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Live in Chicago? Wanna see MONSTERS VS. ALIENS early and in 3-D? Capone has the details!!!!

Published at:  Mar 03, 2009 11:36:21 AM CST


Hey everyone. Capone in Chicago here, with the fourth of four early screenings in the two weeks prior to me jumping on that big old jet plane bound for Austin to cover the SXSW Film Festival. And I wanted to make this last screening for a while something special, and really what's more special than hideous creatures in 3-D? We've got the exclusive Ain't It Cool Chicago screening of MONSTERS VS. ALIENS in 3-D on the evening of Monday, March 9 at a theater in downtown Chicago (the time and location will only be given to winners). For those of you counting, this screening is almost three weeks before the film actually opens.

The clips that DreamWorks Animation showed the group at BNAT X in December were pretty spectacular, especially a big fight sequence set on what I assume was the Golden Gate Bridge. The 3-D in that sequence might be the best I've ever seen. And with vocal talents from the likes of Seth Rogen, Reese Witherspoon, Hugh Laurie, Kiefer Sutherland, Rainn Wilson, Will Arnett, Paul Rudd, and Stephen Colbert as the President, I'm truly excited to see this movie.

We've got 240 seats to fill, so here's how to secure a pass good for you and one guest. If you stray from these instructions even a little bit, you're out of the running. Send me an email at capone@aintitcoolmail.com with the subject line "TERROR LEVEL: CODE BROWN" (watch the trailer if you don't understand the reference). In the body of the email, I need your full name, whether or not your are bringing a guest (guests' names are not required), and, the answer to this question: "What Monster vs. Alien throwdown would you most like to see?" When I say "Monster," I'm thinking earthborn creature, and obviously "Alien" means something not of this earth. These aren't difficult concepts, folks. Provide whatever supporting evidence you'd like for your choice, but keep your answer to UNDER 75 WORDS. And it should go without saying that your pairing should be one that hasn't been covered in filmdom already--so no "Santa Claus vs. The Martians" answer, cuz let's face it: Santa would totally qualify as a monster.

MONSTERS VS. ALIENS is rated PG, so I'm really hoping some parents will bring their kids to this one.

Winners will receive an email from me and have your names will be posted on the site, so send in your entries soon. Winners must bring an ID to the screening to get in--no exceptions. I'm only leaving the contest open a day or two, because this thing is going to fill up fast. Good luck, everyone!

-- Capone
capone@aintitcoolmail.com







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  • Mar 03, 2009 11:37:32 AM CST

    first?

    by bilbo78

    finally!

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  • Mar 03, 2009 11:38:10 AM CST

    guess what?

    by bilbo78

    deez nutz!!

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  • Mar 03, 2009 12:02:42 PM CST

    Monster movie I'd most like to see

    by xevoid

    My Cock vs everyone on this talkback. It's so huge it would beat you all to death with ease.

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  • Mar 03, 2009 12:05:06 PM CST

    Kevin Smiths new film gets nothing?

    by quin the eskimo

    Really?

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  • Mar 03, 2009 12:17:57 PM CST

    Damn, where are the Austin screenings?

    by lance rocke

    I loved Coraline, but what's next???

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  • Mar 03, 2009 12:41:03 PM CST

    Does Reese Witherspoon's character...

    by kid z

    ...use her knife-like chin to cut a swath through the evil alien robots?

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  • Mar 03, 2009 12:47:10 PM CST

    Actually, the clips at BNAT sucked

    by garbageman33

    Oh sure, it had the celebrity voices and loud explosions and pop culture references. What it didn't have was 1/10 the soul that Up had. Even in storyboard form, it blew Monsters Vs Aliens away.

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  • Mar 03, 2009 1:06:37 PM CST

    Wait...

    by orionsangels

    What if you have a giant woman fetish? Is this movie a porno?

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  • Mar 03, 2009 2:38:17 PM CST

    Rules

    by citizen13

    It is single monster VS alien, or can it be plural? Monster(s) VS Alien(s)

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  • Mar 03, 2009 2:56:34 PM CST

    that part where the alien says...

    by iwasredempted

    WHAT THE FLAGNOG! is fucking hilarious.

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  • Mar 03, 2009 4:32:39 PM CST

    No thanks!

    by cookylamoo

    Got any tickets to monsters versus movie nerds!

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  • Mar 03, 2009 5:24:05 PM CST

    I guess Skokie's Crown Theatre was a one time thing

    by jugdish

    No thanks- but good work Capone

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  • Mar 03, 2009 9:03:36 PM CST

    no thanks

    by phoenixmagida5th

    I think I will pass on another movie featuring seth rogen

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  • Mar 03, 2009 10:07:36 PM CST

    Really?

    by slatefish

    That much non-interest? I guess I'm the odd man out cause I'm dying to see this.

    I'm odd anyway, so fuck it.

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  • Mar 03, 2009 11:07:20 PM CST

    "SoooOOOOOOOOOOooosan! Oooo, I scared myself!"

    by nasty in the pasty

    That line make me laugh every damn time. Anyways, I'm always up for retro-50's style urban destruction via big-assed monsters, and this will look awesome in 3D. Hopefully Dreamworks can prove that Kung Fu Panda wasn't a one-off fluke and can keep the same level of quality going for a while.

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  • Mar 05, 2009 3:55:24 PM CST

    When is Capone going to announce the winners?

    by carpet_pisser

    This is a one I would love to take my son to see.

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