When the animation studio Pixar made the first fully computer-generated full-length feature film which is Toy Story, they also paved a way for other animation studious to follow suit. As the years passed, 3D technology was incorporated into such animated films and it proved to be a great way to entertain people of all ages as the characters, like magic, believably comes to life.

One great example of these animated magic movies is the recently released Monsters VS Aliens by DreamWorks. The story started when Susan Murphy was hit by a Quantonium (whatever that is) filled meteorite which literally made her grow gigantic. She was captured by the government and gets locked up at a secret facility. Luckily, she met other “monsters” like her such as Dr. Cockroach (Hugh Laurie), an incredibly insane scientist who unfortunately made himself into a cockroach-human hybrid; The Missing Link (Will Arnett), a Creature from the Black Lagoon like lizard person; B.O.B. (Seth Rogen), a hilarious blob like mass brought to life by an experiment gone wrong; and the skyscraper-sized mutant larvae Insectosaurus. They were all tasked by President Hathaway (Stephen Colbert) to save the world against alien overlord Gallaxhar (Rainn Wilson) and his minions from obtaining the Quantonium and destroying the world in exchange for their freedom.

This may sound like a good plot for an animated magic movie but there are lots of clichés in the script. It could have been funnier and more enjoyable if only the scriptwriter included more goofs. I chuckled once, maybe twice because of B.O.B. but after that, I was left with an awfully boring plot. All in all, Monsters VS Aliens is a great animated magic movie for the kids. It is best watched in 3D so head out to the nearest IMAX 3D equipped theater.