By its (G)ereal rating, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is targeted at the young ones. But I find the animated feature surprisingly entertaining for adults too. The dialogues are witty, characters are properly developed and plot is well thought-through- the inventions that appeared in earlier part of the film, seemingly arbitrary, are in fact important plot points and their reappearances are always well-timed and draw laughters.
It also has a clear message: Do not tamper with nature.
Yet the most enjoyable part for me is the many references it drew from classic and cult films and/or literatures. I probably will find more if I watch the film again but here are the few that I picked up (Potential Spoiler Ahead):
Ratbirds: Wizard of Oz;
Monkey thought Translator: Congo
Passage to Lab: Space Odyssey 2001
Headless Chicken: Eraser Head
Fighting Chicken Suit: Alien/ The Matrix
Journey through Cloud's core: Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Escape from Flying Pizza: Star Wars
Roving periscope: The Abyss
Design of cloud chute: Alien/ Little Shop of Horrors
Fighting Sequence of Steve, the monkey: King Kong
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