Directed by : Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon
Written by : Kyle Hunter, Ariel Shaffir, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
Starring : Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Michael Cera, Nick Kroll, Edward Norton, David Krumholtz, Salma Hayek
Release Date : August 11, 2016
Going into "Sausage Party," you have to just accept the fact that the whole concept has logical flaws. If non-living items like sausages, hotdog buns, or toilet paper, can be "alive" in this movie, then why are other items like packaging, glasses, or knives not? How does that even make sense, even in the context of this film? It doesn't, but you know what? It didn't matter! This movie exceeded my expectations on how funny and amazing this "Pixar's Toy Story but with grocery food products" premise could be. Out of all the Seth Rogen / Evan Goldberg movies around, this is arguably their best work.
Considering the minds that thought up this idea of a CG film, this is definitely designed to push people's buttons, with all it's political-incorrectness and offensive jokes. Apparently no topic is taboo in this story, as it has jokes that target sexes, races, religion, politics, etc... and I found it all hilarious! There's a sauerkraut Hitler that's in the opening animated song and dance number. There's a Bagel and a Lavash Wrap constantly arguing throughout the story, representing geopolitical Middle Eastern conflicts. There's a hotdog bun that fears she is being punished by an all powerful heavenly being because she couldn't resist temptation. There's a character who is a lesbian taco. 'nuff said.
The movie goes to very "adults-only" places that I didn't think it would actually go in a visual and language stand point. Just thinking about the things they say, the things they do, and the things they show in this movie, if this was somehow live-action instead, then it would probably have been called out for being too obscene. To go along with the offensive sense of humor, there is an engaging and well paced adventure story here, that creatively uses the backdrop of a supermarket and it's inhabitants to great effect. The world building is incredible here, and it's only made better by the spectacular characters voiced by the talented cast of actors.
From those social commentaries, to the puns, and the inside jokes, "Sausage Party" is a laugh riot. It's adult sensibilities might be the gimmick to draw people into seeing this CG movie, but the sense of humor is still unabashedly immature, and might be a comedy that isn't necessarily for everyone to see. With that said, I unashamedly want this to be a new film franchise!
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