Ploydsge just watch it!

Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Breakinger A Brilliant Conflict

SanEat A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

adonis98-743-186503 A local scientist is often regarded as a failure until he invents a machine that can make food fall from the sky. But little does he know, that things are about to take a turn for the worst. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs was truly a film that i didn't expect to enjoy that much, i kept hearing about it over and over again but it really was a really good film and one that really sticks with you both in terms of animation but also in terms of story and laughs. Sure Sony Pictures Animation has done better films than this but this one it's definitely on the list with their best movies for sure cause i was very much suprised by how excellent it was in the end and i definitely recommending it. (10/10)

willcundallreview Rating-8/10Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is a charming animation full of great designs, voices and jokes and that all makes this a movie that all the family can enjoy. It doesn't lack the laughs as I say and some parts make you laugh out loud, the story is a little crazy but if you go a long with it then you will thoroughly enjoy it. I thought it to be solidly a very good movie and here below is why so.The plot is random but all about food and so if you are eager to get hungry whilst watching a film then this is the one to see. The plot I did feel goes just a little fast but in any case you can really enjoy it and yet again, if you get into the flow of it all, you really like it. It is funny and surprised me, it genuinely has funny jokes and things going on and the creative side of the movie is so richly made you will love the heart of it's creation.The voice cast are strong and people such as Bill Hader and Anna Faris contribute brilliantly with there voices. I loved the animation style here and the movement is a little unrealistic but hey, it's an animation basically aimed towards kids so it is just good old fun. With people like James Caan, Mr T and Andy Samberg this film really throws random people at you but they totally work out.Phil Lord and Chris Miller direct and write this and do a great job, they masterfully make this funny and sweet, yet also good fun to watch so that by the end, people from 6 to 60 can be joyful at what they just saw. The detail in the animation is kind of basic but when it comes to the food, well it is beautiful and the movie does seem a lot to make food which isn't so nice, actually look pretty delicious. My main criticism probably comes with the end, I wasn't too keen on the final scenes and what happens etc, mostly because the movie is very along one line then BAM! The ending creates a whole new side twist(some may love the ending though). Some jokes are repeated but hey they are funny in the first place so I don't think there are a lot of places where you can poke holes in this piece.You may expect me to recommend to this to children, well I do because children should love it, the plot and the comedy will make kids laugh and have a great bit of fun. With the adults well, the plot may not draw in older people as much but the jokes should find your funny bone somewhere along the line and you may find this one gem of an animation, and a film you may want to see again one day.Overall I give this a 8/10 and felt it to be a Solidly Impressive movie and one which comes close to animation greatness. I think a recurring theme in this review is that adults can also enjoy this and I can't stress that enough, if any kids out there are reading this review and you loved the film, then spread the word to every adult in the world that not every animation aimed at kids, is only made for the kids.

Benjamin Cox Many accuse me of being a Pixar snob, biased towards the originators of feature-length CG films and dismissive of the works of others. On the face of it, this would appear to be sound. But there are Pixar films that are weaker than others ("Cars 2" springs instantly to mind) while many studios are catching Pixar up with efforts like "Despicable Me" and "The Lego Movie". It isn't as cut-and-dry as they might imagine and lo, here was another film I was told would be a challenge to Pixar's previously unimpeachable dominance. While it might be a technical tour de force, it veers wildly from emotive family issues to a kung-fu kicking roast chicken and frankly, there is a lot of stuff that doesn't stick.In the sleepy Atlantic island haven of Swallow Falls, wannabe inventor Flint Lockwood (Bill Hader) has been testing his latest venture - a machine which can turn water into whatever food is programmed into it. But like his spray-on shoes and rat-bird hybrids, the prototype goes wrong and ends up blasting itself into the upper atmosphere. But to Flint's amazement, it begins raining food which delights the residents and the mayor (Bruce Campbell) in particular, who sees the bizarre climate as an opportunity to relaunch the island as a tourist destination. But Flint isn't happy - his disapproving father (James Caan) wishes Flint would simply work in his fishing tackle shop while Flint's attempts at wooing weather reporter Sam Sparks (Anna Faris) are as disastrous as his inventions. As the greedy residents demand more from Flint's creation, the town is swamped with food falling from the sky and before long, Swallow Falls is in danger of being wiped from the map altogether and only Flint can save the day..."Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs" may be food-based fun for the little 'uns who love the idea of their house covered with ice-cream and burgers covering their school but where the film disappoints is when it comes to keeping adults entertained. And aside from casting Mr T as a cop, it did little to put a smile on my face. Most of the humour is derived from the madness on screen and to be honest, a lot of it doesn't look great either. Flint is a mass of hair, nose and flowing lab coat while his father is all eyebrow and meat. The whole thing looks like a cartoon which sounds obvious but compared to Pixar's output at the time ("Up" and before that, "WALL•E"), it looks quite primitive at times. Busy, full of colour and hyper-kinetic certainly but still primitive. The voice casting are also a let down - why do studio insist with flooding the cast of animated films with recognisable stars who never appear on screen and aren't right for the part? Only Campbell and Mr T shine as the rest of them fade into obscurity and to be honest, could have been anybody.Anyone can make a film that kids would enjoy (although an alarming number still get it wrong). Going to the pictures should be an occasion, seeing as decent family time is increasingly rare these days. The huge screen and volume, the enormous bag of pick-n-mix sweets and the giant Slushee you can dunk your head into - why shouldn't kids be entertained in cinemas? Trouble is, only Pixar seem to be able to create true family entertainment. A good family film will keep the kids quiet for a hour or two but a great one will hold the entire family in the palm of its hand and make you want to watch it together again. "Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs" isn't that great a movie, offering kids plenty to watch and probably some freaky dreams (I suspect I'll be dreaming about being chased by a giant hot-dog rolling down the street tonight) but next to nothing for the grown-ups. If you want a great family movie that isn't Pixar then feel free to watch Gru in "Despicable Me" which still feels like a cartoon but at least Mum & Dad can have a laugh as well. As for me, I'll stick with... yep, those guys...

Bonnie O'Connor I grew up reading the simple picture book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. It simply about a grandpa telling the kids a bedtime story about a town whose weather always consists of meals. For example, if it was windy hamburgers would blow in, it would snow ice cream, rain hot dogs or orange juice, and so on! However it eventually grew dangerous for the town to stay in, so everyone had to evacuate the town. I would read this book while eating alone, and the story never got old!When I saw the trailer for the upcoming movie I was very excited! I was aware that it would be about the town itself and an inventor and I thought, "What could go wrong?" After seeing it, I began to want a refund near the beginning of the third act. What should I start with about what's wrong? Let's start with everything I found painfully predictable: 1) Dead mother 2) Grieving father who's not thrilled with his nerdy kid. 3) The reporter is a nerd too. Oh it's a match made in Heaven! 4) All nerds get tossed aside, even on news cameras. 5) Invention goes wrong. 6) Added villains (or at least one I want to use as a punchbag) 7) Nerdy inventor saves the town. 8) Father's heartfelt speech at the end of the movie about how proud mother would be if she could see this. 9) Throughout the entire movie, the inventor must prove himself worthy to his father.I don't have much a problem with the last cliché, but the story must be clever; which this flick wasn't! I also mind that the story was made into an "America is Fat" message. Please don't tell me that after seeing this movie you couldn't see that message written in bold capital words with examples like the extremely creepy mayor, especially with his theme, "the bigger the better." That wasn't the theme of the book! The weather always existed, there was no machine to make it happen or enlarge the food sizes, nor was there an overeating mayor, and worst of all the food wasn't alive at the end! Oh I could barf at that! It's at the scene when the inventor and his girlfriend go to shut down the machine, but as they get closer, the food fights back! I'm not kidding. As soon as I saw that I said to myself, "Okay, game over! I hate this movie!"I often think that Hollywood has a tendency to take simple beloved children's books and turn them into forced morals, which I hate! Some adaptations of children's books are okay, but when they're done in a way to shove in morals we've heard so much then enough's enough! I don't mind the idea of the weather being created through a machine (though I still wonder what would happen if it really rained) but this film just spat in the book's face, and it becomes even more painfully obvious in the sequel!