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Judi and Ron Barrett's Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is a much-loved, whimsical book about a tiny island where food falls from the sky like rain. The book serves as a jumping-off point for Sony's animated, digital 3-D Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs which is not so much a retelling of the book as an exploration of what makes food rain from the sky on a small island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Flint (Bill Hader), a clever young inventor with a reputation for creations gone awry, has recently completed a machine that he claims will turn water into food. Like his past failed inventions, Flint's new food-converting machine doesn't work as planned, and on its initial test run it ends up getting launched into the sky where clouds form and begin to rain cheeseburgers. The falling burgers destroy the Swallow Falls community's latest attempt to bolster its failing, sardine-dependent economy, but the Mayor's (Bruce Campbell) initial fury quickly turns to greedy anticipation as he begins to realize that food falling from the sky could serve as an innovative tourist draw. As the entire town is caught up re-defining itself as "Chew and Swallow," only Flint's father (James Caan) remains skeptical of his son's invention. Greed leads to some very strange weather events like spaghetti twisters and extra-giant food which, while providing a huge career opportunity for brainy weather intern Sam Sparks (Anna Faris) who's masquerading as an air-headed television personality, also threaten to destroy the town and its inhabitants. In the end, only the collaborative efforts of Flint, his father, and Sam can save the town of Chew and Swallow from certain destruction by the out of control invention. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is a funny, imaginative film that's well-animated and immensely entertaining for kids and adults. Rated PG for brief mild language, but appropriate for most ages 5 and older. --Tami Horiuchi
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Voice: Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Andy Samberg, Bruce Campbell, Mr. T, Bobb`e J. Thompson, Benjamin Bratt, Neil Patrick Harris, Al Roker, Lauren Graham, Will Forte,
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
great with a chance of making you laugh a lot,
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This review is from: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs [Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy] (Blu-ray)
Fantastic animation, wonderful story, jokes thrown in that adults will get but, of course, fun for kids too plus a voice actor cast that is perfectly cast. You'll also love the nods to some classic scenes in past movies such as the "Twilight Zone" airplane scene and the Indy Jones' heart removal scene done on a gummy bear (I'm not making this up).The script is beyond great and Bill Hader has perfect comic pacing as the lead. The underlying social commentary on how many Americans crave total junk as their diet is unsubtle but still it works. In a way the movie works on many levels so I'm sure with repeated viewings you'll get even more out of it. All in all, there were so many burst-out loud laughs and little chuckles at even the throwaway lines or scenes, that it truly is one of the best comedies of the year.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Movie ... but Digital Copy is not iPod / Media Player compatible,
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This review is from: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs [Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy] (Blu-ray)
Excellent adaptation of a classic children's book. Quite funny and charming.If you are purchasing this movie thinking that the digital copy will work in your portable media players be aware that it is PSP compatible only. It will not work with an iPod or player capable of playing windows media files. I was quite disappointed.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Cloudy with a chance of laughter,
By C. Letkeman "Golden Dolphin" (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (DVD)
This is great for the whole family to sit and watch. Maybe a movie night or just a blah day outside.Too cute and fun. A great twist from the book. My children enjoyed this one.
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