Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Reviews
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A 2009 movie.
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Reviews
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“I was really surprised with this movie. The book is simple, daft, and mostly carried through its illustrations. You're not going to expect much from a low-budget full-length CGI animated film -- just inherently, never mind the adaptation element. And yet, the movie is smart. It's subversive, droll, and nerdy. It has a huge heart, and successfully gets down to the emotional and logistical core of the book it's adapting.
Crucially, the original book is framed as a tall tale and an individual perspective of events. The movie shows the events that the book's account describes, but provides context for them. The result charmed me as a children's movie rarely does anymore. Since the 1990s it has gotten harder to find good, crunchy, intellectually and emotionally substantial entertainment for kids. In my mind, this is already a classic.”
Crucially, the original book is framed as a tall tale and an individual perspective of events. The movie shows the events that the book's account describes, but provides context for them. The result charmed me as a children's movie rarely does anymore. Since the 1990s it has gotten harder to find good, crunchy, intellectually and emotionally substantial entertainment for kids. In my mind, this is already a classic.”
Reviewed by fnoo
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tselliott
I felt the same way. I put off letting the kids watch it because I thought it was going to be a horrible story line. Then, I was pleasantly surprised. It had a great message and was well done.
tselliott
LOL, I thought the same thing - but it makes sense in the end!!!
Other Reviews
“An outrageously silly yet hilariously written animated film. The movie doesn't take its plot very seriously so neither should the viewer. The animation style reminds me of what muppets might look like if they were animated rather than made of foam. Most characters run around flailing their arms like Kermit the Frog. Also, it has Mr. T as a hyperactive police officer.”
“Very cute. Who wouldn't want to live in a world where food fell from the sky? Well, it ends world hunger, that's for sure!”
“I love love love this movie. You don't have to be a kid to love animated features. Especially ones that are based on books you read as kids. Now don't ask me how they made a freaking 20 page mostly picture book into a full-length movie but they did and they actually did a really good job at doing it.”
“I wasn't sure what to expect with this movie. It looks like it could be cute, it looks like it could be funny, it looks like it could be ridiculous. It's all of them. Expect to laugh out loud. Towards the end it got to be a little predictable but overall it's a fun silly movie that I give a 6.5/10. I think you'd like this movie if you enjoyed Monsters Inc in the sense that it's animated and unpredictable.”
“Fun movie, espcially for the kids. The animation was very nice as well.”
“Good entertainment for the young ones, not so much for the parents.”
“I thought this movie would be terrible and cheesy, but it is actually pretty fantastic!
The monkey is hilarious!”
The monkey is hilarious!”
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