Related: GeekDad interviews with Cloudy directors Chris Miller and Phil Lord and character animator David Gibson.While Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is of course first and foremost simply a fun romp, both Judi Barret’s narrative and Ron Barrett’s accompanying artwork also manage to convey rather vividly how food can become a rather massive problem when it is uncontrollable or uncontrolled. Where the Wild Things Are, Disney's Christmas Carol, James Cameron's Avatar, and Planet 51. We watched through the cast listing to see which voices we recognized, and to that point, the credits were entertaining – and yes, still in 3-D – but we didn't stick around for the very end. There are also not a lot of gratuitous 3-D shots like long objects poking directly into the camera, which usually seem designed to distract viewers from a weak story. That said, the effect was flawless in this one and really did showcase the environment, and I didn't feel like I was overworking my eyes to maintain the illusion.
I've never found the 3-D gimmick adding much to my enjoyment of a movie, and it's often left me with a bit of a dull eyestrain headache. We saw this showing at my daughter's request, and tickets were an extra $2.25 apiece. Is it worth paying extra for the 3-D version? Bonus Geek Cred: Bruce Campbell and Neil Patrick Harris are in there, too, but it's more fun if you don't find out who they are ahead of time. Other voices you'll likely recognize are James Caan and Mr.
And as a GeekDad with a daughter, I was also happy to see a crystal clear "Don't dumb yourself down" message sent through the character of Sam Sparks, a brainy type who's abandoned her glasses and pretends to be an airhead to keep up appearances.īill Hader of Saturday Night Live is Flint, Anna Faris is Sam. He's got a Nikola Tesla poster on his wall, his lab surroundings are half totally awesome tech and half just-for-fun goofery, and he narrates his hectic moments out loud like it's all a big video game or comic book. Add in a TV meteorolgist who's way smarter than she lets on and a shortsighted, gluttonous mayor, and there's pretty much your plot in a To Go bag.Ĭartoon tinkerers like Flint have been all the rage the past decade or so, but besides the usual list of humiliating public failures, he also brings a wholly identifiable kind of enthusiasm. They add characters and gadgets: The food storms don't just happen in the film – they spring from a gadget dreamed up by wannabe inventor Flint Lockwood.
So, how did they get a 90-minute movie out of that book?
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