Thumbtanic
"I’m the cuticle of the world!" Steve Oedekerk and his digitally enhanced digits board the fatefulThumbtanic(a.k.a. the ship of death) and square off against a really big ice cube. The old story of young, impulsive, and fairly stupid thumbs is spiced up with tortured visual puns (our hero wins his ticket in a pub wrestling match--thumb wrestling, of course), a giant spider invasion, and a happy ending. Oedekerk’s doofus humor and askew sight gags run a bit dry here--it lacks the lunatic inspiration ofThumb Warsand the gonzo goofiness ofThe Blair Thumb Project--but this third "thumbation" farce is kept above water by moments of absurd invention, oddball twists, and the most eccentric and inspired mutant thumb puppets to wiggle through a movie spoof. The DVD also features commentary by writer-producer Steve Oedekerk, storyboards, and trailers to other all-thumb parodies.--Sean Axmaker