“Sausage Party” is a movie that was made by Sony in the year 2016 and it was given a major release to many theaters around the country and world. This movie exists.
“That movie exists,” was actually the first thing I said after walking out of the theater with my friends, so I guess if you think a true film review is someone’s first impression then mine would be “that movie exists”.
I think I liked it. I remember laughing a lot, and I remember my jaw dropping at least 25-30 times during the 89 minute run time, which is really not an exaggeration. I’ve never seen another film like this and I guarantee you haven’t either. It’s possible there will never be another film like this ever.
Honestly though, what with all the other things that have happened in 2016— “Sausage Party” kind of feels right.
Every element of this movie is dialed up to a 69. This is madcap insanity on a ridiculous scale. It’s a belly laugh movie and the humor sometimes reaches points that would have made 13-year-old-me roll my eyes in disgust, but it’s funny as hell.
It’s a “South Park” meets Pixar animation, throw in the d*** drawing scene in “Superbad” and “Zootopia.”
For those of you who didn’t see Zootopia, it’s a Disney animated movie about a city of animals that’s also an aggressive and well-crafted allegory about the damaging effects of racism and prejudice.
This movie is like Zootopia on bath salts.It is a raunchy, gory, vulgar animated film about talking hot dogs and buns that also has a lot to say about the role of religion in society.
If that seems bizarre to you, what’s even more bizarre about this movie is that it does an excellent job of portraying the many nuanced arguments about the belief, skepticism, division and healing that happens because of religion. It’s like a raunchier “Book of Mormon.”
This movie has a talking lavash and a bagel. It also has a lot of real commentary on the Israel-Palestinian conflict. It also has an ear of corn that sings. There is also a scene that parodies “Saving Private Ryan” in a way that is both cute and grotesque.
This movie has body horror. This movie has food genitalia. This movie has insight. It’s worth $10-$15. I really don’t know what else I can say about this movie without spoiling some of the completely insane things that happen throughout, so I’ll cap it here with a thumbs up and a warning.
If you are curious about seeing this movie— you should see it. It’s absolutely wild and totally worth an hour and a half of your life. The freaks who created this movie should be rewarded for how hard they must have fought to get this made. This movie will shock you and stun you and hopefully entertain you.
Do not see it with your parents. Do not see it with your kids. The swearing is unreal. The movie is chock full of stereotypes and offensive jokes that you really can’t remember for long because another worse one comes minutes later.
It’s really really inappropriate for a variety of reasons that I won’t spoil, and one that I will because you should genuinely be warned: there’s an intense food orgy scene that multiple people in our theater walked out of.
All in all, I enjoyed the movie and gave it a shaky thumbs up when it ended
(shaky because I have no idea what had just happened). I hope you’ll enjoy the
movie too. Don’t see it with your parents or kids.
