Starring: Dana Snyder, Dave Willis, and Carey Means
Directed by Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis
Year: 2007
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First of all, before those of you in the WordPress universe start typing nasty replies to this review let me just state this: I get it. Not just your frustrations at what I’m going to say but also that I get the film as well. As a fan of the Aqua Teens I was excited that they were allowed to make a movie, let alone get it released in movie theaters that weren’t located in the bad part of town. I went and saw this movie in the theater. Sure, I was the only one in there and I fell asleep for a few minutes during the film, but I got it.
That being said: what the fuck did I just watch?
The best part of ATHF is that the stories are contained into neat little 11-minute containers which, sadly to say, is about the life of most of their plots. The film tries to expound upon that by taking the same quirky hilarity that invades Adult Swim and expanding it out trying to answer some of the open-ended questions about the group’s past and some of the non-sequitor visuals given during the end credits of each episode.
Want a better picture: the movie is about a piece of poorly constructed, evil exercise equipment that manifests into an evil (and pregnant) robot that goes about destroying the city. Did your head explode? Is blood shooting from your nose?
The film does have a good amount of the wit and alt-comedy that the show is known for but the highlight is the number of respected entertainers they got to lend their voices, no matter how briefly, to the film. Who would have thought that Fred Armisen, Bruce Campbell, Chris Kattan, Rush drummer Neil Peart, and Tina Fey FFS all had roles in the film.
In all, there’s something to this film. Yes, it’s ludicrous, stupid, and never going to go down as a consensus comedy classic, but I get it, I laughed, and (God help me) I’ll probably watch it again.
Best Part of the Movie: With animated movies where voice actors are asked to play many characters, it’s hard to nail down one. So, in lieu of this, I’m going to post the best part of the movie. Enjoy!
Trailer:
These Things I Have Seen 