Monster Island

Not much I can say except I don't see why people keep saying its a great movie, the plots boring, the voice acting's pretty bad, and the designs of the characters are confusing and nauseous. I will give it one up side and say that the animating is alright but other than that this movie has a lot that is just not going for it. The buildings in the city are too cartoony for a movie with this style, there main character is somewhat dull. Now all that being said the movie's idea is good, its a near classic but the way it was shown was not done well.

And one more thing, the main character seems to be too heavily protected by plot, he seems to have a solution to each problem and doesn't seem to have a struggle.

HEADS UP!! I am a 14 year old autistic girl, this review is based on my opinion but everyone has their own.

This movie has been my hyper fixation since 2020, when I first watched it, during lockdown I watched it at least once every 3 days. This movie can never fail to put a smile on my face an make me laugh out loud. Each time I watch this film it feels as if I'm watching it for the first time. Now my opinion may be biased since this movie carries many good memories for me but I do truly believe it deserves alot more attention. It's not perfect but it is a very enjoyable watch!

As I was 9 when I first watched this movie, I found it very amusing so I would recommend it for that age range, 9+. There are some frightening scenes, but nothing too scary. Alongside the 'scary-ish' scenes are many funny scenes, heart felt dialogue and much more.

If I was to compare it to another movie, I would say it is around the same 'scare- factor' as movies such as 'box trolls' or 'paranormal' (which I also recommend)

I do wish this movie had more recognition since it is one of my favourite films. My go to recommendation!!

When young Lucas discovers he's not really a human; the news changes your whole world. At a school dance, Lucas discovers he comes from a long line of monsters. Eager to find the rest of his family, he sets out for the island of Calvera. Especially since her first monster transformation happened in front of the most popular kids at school!

So cute, these animations with parents and children (especially big daddy) cute, and bullying portrayed in such a common and sad way... And then the world of little monsters, what a cute thing, delicious to taste with the little ones, very cute and with that moral message to discuss with children... S2.

Pretty boring for the concept. And I really didn't like the animation style

It's traditional in most movies to have what's called a colour palette, a finite range of colours which sets a mood and makes it easier on the eye, this movie eschews this tradition. Its standard of computer graphics reminds me of old Playstation FMV scenes that played out inbetween the game play, except with ALL THE COLOURS!!

The animation itself isn't that bad, but it has that unsubtle mime-like kind of motion where everyone ducks, shrugs and gesticulates on every syllable whilst the camera floats from point to point in every scene. The voice acting often has that sound like someONE reading from a SCRIPT with no IDEA about the conTEXT or CHARacter, but they can do a funny voice or three so just read it with FEELING!

The story itself is a reasonably well paced paint-by-numbers tale of going on a journey of self discovery, a 'child becomes a man' fantasy adventure, with the monster angle being used as an unsubtle analogy for adolescence, and by the end the currently obligatory single parent learns their lesson and promises to do better, everybody hugs, hearts are warmed with an upbeat pop song and a wink to camera, credits roll.

It's a rainbow coloured cliche, but that won't put off those still young enough to enjoy it.