Just recently I watched Sony Pictures Animation 'Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs' and boy was it really good. I did not watch it in 3D, after a not so great 3D adventure with "Up" (which I am still dumbfounded by). Cloudy is based on a book of the same title and is definitely one of the pleasant surprises of the year. Watching the trailer - - it felt good. Everything just felt fresh. Perhaps it had to do with the one thing this movie did so damn well - - food! Mouth-watering food aplenty in this flick.
Comparing Cloudy with "Up" may not be a good idea, since they are both remarkable 3D flicks (low at how far we have come in terms of image quality, stunning!). But the one thing Cloudy does so well is the humor and its undying sense of giving it to the audience. It never tires you out, it never really pushes everything forward. Everything is flowing like a chocolate fountain. Yummy.
I love to compare any 3D animated flicks with my all time favorite - "Wall-E" ; the mother of all 3D flicks. It is an astonishing human achievement to make robots feel and then more, giving you a feel from a mere movie that is made of polygons that perhaps even live-action movies can't do. "Up" to me was quite a tiring ride. A worthwhile ride while it lasts. The appeal didn't take it to me to the extends of what "Wall-E" did. "Wall-E" is by far, the best 3D animated movie ever made. Period.
Whatever comes after that, would be a comparison to it. "Up" wasn't as great as "Wall-E", but then again PIXAR delivered the goods. As for Cloudy in the ring with these two, I say Cloudy beats "Up". Yes. It does. At least to me. Kudos to Bill Hader and Anna Faris for doing such a wonderful job voicing the characters of Flint Lockwood and Sam Sparks. Andy Samberg as Baby Brent was equally fantastic. I'd give Cloudy a 9/10 while "Wall-E" remains an untouchable 10/10. "Up" was a 8.5/10. I added 0.5 to "Up" for its Digital-3D experience.
