Monsters Vs Aliens: Halloween Special

remember holiday specials? like the "he-man and she ra christmas special" or "the great pumpkin. thank god we live in a world with Holiday specials done right. point in place monsters vs aliens: mutant pumpkins from outer space.



i only just heard about this special today, so you can imagine how ecstatic i was to watch it. basically because the original film had such a tongue in cheek spin on the sci-fi genre and all of its cliche', i thought, a halloween special would mean that they would use that same genius to find the humorous cliche in horror movies. and they did. the special takes place after the movie (and i guess after "bobs big break") as the whole cast returns to play their respective character. and thats really nice because "penguins of madagascar" has no original actors. so plot? well i guess alien pumpkins land in modesto and susan, dr cockroach, link, insectosauraus, and bob have to go stop it. all the monsters have one reason or another for being excited to return to suburbia for halloween. susan wants to see her parents, bob wants candy, link wants to scare little kids, and dr cockroach... well.. i think he just wants to chillax.



so everyone kind of runs wild until all hell brakes loose and this evil pumpkin named wicked jack starts wreaking havoc on the little neighborhood. it isnt until later that we figure out feeding it candy makes it grow and that becomes the prime objective is to make it bigger and bigger and bigger... for... some reason. okay so i dont understand the weakness but hey at least they tried.




so yeah the monsters get the neighborhood kids to throw candy at the monster so it will grow, the monster crushes one of susan's parent's decorations, susan gets pissy, knocks wicked jack's head off and then insecto is like BOOOOOOOOOOOOM and eats it or some shit and candy rains on the neigborhood. the special ends with some tried and true humor that the original movie sported.




this special is, well special! i havent seen a holiday specific special that wasnt part of a seasoned show. its got great humor and has a really good satire on the horror genre. jokes include a reference to children of the corn (cleverly subbed "children of the candy corn"), and a really good reference to the "halloween" film series that i wont even ruin for you. overall if this special gets shown again this halloween season, set the reminder make some popcorn and tune in. its one not to miss. while halloween season is welcoming its final days, its nice to see something encompassing the entire holiday in just 30 minutes.

Rating: GIVE IT A WATCH!