invisibleunicornninja This movie is funny and has incredible animation. That being said, the story is a bit weak and contradictory. Its not great, but its watchable.

Shopaholic35 Cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2 is even more exciting than the first. The gangs all back together again and are up against a slew of mutant food creatures created by Flint's infamous food generating machine.The movie picks up immediately after the first and as you can imagine Swallow Falls is no longer inhabitable due to all the leftovers. After leaving their home for a few months to take on new lives they return to what has become an overgrown food jungle. Expectedly adventure ensues. The whole thing was filled with corny food jokes and wildly creative edible creatures. They really let their imaginations run wild when they thought this stuff up. I was so impressed with the final presentation and really thought it took the series to the next level. A really entertaining great movie.

Python Hyena Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013): Dir: Cody Cameron, Kris Pearn / Voices: Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Will Forte, Andy Samberg: Creative animation sequel that opens with a review of the events of the first film where Flint Lockwood's food machine run amuck creating weird weather involving food. This time out he enters a contest of inventions in order to work with his idol Chester V. Central plot regards his home island and the food / animals spurned from his food machine. This is where the film gets creative and hilarious with Cheespiders, Watermelophant, Meatbalrus, Fruit Cockatiel, Tacodile supreme, Shrimpanzee, kiwi birds, Mosquitoast, Cantelope, Susheep, Hippotatomus, Buffaloaf, Flamangos, and "a leek in the boat." Directors Cody Cameron and Kris Pearn do a great job at spoofing Jurassic Park in accompanying the whole spoofing of wild life throughout. Bill Hader voices Flint whose good will falls victim to bad influence. Anna Faris voices weather intern Sam Sparks who is Flint's girlfriend and is worried that he is becoming too occupied with impressing the wrong factors. James Caan voices Flint's widowed fisherman father who adapts well to the island when left at the boat. Will Forte voices Chester V who deceives Flint with alternative plans that threaten the food animals. Andy Samberg voices a former celebrity mascot named Brent McHale. This is quite fun for the whole family with terrific animation for the kids while adults will enjoy the clever puns littered throughout. In the end it makes for a great take-out movie going experience. Score: 8 / 10

angelicardour Just a couple of hours ago, Flint saved the world! Sure, it was from one of his own inventions, but that's cheese under the bridge. Now, he's on top of the world! He's got plans with his friends to open a company! That's when his childhood idol comes into the picture and offers him a dream job as an inventor.The first movie isn't on Netflix. It's a shame, but not necessary. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 is kind enough to give viewers a recap of what happened in the first movie. Not a bad idea, since there were four years between the first and second one. I wasn't necessarily in love with the first film, but I thought it was cute and the plot had some merit. There was a good message for kids in it about dreams and accepting people as they are. Good stuff, honestly. It was definitely weird, but not necessarily in a bad way.I much prefer the second one. The sneaky jokes geared just toward the adults were appreciated and made me believe that parents would likely be happy to watch Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 with their kids. At least the first twelve times. Then the DVD might well get lost or "accidentally" broken. I think that goes for most movies though.Like the first film, this one had a message for the kidlets. Any version of "don't judge a book by its cover" or "don't believe everything you hear" would aptly describe the main lesson, though there was the obvious push to trust one's friends. Personally, I liked the way they handled the former. It made me think of the plight of pit bulls, a cause that's very near and dear to my heart. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 is a cute and funny movie that does its best to appeal to adults as well as kids. To me, it's the purest definition of "family film."