![]() They set out to return home in the hope of slipping back into other packets. They now find themselves in a part of the supermarket far away from their home aisles. The shopping trolley crashes and both Frank and Brenda are thrown from the cart. Just as they are selected by one of the gods, Frank hears the tale from a jar of honey mustard who has been returned about how the Great Beyond is not a place of joy but one of absolute horror where all of them are wantonly slaughtered. Frank is a sausage in love with his girlfriend, the hot dog bun Brenda – they even sneak out of their respective packets to let their tips touch, although this is a practice that is frowned upon. There aren’t enough laughs to really make it worth a trip to the cinema, though – you can probably wait to watch it at home.In the Shopwells supermarket, all the food and products live in joy at the thought of being purchased by the gods and taken into the Great Beyond. I’d only recommend this movie to lovers of things like South Park & Family Guy. But I’ve always had a thing for anthropomorphic food & used to do a series on this blog called “ Anthropomorphic Cuteness” (check out this post with a funny clip from The Amazing World Of Gumball – it’s better than all of Sausage Party). Anthropomorphic food having sexual relations is pretty damn hilarious, though! Yep – that shit did crack me up. If anything, Sausage Party makes me appreciate old episodes of South Park a bit more as they feel more cleverly written than this film which relies too heavily on cheap jokes. Plus half the time I was probably too scared to laugh at the more “iffy” humor. I’d be a liar if I said I didn’t get some laughs out of this movie – I just laughed far less than I was expecting. Between the talking vagina, the douche & the racial (food) stereotypes, I felt a little uncomfortable. The douche was seriously irritating, though, and the many many (many) douche jokes were far from fresh. Watching a talking cartoon vagina for an hour & a half is bizarre. Wiig’s blatant vagina bun was hard to watch at times, especially when she talked. I realize how dirty this all sounds but that’s the point of the film. Edward Norton’s bagel & Salma Hayek’s taco were also highlights of the film. Michael Cera’s deformed little sausage was pretty funny. I enjoyed all the dirty stuff & really liked the film’s, um, climax. I did like our main characters of Rogen’s sausage & Wiig’s buns and their desire to come together. This movie reminded me of Zootropolis– it felt like they came up with the film’s message first & then wrote a story around it that didn’t quite fit. Yes, there’s a message just like in any Disney film. The story was weak but I suppose you can’t expect much from a movie made purely to use as many food-related sex jokes as possible. ![]() There were jokes that worked & jokes that didn’t but, overall, the movie just didn’t work as a whole. My point is: I’m not easily offended and like a lot of humor that’s not PC but Sausage Party probably crosses the line a bit too much at times & almost made me uncomfortable (for the record, I admit that I quite like the Ted movies & prefer them to this). Or… A Disney movie with a bear! The Jungle Book? ![]() I just watched Ted 2 the other day & was shocked at the jokes they got away with but Sausage Party makes Ted 2 look like Snow White. ![]() Think of all the most un-PC humor you’ve ever seen in South Park & multiply it by 1,000. I’m offended by people who watch movies they know are going to be offensive & then get all offended. However, they’re making lots of money so why would they stop? Needless to say, don’t watch this movie if you’re easily offended. Yep – Seth Rogen & Co have been smoking way too much weed now. The film, a parody of Disney and Pixar animated films, follows a sausage who tries to discover the truth about his existence and goes on a journey with his friends to escape their fate. Starring: Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill, Bill Hader, Michael Cera, James Franco, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, Paul Rudd, Nick Kroll, David Krumholtz, Edward Norton, Salma Hayek
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