Cloudy with a chance of meatballs is a CGI movie based off a children's book of the same name. Personally, I had neither read nor heard of it until this movie came out, but if the book is anything like the movie, then it'll be a treat!
In my opinion, pretty much everything about this movie was good, making it highly comparable to the yet unbeaten kings of CGI animation: Pixar. The voice acting was superb, with every voice matching the character entirely. Special mention goes to Mr. T as Earl the policeman, who had many of the same 'Mr. T like mannerisms’, making it very funny. The humor is top notch, with literally a laugh every few minutes. This movie rarely gets slow and when it does it is usually only for a very short period.
The art style is slightly different to other CGI movies that we’ve recently had, in that all the characters, settings and objects are much more cartoonish and have a more 'animated’ feel. No character is made to look realistic, but this still works very well. Textures and environments are still quite realistic, (such as hair and clothes) showing that Sony Pictures really are capable of such things.
Some people may find the story silly, childish, or even simple, but I would have to disagree. Although the film does have a childlike quality to it and the basic plot is what you’d expect from a child’s books, it still has a depth that makes it enjoyable to both children and adults alike.
For those of you unfamiliar with the story, here is a basic synopsis:
A young inventor flint Lochwood has always wanted to be famous for his inventing and science. But alas, many of his inventions malfunction or don’t work quite as expected, making people believe him to be stupid and ‘lame’. This however all changes when he creates a machine that can turn water into food, just perfect for his town which only has sardines to eat. When he tries to make it work, however he accidentally shoots it up into the ozone layer, causing the machine to suck in rain and instead of water falling upon our heads, hamburgers and other tasty goodies take its place. Along the way he befriends a young perky, and secretly smart whether girl who helps promote his machine, but just when everything started going right for him and receives the fame and attention that he deserves, things start going wrong.
Now, I’m not going to reveal any more, but that is basically what happens. Tie this bizarre, but still enjoyable plot with great voice acting, hilarious jokes and great animation, you get a great film.
Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs is a film which will be enjoyed by all ages, and is up to par with pixar greats like The Incredibles, Up and Ratouille.
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Cloudy with a chance of meatballs review - 20 October 2009
overall: 9
Awesome and Hilarious! - My Review - 20 October 2009
overall: 8
I went to see this movie yesterday with a friend, and it was totally my idea to see this movie in the first place and my friend wanted to see it because she thinks it looks cute from the previews she seen. So anyways, after watching it I was blown away of how awesome and hilarious this movie was. I was laughing through out the whole entire thing! I thought it was really great and very enjoyable and much of what I haven't expected for a animated film in a long time. Some animated films these days are getting old or not as funny as they use to be (Like "Shrek the Third" for example). And I'm not saying that they all should be funny, it's just ones who that make itself look very funny from the previews. Usually the previews for these films and showing some funny parts, I thought were ok from the previews. But when I seen the whole thing...just wow, I couldn't control my laughter. And neither did my friend. I like the huge fish bowl scene and when the sardine fish was screaming and such. That made me laugh so much.
So pretty much it's about this doctor named Flint and he makes this invention that converts water into food. And when it got out of control the machine flew into the air and into the clouds, and then with a satelite and computer he could make any food and have it rain in their town. But later, things get out of hand and it's only up to him to stop his invention.
This movie has a lot of well known names and comedians from TV shows. Mr. T's character is one of my favorites, and not just because he's played by Mr. T either. And Flint is just very awkward, but very funny. The news reporter Sam Sparks played by Anna Faris was very awesome too. You gotta love that character. Oh, and also the monkey too! He was great.
This film is like half a kid's film, and has some adult innuendo in it too. I don't want mention any of those, but you'll notice eventually.
Overall, I love this film. I would definitely buy it when it comes out on DVD and watch it over and over again. I think it would be a great film to watch with a whole family. I bet they'll all be laughing non-stop from beginning to the end. Very amazing film and very beautiful to look at too. This is a must-see for everyone!
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Christian-A - 11/13/2009 (reply)
thank you very much NRDinc