The Adult Swim cult-favorite animated series successfully makes the giant leap to the big screen.

If you’re not already a fan of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, the cult favorite Adult Swim animated televison series, then don’t bother going to see the movie it’s based on. You won’t get it.

If you’re easily offended by R-rated cartoons, obscenity, violence, Satanic references, and heavy metal, then this movie is not your bag. Trust me, you just won’t get it.

And if the movie’s blinking-lights promo ads placed throughout Boston and other major cities looked like a bomb threat to you, then definitely don’t go see this movie. You totally, surely, and completely just won’t fucking get it!

But for the rest of you out there, there’s lots to love in Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters, the tale of how a meatball (Meatwad), a milkshake (Master Shake), and a carton of fries (Frylock) with human-like features met and became havoc-wreaking roommates in New Jersey.

While episodes of the television series usually run a mere 15 minutes, writer/directors Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis were able stretch the film out to 87 minutes and they did it surprisingly well. How? Simple. They’ve added in continuity, purpose, and … gasp … a plot — elements clearly lacking in episodes of the show.

In the film, the Hunger Force comes up against their old nemesis Dr. Weird who exposes the gang’s mysterious origins, including a long-gone fourth member (voiced by Bruce Campbell). To complicate matters, the Plutonians arrive with the horny Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future to stop the anthropomorphic fast-food trio from assembling the Insane-o-flex, a dangerous piece of exercise equipment with a futuristic ancient history that’s revealed through Boris Vallejo-designed flashbacks.

When the Insane-o-flex comes to life and captures the gang’s hairy human neighbor Carl in its endless exercise regimen — which plays the continuous dance beat “I Like Your Booty (But I’m Not Gay)” — the Hunger Force must find a way to disable the evil machine before it disrupts the balance of galactic peace.

Along for the adventure are the obscene-hand-gesturing Ignignokt and Err (the mischievous Atari-graphics-inspired Mooninites responsible for scaring all of Boston) who hinder the mission with their heckling and moving of furniture.

Also overseeing events is an evil slice of watermelon named Walter Melon and his drum-playing minion Neil, whose Drum Solo of Life is not to be missed.

Oh, and that’d be Neil Peart of the legendary rock trio Rush, as himself. His involvement alone was enough to land me first in line to see this flick.

I’ve only touched the surface of the hilarious antics that transpire throughout the movie, like the vomit-filled thrill ride, a Space Ghost cameo, the Time Lincoln segment, and the death-metal-laden “please be courtious to your fellow movie-goers” opening sequence (performed by Mastodon) — all of which are completely kick-ass.

So, basically, thumbs up.

For more amusement, check out the film’s Original Soundtrack.

And this concludes probably the lengthiest review of Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters that you’ll ever read.