Yesterday was suddenly announced as a holiday (to celebrate April 9 Araw ng Kagitingan). However, by then I had already scheduled two surgeries, one at 7am, and the other at 5pm, supposedly I would be holding my clinic in between. Since the OR schedules could not be changed anymore, I had time in between to bring Elaine and the boys out to watch "Monsters vs. Aliens" in 3D.
We watched it in Gateway Mall Cinema 1. Tickets were at Php 271, which came with free popcorn. They also had giveaways of cardboard MVA visors and a complete set of bookmarks. The boys were of course very excited to wear their 3D glasses!
They were already showing trailers of upcoming movies when we came in. I was very surprised to discover that all three of the movies previewed all had 3D trailers! These were "Coraline", "Up!" and "Meatballs". The big studios really have to go the extra mile to ensure people will still be watching in theaters.
As for "Monsters vs. Aliens," I frankly did not like the movie too much. The Monster characters who are supposed to be the good guys are not too memorable or cute. Even my 7-year old son found the character of Link and Insektosaurus to be "corny". The character of Susan/Ginormica is rather "meh", with a predictable character arc.
On the other hand, there were also positives. The main bad guy Alien Gallaxhar, a sinister squid with 4 eyes, was more interesting. The artwork of the alien spaceship interior were also more interesting. The character of the US President was the only thing that is really funny, especially the scene where he makes first contact with the Alien probe, and that stupid scene at the end of the credits.
But of course, the best thing about this movie is the 3D. I think I would have dozed off if not for these special 3D effects. But then as the trailers have shown with all these upcoming 3D animated features, this trend may not be something extra special anymore in the future.
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