I am a couple of weeks late in announcing the release of this film, but it is food related, so I am obligated! Released on September 18th, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is the new CGI flick from Sony Pictures Animation based on the book from Judi and Ron Barrett.
Sure to be a kid-pleaser, it looks silly and fun. A blundering inventor, Flint Lockwood, has finally created something of use - a machine that changes any form of water moisture into food. The result is straight out of a kindergartener's crayon dream - raining hamburgers, oversized Jell-O molds and icing on everything.
Now, you have to understand that I love a good CGI movie. Pixar, the industry pioneer and reigning leader, has kept me coming back for nearly every release since Toy Story. Pixar redefined what "All Audiences" has to mean, showing that movies of this kind can be entertaining for everyone, and not merely suitable for all. Just because it's safe for children to watch does not mean that everyone else has to be annoyed and bored for an hour and a half. Unfortunately, I get the feeling that Chance of Meatballs suffers from the sort of corny humour (ugh... no pun intended) that forces some CGI movies to be relegated to Blockbuster's stacks for children. They are just too cheesy (pun fully-intended... I give up). Depending on your sense of humour, the following information may make up your mind for you: the directors are writer-producers for CBS's primetime sitcom How I Met Your Mother.
Check out the trailer below!
Sure to be a kid-pleaser, it looks silly and fun. A blundering inventor, Flint Lockwood, has finally created something of use - a machine that changes any form of water moisture into food. The result is straight out of a kindergartener's crayon dream - raining hamburgers, oversized Jell-O molds and icing on everything.
Now, you have to understand that I love a good CGI movie. Pixar, the industry pioneer and reigning leader, has kept me coming back for nearly every release since Toy Story. Pixar redefined what "All Audiences" has to mean, showing that movies of this kind can be entertaining for everyone, and not merely suitable for all. Just because it's safe for children to watch does not mean that everyone else has to be annoyed and bored for an hour and a half. Unfortunately, I get the feeling that Chance of Meatballs suffers from the sort of corny humour (ugh... no pun intended) that forces some CGI movies to be relegated to Blockbuster's stacks for children. They are just too cheesy (pun fully-intended... I give up). Depending on your sense of humour, the following information may make up your mind for you: the directors are writer-producers for CBS's primetime sitcom How I Met Your Mother.
Check out the trailer below!
