Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters **1/2
Directed by Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis
Written by Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis, based on characters created by them.
Starring
Dana Snyder as Master Shake(voice)
Dave Willis as Meatwad/Carl Brutananadilewski/Ignignokt/Video Game Voice(voice)
Carey Means as Frylock(voice)
Andy Merrill as Oglethorpe(voice)
Bruce Campbell as Chicken Bittle(voice)
Chris Kattan as Walter Melon(voice)
86 Minutes(Rated R for crude and sexual humor, violent images and language. )
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I will mention from the get-go that I am not a fan of the television show "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" in any form or way at all. I have watched the show a few times, just out of mere curiosity. And then when the weekend of the movie came closer and closer, and I decided to watch it again. I don't even know what possessed me to even put it on the list of what to see this weekend. And then I devised a way to see the film and maybe get something out of it. I decided to go and see it on the Friday opening night, at a 7:20 showing in the city when all of the big fans decide to go out and see it. I never found the show very funny, and was curious to see which portions all of the fans laughed at, or even how they were amused by the show at all. To add to it, I even decided to see it with two friends that love the show, and then maybe they could explain to me what is so humorous about a show where the main characters are a talking hunk of meat, a flying shake, and a package of fries. Because really. . . something like that shouldn't be very funny. And it mostly isn't.
"Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters" is a chance for the fans to see more of their favorite show, and for the other people in humanity to decide to buy a ticket for something else. And I could recommend some better films for them to go and see. I could admit that the first five minutes of this strange experience was one of the funniest things I had ever seen. The film started with a throwback to those old 60's movie openings, with the dancing animated bag of popcorn and the dancing soda and candy. They are telling us not to talk or smoke in the theatre, until they are ambushed by a group of "misfit movie theatre goodies" who scare them off by singing a Satanic song about what not to do in the theatre, all to the tune of some kind of heavy metal music. There is then a Monty Python type beginning in Egypt, which I also laughed at hard, and then we get to see the characters, and then the laughs were only few and far between-Master Shake, Frylock, and Meatwad. This is kind of like an anti-movie that is based on a television show. Normally these types of things like to tell the origins of the characters-"Jiminy Glick" did it, as did "Strangers with Candy." Here, they try to tell the origin of the three of them, but they are always sidetracked ,or they realize that they had it all wrong to begin with. It is almost kind of brilliant how that was the foundation for there story, but just almost. There is some kind of plot involving an exercise machine that is about to take over the world, but apart from that there is just strange robots, and a next door human neighbor that ends up working out continuously for hours and hours, all while trying to get away from some evil villain whose name I didn't exactly hear who wants to destroy them and make sure nobody ever uses the exercise machine. . . or something like that.
Part of the problem that I had with the film version of "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" is what I had a problem with of the television show-that is I can't really understand what is being said sometimes. Literally. The voices are done pretty badly, and I just can't understand the dialogue. I have the problem on the show with the Meatwad character, who has a kind of low and high pitched voice, and in the film I had a problem with a robot character, who would often go off on these tangents about the history of the food characters, and while the audience was kind of laughing I couldn't really get the gist of what was going on. It does have some laughs, but it certainly isn't a film for somebody that doesn't like the television show, or even has ever heard of it. I kind of have this pleasing vision in my head of some kind of old couple going to see this film not really knowing what it is, and they just randomly picked something off the list because it was the ideal time. And then they get this, and don't exactly know what to do. But like I said, it's for the fans and them alone. And that is where the rating comes in. I gave the film a two and a half-a four for the fans, and then a zero for everybody else. There is nothing here that would appeal to somebody that hadn't a clue what was happening or who these characters were. I even gave it an extra half star for myself, just because it was a small notch better than I thought it would be. I read another review which compared this to "Monty Python" in terms of randomness, and even earlier I mentioned a gag that I saw in one of those movies once. . . but "Monty Python" is actually smart. It is more than just a series of gags, but each scene works together to form a brilliant spoof/satirical work. This certainly cannot be compared to such genius like "Monty Python."
Something else I certainly have a problem with is the rating. It was rated R, and there is a little bit of sexual dialogue, and then some uses of the "f" word(and it was very funny how they still bleep out all of the curse words, and then they end up just saying the word over the beep.) I really am getting annoyed at these guys that end up making really risque versions of there television shows when the film hits theatres. Think about it. The majority of the people that will want to see "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters" will be between the ages of twelve and probably eighteen, and yet such a large population of people won't be able to see it because of the rating. Why should those film makers shun their fans by making a film that they cannot buy a ticket to? "Reno 911," "Jiminy Glick," "Strangers with Candy" all do the same thing. The movie should have the same rated content as the television show. There is no need to try and "spice it up" for theatres. The only show that is an exception to the rule is "South Park" which took gratuitous dirty humor and language and made it a great satire. In the end, this is what I expected. You'll love it if you enjoy the pointless show, but you'll hate it if you are anybody else. . . .or even have half a mind. The poster's kind of neat, though. . .
Directed by Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis
Written by Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis, based on characters created by them.
Starring
Dana Snyder as Master Shake(voice)
Dave Willis as Meatwad/Carl Brutananadilewski/Ignignokt/Video Game Voice(voice)
Carey Means as Frylock(voice)
Andy Merrill as Oglethorpe(voice)
Bruce Campbell as Chicken Bittle(voice)
Chris Kattan as Walter Melon(voice)
86 Minutes(Rated R for crude and sexual humor, violent images and language. )
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I will mention from the get-go that I am not a fan of the television show "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" in any form or way at all. I have watched the show a few times, just out of mere curiosity. And then when the weekend of the movie came closer and closer, and I decided to watch it again. I don't even know what possessed me to even put it on the list of what to see this weekend. And then I devised a way to see the film and maybe get something out of it. I decided to go and see it on the Friday opening night, at a 7:20 showing in the city when all of the big fans decide to go out and see it. I never found the show very funny, and was curious to see which portions all of the fans laughed at, or even how they were amused by the show at all. To add to it, I even decided to see it with two friends that love the show, and then maybe they could explain to me what is so humorous about a show where the main characters are a talking hunk of meat, a flying shake, and a package of fries. Because really. . . something like that shouldn't be very funny. And it mostly isn't.
"Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters" is a chance for the fans to see more of their favorite show, and for the other people in humanity to decide to buy a ticket for something else. And I could recommend some better films for them to go and see. I could admit that the first five minutes of this strange experience was one of the funniest things I had ever seen. The film started with a throwback to those old 60's movie openings, with the dancing animated bag of popcorn and the dancing soda and candy. They are telling us not to talk or smoke in the theatre, until they are ambushed by a group of "misfit movie theatre goodies" who scare them off by singing a Satanic song about what not to do in the theatre, all to the tune of some kind of heavy metal music. There is then a Monty Python type beginning in Egypt, which I also laughed at hard, and then we get to see the characters, and then the laughs were only few and far between-Master Shake, Frylock, and Meatwad. This is kind of like an anti-movie that is based on a television show. Normally these types of things like to tell the origins of the characters-"Jiminy Glick" did it, as did "Strangers with Candy." Here, they try to tell the origin of the three of them, but they are always sidetracked ,or they realize that they had it all wrong to begin with. It is almost kind of brilliant how that was the foundation for there story, but just almost. There is some kind of plot involving an exercise machine that is about to take over the world, but apart from that there is just strange robots, and a next door human neighbor that ends up working out continuously for hours and hours, all while trying to get away from some evil villain whose name I didn't exactly hear who wants to destroy them and make sure nobody ever uses the exercise machine. . . or something like that.
Part of the problem that I had with the film version of "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" is what I had a problem with of the television show-that is I can't really understand what is being said sometimes. Literally. The voices are done pretty badly, and I just can't understand the dialogue. I have the problem on the show with the Meatwad character, who has a kind of low and high pitched voice, and in the film I had a problem with a robot character, who would often go off on these tangents about the history of the food characters, and while the audience was kind of laughing I couldn't really get the gist of what was going on. It does have some laughs, but it certainly isn't a film for somebody that doesn't like the television show, or even has ever heard of it. I kind of have this pleasing vision in my head of some kind of old couple going to see this film not really knowing what it is, and they just randomly picked something off the list because it was the ideal time. And then they get this, and don't exactly know what to do. But like I said, it's for the fans and them alone. And that is where the rating comes in. I gave the film a two and a half-a four for the fans, and then a zero for everybody else. There is nothing here that would appeal to somebody that hadn't a clue what was happening or who these characters were. I even gave it an extra half star for myself, just because it was a small notch better than I thought it would be. I read another review which compared this to "Monty Python" in terms of randomness, and even earlier I mentioned a gag that I saw in one of those movies once. . . but "Monty Python" is actually smart. It is more than just a series of gags, but each scene works together to form a brilliant spoof/satirical work. This certainly cannot be compared to such genius like "Monty Python."
Something else I certainly have a problem with is the rating. It was rated R, and there is a little bit of sexual dialogue, and then some uses of the "f" word(and it was very funny how they still bleep out all of the curse words, and then they end up just saying the word over the beep.) I really am getting annoyed at these guys that end up making really risque versions of there television shows when the film hits theatres. Think about it. The majority of the people that will want to see "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters" will be between the ages of twelve and probably eighteen, and yet such a large population of people won't be able to see it because of the rating. Why should those film makers shun their fans by making a film that they cannot buy a ticket to? "Reno 911," "Jiminy Glick," "Strangers with Candy" all do the same thing. The movie should have the same rated content as the television show. There is no need to try and "spice it up" for theatres. The only show that is an exception to the rule is "South Park" which took gratuitous dirty humor and language and made it a great satire. In the end, this is what I expected. You'll love it if you enjoy the pointless show, but you'll hate it if you are anybody else. . . .or even have half a mind. The poster's kind of neat, though. . .
posted by Eric at
5:41 PM
1 Comments:
I think this is the first review that I can agree with completely, mostly because I know where you are coming from. As a fan, I would have given it a three, tops, only because I know it wasn't anything groundbreaking, just a fun 80 minutes. The fun was lost on you mostly, because the references went over your head. To me and Nelson though, it was gold. And the scene after the credits was hysterical. I was surprised to see that you liked it at all, so that gave me a warm and fuzzy feeling.
-Patrick
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