Monsters Vs. Aliens (2009) **1/2

Monsters vs. Aliens is just what the title says. A group of monsters, most of whom have been hidden away for decades have to come out and defeat the alien invasion of earth. The newest member is Ginormica, an overgrown woman voiced by Reese Witherspoon who tries to cope with the changes that have happened to her the the weeks represented in the film.

The movie owes a lot to '50's B-cinema. The four main characters are borrowed from four separate films of that era and the plot goes along with that- there isn't much of one. You have the whole 50 foot woman conflict thing but otherwise the film is a build up to the title that doesn't really live up to itself.

It's not a terrible movie, but is forgettable and will probably be lost in the sea of summer released heading out. But, like it's '50's ancestors, it's banking on a gimmick to sell tickets and not the story: 3-D. Ask yourself, has a film shot in 3D ever been worth a damn in the long run (excluding Dial M For Murder).