. But they never get to do so because she grows through the roof.
SEXUAL CONTENT
When Susan begins growing, her wedding gown tears and seams split. Her garter snaps and knocks a man over. But the dress miraculously stays more or less intact, resembling a short miniskirt at the end of her transformation. (She wears fitted pantsuits for the remainder of the movie.)
A teen couple goes parking at night. The girl wants to smooch, but the boy's hesitant. Then a spaceship rockets overhead and neither of them is in the mood anymore. Brainless B.O.B. thinks Susan is a boy but still points out her "boobies." While speaking of Ginormica's huge size, General W.R. Monger catches himself somewhat suggestively cupping his hands in front of his chest.
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