Saturday, July 22, 2006
Monster House is Pretty Cool
The story of Monster House is actually a bit deeper than the commercials make it out to be. The animation is pretty amazing. Actually, it hits the level of amazing where it occasionally looks... odd. That threshold between 3d and reality, where really good animation winds up looking like really bad reality. And it only happens with the "human" actors - everything else is top notch.
It's interesting too, that different ages will get different things out of the film (mine did anyway). Really young kids (2-4) will think it's actually scary. A little older (6 and up) will think it's a riot. "Oh my god... you're a dork!" got huge laughs. Certainly worth taking the kids too, probably not one you'll rush out to buy on DVD. Enjoy!
The story of Monster House is actually a bit deeper than the commercials make it out to be. The animation is pretty amazing. Actually, it hits the level of amazing where it occasionally looks... odd. That threshold between 3d and reality, where really good animation winds up looking like really bad reality. And it only happens with the "human" actors - everything else is top notch.
It's interesting too, that different ages will get different things out of the film (mine did anyway). Really young kids (2-4) will think it's actually scary. A little older (6 and up) will think it's a riot. "Oh my god... you're a dork!" got huge laughs. Certainly worth taking the kids too, probably not one you'll rush out to buy on DVD. Enjoy!
