Starring Dana Snyder, Dave Willis, etc, etc, NEIL PEART!
Written By: Matt Maiellaro, Dave Willis
Directed By: Matt Maiellaro, Dave Willis
Fans of Aqua Teen Hunger Force: this review is for you. The movie will not disappoint.

ATHF: Movie Film is hilarious and never bows to studio pressure. The absurdity is there, oh man is it there, as well as the brutal-ass brutality, hilarious gore, nonsensical… everything, and complete and utter disregard for the all-important tenets of good filmmaking: internal logic, structure, and closure.

You get the sense that the movie was to address how the Aqua Teen were created and got together, and there is some headway there, though not even their own history is taken seriously. In the end, everything could be explained by a slice of watermelon and his tiny assistant, a miniaturized version of Neil Peart of Rush, he of the Drum Solo of Life.

Like the show, the plot of the film has a stream-of-conscious feel, as if the writers wrote on the fly without any sort of blueprint. A simple description would say that it’s about Carl’s fitness equipment which becomes a machine of horrible destruction, and Frylok, Master Shake, and Meatwad are charged to stop it, as they are helped and impeded by the show’s recurring characters the Mooninites, the Plutonians, the Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past, Dr. Weird and Steve, and MC Pee Pants.

This plot doesn’t differentiate itself from any 15-minute Aqua Teen episode. As such, there are occasional lulls and a feeling that maybe this 15-minute idea doesn’t fit in a 90-minute movie. But Matt and Dave’s balls-out absurdism ultimately manages to keep you entertained throughout.

The highlight is the first 15 minutes or so, which, after a hilarious death metal threat to the audience that may be the funniest thing I’ve ever seen, period, provides additional mythology for the Aqua Teen’s history. This includes a giant laser-shooting rabbit from ancient Eqypt (or New York), a time-traveling Abraham Lincoln, and the FBI agents sent to stop him (or anything deemed invisible).

The rest of the movie never quite matches the creative insanity of its beginning. The rest DOES feel like a lengthy episode, but if you enjoy the show, you will enjoy the movie. No, the animation quality isn’t better for this feature film, and, no, there is no epic storyline. It’s what it always is – insane characters doing whatever the hell they want while you laugh and gag.

Bottom Line: A giggle fest for the twisted.
Favorite Scenes: The death metal intro, Girl Quest, mc pee pant’s interrupted rap, and any scene with Neil Peart.
Rating: R
Running Time: 87 minutes
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