DreamWorks Animation returns with "Monsters vs. Aliens," a 3D animated feature about a bunch of monsters trying to save the world from a bunch nasty aliens. Voice cast includes Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Hugh Laurie, Aill Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland and Paul Rudd, among others. Let's see what the Web's critics say about this one:

• Ron Henriques at Latino Review: "Though it may mean paying a few extra dollars on your admission ticket, seeking this film out in 3-D is actually worth it and probably the hook that makes it somewhat entertaining and no doubt a box-office success."

• FilmSchoolRejects' Cole Abaius: "Overall, 'Monsters vs. Aliens' is a fun film. Simple. It’s flashy enough for the kids and smart enough for parents."

• CinemaBlend's Katey Rich: "Funny, insouciant and loaded with charm, Monsters vs. Aliens is the kind of blockbuster spectacle you wish came along every summer."

• Joblo's JimmyO: "So what it comes down to is a somewhat missed opportunity as the influences could have been used much better and the story could have been a little less generic."

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Henry Selick, director of "The Nightmare Before Christmas," returns with "Coraline," a 3D stop-motion adventure about a young girl who enters a parallel world by unlocking a mysterious door in her new home. The voice cast includes Dakota Fanning and Teri Hatcher, and here is what the Web's critics have to say about the film:

• CinemaBlend's Josh Tyler: "It’s worth your $10 to plop down in a theater and enjoy the whole 3D experience, it’s just not particularly memorable."

• Joblo's JimmyO: "It is not every day that a family film is able to treat the audience as well as this does. Sure it is beautiful to look at and the animation is fantastic, but almost more importantly, it isn’t condescending to the audience."

• RopeOfSilicon's Brad Brevet: "When it comes down to it Coraline's visuals are far more impressive than its lackluster story and that just isn't enough for me."

• Matt Goldberg at Collider: "Henry Selick has done a great service to Neil Gaiman's words and crafted a nice little dark fantasy that will toughen up your kids without traumatizing them."

• Georges Roush at LatinoReview: "Coraline is a fantastic piece of work that anyone in this, or the other world, will love."

How about some blood splatter in 3D? That's exactly what you get in Patrick Lussier's "My Bloody Valentine 3-D," a horror remake about a freak who gets a kick out of killing all kinds of people, etc... Let's check out what some online critics have to say about this 3D event:

• Cinematical's William Goss: "Thank goodness for us, then, that it happens to make for cheesy, corny, gimmicky, gory fun -- if only in its 3-D theatrical presentation."

• CinemaBlend's Katey Rich: "But despite the few tricks it has up its sleeve and its strict adherence to a genre of horror that's been lampooned for years now, My Bloody Valentine 3D doesn't have nearly enough fun with either its jazzy technology or its inherently campy premise."

• Ron Henriques at LatinoReview: "'My Bloody Valentine 3-D' just might be the most honest film of the year. It tells you just what it is in the title alone: a bloody horror movie presented in 3-D. If you're looking for gore or to be thrilled by the latest digital techniques at the cinema look no further."

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