Despite the Stateside success of DreamWorks’ animated “Monsters vs. Aliens,” its sub-par performance overseas has left the future of a would-be sequel uncertain, says The Hollywood Reporter. “This is the first movie we’ve had that’s right on the bubble,” DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg told THR Tuesday. “We want to talk to people that are on [...]
Can Dreamworks’ “Monsters vs. Aliens,” reach the heights of Pixar? We discuss the flick along with some interesting movie news.
If Jeffrey Katzenburg is still wondering why Pixar Animation consistently outperforms his DreamWorks Animation critically and at the box-office, “Monsters vs. Aliens,” should give him a clue. While expertly animated, and laced with positive themes of self-image and female empowerment, a lack of literary fortitude ultimately vitiates what might have marked a major evolutionary step in [...]
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