A Bite of Blob..or Bob

Whenever I hear that Dreamworks is coming out with a new animation, I am usually fairly certain that it is going to pretty great. Dreamworks has become a stiff competition to Pixar in the past few years, but sometimes I still have my doubts about whether they will be up to snuff. This being said, the most recent installment from Dreamworks, Monsters vs. Aliens, was not exactly up to par, but was no doubt entertaining. I have to admint that I wasn't dying to see this particular film like I am to see others. I think it is just because I feel like the whole monsters, aliens, superhero thing is bit overdone these days. There are so many films about superheroes and I also feel as though the line between monsters and superheroes is getting blurry. For the most part, it seems as though monsters are supposed to feared, but now monsters are becoming more lovable than scary. I actually truly like this concept, but I feel as though this idea will soon become a little boring. Going into this movie I just couldn't get "Monsters Inc." from Pixar out of my head. Monsters Inc. was such an incredible creative, original film and it is one of my favorite Pixar movies ever. That was such a classic, and really started the whole idea of friendly monsters in this era.
Anyway, the reason I went to see this installment was because my boyfriend really wanted to go (he is a big kid), and also because we have a friend who works at Dreamworks. The main draw of the movie was the B.O.B. character, played by Seth Rogen, whom really stole the show. I also loved Dr. Cockroach, but that is mainly because I looove Hugh Laurie. The problem was that I didn't really emotionally feel that much for the "main" character, Ginormica/Susan. I think the other characters made it enjoyable, but the story of Ginormica wasn't quite interesting enough. Also we saw the 3D version, which was cool at times, but after a while I forgot that is was even in 3D. I'm not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing..
All in all, this was a good romp and I am sure the kids absolutely loved it. Actually, I could hear the laughter and comments of the little tikes because they made up the majority of the audience. If I didn't have someone pushing to me see it, I most likely wouldn't have gone to the theater. But just because I wasn't chomping at the bit to get to this one, doesn't mean I won't be for the next Dreamworks animation. I think all I need is an innovative idea and lovable characters to get me there.

Slice: wobbly blue Jell-O with fruit chunks and mini marshmallows inside