Early Reviews of 3-D in Monsters vs. Aliens: Looks Good but Still a Ways to Go

I've been tracking the progression of Dreamwork's Monsters vs. Aliens for some months now, as advertisements hit theatres and the television (including a Super Bowl commercial that failed to impress potential consumers with its 3-D technology). Now early reviews are starting to come out as the film prepares for its March 27th U.S. release date.

Kirk Honeycutt at Rueters enjoyed the plotline of the film and found it quirky and entertaining. He does make mention of an overuse of 3-D "gags;" apparently there are multiple instances of objects flying towards the screen, something that I believe studios have to get over if 3-D is going to have any legitimate place in the future of cinema. Todd McCarthy at Variety doesn't seem to have been too distracted by the 3-D effects, as he limits the mention of them in his review to pointing out one at the very beginning of the film and leaving them out of the rest of his review. Which begs the question: which format did he see it in? It looks like we'll have to wait a few more days before we can get some more substantive reviews about the use of 3-D in Monsters vs. Aliens, so come back later for more reviews!