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I have been desiring to see this for quite some time now. I just never had the opportunity to check it out until now. So I took advantage of the chance. There was a scene in Secret Life of Pets that reminded me of this a little bit too. I thought that the trailers were absolutely hysterical. Besides that I usually get a kick out of the Rogen squad. This is the first R rated film from Conrad Vernon who has only done Dreamworks films on and behind the screen. This is also a first for Greg Tiernan who made a few Thomas the Train films. Ariel Shaffir and Kyle Hunter are fairly new to the group after only working previously on The Night Before. Of course this is written by Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen, and Jonah Hill. There isn't much to say on that. It's time to see if this was worth the wait or not.
There are ways this kind of fits into my horrorfest of 2016. Your food is alive. Your food gets tired of your shit and wants revenge. Also given that it's from the minds of these filmmakers it could be a horror for children expecting to watch a funny children's looking movie. Yeah this doesn't even start out pretending it is for kids. It just goes straight for it. I have to admit that song was amusing even if somewhat offensive. Then again offensive is what they do best. Okay all the parallels to racial things are fairly funny. I actually enjoyed a lot of the little jokes here and there with food puns and innuendos. Oh man some of these jokes though good lord haha. It's some pretty sick stuff at times, but it's pretty creative. It get a kick out of these references they have throughout of different parts of pop culture as well. There is one scene in particular that stands out as being the raunchiest and probably most offensive to some. The way they kill off food and such is hilarious. There are quite a few moments that I liked. Call me sick if you want, but I actually liked it quite a bit. I have to wonder if there will be a part two with the way it ended.
I find it absolutely excellent and hilarious how many of the actors here are known for several kids films and television shows. It adds to the silliness of it being a parody of kids films. I thought a lot of characters were great. The voice overs worked really well too. I think of the characters Barry, Teresa, Douche, Gum, and Toilet Paper were my favorites. How they used the characters and such were pretty spot on.
It can be a bit offensive, but honestly you should know that going in to a Seth Rogen film. It's very much not for kids and it never makes you think otherwise. I got a pretty good kick out of it. It wasn't entirely what I was hoping for or expecting though. It had a lot of fun references, jokes, and innuendos which was a good thing. Most of the characters were great even the ones that didn't talk much or at all. The actors did an excellent job. While I enjoyed this I can see why others wouldn't. It really isn't for everyone. Also you can't go in this easily offended. It reminds me of Family Guy where no religion or race or sexual orientation is safe. Just take a break from the seriousness of the world and give it a shot.
