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Weekly Archive > Weekend Read > 04/13/07
Not a Vital Food Group
By peter clines
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters
Dave Willis & Matt Maillaro (both also directed, produced, and voiced)
Continuing in the vein of the late night Adult Swim hit, Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters chronicles the day-to-day life of Master Shake, Frylock, and Meatwad (with voices reprised by Dana Snyder, Carey Means, and Dave Willis, respectively). In the film, the trio (well, at least, Frylock) is haunted by memories of their creation and also by an ancient exercise machine from the future, the Insanoflex, that's drawn the attention of…well, almost every character who's ever appeared on the show, and a few new ones as well. The good news is, every bit of ATHFCMFfT is just as funny, bizarre, and non-linear as the original, from the kitten cannons and Doctor Weird's lab going condo to Chicken Biddle (v. Bruce Campbell) attempting to crash a plane into a wall on the runway. Plus a lot of robot/alien public displays of affection. Alas, much like booze, Madonna, or arsenic, the humor of ATHF is fantastic in small doses, but the ongoing bizarre comedy begins to wear you down as it goes on and on and on for 80 minutes with very little advancement in the story. It's like the nonlinear, continuity-free tales you get told by four year olds, with no real regard to structure but better jokes and animation.
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters
First Look
Rated R; 87 min.
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Peter Clines has had a lifelong love affair with the movies. He grew up in New England, where he studied English literature and education, and now lives and writes somewhere in Southern California. If anyone knows exactly where, he would appreciate a few hints.
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon
Movie Film for Theaters courtesy First Look
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