I’m back — and I have a movie recommendation!

October 5th, 2009 at 08:30am Will Pfeifer

As you might have noticed, the postings here at Movie Man Central have been sparse (i.e. nonexistent) in the past week, mostly due to the fact that I’ve been on vacation. But I have returned, and I have a bit of movie advice for you…

 

Go see CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS! Don’t worry if you don’t have kids, or that the premise sounds ridiculous, or that it’s not a Pixar film. None of that matters. It’s one of the funniest, most surprising, most purely satisfying films I’ve seen all year. It’s loaded with thrills, chills, jokes (though thankfully almost none tied to current pop culture), amazing visuals and just the right amount of heart. It’s also a great example of solid screenwriting, making the effort to put various elements in place early on that pay off (usually in a big, funny way) later in the film. (I’m thinking of the cat viral video, the spray-on shoes and, especially, the communication device).

 Seriously, go see this movie.

On a related note, I finally watched SHARK TALE this weekend when, believe me, I had no other choice. It was even worse than I had feared. Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro have a lot to answer for. A lot.

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