DreamWorks' TERRIBLE Monsters Vs Aliens...

[@wutizgoin5431]

14:18 Actually, they are all classic monsters. Link is Creature from the Black Lagoon, Bob is the Blob, Dr. Cockroach is the Fly, Ginormica is Attack of the 50ft Woman, and Insectosaurus is Godzilla. Would it be nice to see other types in the movie? Sure. But the ones they chose aren’t bad picks and are classics of the genre Edit: Insectosaurus also works to represent Mothra and Kaiju in general

[@ArthropodJay]

"attack of the 50 foot woman" ahaha i hope shes single

[@Geronimon343]

I thought insectosaurus was mothra

[@olleselin]

@@Geronimon343 kinda

[@wutizgoin5431]

@@Geronimon343 It’s a Kaiju either way. I just figured Godzilla because it was more iconic and they mentioned radiation in the little blurb about the monsters.

[@Geronimon343]

@@wutizgoin5431 I know

[@LeQuassler]

I watched this movie as a child and fell in love with it. The humor was perfect for dumb 6 year old me and I still like it only because of nostalgia. My mom got the references and so I enjoyed them as well because I was weird and still am. Edit: A lot of people have liked this comment which means that there are a lot of people who agree. That is pretty cool. Thank you for the likes.

[@lamegameguy]

@Miley Cyrush please stop

[@alexroy5854]

@@lamegameguy The bots are horrible, it's truly a blight on our civilization (Edit: spelling)

[@Mae4Ever]

Same with shark tales

[@Bendytheboi]

Haha gloop glop guy named bob

[@RGBtheRhinoOverwatcher]

@@alexroy5854 Even the human characters' designs are horrible, on par with Jimmy Neutron.

[@bmas44]

I absolutely LOVED this movie as a kid and still do, I'll rewatch it sometimes

[@eageltheYTman]

Nostalgia blind, movies shit.

[@Elon_Must_]

@@eageltheYTman cant let a guy enjoy a movie without getting criticized by a person that liked his own reply saying that your just nostalgia blind

[@reddd-77]

@@eageltheYTman twat

[@thiskatisgay]

I'm neurodiverse and I had watched this film so many times that I can still, to this day, watch the ENTIRE THING from START TO FINISH in my HEAD. I can also do this with a couple other movies.. it helped for when I was grounded from watching television 🤷🏾

[@xdarkxskullzx]

@@eageltheYTman so someone can’t enjoy the movie?

[@TeamBlueToad]

Personally, i really liked this movie back when i was younger and i still consider it a classic up to this day. But god, i can definetely see why people hate it so much. I'm surprised Dreamworks actually released a series and two specials based on this thing.

[@Nvmmmmmm1102]

@Tommy Gaming 🅥 imagine impersonating someone 🤡

[@bighand1530]

I like the movie. Still do to this day. But I can see why people don’t like it.

[@KatOwO2235]

there's 2 Halloween shorts and another short that was 3D, the tv show was the lowest point of the franchise

[@bighand1530]

@@KatOwO2235 A second movie would have been better.

[@crowcoregames1785]

and a sequil haloween film

[@nachgeben]

Even having not watched this movie beyond videos like yours, I can tell where all these jokes are coming from. It's not a bad parody for children strictly on the character designs, things like the president communication, etc. They're being based on 1950s-1960s Americana monster films, that's why you have things like a scientist, and not witches and zombies and such.

[@bencemolnar4246]

But Godzilla is a Japanese monster,not an Americana one

[@colorweaver5070]

@@bencemolnar4246 I raise you the OG Godzilla vs King Kong or just the OG King Kong in general

[@Algeriawindows69]

But mothra is Japanese

[@buzter8135]

The TV show covered some of the more outlandish stuff, but it wasn't exactly good.

[@disneyvillainsfan1666]

Okay, I understand.

[@sighenel6038]

DEFINITELY A 7.5/10. even without knowing the references, this movie is GOOD. like i am surprised why it received negative reviews. it's not basic, it's just straightforward. it's actually funny. AND THEY DID THE ANIMATION REALLY WELL AND THEY SHOWED US HOW NORMAL HUMANS WOULD SEE GIANTS FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE.

[@bighand1530]

The movie did a great job with portraying size and sense of scale.

[@Binks182]

It's a bad movie

[@Cesinha..]

@@Binks182 ur bad lol

[@Isaac-mk3wj]

I rewatched it today and it holds up pretty well LMAO like yeah it doesn’t look the best aesthetically and a lot of the jokes don’t hit as well as they used to but there are tons of moments where I actually laughed

[@rafaelgabrielgarlinidal-bo9496]

you should play the PS2 game, even if emulated. The way the characters climb giant robots with the background spinning accordingly and being upside-down makes you hold your breath almost

[@AHylianWarrior]

The fact that you don't know what the monsters are all references to other than Godzilla is just a little bit sad ngl lol they're all based on the classic monsters

[@larniieplayz6285]

I guess

[@crooked9210]

I film critic youtuber knowing classic movies? You must be new here

[@fawnrot]

@@Count_Gustav 13k likes and 1.4 dislikes, surprising i know

[@alexisislas-gonzalez5991]

@@crooked9210 that isn’t the kings of the monster genre Such as Godzilla, King Kong, Dracula, Frankenstein’s monster, the wolf man, and the mummy (not the Tom cruise one)

[@crooked9210]

@@alexisislas-gonzalez5991 it's not really the kings but it's the classics

[@autobotskyflame6287]

Honestly, I don't think it was nearly as bad as that. The characters are all pretty good references to the lesser talked about classic monster. The Fly=Dr. Cockroach. Black Lagoon creature=Link. Blob=Bob. 50 ft Woman=Ginormoca. Godzilla/Mothra=Insectasaurus.

[@robbyhenton8038]

isn't link also a refrence to the species between fish and mammal/land animal. Thats the reason for the name missing link, hes the missing link between land and water animals. Their was also an invisable man monster in this movie (albeit a joke) which is obviously a refrence to the invisable man novel.

[@MikolajNieswiety]

And Squidward = Gallaxhar

[@Cruddy129]

Godzilla is lesser talked about? ....ooooooookay

[@bighand1530]

@@MikolajNieswiety Heh

[@snowcube_steel]

Actually ginormica is based off attack of the 50 foot woman

[@staydetermined6717]

I’m glad she didn’t get back with Derek tbh And when she’s put into her containment cell, and it’s just her being so heartbroken and sad And you can truly feel what she’s feeling ya know? It was a childhood movie of mine-

[@bighand1530]

I get that

[@bluecrossfire2375]

Yeah Derek was the worst

[@bighand1530]

@@bluecrossfire2375 While I’m not a fan of Derek’s character, I’ll say this much. Regardless of his character and motives(whether good or bad), I don’t think it would have worked out between him and Ginormica.

[@MisterDoctorProfessorPainbrush]

They even made an entire episode in the Nick show just to make fun of him.

[@pipedream2556]

OK I've never even seen the classic monster films like "The Fly" or "Godzilla" but I KNOW of them, I know there's other interpretations of "monsters" than the Halloween monsters like Dracula or ghosts. Like, has Dazz seriously never ever heard of a scifi horror before?? It's 90% mad science Wait a minute, if he was talking about The Mummy before then he has to know of Frankenstein right? What does he mean "there's no science in monsters"?!

[@sr2971]

If you think about it, sci fi is a crucial part with monster stories, too

[@hteety]

I agree, monsters being an aberration of humanity is the scariest. The narrative that humans create monsters, or humans are just one step from being monsters themselves is a thematic for many scifi horrors.

[@hollidayvoid]

I don't think this movie is too bad, I saw this in the theaters and remember how excited i was. It was also advertised to watch in 3D and remember the song they used. "Gonna rock this town, gonna rock it in 3D."

[@SmartRascalStudios]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3eXmpSja5qpbpI

[@hollidayvoid]

@@SmartRascalStudios Oh my god yes! I totally forgot it was Nat and Alex Wolff who did this too.. wow.

[@pustota7254]

Your comment got liked 777 times.

[@meelsky]

Tbh this is one of the few movies I watched as a kid that still makes me laugh, a lot of the jokes still hold up today.

[@bighand1530]

I prefer Monsters vs Aliens over a lot of movies.

[@azraelwolfsblood2902]

I’m starting to see why your country is going to shit

[@AnimatedTerror]

I get the feeling they were going with classic sci fi monsters and not hammer monsters. So instead of mummies zombies etc we get the blob, the fifty foot woman, creature from the black lagoon and the fly.

[@liamsgreatbitgaming]

Yeah, kinda a missed throw on Dax’s part

[@nachgeben]

Yeah, that's what I'm seeing, too. For someone who's supposed to be well-versed in movies, you'd think he'd realize that? idk. It's weird seeing him miss that and a lot of his criticisms being based on things there because it's making fun of that genre.

[@pipedream2556]

I'm pretty sure the reason for the costume change was so there's an explanation for the clothes shrinking with her when her power is taken - Galactar or whatever his name is didn't want her to be naked when he shrank her so he put her in some sort of fabric that would adapt to her size or something, alien fabric basically

[@rickrogan2355]

Its like saiyan battle armor from dbz. That stuff can stretch like crazy.

[@AlexDayz]

While definitely a possibility her wedding dress was barely ripped at all when she initially grew, though that was most likely to keep the PG rating. Didn’t stop the internet though

[@crooked9210]

@@AlexDayz plus that's growing and not shrinking. Clothes can stretch if you grow but if you shrink they're keeping their giant size, which is gonna leave you naked

[@indiesunflowers]

@@crooked9210 dude no dress is gonna grow that much, it wouldve ripped going up one dress size lmao

[@crooked9210]

@@indiesunflowers it's a cartoon though

[@bobbobbingson6015]

Yeah… idk about this take 😬 Me personally, I very much enjoyed this film! I loved the growth In friendship between the monsters and Susan! I also loved Susan’s personal growth too! She didn’t want to be second over a job. She’s aware of her worth and stepped up in the end! I also find this movie HILARIOUS! I just saw it recently and noticed I was laughing more then I did when I was younger 😂 The president is easily the best part! He is hilarious in almost every scene he is in 😂 I guess I get why nobody likes this movie, but I think it’s great!

[@darkforremancer5039]

Old post I know, but I agree. This movie has its flaws and doesn’t seize your attention like Shrek, but it is still a lot fun with some cheeky humor and good characters. I actually came to appreciate this movie more as I’ve gotten older. General W.R. Monger and the President are just two of the characters that are amazingly written and acted out as parodies.

[@michaelstrong5383]

I'm one of the few people who still have a soft spot for Monsters vs Aliens, but I can understand where the criticisms are coming from. Not to mention it was sandwiched in between DreamWorks' superior franchises like Kung Fu Panda & How to Train Your Dragon.

[@bighand1530]

Exactly

[@mr-fc3nz]

Or maybe that the next movie they released was How to Train Your Dragon

[@m0istur]

Yeah, same here

[@larniieplayz6285]

@@mr-fc3nz they mentioned that

[@benedictcucumberbatch4447]

I do love this movie to death but I can see it’s flaws. Honestly though as much as love monsters vs aliens, movies like Kung fu panda, megamind, and how to train your dragon are far better in my opinion.

[@elijahingram6477]

I think this time you missed the mark on what this film is parodying. It's not about the so-called "classic" monsters, but instead about that cult monster era with films like The Creature from the Black Lagoon and 50ft Tall Woman. That's where the source lies and where all the jokes pull from. While comedy is subjective, I feel like you didn't get where the writers were coming from and assuming incorrectly what this film was supposed to be. This film isn't a masterpiece, but objectively it's pretty decent. There are jokes that don't land, but most do. This is, I feel, one of the most-quoted forgotten films. It's very iconic and there are a lot of great one-liners and jokes that everyone remembers, even if they don't know what film it's from. I think in this case Dazz just isn't the target audience for this film, and that coupled with some incorrect assumptions going in seems to have tainted his viewing experience.

[@elijahingram6477]

@@kaleenar963 I'll do you one better: the entirety of the president meeting the alien robot. That whole scene, from the staircase to the piano to the handshake. It's iconic.

[@sita1993m]

He's been missing the mark on a lot of movies because he needs things spelled out for him or needs a neon label pointing out whatever is being explained

[@elijahingram6477]

@@sita1993m In general I feel that he's become caught in the same trap of overexaggerating the negatives and downplaying the positives. This is why if I'm doing a review of a film I will watch it twice: Once to get a subjective view of the film, and the second time to objectively analyze the film. The two are mutually-exclusive

[@aubreyh1930]

@@kaleenar963 just because you’ve never seen it doesn’t mean it’s not iconic or popular, there are other experiences besides yours. I’ve never seen Star Wars, is it not iconic now?

[@SadMoribund]

@@kaleenar963 The piano scene was literally a meme at one point, you're just a certified zoomer; no offense. The Minecraft pfp makes it obvious as to why you haven't heard of it.

[@friskdacatarchival]

I can never get over that "Ouh" sound Susan makes when gets hit by the meteor. It sounds underwhelming.

[@bighand1530]

I hear ya

[@Not_that_castro284]

Nah bro this is where I draw the line… I may be biased due to my nostalgia, but MvA is a masterpiece

[@flow185]

Its a fucking good movie honestly, its just pure fun...man missed the mark on that one

[@RGBtheRhinoOverwatcher]

@@flow185 Gen. Warren R. Monger: Mr. President! Say hello to Insectosaurus! Judy Ronson: WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gen. Warren R. Monger: Miss Ronson, please.

[@moonlightcayenne8722]

Agreed. I loved this movie as a kid was one of my top 5 favourites. Today as an adult I still love this movie and reflect back on it with fond memories.

[@sollariuum]

Same here.

[@livvworm]

Apparently I have a garbage taste in movies because most of these “terrible” films that get reviewed were always my favorite as a kid and ones I still find enjoyable now. Seeing this guy hate on MvA lowkey hurts my heart lol

[@disneyvillainsfan1666]

I don't think this movie is as bad as other DreamWorks movies you call terrible. It had some decent moments, it wasn't perfect but not terrible by any means. But the Nickelodeon show it was adapted into afterward . . . Yeah, that's a different story.

[@bighand1530]

Agreed

[@KamiAnimeS1]

Yup

[@Quillobyte_]

@Miley Cyrush💦🍎 wut

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Yup. The series based on the movie isn't even that great compared to the actual movie.

[@rattfish]

@Miley Cyrush💦🍎 crackhead incoming

[@funnyferret6064]

The monsters in this movie were based on classic monster films. Dr. Cockroach was The Fly, Bob was The Blob, Insectasaurus was Mothra, Link was the creature from the black lagoon, and Ginormica was Attack of the 50 foot woman.

[@jetfowl]

You missed all the parodies of Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove. Two examples being how General Monger (ie: War... monger) is a parody of General Buck Turgidson... and the war room is visual parody of Strangelove's war room. Then the musical bit between the President and probe was parody of Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

[@Ukiby3000]

A-ha, I knew I wasn't crazy when I saw the war room and thought "Wait... isn't this from... Dr Strangelove?"

[@TekiraIsKing]

I mean... I like this movie. I can understand other people's criticisms about it, but IMO this movie was not bad. I loved the dynamic between the monsters and I especially love the fact that Susan gained acceptance and grattitude with the monsters during her experience as Ginormica. She didn't need Derek to be happy and settle for a life of mediocrity. She wanted to go to Paris but was about to settle for Frescno and she got to go at the end of the movie. Plus, there were a few funny jokes in there and the president was pretty iconic. My critiques would be that there could be a better way to pace the story and climax and the villan could have had a better motivation to destroy Earth rather than a cliché one. And he barely explained a reason because he was too busy cloning himself. And I feel that the other monsters could have had their story told in a better way than being explained in a meeting room, but then again we wouldn't have Ms. Ronson's screams so I digress.

[@NoamAgai]

How DARE you! This was my favorite movie as a child

[@bighand1530]

I like it. But I can see where it doesn’t work for everyone.

[@captainpep3]

Hey, don’t call the movie terrible. Flawed? Yes, but it’s quite enjoyable and has a decent amount of quality in it

[@LeQuassler]

Yes true

[@RGBtheRhinoOverwatcher]

@@LeQuassler While good character designs like Veronica Shapley from the video game, Ms. Ronson's scream looks angry and creepy and Susan Murphy/Ginormica looks like a bug-eyed Chinese woman.

[@skully5771]

Agreed, it's still its own thing compared to recycled sh1t we get nowadays.

[@Locke350]

I don’t know why but has anyone noticed the similarities in the characters Elle Woods and Warner in Legally Blonde with Susan and Derek (Reese did both movies BTW)?

[@bighand1530]

@@Locke350 I haven’t seen Legally Blonde from beginning to end. But I know both Elle and Ginormica are quite perky.

[@aussienimbat9988]

12:41 'My PHD is in Dance' 'My middle name is danger' 'I got a degree in pain' and so on and so forth is a phrase of ego and pride when you believe you are good at something usually combat but in this case 'My PHD is in dance' is translating to 'I am the best at dancing' . He doesn't actually have a PHD in dancing he is just saying that he is that good at dancing.

[@Kahtisemo]

Huh, never thought of it like that. I mean it makes sense, just I always laugh at that to imagine no self respecting science organization did or would certify someone like him. People just assume he was legit at one point because he's a doctor but he got his doctorate in dance and science was always more of a hobby doing dangerous and unethical projects out of his home. 😂 Of course I always love when media makes that joke because you assume someone is something because of their title but then it turns out to be unrelated. Like when calling someone the president, first thought might be of the country but then find out its just a company. Still important but it makes the stakes a lot smaller. Or when someone throws around an acronym the audience thinks they're talking about but it turns out to be something way different like saying they used to work for the FBI and then when danger actually comes up they explain they worked at a place like Frank Burton Investments or something which is local enough they thought everyone else knew.

[@RGBtheRhinoOverwatcher]

@@Kahtisemo How to Train Your Dragon was made by Lilo & Stitch directors using the latter's elements after cancelling their original work on Bolt (known at the time as American Dog), but this just a cash in on TMNT 2007.

[@tanandalynch9441]

I just assumed he had several PhDs and one was in Dance but I was a dumb kid. This actually makes more sense

[@LFanimes333]

I wish dislikes were still here just so I could see the reception of this video.

[@lazerboi68]

its 3k dislikes

[@TheDBest1994]

That Movie was fun, and yes it had its flaws, but this movie was only pure fun from beginning to end and I remember it so well.

[@sekiro_the_one-armed_wolf]

I literally first watched this when I was 5 and still understood all of the classic movie monster references. How the hell did this video even occur.

[@beandrag9019]

Absolute cap

[@flyingstonemon3564]

So true like all those are massive classics even the simpsons had parodied most of them by now outside of the black lagoon creature and the 50ft tall woman (but they did the 50ft tall man with homer before pretty sure)

[@tanandalynch9441]

@@flyingstonemon3564 classic implies it has been heard of by many people and I've never even heard of the 50ft Woman thing until now.

[@flyingstonemon3564]

@@tanandalynch9441 It's been reffed many times and in a lot of movies as a small joke so I always heard of It, idk how you guys missed It

[@tanandalynch9441]

@@flyingstonemon3564 I literally just said I never even heard of the movie that Ginormica was supposed to be a parody of. Just because something is referenced doesn't mean everyone is gonna get it.

[@surpreemleadernoot]

0:41 I kept blinking when the ball went to my eyes lmao

[@bighand1530]

Lol

[@kianna3968]

Not gonna lie this is a childhood favourite of mine 😂

[@TheRealCSH]

Same here.

[@venomknight7031]

Me too i don't care what people say I still like it

[@NotSoRealAnyway]

Same bro. I loved this movie

[@Mbboss753]

Nah dis shit was acc my childhood, my fav scene is when the president was playing the piano.

[@bighand1530]

@@venomknight7031 Same

[@MatthewKrekeAuthor]

Ps, insectosoarus is mothra, ginormica is the 50 foot woman, Dr cockroach is the fly, and link is the creature from the black lagoon.

[@caesar7734]

Link can also be the Thing since he was frozen in ice

[@MikolajNieswiety]

And Gallaxhar is Squidward

[@gavinsiville9969]

“This is the final straw”

[@NormOfTheNorthFan21]

You could go ahead and slander boss baby but what we're not gonna do is come after monsters vs aliens

[@chadderbug7587]

If anything, it does so many hidden references and trope gags for the whole fun of it. The president is sorely incompetent, Monger's full name is W.R. Monger, which of course is Warmonger despite the fact he's probably the most peaceful guy in the movie. The monsters too are also based on old hollywood monsters as mentioned (with ofc godzilla being an exception), etc etc. I like this movie for the nostalgia and jokes, but yea. Aside from that it's seriously bland.

[@LewisWrAllison]

This movie is literally the best thing ever.

[@Marzo7866]

that goes without being said

[@bighand1530]

I like the movie. But I dunno about that.

[@ikedaren_29336]

@Miley Cyrush I FOUND HIM SPAMTON G SPAMTON

[@bucket_head0317]

As a kid

[@olleselin]

Nope

[@toby6477]

the seth rogan blob bit had me wheezing 💀

[@theamazinggamer111]

Who else agrees that The General from M.VS A. needs his own film?... He's such an iconic character...

[@ck-1649]

What about President Colbert?

[@gentikeri8236]

Ye babyyyyyy

[@georgeoliver8300]

The president playing axel F is a certified hood classic

[@Pokaroquai]

Megamind is probably what Dreamworks wanted Monster vs. Aliens to be

[@bighand1530]

I like both movies

[@gavinsiville9969]

I think Megamind is monsters Vs aliens done right

[@bighand1530]

@@gavinsiville9969 Though Megamind didn’t have any giant women characters.

[@olivia.martin]

If anyone is interested in more analysis on this movie, I highly recommend watching Skullie By The Sea’s video essay “Monsters vs Aliens is a Feminist Masterpiece” here on KZbin. No, the video isn’t THAT kind of backwards feminism (such as man bashing) if you’re worried about it, but rather, it focuses on Gigantica, her self worth, and how she is capable of doing great things despite the men in her life (aka, her douche ex) telling her she is a burden and that he doesn’t want to live in her shadow. It’s actually a really interesting and informative video, and it changed my opinion on the movie (which I didn’t really enjoy) into a more positive experience overall upon rewatches

[@emmypersonal4033]

I'll check it out. Thanks

[@ViktoriaMagrey]

Yeah, I actually agree with that. I haven't watched that essay but I will. This film definitely doesn't hold up that well now that I'm older, at least technically speaking, but if there is one thing I was actually really surprised by? It's how well they handled Susan/Ginormica! I still love that she's actually such a realistic young woman through and through, with such a good character arc about self-worth. And she's just a really chill, actually nice and strong female character. We stan Ginormica.

[@bighand1530]

@@ViktoriaMagrey Well said.

[@RGBtheRhinoOverwatcher]

@@ViktoriaMagrey Fun fact: After Rex Havoc's rights were dropped, the plot was going to be a mix between Independence Day and DreamWorks' first film The Peacemaker, where Ms. Ronson (the original post-Rex Havoc protagonist) teams up with a colonel and the monsters to stop the aliens' plan from destroying major cities and disrupting cable TV service. Sony's Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs already had the disaster film concept in an animated film, so DreamWorks changed the plot to be a standard sci-fi monster film, Ms. Ronson reduced to executive-producer Latifa Ouaou's cameo role (screaming at first four monsters before the general kicks her out of the war room), and the protagonist went to Ginormica/Susan Murphy instead.

[@NukeCaulfield]

No.

[@yogibear8683]

That's truly *NOTHING* compared to the TV Series made by Nickelodeon during the time.

[@disneyvillainsfan1666]

Susan's face in the thumbnail is definitely me when I looked back at that show.

[@bighand1530]

@@disneyvillainsfan1666 Yeah lol

[@WhirlyBeepBoops]

At first glance, I actually thought he was going to talk about the series.

[@bighand1530]

@@WhirlyBeepBoops I can understand people not liking both movie and TV show.

[@michaelstrong5383]

Say what you will about the animation in this movie. At least it's not as ugly looking as the MvA show.

[@lostzoro4756]

So glad i clicked on the video and came to see the comments, that worried me for a second after seeing the thumbnail

[@CK-md3cj]

Susan looks so beautiful...to me, at least. And the fact that almost every other human looks terrible makes her look even more beautiful. Oh and the movie was quiet good, in my opinion.

[@bighand1530]

I have heard a fair amount of people say that with the exception of Susan, the other humans looked a bit off.

[@lagtim327]

I personally like the grotesque designs of the people, for two reasons: 1.) In a movie about monsters being outcasts for being weird, having the 'normal human' characters look weird too outlines the hypocrisy, and; 2.) I'm 99.5% sure this is entirely coincidental, but the designs remind me of the Junji Ito / Satoshi Kon school of character design: Most human characters straddle the line between realistic and grotesque, save for the main female protagonist. The female protagonist tends to stand out even more in her beauty because of this, and is usually either the main victim of the horror, or is the horror herself. Susan fits both of those roles!

[@the_one_who_is_many]

“A bit off”….. sure

[@defaulted9485]

Susan is the most regular human in the show in the world of caricatures. Even Galaxar feels like has more human quality than most that irks me while he's supposed to be a damn alien. Only rivalled by the General likeness.

[@angel-nv7jk]

Susan us the only.one who actually looks human

[@kathydina3646]

I remember a series that came out probably a couple years after the movie. It had more aliens and was more like "monsters and aliens" rather than versus. One character I remember the most was a small pink alien character that was supposed to be hyper-intelligent. Lastly it took place in the middle of the desert. I think it aired on Nick.

[@racool911]

No it was called Monsters vs Aliens

[@kathydina3646]

@@racool911 I wasn't referring to the title, I was referring to how the characters interacted with each other.

[@The_One_Time]

@@kathydina3646 bruh, the Nick show was literally called Monsters Vs. Aliens. Yes, that’s right. The TV show has the exact same title as the movie. How creative is that for a name of a show based on a movie?

[@RGBtheRhinoOverwatcher]

@@The_One_Time Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 was made and MvA series capitalizes on TMNT 2012 on the same *DAMN* network! TMNT 2012 series share the same title as TMNT 2007 this film capitalizes on.

[@emilymk12]

I saw this in theaters with my mother who was so happy to take me as she never had the money to. She laughed more then I did but I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t still fun for me. I laughed harder rewatching it on demand with my cousin. We laughed till we cried but we may have been leaning on each-other a bit. Either way this movie gave me good memories.

[@lad8605]

Don’t ever insult the classic dreamworks masterpiece that is monsters vs aliens ever again

[@the_one_who_is_many]

Good luck with that everyone hates this film for reasons I can see but I like this film

[@the_netherqueen]

Honestly, this movie was really good. It's not meant to be a masterpiece, and it holds alot of memories. I can't argue with criticism, but this isn't a title you can compare to modern marvel films. It's a wacky comedy.

[@SnowBiddle]

DONT EVER HAVE AN OPINION EVER AGAIN 🥰🥰🥰

[@bmautomotive3337]

Terrible? Im a big fan of this movie. I rewatched it recently it and was hit with a wave of nostalgia. now im not saying this movie is brilliant, but in 2009 as a 6 year old, this movie was amazing and is still enjoyable to this day.

[@kalibur43]

He saying that for views

[@MarceldeJong]

And as a 19 year old I loved the references to old monster movies

[@bighand1530]

@@kalibur43 398,247 views as of now.

[@bighand1530]

@@fatmanjstyle5306 Even if it’s plot isn’t it’s strongest point, still had one none the less.

[@BarryBenson-n5i]

I'm saying it was brilliant! I absolutely love this movie so much

[@DanGamingFan2406]

I just remember being super frustrated as a kid that we never learned why Gallaxhar destroyed his own people.

[@kianrodriguez4455]

Now that I think about it, that's a good point, I was thinking the same thing before

[@Noivex420]

The one of many things we can all agree on

[@Danilego]

This used to be one of my actual FAVORITE movies as a kid. The giant robot powering up scene was literally the coolest thing I had ever seen. When I was a kid I freaking imitated it every time I woke up or stoop up lol

[@badonkadonk6655]

Well in terms of animation movie standards of humans this year, its understandable if you compare it the animations nowadays but it's easy to forget that during 2009 this was a good animation film for KIDS. When I was a kid, I loved the characters, the story, and the jokes (especially the president scenes hahaha). What this video should have been about if it really wants to talk about terrible how MvA is should be the MvA show in Nickelodeon. The movie is a masterpiece for me when I was a kid, the show was confusing. I rest my rant. Ty :)

[@captainvader921]

Except this movie came out in between Kung Fu Panda and How To Train Your Dragon, both had great animation, so it's not the best excuse for me

[@strongii98]

@@captainvader921 this film has good animation. Character models and the like are actually quite good in this film considering all the simulation they needed to run things like Bob

[@captainvader921]

@@strongii98 I'm not denying that, my issue is why do the humans look so weird, when this came out a year before HTTYD, the movie where the humans looked pretty good there. Heck, Pixar's Up came out the same year. I don't know, maybe I'm setting my expectations too high

[@bighand1530]

@@Victor_Graves I thought Ginormica looked nice.

[@hansok77]

I actually think this movie holds up well if only for voice over work. The character designs are pretty unappealing. Most of the jokes are pretty strong, and the ending is pretty fun. It’s a guilty pleasure movie for me for sure.

[@gianthand8130]

@@Victor_Graves Ginormica was quite a big stand out(no pun intended). I can’t think of any other lead character like her in animated movies.

[@larniieplayz6285]

@@Victor_Graves ?

[@pikminologueraisin2139]

you find the humans looking silly and the monsters/aliens ugly ? great, because that's the fuccin point

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

_"The character designs are unappealing."_ Not even close all except for that alien villain.

[@gianthand8130]

@@poweroffriendship2.0 I like Ginormica’s design.

[@PolloMarcko]

Literally what is with these people coming out of nowhere saying this movie is bad? Tf? Why did this psyop just pop out of nowhere and so many people are just agreeing like sheep.

[@gummygrenade]

I unironically love this movie. It was a MAJOR part of my childhood, and so I’m probably more willing to overlook its flaws, but I still love this movie.

[@GLORIOUSCHONK]

I admit this movie is kinda bad, but I loved it as a kid. Susan was a favorite character of mine for a while because she was big and strong, plus she roller skated on cars!

[@bighand1530]

Ginormica herself more or less makes the movie for me

[@disneyvillainsfan1666]

Yeah, Ginormica on cars for Roller Skates was pretty cool. I think I had a Happy Meal Toy of her with car skates. (Although her suit was red for some reason.)

[@rubenaalexander5007]

I don't get why this movie is "kinda bad" at all.

[@RGBtheRhinoOverwatcher]

@@rubenaalexander5007 The President's first name should be Steve, the screaming lady (Ms. Ronson) should be Judy, and General Monger's first name is Warren.

[@RGBtheRhinoOverwatcher]

@@bighand1530 Monsters: Ginormica/Susan Murphy B.O.B. Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. The Missing Link Insectosaurus The Invisible Man Aliens: Gallaxhar Robot Probes Gallaxhar's Computer Humans: Gen. Warren R. Monger President Stephen Hathaway Wendy Murphy Carl Murphy Derek Deti Becky Katie Cuthbert Anchorman/Reporter Ben Jerry Percy Jeff Soldier 1 Soldier 2 Soldier 3 Soldier 4 Soldier 5 Soldier 6 Solider 7 Vergil Lenny Soldier 8 Benny Joe Jimmy Oliver Marvin Christopher Ouaou Henry Gordon William Allen Toby Wilson Judy Ronson Nerd

[@jalapenoandbanana]

The antagonist just had something missing, he got defeated to quick

[@ComicalRealm]

Fun fact: With a budget of $175 million, this is the most expensive animated movie not produced by Disney/Pixar.

[@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375]

The Fact this movie looks Ugly as hell

[@fatherpucci8170]

@@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375 why my Lord DIO ?

[@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375]

@@fatherpucci8170 sorry these character designs look uncanny Valley

[@bighand1530]

@@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375 I think Ginormica looks cute

[@fatherpucci8170]

@@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375 :( Also I'm still love you my lord Dio more than Pucci and vanilla ice love

[@charahnalaar]

This movie is hilarious and I won't let you tell me otherwise. Also, you completely missed the mark on what monsters they were trying to riff off. It's based on sixties and seventies sci fi monster movies, not mummies or zombies. (Not trying to sound mean though, great video even if I disagree!) Also, is that the ARMS theme at the end? Someone remembers? :0

[@TrioLOLGamers]

This film is a big gigantic parody of lots of other films and I mean, that's why people hated it so much: they have all bad taste.

[@Charley_Goji]

I have never heard anybody call Monsters vs Aliens terrible

[@vivianaespinoza5281]

Ik heck I even wrote down what happens when Flynn Ryder was talking to gallaxhar Flynn rider:(grabs the gun) now open the doors Gallaxhar:even if I wanted to I couldn’t that’s what happens when you set a ship to self destruct now we’re all going to die and there’s nothing you can’t do about it Flynn rider Flynn: I wouldn’t be so sure and the name is Eugene fitzHerbert

[@bighand1530]

I have. I like the movie. But I can understand people not liking it.

[@olofskivarp]

I quite like this movie (and I even re-watched it last year!) , so color me surprised when the title sais it's terrible, I could agree with bad, but terrible... I'm really interested in what you have to say so I'm gonna watch it now :) EDIT : While I agree with most of your points you haven't convinced me it's terrible. But I'm quite easily entertained, that part of me hasn't left with my childhood 🤗

[@friedchickenchessemilos2687]

8:21 during this whole part I was actually hearing crickets outside 😂

[@huntsman9316]

I loved this movie as a kid and would watch it every week. The large one eye robot scared the hell out of me lol

[@bucket_head0317]

I would draw it all over the walls

[@cryptid-artha]

I actually liked monsters vs aliens. It wasn't amazing, but it wasn't bad either... It was dumb, but fun xD

[@sitinorhaleezaarmanshah7803]

Agree! XD

[@RGBtheRhinoOverwatcher]

@@sitinorhaleezaarmanshah7803 Monsters vs. Aliens series was cancelled by Nick due to negative reviews and poor ratings, only to be knocked out by better-received TMNT 2012 series on the same network that MvA series capitalized on.

[@Alfred_The_Late]

Yes they were supposed to not scare children, these are the protagonists and it's a comedy for children, why would it they be scary or intimidating when the kids are meant to be rooting and laughing at them?

[@Max._Power]

I remember liking this movie when it came out, and I watched it again recently and still did. I wouldn't construe it as "terrible" by any means, it serves it's purpose

[@bighand1530]

Exactly.

[@RGBtheRhinoOverwatcher]

@@bighand1530 Gen. W.R. Monger is basically Splinter as a human general.

[@bighand1530]

@@RGBtheRhinoOverwatcher Splinter from TMNT?

[@JeffDoyen]

Y’know, for how mid this movie is, can we just appreciate the stunning concept art? Stylized, it’s visually amazing, it perfectly captures the mid-20th century monster movie aesthetic. Maybe if they did a remaster today, it would look sooo cool!

[@Brackets_Guy]

6:14

[@R.P.McMurphy]

I never saw this movie as a kid and recently watched it and was surprised at how good it actually was.

[@mortbobeus6889]

I swear to god, the president looks like if markiplier was having a mid-life crisis

[@kianrodriguez4455]

Depressed Markiplier be like

[@MarceldeJong]

It’s quite literally a caricature of Stephen Colbert with some exaggerated features

[@kyleknoernschild6348]

The old lady at the piano has bone and skin it's just because she is in her 100s

[@xem_ity]

my family has an inside joke where my dad just randomly goes “SUUUUUUSAAAAAN” and it’s fucking hilarious

[@Spacething7474]

ok dazz thats it how DARE you call this terrible!!! I will be writing a STRONGLY written letter to you. good- no, BAD day! this is a joke but i genuinely really love this series, more than the movie even! wait a minute you didn't even review the series! that thumbnail is a SCAM!!! please review it it's a genuine classic

[@alexanderlehane3459]

If you're reading the comments and wondering, Fresno is a city in the middle of California, too far south to be close to cities like San Francisco and Sacramento and too far north to be near cities like Los Angeles and San Diego.

[@davidlara4170]

I genuinely giggled when the fiancée mentioned they were having their honey moon in Fresno , I visit bc of family and there’s nothing to do over there

[@HyperWolf]

@@davidlara4170 same. It’s pretty dull. 😂

[@beandrag9019]

I just remember this being the only movie I ever saw in 3D and I just remember wishing it wasn’t in 3D the whole time💀💀

[@freeeeeeeez]

inside you there are two wolves: one agrees with the vid and believes the movie deserved better the other desperately clings to either the nostalgia it gives you, the amount of meme potential it has or the gratitute for awakening your GTS/GT fetish (edit: or all of the above)

[@flow185]

Why are you calling us out like this.

[@freeeeeeeez]

@@flow185 to let you know that you are not alone on all this :)

[@walkerfive6471]

Hell yeah it's a great fetish Wait

[@freeeeeeeez]

@@walkerfive6471 no wait. you cant just say something this based and then try to take it back

[@ShadyPaperclips]

Ok we need to cancel this man ASAP. How dare you ruin my childhood this way man 😭

[@TheGreatPM1]

2:55 Never knew Mr Incredible Becomes Canny was born earlier than I imagined.

[@BitterJoyXx]

It's a decent movie, it has feminism traits and none of the dudes are sexualising her. They only see her as a friend and want to help her feel comfortable as a giant throughout the whole movie.

[@texrot9781]

?

[@BitterJoyXx]

@@texrot9781 What?

[@texrot9781]

@@BitterJoyXx Pointing out the feminism trait specifically is rather an interesting take considering even some kid cartoons has feminism trait these days and radical feminism is basically spreading to every media

[@RGBtheRhinoOverwatcher]

@@texrot9781 Conrad Vernon and Rob Letterman must reunite to make Vampirella for DreamWorks Animation.

[@muddashucka9743]

It is unfortunately, ableist.

[@takclaw10]

1:38 is the only reason I remember this movie. Cinema Sins replayed that clip over and over while laughing. CS isn't always great but they made that scene really funny!

[@zapatron1939]

OOAAG

[@Aston3003]

Hey man you missed the part where the president accidentally almost triggers a nuclear fallout

[@gavo7911]

I’m genuinely surprised this movie never spawned a sequel, it seemed ripe for one

[@bighand1530]

It didn’t do as well as planned outside the US

[@theanimatormustachegrunt3307]

There a show adapted version of monster vs alien

[@autobotskyflame6287]

@@bighand1530 It had a Halloween short, I found it pretty good at the time. Was a long time ago though so I don't remember what it's called.

[@bighand1530]

@@autobotskyflame6287 Monsters vs Aliens : Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space.

[@deadplthebadass21]

9:36 did you really ask how they got up there... she is right there... she put them there Edit: the real question is how she didn't completely break the roof

[@rachow2371]

"i dont even know what i was doing in 2009, do you?" ...watching monsters vs aliens over and over

[@storymaster21]

Dazz, that annoying laugh, is LITERALLY how Seth Rogan laughs when he is genuinely amused or happy. He has the male equivalency of the "obnoxious and ear murdering hot girl" laugh. If you have ever seen him on set, in the Mythbusters green hornet special, in his movie and tv roles, or in film outcasts, his laugh is "nails on the chalkboard" levels of annoyance. Great guy, just not someone you want to be around when someone has weed or is telling jokes; his laugh ruins everything it exists in. Misophonia is no joke.

[@lamb6549]

Megamind looks like a mix of the alien and the cockroach. The gag where the giant lady instantly breaches out of her prison, looks like the scene where Titan breaches out of Megamind's copper thingy.

[@vivianaespinoza5281]

Sweet inspiration

[@FunnyK16_Art]

I can’t look at the mayor without thinking of Markiplier.

[@cheeseburgah563]

Markipiler and general monger carried this movie. definitely the best characters

[@ainz0617]

E

[@bighand1530]

My favorite is Ginormica.

[@DannyMB24]

I don't know why but the "Evidently they eat lead" scene/joke is my favorite in the whole movie

[@mattk7182]

I’m going to have to disagree. I remember seeing this in theaters and I loved it. I thought it was very funny and cute. One of my favorite movies growing up. Also, I don’t know if you are intentionally ignoring the characters’ classic monster movie inspirations, but it feels in bad faith. Even as a little kid I recognized The Fly, The Blob, Japanese Kaiju, and The Creature from the black Lagoon. I feel like the only deep cut is the 50ft Woman.

[@KB15.]

Huh, guess I'm the only who enjoy the movie. I think it wasn't terrible at all!

[@ArtemisLeo2662]

The only defense I have is each of the monsters are inspired by different old movie monsters. The cockroach is the Fly, missing link is basically creature from the black lagoon, bob is the blob (original), Susan is attack of the 50 foot woman, and insectasaurus is inspired by Japanese Kaijus (specifically mothra)

[@manavudgirkar3345]

14:49 is literally Seth Rogan's laugh irl... I was surprised too when i first heard it on Corridor Crew

[@bighand1530]

Quite the number in the new Chip and Dale movie.

[@WillOfMyD]

I like the movie, but it is one of those things where while you maybe able to see the good in it, you can't argue with someone calling it shit. I wouldn't say it's a guilty pleasure, I have no problem saying I like it. I just can't defend any criticism against it. HOWEVER, I stand by the arc with Susan & Derrick! Come on man, for all of the shit writing in the movie, you HAVE to admit they did that one good!

[@PandoraSwag]

Law

[@WillOfMyD]

@@PandoraSwag Emily

[@JayExci]

In 2009 I was watching Monsters vs Aliens

[@bighand1530]

Same

[@VoidHybrid]

Growing up, we left movies in the dvd player for days, even weeks at a time and would go to bed with movies on. I've probably watched this movie over 200 times. It was one of the longest left in movies and we kept putting it back in when we didn't have a movie we wanted to put in. I used to be able to quote the entire movie word for word with all the pauses between dialog. When I was like 11 years old XP. Will always be one of my favorite films. Along with Aliens in the Attic. These and dozens of other films we watched may not be the greatest, but the memories from when me and my brother were kids and quoting things back at each other was priceless and I love reliving those nostalgic memories. "You have chosen, instantaneous death."

[@builder1013]

Disney gave us memories, Dreamworks gave us memes.

[@gianthand8130]

Surprised Monsters vs Aliens hasn’t reached the same popularity as Shrek or Bee Movie when it comes to memes.

[@RGBtheRhinoOverwatcher]

@@gianthand8130 MvA capitalized on TMNT due to the plot where a girl who screams at creatures joining creatures to stop the evil mastermind's plan.

[@bighand1530]

@@RGBtheRhinoOverwatcher That’s interesting

[@jimharrison2513]

Out of the 41 theatrically released animated DreamWorks films I like 21 of them. The ones I like are Antz, The Prince of Egypt, The Road to El Dorado and Sinbad Legend of the Seven Seas ( apparently I'm the only one who likes those two films LOL), Chicken Run, Shrek 1 and 2, Wallace and Gromit The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Over the Hedge, Flushed Away, Kung Fu Panda trilogy, How to Train Your Dragon trilogy, Megamind, Puss in Boots, Rise of the Guardians, Captain Underpants The First Epic Movie and Abominable.

[@epicfortnitegamer6584]

Your bridezilla joke was horrendous mate

[@chobochobus]

Okay but the Giant Girl in this movie did somethin to me and that’s all I’m going to say

[@___blocked]

🤨

[@justanormalinvestigator2640]

🤨📸

[@fouraliers]

she made me feel something lgbt in me 😟

[@RGBtheRhinoOverwatcher]

@Nagito Komaeda Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles > Monsters vs. Aliens

[@bighand1530]

@@RGBtheRhinoOverwatcher Random.