Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs 2
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| German title | Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs 2 |
| Original title | Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2013 |
| length | 95 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 0 JMK 6 |
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| Director |
Cody Cameron , Kris Pearn |
| script |
Jonathan M. Goldstein , John Francis Daley |
| production | Kirk Bodyfelt |
| music | Mark Mothersbaugh |
| cut | Robert Fisher Jr. |
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (Original title: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 ) is a 3D animated fantasy film produced by Sony Pictures Animation from 2013 and the sequel to Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs from 2009, which is based on the same name Book based by Judi and Ron Barrett . The film opened in German cinemas on October 24, 2013.
action
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 starts shortly after the events of the first part. Flint Lockwood and his crew believe they saved the world by destroying the FLDSMDFR, a proprietary invention that can turn water into food. However, their hometown was also devastated and all residents now have to be relocated. This is where the live corp comes into play, which wants to carry out the reconstruction. The boss of the company is the mega-inventor Chester V. V offers both new accommodation and new jobs in his company and organizes regular inventor competitions among the employees.
However, Flint soon finds out that his invention was not really destroyed, but continued to exist in a modified form and developed a life of its own. Because they now create living food: the so-called nibbling animals.
Flint wants to investigate and gets help from weather reporter Sam Sparks, his father Tim and friends Brent, Manny, Steve and Earl.
On their journey they come across tacodiles, shrimp, hippopotamus, frittantulas and many other living foods. It quickly turns out that Chester V pursues very different things than he pretends to be.
background
The directors of the first part, Phil Lord and Chris Miller , returned as executive producers in the second part, leaving the directing to Cody Cameron and Kris Pearn. The plot is not based on Pickles to Pittsburgh , the sequel to the first book.
In 2013, 1,091,904 visitors were counted at the German box office nationwide, making the film 32nd of the most visited films of the year.
reception
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 has received a mostly positive, seventy percent, rating based on reviews and ratings from movie critics of Rotten Tomatoes .
Reviews
“Somehow you can't get rid of the feeling that the bite of the first part and much of the originality have fallen by the wayside. Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs 2 is certainly not a total catastrophe, but also not a film that you will think about for a long time, that you want to see again and again or that shines with many innovations. "
“In the mid-80s, Herbert Grönemeyer shouted 'Children in power', flirtatiously demanding, full of fervor and conviction in one of his hits. What happens when Hollywood actually implements this daring idea, we were able to marvel at in 2009 - when the clever, clumsy inventor Flint with his childlike disposition plunged the world into chaos in the animated film adaptation of Judi Barrett's classic children's book Wolkig with the prospect of meatballs as a quasi-ruler, after one of his machines went completely out of control and spat out monstrous amounts of food that threatened to suffocate the human habitat. The directors Cody Cameron and Kris Pearn now span the spectrum further in the sequel and offer similar over-the-top hysterical entertainment as in the original. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 is amusing and adventurous 3D fun for the young viewers, while the older semesters are appeased with some witty pop culture references. "
“[…] Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs 2 is good entertainment, but attempts were made to be on the safe side, so that the vision of the original is missing. Nevertheless, everything is still fun and that is also the selling point of the film: the fast-paced and at times charming humor. So in the end Sony has something in common with the big competition and their success, because the second part of their newly established franchise is doing like I, simply incorrigible 2 from Universal. A largely successful and amusing animated film that works well, but that could contain so much more. "
“Or as an allegory of breaking down the threshold of disgust for junk and novelty food. XXL tacos (like those from a well-known fast-food chain) and fat creations made from leftover meat (like those from three well-known fast-food chains) are the horror that many people like to swallow because they are used to it. Instead of a rousing narrative, the hyperactive animations turn into an educational film about food styling. Everything looks so biting that you have to be as ruthless as Chester V's company Live Corp (let: eviL) not to like it. "
Change in the sales version
The dubbing voice of Barb was changed for the retail version. While Ilka Bessin alias Cindy from Marzahn was involved in the dubbing in the advertising for the theatrical version attracted attention, the retail version used dubbing actress Anna Grisebach . Reasons for this are not yet known.
synchronization
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Flint Lockwood | Bill Hader | Robin Kahnmeyer |
| Sam Sparks | Anna Faris | Palina Rojinski |
| Steve the monkey | Neil Patrick Harris | Bernhard Völger |
| Chester V | Will Forte | Lutz Mackensy |
| Barb | Kristen Schaal | Cinema: Ilka Bessin / DVD & BluRay: Anna Grisebach |
| Sentinel Louise / Live Corb scientist | Melissa Storm | Anja Nestler |
Film music
The following pieces of music are played during the film:
- Caramelldansen - interpreted by Caramell
- We Run The Night - interpreted by Angelique Meunier and Pitbull
- New - Performed by Paul McCartney
- Celebrationator - Performed by Thelma Houston and Mark Mothersbaugh
- Inventor Song, The - Performed by Tennessee CoCo Daniels
- Music Box Dancer - Performed by Frank Mills
- Pickle Shanty
- Yummy Yummy Yummy - Performed by Ohio Express
- Get Ready For This - Performed by 2 Unlimited
- All Of Us Together - Performed by Tim Myers
- La Da Dee - Performed by Cody Simpson
The soundtrack was composed by Mark Mothersbaugh .
Web links
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official German website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , October 2013 (PDF; test number: 141 178 K).
- ↑ Age rating for cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2 . Youth Media Commission .
- ↑ KINOaktuell: What you wanted: Münster's cinema year 2013 , C. Lou Lloyd, Filminfo No. 4, 23. – 29. January 2014, p. 24f
- ↑ Adam Arndt: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 - film review . Serienjunkies.de . October 23, 2013. Accessed June 10, 2019.
- ↑ Carsten Baumgardt: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 - film review . Filmstarts.de . November 15, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
- ↑ Michael Schmidt: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 - film review . Moviemaze.de . November 15, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
- ↑ Film review of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 on Filmfutter.com. Retrieved November 19, 2013 .
- ↑ Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 Soundtrack List on moviesoundweb.com. Retrieved November 15, 2013