Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters for DVD

  • Review Date: August 13, 2007
  • R
  • Genre: Comedy
  • 2007
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Common Sense Media says

Absurd, raunchy 'toon TV spin-off isn't for kids.
greenON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age.
yellowPAUSE: Know your child; some content
may not be right for some kids.
redOFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age.
not for kidsNOT FOR KIDS: Not appropriate for kids any age.

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What parents need to know

Parents need to know that this crazy, absurd animated adventure is based on the same-named show that airs as part of the Cartoon Network's late-night Adult Swim block. And for good reason: This is not a cartoon for kids; in fact, it makes Family Guy seem like The Smurfs. The mutant fast-food characters kill, curse, and talk about everything from masturbation to bestiality. Teens (and college students, no doubt) make up the bulk of the show's fan base, so expect older adolescents to want to see it. But be warned -- this is stoner humor at its most surreal.

  • Potentially offensive images of slaves in a Civil War-based video game and of starving, nearly naked Africans running away from the hunger force. The characters are hardly admirable in general, either; they're known for their immaturity and lack of ethics.
  • Gratuitous animated violence: Heads explode, bodies are dismembered, CIA agents shoot Abraham Lincoln, a poisoned person disintegrates, a meatball is shot, a cat blows up, a rapping fly is swatted, and so on. All the violence is highlighted by pools of blood.
  • Only one instance of two human beings about to have sex, but there's still plenty of sexuality: A robot keeps humping an inanimate exercise machine, the robot and two aliens have a three-way kiss, and the robot and one alien French kiss in several scenes. Explicit talk of pornography, masturbation, oral sex, bestiality, etc.
  • On the TV show, curses are bleeped out, but with the R rating, words like "motherf----r," "f--k," "a--hole," "s--t," and "c--t" abound. There's also a lot of physical/sexual language like "boobmeat," "balls," "unit," "poontang," "semen," "vagina," etc. One hate word ("faggy") and a long list of scatological terms. Basically, think of a bad word and it's probably in this movie.
  • Not applicable.
  • Two characters admit they're high; the entire film seems like a drug trip.

What's the story?

In the film version of Cartoon Network's cult cartoon about a talking box of French fries, a milkshake and a beef patty, the titular group of potty-mouthed fast-food roommates -- goateed leader Frylock (voiced by Carey Means), bumbling Master Shake (Dana Snyder), and mumbling Meatwad (Dave Willis) -- become obsessed with putting together a Solarflex-like exercise machine called the Insanoflex. The quest to find a missing M-shaped piece leads the trio to two Plutonian aliens and a horndog robot that have traveled from the future to stop the Insanoflex from destroying the world.


Is it any good?

 

Fans of Cartoon Network's Aqua Teen Hunger Force already know that it's one of those shows that doesn't make a lick of sense. If you're into absurd jokes, the plot is irrelevant.

But parents, be aware: This film was not made for you or your younger children. It's really more of a late-night fantasia for stoned college kids looking for some laughs on the side.


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What families can talk about

Families can talk about what makes this cartoon and these characters funny. Who is the humor targeted at? How does it reach out to that audience? Families can also talk about envelope-pushing humor. What subjects, if any, are off limits in a movie like this? Who's responsible for deciding when "the line" is crossed? Do you think it's crossed here? Why? Do you think the movie intends to offend viewers with scenes like those in which Master Shake plays the Civil War video game and the Confederacy wins? Or with its depiction of Africans? Why?


This review was written by Sandie Angulo Chen
Parent of 12 year old
September 20, 2010
 
its on the edge for a 16 year old.. i mean really, there is no need to watch this. it isnt even funny?! the tv show is probaly appropriate for 12 +.

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
this movie horribly sexual!
(no offence) but if I were the creator of this movie i would not expect it to ever be actually in public

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Teen, 15 years old
October 28, 2010
 
So inappropriate as South park, and robot chicken are offensive also!!
So inappropriate!!

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Parent of 14 year old
September 11, 2010
 
Awesome.
It's violent, sexual, foul mouthed, and very funny. Check it out.

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Teen, 15 years old
September 10, 2010
 
As funny as the show, but more adult.
Bloody violence and sexual humor are used a lot, but the biggest issue is all the language. It's really funny though.

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Parent of 16 year old
September 23, 2009
 
the movie is just like the show. if you never saw the show, you wont get this movie. it has some comic brutal/gory scenes and moderate raunchy humor. nothing too extreme, it should be fine for teens.

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Teen, 16 years old
April 9, 2008
 

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Parent of 5, 9, 14, and 14 year old
April 28, 2011
 
not as bad as non-cartoon movies
Love it, so do my kids

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Kid, 12 years old
March 19, 2010
 
naked language
exposed xposed expose xpose

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Teen, 14 years old
March 19, 2010
 
naked language
exposed xposed expose xpose

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This review was written by Sandie Angulo Chen
Studio:First Look Pictures
Director:Matt Maiellaro
Cast:Carey Means, Dana Snyder, Dave Willis
Genre:Comedy
Run time:86 minutes
Theatrical release date:April 13, 2007
DVD release date:August 14, 2007
MPAA rating:R
MPAA explanation:sexual humor, violent images and language.

This review was written by Sandie Angulo Chen
 

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