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Suitable for 15 years and over 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Release date: Monday 22nd of September 2008 Starring: Steven Seagal, Daniel Dae Kim, Erik Stolhanske, Nick Chinlund, Len Cariou, Director(s): Format: PAL, Region code: 2 Running time: 86 minutes

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"The internet went down for three hours this morning, plunging the nation into productivity."
Review date: 2008-11-10 Rating: 6 out of 10

This straight-to-video release is effectively a series of satirical sketches strung together by a tenuous plot involving the takeover of the Onion News by "Global Tetrahedron" - a media giant who unashamedly promote their other works during the news.

There are definitely some laughs to be had with this, and some of the observations/parodies are very well executed. Britney Spears-a-like `Melissa Cherry' perfectly demonstrates pop-music's obsession with using sex to sell, whilst at the same time she has no idea about what her record company is getting her to do.

The sketches range from brilliant to average - and the film struggles to maintain the energy it achieves at the beginning as the joke tends to drag a little. By the end of the film you find it amusing but little else - but once it's finished you remember the great moments and chuckle to yourself.

In a nutshell: Some may find this offensive and over-the-top, but the offence is aimed at the media world relentlessly parodied in this film. When it works, it works well - but to be honest, The Onion website (from which this is based) is funnier, and as far as spoof current affairs go - you still can't beat Brass Eye - Series And Special [1997].