Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters
Posted by Gary Sundt on March 28, 2008
Master Shake and Meatwad stare at an insane exercise machine in the equally insane Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters
By Gary Sundt
As Printed in The Lumberjack on April 19, 2007
Sometimes, a movie comes along that is so amazing it changes how we view films. The flick is so incredible that it seems to skew our view of the art form, and we know everything we will watch in the future will only pale in comparison to the picture’s greatness.
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters does the exact opposite of that. It pretty much gives every movie that has come before it the opportunity to move up a peg on the quality-film scale, with the exception of Batman & Robin.
From the fine people at Williams Street Productions and Cartoon Network, ATHFCMFFT offers the casual moviegoer an opportunity unlike any other. The viewer gets to see what can happen when the people who produce your entertainment get hopelessly slaughtered, and the dreaded LSD-fried minds of the assassins take over. The result is either a work of insane brilliance or simply just insanity.
While I would love to describe the plot of the movie, the truth is that I cannot. Not because I didn’t understand it, but because there wasn’t a plot. Somewhere between the exercise machine bent on destroying mankind and the slice of watermelon who seems to be responsible for creating the all the main characters, I gave up on hoping this would ever resemble a film and simply basked in the inane nature of it.
If you have ever seen the Aqua Teen Hunger Force television show on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim, then you should basically know how this goes: this brigade of fried food starts a random adventure, but much like a child when it sees a butterfly, it runs far away from what it was doing in a quest for something entirely different.
Usually in the Aqua Teen Hunger Force experience, this craziness would occur in short bursts, lasting for approximately 11 minutes. This offers certain viewers a chance to reminisce on their drug-addled frenzy days, and others to just bask in their current drug-addled frenzy. However, ATHFCMFFT lasts for 87 minutes, and thus is a very different experience. If you enjoy the show, then you will probably enjoy the movie. If you do not like the show or very simply have no idea what Aqua Teen Hunger Force is, then stay far away from this film, because you will just walk away confused and angry.
To conclude this review, I will offer an adjusted quote from Billy Madison:
“ATHFCMFFT, what you’ve put in theaters is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever seen. At no point in your ranting, incoherent film were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone is the theater is now dumber for having watched it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.”
Hindsight: I think I should mention that I enjoyed this film quite a bit. My analysis of the film still stands, because it’s absolutely ridiculous and in no way a good movie. But I am a fan of the cartoon show (which is also complete insanity), and thus liked the movie.
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