Not nearly as engaging as its recent theatrical mates Up or Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, this is an innocuous little movie for the elementary-school set. Still, headlined by Reese With erspoon (as a gigantic young woman), Seth Rogen (as an indestructible gelatinous mass), and Hugh Laurie (as Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D.), the voice cast is certainly game, and it moves the story along apace. Nothing suits HD better than lavishly produced digital animation, and here the colors are big and vibrant indeed. The grayscale goes on for miles, with deep blacks and lots of detail in a couple of darker scenes. In the Dolby TrueHD 5.1 mix, effects get a full workout as the monsters and aliens slug it out on Earth and in space. The wide, nicely delineated soundstage features plenty of low-bass rumble and high-frequency sizzle. Among the extras, you get a filmmakers’ commentary, two featurettes, three deleted scenes, and some kitschy karaoke tracks, the best of which has Rogen’s blob romancing a Jello mold to the tune of the Bee Gees’ “More Than a Woman.” Download Monsters vs. Aliens full movie (DVD,DivX,iPod,PDA)
