Len Cariou,
Steven Seagal,
Larissa Laskin,
Abigail Mavity,
Daniel Dae Kim
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America's most popular satirical newspaper makes the leap from the printed page to the silver screen in this political comedy that explores what happens when journalistic integrity is compromised by c... read more
DVD Release Date: June 3, 2008
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February 19, 2010fb733768972The seatbelt made me laugh almost harder than I laughed in any movie! After that, I was asking myself if this was even supposed to be a comedy? My jaw dropped at the end and I was ready to eat the dvd!
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January 11, 2009Poor and ridiculous spoof movie about the news source. Lack of laughs. This is the worst spoof movie I ever watched.
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November 27, 2008I was kind of expecting a little more subtlety from The Onion writing staff, but all in all this was a damn funny sketch film. There is so much in the world to make fun of, and I think the Onion must have trouble deciding what to choose. The things they left in really were golden... read more
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August 17, 2008The team behind The Onion, a popular satirical newspaper, are the writers of this movie parody. Essentially a scattershot collection of sketches, the "story" concerns a news anchor asked to compromise his journalistic integrity in order to please a corporate sponsor. The... read more
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July 31, 2008The Onion Movie will surprise you, disappoint you, or give you just what you expect. I guess I fall into the surprise group. If you notice my rating, it isn't 1/2 a star, which is where I started before watching this decent comedic picture.
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July 25, 2008Mindless series of sketches loosely stuck together. Not provocative and really a waste of time. It is in no way a fair representation of the brilliance of the short internet sketches such as The Iron Man Trailer and Nick Nolte free cars. Some sketches have some nice ideas such as... read more
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June 27, 2008A nun drinks ape cum, a stoner unites the leaders of two long feuding nations, a Britney Spearesque teen slutsation is convinced she's a good girl, a montage list of rarely mentioned racist stereotypes including Large Irish nipples, US military recruiters trick drunken Southerner... read more
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June 27, 2008A provocative nobrainer that isn't actually a movie, more a bunch of sketches that are hilariously funny at best.
Watch Steven Seagull.. sorry Seagal make fun of himself in: "Cockpuncher! The no 1 summer blockbuster!"
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July 28, 2008
David Cornelius, eFilmCritic.com
June 13, 2008
Bruce Dancis, Sacramento Bee
The Onion may continue to thrive as a satirical, fake news Web site, newspaper and publisher of books, but The Onion Movie, a straight-to-DVD release, is a tired sketch-comedy collection.
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