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On Halloween, innocent-looking carved pumpkins reveal themselves for what they really are -- mutant aliens.On Halloween, innocent-looking carved pumpkins reveal themselves for what they really are -- mutant aliens.On Halloween, innocent-looking carved pumpkins reveal themselves for what they really are -- mutant aliens.
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Reese Witherspoon
- Susan
- (voice)
- …
Seth Rogen
- B.O.B.
- (voice)
Will Arnett
- The Missing Link
- (voice)
Rainn Wilson
- Wicked Jack
- (voice)
Julie White
- Wendy Murphy
- (voice)
Jeffrey Tambor
- Carl Murphy
- (voice)
Rich Dietl
- B.O.B. Kid
- (voice)
- (as Rich B. Dietl)
- …
Walt Dohrn
- Link Kid
- (voice)
Susan Fitzer
- Little Girl
- (voice)
Andrea Montana Knoll
- Mom
- (voice)
- (as Andrea Knoll)
Latifa Ouaou
- Boy
- (voice)
- …
Peter Ramsey
- Dad
- (voice)
- …
Conrad Vernon
- Man on Cell
- (voice)
- …
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- TriviaWicked Jack is obviously a play on Jack O'Lantern.
- GoofsAs the alien spacecraft flies away from the pumpkin farm, there is an aerial view of farmer Jeb leaving his barn. In front of him, there is a cone of light from the lamp he is holding. But rather than a torch it is the type of lamp that throws the light out in all directions. So there would have been a pool of light around him as he came out the barn door.
- ConnectionsEdited into DreamWorks Spooky Stories (2012)
- SoundtracksMonster Mash
Written by Bobby Pickett and Leonard L. Capizzi
Performed by Bobby Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers
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Quite amusing but far too much "seasonal" legwork is put in when jokes should have been the focus
I quite enjoyed the film Monsters V Aliens, even if Pixar's continual "making it look easy" performance means that Dreamworks generally look like they are falling short of the mark even when they make enjoyable films. This Halloween special came on that is connected to the film and I figured I'd give it a go because normally the Pixar shorts that use characters from the movie are very funny as they are shorter and able just to play on the humour of the characters.
Mutant Pumpkins etc does this to a point and, when it does it is really quite funny. BOB frozen in a doorway unsure of what to say was very funny indeed as one example. The action itself is all big and silly and will be enjoyed by children (who may or may not get the "don't eat too much candy" message that is sort of in there) but the problem with this is that there is too much scene setting. Not so much in terms of the narrative but just in terms of having "seasonal" stuff in there. Where I wanted quick-fire jokes I instead got Halloween themed stuff that seemed in there because it was a Halloween special, as opposed to being in there because it was funny.
It is funny enough to bother with though – particularly if you enjoyed the characters from the film. Wisely BOB and Dr Cockroach get a good bit of material each since they are the funniest characters, but others also are given time that they don't really justify by being funny. Glad I saw it without adverts padding it out to a longer run time though as it is best enjoyed as short as possible so that it doesn't have to do too much carrying. Amusing fare but nothing particularly great about it despite a handful of good laughs.
Mutant Pumpkins etc does this to a point and, when it does it is really quite funny. BOB frozen in a doorway unsure of what to say was very funny indeed as one example. The action itself is all big and silly and will be enjoyed by children (who may or may not get the "don't eat too much candy" message that is sort of in there) but the problem with this is that there is too much scene setting. Not so much in terms of the narrative but just in terms of having "seasonal" stuff in there. Where I wanted quick-fire jokes I instead got Halloween themed stuff that seemed in there because it was a Halloween special, as opposed to being in there because it was funny.
It is funny enough to bother with though – particularly if you enjoyed the characters from the film. Wisely BOB and Dr Cockroach get a good bit of material each since they are the funniest characters, but others also are given time that they don't really justify by being funny. Glad I saw it without adverts padding it out to a longer run time though as it is best enjoyed as short as possible so that it doesn't have to do too much carrying. Amusing fare but nothing particularly great about it despite a handful of good laughs.
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- bob the moo
- Oct 11, 2010
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- Монстри проти чужих: Гарбузи-мутанти з космосу
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By what name was Monsters vs Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (2009) officially released in Canada in English?
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