Our family really enjoyed this movie. It was age-appropriate for each child on a different level and Dad and I also had some laughs. It's easy to watch, we liked the subtle references to other space/alien movies and I appreciated the lessons about teamwork and accepting your differences (even if they are significant). This will definitely be a classic in our dvd collection.
Monsters vs. Aliens
(2009, Rated PG, Family and kids, Starring Hugh Laurie, Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen)Ratings at a Glance
| 51% | of parents say it's too violent |
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Parent & Educator Reviewers Say | Kid Reviewers Say
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
- My highlights are:
great family movie...funny and easy to watch
- I rate this title on for age 4 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
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- I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Fun movie with a Sci-Fi twist
I really liked this movie. The main character was very devoted to her family, friends and to the man she (did) love. All the monsters treated each other with respect and helped each other out. The ending could be intense for younger/sensitive kids but they tried not to go over the top.
- I rate this title on for age 7 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Great Girl Hero
The look of the monsters and aliens might be too scary for younger kids (under seven) or those with active imaginations, but my usually sensitive girls weren't turned off at all. We liked the way Susan/Ginormica gains confidence and starts to trust in her own abilities, with or without the aid of glowing green stuff from space! There were plenty of references to the classics of sci-fi, which made Papa happy. The depiction of friendship was great, and the message is clear that her parents love her no matter what, and she doesn't need a man to achieve her dreams - true friends are more than enough.
- I rate this title on for age 6 and give it
7 year old son loved it, went to see it twice. the fight scene was a little intense, but not too scary.
- I rate this title on for age 6 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- I rate this title on for age 6 and give it
Glad we saw it!
Loved it! We laughed through much of it. Eleven year old daughter thought she was too old for it, but she enjoyed it too. My kids don't like theaters, so we rented it, but my husband and I would have enjoyed seeing it in the theater.
Lives in Arkansas- I rate this title on for age 3 and give it
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Family fun.
I have no problem with cartoon violence because I tell my children it is fake. My 3 year old wasn't scared at all. My 5 year old step son who doesn't live with us and his mom has different rules, was scared by the blob character. The positive message is accept yourself for who you are.
- I rate this title off for age 6 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
My 6 year old was overwhelmed! Had to leave.
I just took my 6 year old to the theater to see this one. After 1/2 hour we had to leave because he was tucked up in a ball telling me he was scared and wanted to go. I'm a bit surprised because he is fine with movies like the Incredibles, but this one shook him from the beginning. Just too much gun violence and big crashes/explosions.
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Really good movie
This is a really good movie if your kids like monsters and aliens and stuff like that. I like all the characters, especially Susan A.K.A. Gianormica. Oh, and if you see all my other reviews, I have a 7 year old son, a 5 and 14 year old girl and one to year old
- I rate this title on for age 14 and give it
A thrilling thrill ride
The only bad thing I can say about this movie is that the posters are misleading. There is only one alien ship in the movie, not three. Otherwise, a thrilling thrill ride of thrills.
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
I Like Bob.
Normally, I would not have seen this movie because it is about fictional creatures such as aliens and monsters. But, after seeing BOB I had to see it. I love BOB, he is so much like me it is not even funny. There were two things that I did not like. First off, I think there was some language such as taking God's Name in vein and BOB kept getting confused as to whether he was a boy or girl. Past that, funny movie with lots of sarcasim. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys a good laugh.
- I rate this title off for age 3 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
Dont talke toddlers or sensative children
Didnt realize it would be such long scenes of fear. The opening 10 minutes has an excessively violent scene where a woman gets captured and thrown into solitary confinement. Humor comes way too late.Way too long of a scene for children. Our 3 year old was literally trembling and we had to leave the theater. She told us it was a "bad movie". I felt terrible.
- I rate this title off for age 8 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
VIOLENT!
Excessive and Intense Violence! We were stunned that this movie was rated PG, and angry that it was marketed as a family movie. The violence level is deserving of a PG-13. We did not enjoy the movie due to the violence, weak plot and poor character development. It was too intense for our 8-year old.
- Lives in TexasI rate this title iffy for age 7 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
So much for trailers that are "Approved for All Audiences"
The movie was great, but what concerned me more was the preview for Star Trek that was shown with it... including a split-second sex scene. Made me a little uncomfortable to be sitting there watching two people rolling around with a theater packed with kids.
- I rate this title on for age 6 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
go monsters
it was really funny it has great 3D there are parts that you might think are scary but turn out funny
- I rate this title on for age 7 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
Fun but not a favorite
Quite entertaining, but the story doesn't live up to the gold Pixar standard.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
tisk- tisk! what an OUTRAGE!!!
You need to at least be a teenager to see this horrid movie. The sexual content is UNBARABLE for any other age!!! I cannot stand it! I dont even want to get into detail... :O So... stay away from this movie, all of my gradchildren did! >:(
- I rate this title off for age 6 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
Mediocre movie to sell kids toys
I gave this movie 1 star because I found it to be very formula with lots of violence and not much creativity. I felt like I was watching something mediocre whose goal was to produce aftermarket $$$ from merchandise and other sales. Sure enough, it's already out on the shelves of the toy stores. Ugg.
- I rate this title on for age 6 and give it
CSM said it was much more scary than it actually was.
It is not that scary. Common Sense made this look awfully scary! IT is not! See it in 3D. It is so much better.
- I rate this title on for age 6 and give it
Excellent for kids of all ages
This movie is very very good, with a strong female role model. I would recommend it to any families who liked The Incredibles.
- I rate this title iffy for age 5 and give it
NO small 3D glasses avaialble for children!
Parents of physically smaller children - there are no small-sized 3D glasses available. (The glasses are so big they fit over my husband's head with his regular glasses on.) We had to leave the 3d version about 20 minutes into the movie because after the third time my daughter's 3D glasses fell off we couldn't find them on the floor. Needless to say she was very upset. Other than that the first 20 minutes seemed pretty good, if a little scary. Why would you make a 3D movie for kids and not have smaller glasses available.
Parent & Educator Reviewers Say | Kid Reviewers Say
- I rate this title iffy for age 6 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
funny and action filled movie. great for evryone
awesome! anyone who is allowed to see it will love it. there is explosions and gunfire, and the president shoots a alien robot. a alien is shot by accident. monsters fight against a robot attacking a bridge. there is some mild language (eat lead, jerk) they use teamwork alot in this movie. There is also some rude humor.
- I rate this title iffy for age 6 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
NOT SOOOO GREAT
This movie was not soooo great. But that's just because it wasnt my type of movie but younger kids like say age 6 and up will love the humor and animated vilonce (which is pritty much age appropreat)
- I rate this title on for age 7 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Laughed my head off! Some scary scenes for kids 6- But is very good!
- I rate this title on for age 6 and give it
For any age but need parent to comfort
It did not have a message to it nor was it educational but it was fun to watch and I think everyone, any age, will enjoy it. Although I said it was for ages 6+ I think any age can watch it as long as children under 6 has a parent with them to comfort them through it. It's funny but some scenes may scare young children as the fight scene scared my sister who is 6 going on 7.
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
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Monsters vs. Aliens awesome for 10-12 year olds
I loved it so, much. I thought it wasa hillarious, funny, and very entertainining. I loved the part when The missing link sayss"Insectisourus your a...butterfly". I thught that was so, funny.I laughed so hard during the movie I almost fell out of my seat.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
well it is really inaprproite i just recomend parental gudence
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
well it is really inaprproite i just recomend parental gudence
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
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Yeah I would see it just cause
This movie was good. And it has a positive message. I mean, it even has some good role models. But I found my-self getting sleepy. It just could not give it my full attention.
- I rate this title on for age 6 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
it was cute
my friend and i just wanted to c a movie and this was the only one playing that looked good so we saw it and i thought it was cute it had a good message it was funny and it had a nice plot so yeah pretty good movie
- I rate this title on for age 7 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Monsters vs. Aliens is funny, fun for the whole family,and one of the best animated films of the year so far...
Monsters vs. Aliens a good movie to see with the family. This movie is funny and it mostly has some mild action but mostly the action is comical and kind of funny. This movie is also in 3-D.If you don't see this movie in theaters you can rent it on DVD Tues.Sept. 29th, 2009. This movie is something fun for the whole family and it is also funny and one of the best animated films of the year . Also it is one of the best films from Dreamworks Animations since Madagascar.I gave this film a four star rating .It is Two Thumbs Up!
- I rate this title on for age 7 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
ok movie
my mom loves this movie i dont like the movie i just like the charecters do not see movie in 3d to overwhelming i was lucky i didnt see it in 3d
- I rate this title on for age 6 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
good for smaller children
This movie is good for smaller kids like 6 - 9. It does have a lot of fighting and some violent parts with explosions and stuff. It has some great messages in it and some role models. It is a well rounded movie but if you see it in 3-D you need to probally be 7 it is a little more scary.
- I rate this title on for age 7 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
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Looks Great, But Where's the Story?
I love the characters and the voice actors, but the movie is actually pretty boring. There are some funny/clever moments, but the 3D is really the only memorable thing about it. Mild sexual humor and LOTS of noise. I got a really bad headache... Props to Steven Colbert for playing the president.
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
Ok......
OK Pretty good! I just don't like that Ginormica lady.
- I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
If it was this Vs. Pixar/Disney this would be stabbed and left for dead.
I'm so sick of dreamworks animation movies why don't they let the pros(disney/pixar) do it themselves. Very dissapointed again with Dreamworks.
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
good for parents and kids
Saw this movie twice, once in 3D. I enjoyed both times and so did everyone I went with, including two pre-teens who wanted to go see Hanna Montana instead. The characters were funny and the action was exciting.
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
i saw this with my brother in the middle of the movie my brother said he was afraid of the aliens so my dad had to take him out for 5 minutes
- I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
ok
pretty good! not like other movies.
- I rate this title on for age 15 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
it's not worth your time
very stupid movie
- I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
There is lots of fighting, a few crude parts but nothing kids don't talk about already and one very brief scene that I guess could be considered sexuality. good characters and a strong female role model, as another reviewer pointed out. Overall, my 7 yr old son, his friend, also 7, and I really enjoyed it. We saw the 3D version.
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
this is the most funny movie in the world i think any one should go see this AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LUV THIS MOVIE I LAUGHT THE HOLE TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
was it directed by bay?
it was awsome come on the violence is cool it felt like a micheal bay movie
- I rate this title off for age 17 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
monsters V.S Aliens is a bad movie for kids
I think this movie is no good for kids. The movie is not good for kids is because when the spy is having her wedding, her dress rips and you can see part of her butt. And when the monster didn't know about a girl. That was horrible
- I rate this title on for age 6 and give it
I liked it
First, we didn't get to see it in 3-D in our town. It was really funny. I liked the character Bob, he was really funny.
