I think Foodfight is an abomination but I do agree that it could have been great, had it not gone through development hell. I think that the original version was stolen, so they had to remake it from scratch, resulted in a very rushed and poorly made version.
That's what I've heard, too, and it's part of the reason the movie was so expensive but so crappy - they literally had to make it twice.
What the hell? What did the animators and audio editors ever do to you? As far as I can tell, all they did was their job. What do have against that? It isn\'t their fault the original film was stolen. Also, reportedly, a lot of the budget went to product placement and hiring the stars of the movie, so it\'s no wonder this version ended up so poorly. Are you sure this film was truly intended for kids? I mean, there\'s a reason that trope exists. Heck, Shrek is often labelled as a kids film even though the target audience was actually adults.
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It's Horrible but...
it could have been a decent movie, maybe even a good one.
Before you stone me listen. The basic idea, advertising icons coming to life and inhabiting a world of their own isn't a bad one. Sure it's derivative of Toy Story but Toy Story itself is derivative of shorts from Looney Toons and Animaniacs. The Casablanca homage is potentially clever and Sheen Duff, Longoria and Curry are all skilled comedic actors. Here's what should have been done:
First, kill the animators and film and audio editors. Note, I'm giving the writers a pass because as in The Nostalgia Critic's review I suspect there really was someone on the phone nagging them for more fart jokes.
Second, forget about marketing yourself as a kids movie. If you're going to be a fetish film, BE a fetish film! Fly that perv flag proudly! Aim for at least a hard PG-13.
Third, at the end Madame X is revealed as having a crush on Dexter. Emphasize this as her motive, give her a bit of sympathy.
Fourth, you had ,depending on who you listen to 45-65 million dollars to play with, spend it right! What did they spend it on anyway/ My theory? Hookers and blow. The second one of which would go a long way to explain what happened to the movie.