From the looks of things when I first saw the trailer for
SAUSAGE PARTY I thought it could end up being a funny movie. Sure I knew it was
from Seth Rogen and that it could end up being off the wall and a bit crude but
I’d seen enough of his films to expect that. Most of his films are like that
and some were funny, but as he’s gotten older and as the films become more
frequent that small bit of humor got stale. While this movie isn’t quite stale
it is something altogether different. And I don’t mean that in a good way.
If you haven’t seen the trailer I suggest you do so before
watching the movie. You’ll see some of the best gags that way. And then you
won’t have to bother with the movie itself. If you do decide to go ahead, be
prepared for one of the most offensive movies you’ll ever see. My guess would
be that of Rogen and his friends ever read that sentence they would consider it
a badge of honor. They shouldn’t.
The movie is an animated film about the lives of food in a
grocery store. Each morning they wake and sing a song about how wonderful it is
to be there and with any luck be chosen by the Gods to be taken out of the
store. The song has that cheery Disneyesque feel to it but when listening to
the lyrics not quite so since about every 4th word is an F bomb or
variation of that word.
Our story focuses on two food members. Frank is a hot dogs
in a package of the same and Brenda is a curvaceous bun in a package located
right next to Frank and his group. The two are star crossed loves who have
never met but who have “touched tips” meaning reached across from their various
packages to touch fingertips. Their dream is to one day be picked up at the
same time and finally united in the great beyond.
Circumstances result in their falling out of a shopping cart
and left stranded in the store. Along the way to finding their home they get
separated. While Frank’s journey results in his learning what actually happens
when you reach the great beyond, Brenda is pursued by a bottle of douche with a
broken stem intent on wreaking havoc and destroying Frank. High humor, right?
The two reunite and Frank tries to tell Brenda that it is
all a lie, that there are no beneficent Gods out there and that the great
beyond is nothing more than a death sentence for all who leave the store. The
two part ways and Frank is now more determined than ever to find proof to show
the rest of the store that his discovery is true.
Up to this point the off color humor has been fairly tame
with a few exceptions going what some would consider too far. And a few of the
jokes found here are actually well thought out and funny, in particular the
food puns. But the movie isn’t over. It gets much much worse.
To begin with there is the none too subtle concept on
display here involving the Gods and the great beyond. Depending on your beliefs
this will either make you laugh or offend you greatly. In essence the story is
that God doesn’t really exist, Heaven is a myth and you should live your life
as you want to now doing whatever you want to do. And I do mean whatever. Of
course all of this is done in good fun. Sorry but as someone who does believe I
found no fun in the ridicule of those who have faith.
If that wasn’t enough there are a ton of off color sexual
jokes found in here, everything from A to Z. If you think one inanimate object
performing oral sex on another is hilarious then this movie is right up yor
alley. And if the periodic jokes weren’t enough as the film gets to the final
segment every food or item in the store joins into an orgy the likes of which
are not seen outside of the most extreme pornographic films made. If there is a
sexual act known to man you will see it performed by food items during this
segment.
I have little doubt in my mind that pre-adolescent boys will
find a way to get hold of this movie to watch together, giggle and then laugh
out loud at what they see. They have no idea what it is that goes on between
two people so this is their dirty joke, the kind that you laughed at until you
were an adult and then realized wasn’t funny. Those who are stuck in that age
bracket mentally will enjoy it as well or will try and tell you that you aren’t
“enlightened” enough to appreciate the humor on display here. They won’t care
who it offends and won’t care that it is bottom of the barrel humor.
The most disturbing thing about this film is that there will
be some parents out there who won’t pay attention to the rating or consider
looking at what the film is about who will rent it for their children simply
because all they will see is that it’s an animated film. I can’t imagine what
the affects seeing this would have on those children.
I’ve seen adult animated films before from FRITZ THE CAT to
SHAME OF THE JUNGLE. As an adult I could appreciate the things they were trying
to say, the standards that they were trying to poke fun at and understand where
they were coming from in their method of talking about the topics. This film
has no motivation other than to talk dirty, be nasty and slam anyone who
believes in God. The level of humor is Beavis and Butthead on steroids, where
simply saying a dirty word makes those involved laugh (watch the extras and
you’ll see that actually happen). The sad reality is that they are laughing all
the way to the bank.
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