| Director Gil Kenan's MONSTER HOUSE is a | | | | there's at least one Amercan produced |
| welcomed release from all the other resent | | | | animated film that's actually worth watching. |
| studio animation in that there are no singing | | | | |
| talking animals/cars/fish/etc. and its not | | | | I'm sure all those other films mentioned are |
| about the whole "family" unit. | | | | fine but what's left for us Americans to make |
| | | | talk? The slug (although FLUSHED AWAY has a |
| This is actually a very fun adventure film | | | | few of those)? |
| with scares about children at that age where | | | | |
| they must "grow up" and rely on themselves. | | | | It's also conforting to know that they also |
| This film is in the same vein as GOONIES or | | | | used actual children to voice the children in |
| THE MONSTER SQUAD and like the former film it | | | | the films, whereas, most other studio |
| takes itself seriously even in the wake of a | | | | animated films rely on big name talent. I |
| very funny story with characters whom you | | | | dare you to find one big name actor who |
| actually care for. | | | | hasn't done an animated film now a days. |
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| I'm not a fan of the "Disney-style" animation | | | | Although there are good supporting big name |
| that every other studio and there mother has | | | | talent - Steve Buscemi, Maggie Gyllenhaal, |
| been copying for the last few decades. In | | | | Jason Lee, Catherine O'Hara, Jon Heder, and |
| fact, I'd rather watch WATERSHIP DOWN, THE | | | | Kathleen Turner, they all have relatively |
| CAMEL BOY, AMERICAN POP, FRITZ, THE CAT, or | | | | small roles that do not over shadow the |
| WIZARDS, rather than watch another Pixzar | | | | children. |
| film about talking fish and/or cars. Been | | | | |
| there, done that. It's just not that | | | | I also must credit screenwriters Dan Harmon |
| original anymore, so, its good to see that in | | | | and Rob Schrab with a tremendous script that |
| this over abundance on "Disney-knock offs" | | | | never lets up on the action and suspense |
| (i.e. THE ANT BULLY, BARNYARD, OVER THE | | | | because in Kenan's hands they crafted one of |
| HEDGE, ICE AGE 2, and countless others) | | | | the true animation highlights in years. |