At first I was gonna do a review of the entire series, but sadly I ran out of time. Luckily this movie exist. So anyways, with Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm coming out soon, it's time to look back at the first movie.
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters or the more simple name of Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Movie Film for Theaters is an adult animated black comedy film, based on the hit Adult Swim show, Aqua Teen Hunger Force. The film was produced by Williams Street and distributed by First Look Studios. Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters was written and directed by Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis.
The story is Master Shake, Frylock, and Meatwad aka the Aqua Teen Hunger Force, have discovered an immortal piece of exercise equipment. They soon learn this object will threaten galactic peace. Just when they think things could've get any worse, they now have to deal with the team-up of the Plutonians and the Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past, who both want to seize control of the device. Will our heroes win, or are we doomed?
- Negatives
I've got nothing for this section, so just move on.
- Mix
Now for the most part the story is pretty good. Where it slightly dropped was the Insanoflex story didn't have a proper ending. I know that's sort of typically for comedies like this, where one problem might not get a proper conclusion for the sake of a joke and/or continuity is already loose to begin with so nobody should really care. But the thing is that can work for a TV series. When you've got a movie, you absolutely need to give a story or stories a clean cut ending.
- Positives
One good thing about the film is it's very fateful to the show. Everything you love about the Aqua Teen show is right here in the film. That does seem like a really ridiculous thing to praise, especially considering that the writers [Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis] are the creators of the show, but it's still important to praise that, because think about easily Matt and Dave could've just abandon what made the show good, and do something that was much safer, because they got their movie deal. But they stuck to what they know the fans liked about the show, and just dragged it into the film.
My next point of praise goes to the animation. Yes, it is just the same animated style you'd see from the show but, there were quite a few times when the filmmakers did do something different. For instance, there's this transformation sequence with the Insanoflex that I wasn't expecting. I thought it was going to be something 2-D, but it wasn't, it was a pretty good CG scene.
The last thing I'll praise is the humor. Once again, if you like the humor from the show, then you'll have a blast with this one. I had a great time with this one. I was laughing from beginning to middle to end. It's a truly funny film.
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters is a very entertaining flick. It remained faithful to the show, good animation, and it'll provide you with great laughs. What could've used more work was a proper conclusion to the Insanoflex, before we got into the origin story.
My final rating is Good.
That's all for me. Due come back on Thursday, Nov 10th, for my review of Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm. I'm really looking forward to that one. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.
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