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| Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters for DVD | 
 enlarge | Directors: Dave Willis, Matt Maiellaro
Actors: Dana Snyder, Dave Willis, Carey Means, Andy Merrill, Mike Schatz
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  81 reviews
Sales Rank: 2652
Format: Ac-3, Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 86
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: TRNDT7919D
UPC: 053939791921
EAN: 0053939791921
ASIN: B00005JPP2
Theatrical Release Date: April 13, 2007
Release Date: August 14, 2007
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Studio: Turner Hm Entertainm Release Date: 08/14/2007 Rating: R
Amazon.com
Fans of Cartoon Network's Aqua Teen Hunger Force series (part of the cable channel's Adult Swim programming) know what they're in for with this feature-length extension of the nearly-indescribable animated show. Set in a rundown, Jersey suburb, Aqua Teen concerns the misadventures of three human-size characters who happen to be fast food refuse: the crude Master Shake, a discarded milkshake in a cup similar to those from McDonalds; skeptical Frylock, a flying, cardboard box of french fries; and the personable Meatwad, a piece of expired, red beef of unknown origin. Together, they go in search of a missing piece of an exercise machine that happens to be more than an exercise machine, placing them on a collision course with the likes of Oglethorpe and Emory, a pair of jagged, ridiculous creatures from the future who travel with a robot companion claiming to be the Ghost of Christmas Past. They also encounter Dr. Weird, a mad scientist given to disguises and who seeks revenge against the Hunger Force; McPee Pants, a rapping spider who wears a shower cap and diaper; and the hilarious Ignignokt and Err, two-dimensional villains from the ancient days of pokey, Atari video games. Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro, series creators and writers-directors on Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters, are wildly entertaining class clowns, but they expect the rest of us to follow them into their surreal world of postmodern animated nuttiness. The rewards, however, are plentiful. --Tom Keogh
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| Customer Reviews: Read 76 more reviews...
 Well...I loved it! May 19, 2007
50 out of 56 found this review helpful
After reading numerous criticisms from the press and seeing similar reviews on amazon I am aware that this makes me the minority....but I loved it. Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon movie wasn't supposed to be the next best movie of all time. It was made with under a million dollars and wasn't even a wide release. Everyone expected it to get panned, and we knew all along that this would be a movie purely for the fans. And the fans love it!
Everyone in the theater seemed to love it too. The first 30 minutes are admittedly the best, but people were cracking up pretty much up until the end. If you like the Aqua Teen Hunger force show, you should like this. It is exactly what you would figure the movie to be: It is structured the same way the shorts are, but with much more content. Actually, when you take one of the seasons on DVD and do the "play all" that's basically the equivalent of watching this movie. Yeah, there is a plot line consistent through the movie, but that plot line is paper thin. Essentially, you could start the movie halfway through and wouldn't feel like you missed anything.
 Let's Be Reasonable People September 5, 2007
16 out of 21 found this review helpful
Those who know me know I love Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Sometimes. The writers are good at finding things that are funny that other people don't. Sometimes. This series has been the source of several ten minute spurts of hilarity that may never be matched in my lifetime. But just some. And that's really the problem. Even for the initiated, indoctrinated Aqua Teen Hunger Force fan, a few of the shows just don't click. I think that Hand Banana was hilarious and Grim Reaper Gutters was pretty awful and Global Grilling is just ho hum. That's just this season.
One of the charms of the Adult Swim block on television is that if you don't like what's on, it's entirely possible that ten minutes from now, it won't be any more. If a joke falls flat for these writers on television, it's a short experience, easily forgotten by the viewer when he tunes in again and gets a hilarious payoff. In a movie theater, however, that particular privilege of their original format goes away and you're left with a film that's up and down and ultimately doesn't pay out as much as you might expect it to.
Now, don't get me wrong - fans of the show should buy the movie. The extras are thick and meaty, and the film is at least entertaining enough for a person well indoctrinated in the series that it will be more enjoyable than not. For a viewer who's never heard of this Aqua Teen Hunger Force thing, however, my sincerest advice is to run as far and as fast as you possibly can, because you will hate this movie. Not just dislike - hate.
Any time a movie doesn't even try for large segments of the audience (the majority, in this case), you have to rate it accordingly, particularly given the fact that fans of the show are only going to read these reviews to find something they disagree with and argue about it. So, yeah - average viewers, think of this three as more of a one and a half with a big fat caution.
Seriously, though - there were some pretty excellent gags. The opening parody reel ought to be shown before every single film released for the next ten years, because it's a neat and effective way of expressing what we're all thinking. After that, however, you get a sort of bumpy ride of chuckles and boredom. I didn't personally find large parts of the story to be that satisfying, and the whole thing seemed to me like the writers were straining a little bit.
There is reason for optimism, though. As a backer of the show, I have felt obliged to purchase this movie, and if only for the extras and the good parts, I think it was worth the money I paid for it. The film also turned over something like ten times its budget, so we might be able to reasonably expect this sort of treatment for other Adult Swim programming in the future. And, as I hope I've beaten into the ground by now, the funny bits are reasonably funny. I just have a hard time with a movie where as many of the gags fall flat as this one.
Bottom Line: this film is ONLY, and I will stress that ONLY part, for the already-established fan. If you're a new person looking into just what this Aqua Teen Hunger Force is all about, I'd have to recommend that you get started with the first or second season DVDs (I actually started with the fourth) and see if the show is at all to your liking before you consider picking up this movie.
"If you don't understand this... then you shouldn't be here!!!!" April 16, 2007
15 out of 27 found this review helpful
In the opening of the movie, you are told, very harshly might I add, something to the affect of, "if you don't understand this, then you don't need to be here", and I sincerely agree. Because, while I who enjoy the show give this a three, I would imagine the extra-sensitive, or even passive movie aficionado would probably give this a one-star rating, after walking out shocked in the first five minutes. I understand that, as this is indeed a shocking movie. On the flip side, if you do understand this, then the film is probably for you.
Now, normally I delve into plot here, but to do that is near impossible, as well as, almost unnecessary. What you want is the funny, see..., and let me tell you, this movie definitely has it. However, it's all pretty much put into the first half of the film. Trust me it's true, as I saw it twice on opening weekend and the first time, due to exhaustion I fell asleep at the end, but the second time I almost fell asleep due to boredom. Of course, the biggest question on everyone's lips beforehand regarding this film was whether or not the creators could take a 15-minute show and turn it feature length. Well, no is the short and simple answer, as this probably should have been a 45 minute film, but I promise the 45 minutes are absolutely hilarious for Aqua Teen fans. But, then everything slows down, some kind of plot is almost achieved, and the jokes diminish for the most part (except the very end.)
Even so, I do recommend this film to any, passive or obsessive, Aqua Teen fan, and also to the film fan who believes they've seen it all, and wants to see more. Because while this film didn't meet my utmost hope, the fact that the creators achieved as much zaniness as they did, earning the R rating by far, is still impressive; thus leaving me to believe, that indeed, the film is worth the price.
GENTLEMEN!.... August 2, 2007
14 out of 18 found this review helpful
...I can die now. I have watched the greatest DVD ever released. ATHFCMFFTFD is culmination over a hundred years of hollywood PRACTICING for this one film! And the DVD release, wow! Bring on the new formats, cause this is the DVD to end all DVDs. Liquid cinema, movie brain downloads, segway flix, whatever the new thing is. Cause NO other DVD will ever match this. There is entire DELETED Movie on the extras. An entire movie, not just a couple of lame scenes. Every great character from the series makes an appearance here. If you are a fan, I'm sure you have already bought your own copy from China, if you hate the show. Watch it anyway, it will make you think straight and will BECOME a fan. The budget of this thing must have been a billion dollars, it was that good. I can't believe that lame other robot movie made more money at the BO. YES, ATHFCMFFTFD has robots too, better ones! But like all great art this will take time to be recognized for the masterpiece that it is. Someday the AFI will name the top three films of all time: 3. Citizen Kane 2. Godfather 1. Aqua Teen Movie
Don't wait for the bandwagon, jump on this future classic now!
ABSOLUTELY THE FUNNIEST MOVIE EVER! April 14, 2007
12 out of 15 found this review helpful
This movie is only dumped on by losers who don't like the show. If you don't like the show, don't go see the movie. The opening of the movie was the hardest I have ever laughed in my life, even crying the laughter was so hard. The movie was never slow, the laughs never stopped and the money was so worth it. If you like the show, see this movie. If you don't like the show, shut your mouth and go see some Disney movie.
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