I loved this book when I was a kid, so when I found out last year that a movie was in the works, I couldn't wait to see it. However, having just seen the trailer, I can say that I probably won't be watching it...at least not in the theater. The animated nature of this movie and the beefed-up story line seem flat-out ridiculous. The illustrations in the book are what made it a favorite of mine. No, there wasn't a lot of color, but the detail was great. I would have liked to have seen a more realistic adaptation.

this was my fav book as a kid and im so glad their turning it into a movie.

I actually won the book as part of a Young Authors contest back in elementary school. Absolutely loved the book and just about wore the cover off it. As my son grew up I shared it with him as well. It is one of our favorite stories of all time...
That is why this crapdaptation gets one star. In fact I really would love to give it no stars, but that doesn't seem to be an option. We will not be seeing this movie in a theater, on dvd/bluray, etc. EVER!
First, just ask yourself this: Was there some sort of kooky inventor who created a wormhole into a fantasy land in the movie "The Princess Bride"? The answer is no. Why? Because it was a fairytale, plain and simple. "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" is a modern fairytale. It doesn't need a reason for being. It didn't need a kooky inventor/outcast/perennial-failure-makes-good/anti-hero makeover. It was never a "the dangers of technology" morality play, as this steaming pile of nether logs appears to be. The food came because life, and food, in Chewandswallow was bland, not because the populace was starving and had to live off anchovies...
Second, the wonderful illustrations from the book are what hooked me from the beginning, and my son too. SONY Animation should apologize for bastardizing the look and feel of the original book. People looked like people, buildings looked liked buildings, and the food looked delicious (especially to an 8 year old boy). But this... This looks like SONY hired PIxar's modeling department from "The Incredibles" and said, "What do YOU think it should look like?"
In the "Transformers" movie they didn't turn Optimus Prime into a Yugo, now did they? No, because doing so would have alienated 99.9% of their target audience. Well, SONY managed to turn one of my all time favorites into a Yugo. Thanks for the cluster guys! Hope this thing gets bumped off the marquees within 24 hours of release...
Save your movie cash and buy your kid the book!

i dont know i like the book better and this is nothing like the book. except that they take the idea of food falling from the sky.

My generation has hit it's 30s. Transformers, GI Joe, Fame, now this.
The next thing you know they'll be remaking the Back to the Future movies. Ooops *glancing around to make sure no directors/studio execs are lurking* I think we're safe.

I loved this book as a kid. The movie looks hilarious!!!I love how the dad has no eyes, just like a giant unibrow.
Its my ultimate dream to jump into a pool of jell-o.
No lie.I hope the movie is okay, cause I'm awful tired of good books being made into crappy moives, thereby RUINING the book.