Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2 (U.)
Directed by Cody Cameron, Kris Pearn.
Featuring voices of Bill Hader, Anna Faris, Will Forte, James Caan, Andy Samberg and Neil Patrick Harris. 95 mins
The planned remake of Yellow Submarine is no longer going to happen so this is probably as close as you’ll get to one. It’s not exactly psychedelic but the frantic rush of bright primary colours creates a kind of sensory overload. This isn’t a film that has much in the way of charm and sensitivity but it is constantly active and consistently amusing.
The first film, in which a young inventor causes chaos with a machine that makes it rain food, was well received and a bigger hit than expected so here we have the inevitable 2. It begins, after a short re-cap, right where the first one finished. The first was based on a book but for the follow up they have had to look elsewhere for inspiration and have alighted on Jurassic Park. The characters return to their island which is now overrun by hybrid food monsters such as Asparsauruses, Tacodiles and Shrimpanzees.
This Sony production is another example of corporate anti-corporatism. The villain is the head of Liv Corp, a good natured, go-getting, up beat company with a constant supply of workplace coffee, that many have seen as a parody of Apple but could just as well be a dig at Pixar. Even the henchmen seem to be dressed in Buzz Lightyear suits.
Directed by Cody Cameron, Kris Pearn.
Featuring voices of Bill Hader, Anna Faris, Will Forte, James Caan, Andy Samberg and Neil Patrick Harris. 95 mins
The planned remake of Yellow Submarine is no longer going to happen so this is probably as close as you’ll get to one. It’s not exactly psychedelic but the frantic rush of bright primary colours creates a kind of sensory overload. This isn’t a film that has much in the way of charm and sensitivity but it is constantly active and consistently amusing.
The first film, in which a young inventor causes chaos with a machine that makes it rain food, was well received and a bigger hit than expected so here we have the inevitable 2. It begins, after a short re-cap, right where the first one finished. The first was based on a book but for the follow up they have had to look elsewhere for inspiration and have alighted on Jurassic Park. The characters return to their island which is now overrun by hybrid food monsters such as Asparsauruses, Tacodiles and Shrimpanzees.
This Sony production is another example of corporate anti-corporatism. The villain is the head of Liv Corp, a good natured, go-getting, up beat company with a constant supply of workplace coffee, that many have seen as a parody of Apple but could just as well be a dig at Pixar. Even the henchmen seem to be dressed in Buzz Lightyear suits.
