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Aqua
Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters
(2007)
Gentlemen, behold! The animated movie whose
marketing campaign terrorized an entire city should satisfy
fans of the Aqua Teen
Hunger Force late-night-television cartoon, though it might not be as enjoyable
for those unfamiliar with the show.
Aqua Teens Frylock (Carey
Means), Master Shake (Dana
Snyder), and Meatwad (Dave Willis) come into possession of a
futuristic exercise machine which, when activated, grows to giant
size and rampages around the city with neighbor Carl (also Willis)
trapped inside. The Aqua Teens must team up with the Cybernetic
Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future
(Matt Maiellaro), and
Plutonians Oglethorpe (Andy Merrill) and Emory
(Mike Schatz) to save the
day, while being pestered by Mooninites
Ignignokt (Willis)
and Err (Maiellaro).
Aqua Teen Hunger Force creators
Matt Maiellaro and
Dave Willis serve as
writers and directors, bringing their unique brand of crude, surreal, and
insanely warped humor to the big screen. The film opens with a brilliant
sequence involving the heavy metal band Mastodon which I found absolutely hilarious
and which I feel should be mandatory viewing prior to all films. Although it
sometimes feels like several episodes of the show smooshed together,
the movie's manic energy sustains it for most of its 86 minutes, only
starting to run out of gas toward the end. The filmmakers throw all of their
pop cultural and surrealist influences into a blender, and come out with
the purest expression of what Aqua Teen Hunger Force is all about. It's
definitely a film for the fans, and the R rating allows it to break the limitations
imposed by the Cartoon Network for broadcast of the series, which should add
to the enjoyment of diehard followes.
The voice cast is up to their usual standard of creating memorable
and outrageously funny
characters.
C. Martin
Croker once again voices Dr. Weird and his assistant Steve, while mc
chris returns as MC Pee Pants. There are also fun cameos by Bruce
Campbell as Chicken Bittle, Chris Kattan as Walter Melon, Isaac Hayes
III as the Plantation Owner, Tina Fey as Burrito Mother, and
George Lowe as Space Ghost.
If, like me, you're a fan of
the original television program, you'll love Aqua
Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters. I swear,
some of my muscles hurt from smiling and laughing so much.
Go see it and experience the funny. By the same token, if you
aren't a fan of Master Shake, Maetwad and Frylock, or
their particularly crass and off-the-wall style of humor,
you probably won't find the film to be the best use of your
time, so you might be better off saving your money.
-Danielle
Ní Dhighe
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Director:
Matt
Maiellaro & Dave Willis
Writer: Matt Maiellaro & Dave Willis
Starring: Dana
Snyder, Dave Willis, Carey Means, Andy Merrill, Mike Schatz, Matt
Maiellaro, Bruce Campbell, Chris Kattan
Distributor: First
Look International
Runtime: 86
min
Rating: R
Release Date: April
13, 2007
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