What Foodfight Should Have Been

Rating: 8/10 (15 August 2016)

Firstly, to any parents looking at this page, DO NOT TAKE YOUR KIDS TO THIS. It may look like your typical kids' movie, but trust me, it's NOT. If you know this is rated R, and think your kids are mature enough to handle what Sausage Party has in store, oh boy, you are WRONG. I was barely even able to handle it, and I'm 21!
Anyway, when I saw the trailers for this film, I was beyond excited. I was thrilled to know that an animated adults film would be in theaters. The animation looked great, the story had promise, and the humor especially got my attention with how funny it seemed. So, what did I think of Sausage Party? Well, it was great! The animation was almost up there with Pixar. Almost. Some of the characters looked a bit generic, but I wasn't expecting Pixar quality. I was just expecting a good film, and indeed I got one. Not only is the animation good, but the typical story of things coming to life when humans aren't around was taken to a whole new level. I liked how the food really was alive in front of humans, but they couldn't see the food alive unless they were on drugs. Bath salts, to be more specific. The humor.....it's definitely not for everyone. If you're easily offended by racial jokes or sexual jokes, this is NOT your movie. They throw almost every racial stereotype at you, and there is A LOT of sexual content. A lot of the jokes the movie had to offer had me and my boyfriend laughing hysterically. We've already seen a few of Seth Rogan's movies, so we're all too familiar with his comedic style. Most of the characters were enjoyable to watch. My personal favorite was Barry the deformed hot dog. While I'm not too big of a fan of Michael Cera, I noticed that he wasn't his typical, awkward self in this role. He wasn't as soft spoken, and delivered some pretty hilarious scenes. Teresa Taco is a close second. She brings some funny lines into the film, and we see that she's not that soft of a taco. XD I was surprised to find out that Alan freaking Menken did the music for this film. ALAN MENKEN! The man who wrote the songs for The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and Tangled! Disney MOVIES! The very first scene in this movie is a musical, and boy, does it give off a Disney feel. Only, a more adult Disney feel. The song is hilarious, and does a great job of giving off the tone of the movie. The violence in this movie is done HILARIOUSLY. The way the food is torn apart, and the battle with the humans toward the end nearly had me rolling on the floor with laughter. I also admire how smartly written this film was. Yeah, this isn't just a raunchy movie. This movie tackles some serious topics, mainly religion and beliefs in general. Some of it can be subtle, and some of it is obvious and in your face. But overall, the message is strong, and needs to be heard within today's society.
I don't have too many issues with Sausage Party. The cursing becomes stale after a while. It was funny hearing a talking piece of food say "fuck" after a couple times, but then it started to get a bit annoying. Almost every sentence in this script has "fuck" in it. I get that this is an adult movie, but not all adult movies rely on curse words to be funny. I found the main characters of Frank and Brenda to be a tad bit generic and boring. They weren't terrible characters, but I've seen them done to death in other movies. I personally liked the side characters more than them. The humans had odd designs, and I didn't feel they were creative enough. But then again, we're supposed to focus more on the food than on the people, so I can forgive that. The ending, however..........was cringe-worthy. I know people often say it's the funniest/unforgettable part of the film, but for me, I felt it was unnecessary and was only there for shock value. I was definitely shocked, and I found it difficult to watch. I guess since I'm not as into sexual humor, and it came out of nowhere for me. I wasn't expecting a taco to lick a bun's p***y and have three guys around them jacking off. I kid you not, that's what happens, and there's more that I will not mention. I will say that I cannot look at a bagel the same way again.
So, while there are a few nitpicks I have with Sausage Party, I found it to be a very enjoyable movie. It was fun, and very well written. There haven't been many good animated films out this year. But ones that were good, like Zootopia and Finding Dory, didn't provide as much humor. It was very nice to see an animated film this year that was not only good, but very funny as well.
By the way, if you're not sure what the title of this review is referring to, Foodfight is a CGI animated movie that also takes place in a supermarket, but instead of talking food, it's talking food mascots. It's considered to be one of the worst animated films to ever be made. Foodfight and Sausage Party have a bit in common, particularly the ending scenes with the characters from the market battling the villains. Only, Sausage Party did it a WHOLE LOT BETTER. If you're curious about Foodfight, I'm sure you can find it on YouTube. But be warned. It may be a lot more tamer than Sausage Party, but it is seriously a bad movie. A REALLY bad movie. It's a fact. I have yet to hear ANYONE say that it's good, well, without being sarcastic.