[N8 v2.0]

I've gotta see it!


'TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE' -- CINEMATIC MASTERPIECE
Film Pricks Pretenses Of Hollywood's Leftist Elite!
www.iconoclast.ca | 14 Oct | William Grim

Yes, it's very naughty and it liberally employs most, if not all, of George Carlin's infamous seven words, but "Team America: World Police" is the funniest, most politically incorrect, and most unabashedly conservative movie in a long, long time. The movie ridicules Muslim terrorists, Hollywood liberals and the French, and it does so in a joyous fashion. The movie reminds us that in addition to hot, young, blonde infobabes, conservatives have an almost total monopoly on humor. Other than Harry Shearer and Stan Freberg, can you think of any funny leftists? Didn't think so.

I don't want to give any of the details away, but let me just say that if you despise portly pinko Michael Moore, this movie is for you. If you think Sean Penn is an execrable airhead, this movie is for you. And if you believe that Alec Baldwin is as sleazy as the one character he always plays in the movies, then by all means, this movie is for you.

The movie is an homage to the cult puppet series "The Thunderbirds," as well as a sendup of the Jerry Bruckheimer school of action/adventure films. And it's a musical. And a love story with hot puppet sex. In other words, there's something in this movie for anyone with a funny bone.

Team America is an elite group of terrorist fighters who go anywhere in the world at a moment's notice to fight the bad guys. And the terrorists in this movie have no Kerryesque finely-nuanced characteristics. They are slimy Arab cutthroats who delight in murder, rape, torture and enjoying carnal knowledge of underage camels. The terrorists are dispatched with aplomb and celerity by the Team Americans who never lose their ability to wisecrack under duress. Think Bruce Willis as a marionette.

But the War on Terrorism has taken a dangerous twist. The Muslims have joined forces with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il and the members of F.A.G.-- that is, the Film Actors Guild led by the chief thespian terrorist Alec Baldwin. Will America survive? Will Kim Jong-Il take over the world? Will the movie's theme song "America, F**k, Yeah!" get nominated for an Oscar; and if so, will it be performed on a seven-second delay at the Academy Awards?

For the answers to these questions you'll just have to go see "Team America: World Police" at your local multiplex. You probably won't want to take your pre-teens to the movie. But don't worry. They'll see the movie anyway by buying tickets for "The Princess Diaries II" and then sneaking into "Team America." And maybe Grandma might want to leave her hearing aid at home.

But every red-blooded American with a sense of humor needs to see this film, and more than once. Let the forces of evil in the Middle East, Paris and Hollywood know that "South Park" conservatism rules!

 

[Westy]

I love it how people like to attach things they like to their own line of thinking. Both the extreme left and right have claimed that this movie falls in their line of thinking. I have not seen this movie yet but I have a feeling they are making fun of not only lefto commie liberals but also the righto conservative wing nuts.

 

[N8 v2.0]

I love it how people like to attach things they like to their own line of thinking. Both the extreme left and right have claimed that this movie falls in their line of thinking. I have not seen this movie yet but I have a feeling they are making fun of not only lefto commie liberals but also the righto conservative wing nuts.

Ahh... who amoungst us can't laugh at themselves?

 

[pnj]

Ahh... who amoungst us can't laugh at themselves?

most people, it seems.

these south park guys are great. they don't seem to care who you are, what side your own, or what your hangups are, they bust on everybody.

i like that they are using puppets too. freaking puppets on strings (you know the word, i won't attempt to try to spell it..) haha, awsome. ink:

 

[valve bouncer]

most people, it seems.

these south park guys are great. they don't seem to care who you are, what side your own, or what your hangups are, they bust on everybody.

i like that they are using puppets too. freaking puppets on strings (you know the word, i won't attempt to try to spell it..) haha, awsome. ink:

The funniest thing about this movie was how they were forced to cut the puppet sex scene to get an "R" rating.

 

[ohio]

I've gotta see it!


'TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE' -- CINEMATIC MASTERPIECE
Film Pricks Pretenses Of Hollywood's Leftist Elite!
www.iconoclast.ca | 14 Oct | William Grim

and most unabashedly conservative movie in a long, long time.

wow, is that ever delusional. the entire premise of the movie is that Bush's foreign policy sucks. The screenplay then fills in the criticisms of everyone else, including the liberals. Trey Parker and Matt Stone have made it pretty clear that they think both sides are a bunch of jackasses.

 

[pnj]

Trey Parker and Matt Stone have made it pretty clear that they think both sides are a bunch of jackasses.

both sides ARE jackasses. ink:

 

[Jesus]

both sides ARE jackasses. ink:

We agree!

 

[Transcend]

These guys just don;'t care, which si what makes them awesome. They gave up their entire pay checks when the film ran short of money. Why?

'Cause they just wanted to make a film with puppets who have sex. How awesome are they?

 

[Damn True]

....and just after an amazing bit of foreshadowing by Westy.......

wow, is that ever delusional. the entire premise of the movie is that Bush's foreign policy sucks. The screenplay then fills in the criticisms of everyone else, including the liberals. Trey Parker and Matt Stone have made it pretty clear that they think both sides are a bunch of jackasses.

 

[ohio]

....and just after an amazing bit of foreshadowing by Westy.......

Are you illiterate or did you only choose to read the first two sentences? The movie is non-partisan in the truest sense of the word.

 

[Damn True]

Yeah....illiterate, that's me.

I just thought is was funny that you chimed in right away to say, "They arent just making fun of us!"

 

[ohio]

Yeah....illiterate, that's me.

I just thought is was funny that you chimed in right away to say, "They arent just making fun of us!"

The screenplay then fills in the criticisms of everyone else, including the liberals. Trey Parker and Matt Stone have made it pretty clear that they think both sides are a bunch of jackasses.

Seriously, the you're not scoring high on reading comprehension...

and what about 5 posts later is "right away?"

 

[MikeD]

Just saw it. Brilliant.

Couple of notes from my end:

1) The 'leftist pricks' they mock are actually, in some cases, people that Stone and Parker have worked with or even for. For example, George Clooney-voice of the gay dog-and Michael Moore, who gets the worst portrayal-to whom they contributed a very misleading cartoon for Bowling for Columbine, and even spoke in the film. And the mockery is quite over-the-top, so maybe they just aren't that serious about it (if the movie is serious about anything.)

2) Both 'sides' in the movie are ridiculously reliant on actors...Team America "went in there without an actor. They got slaughtered!" (to paraphrase Spotswood in one of the movie's most cutting lines). And the impassioned "dicks, pussies, and assholes" speech at the end is outwardly claimed to be 'acting..." which they're clear to point out (several times) is making people think that your words and emotions aren't genuine. I think they're really bashing our society's reliance on actors for public opinion and action...on both ends of the spectrum. Not to mention the 'acting' that goes on in politics by politicians themselves.

So, in a way, I think Parker and Stone are trying to pull an even faster one on America...the film's truly cutting satire, that which really requires some critical effort to understand, is reserved for America's outlook on the world in general, while the more easily seen laughs are tossed out for people like the reviewers, who think the film is really tearing apart annoying leftist actors who just won't shut up (not that it doesn't mock them thoroughly...it's just not the most biting part of it all).

That begs the question of the movie's function in society...if it serves as propoganda to the 'other side' (either way you look at it) in a way, is it worth citing as an endorsement of your position?

The beauty, though, is that Stone and Parker don't really give a crap. They're raking in the money, laughing at their joke on everyone, and knowing they made a movie that's got people rolling in the aisles.

(sorry, meant this to be more complete, but I've got work to do...)

MD

And in the end, I'm sure Parker

 

[Slugman]

The funniest thing about this movie was how they were forced to cut the puppet sex scene to get an "R" rating.

After seeing the movie I am left with one question... what did they cut?!?

Hilarious movie... I was laughing the entire time.

 

[MikeD]

After seeing the movie I am left with one question... what did they cut?!?

golden...showers

Plus maybe some stuff from the second 'sex scene,' which, if they did, I'm grateful for. It was disturbing enough as-is.

 

[Slugman]

golden...showers

Plus maybe some stuff from the second 'sex scene,' which, if they did, I'm grateful for. It was disturbing enough as-is.

I was thinking the same thing... especialy with his name being "Spotswood"

 

[B_A_MTBIKER]

Scary thought about the second sex scene, hilarious movie though.

 

[ridecruz88]

saw it, i like south park episodes better personally, although it was funny, mostly because they make fun of everyone, and its funnier than hell.

 

[Tweek]

I laughed, I cried (from laughing so hard), and I think even a little pee came out from laughing hard. Funniest... movie... ever.
Now, like what's been said, this movie serves neither the left or right. I think the original post (yes, I had to read a N8 post ) missed the fact that Team America completely decimated every city they came to save -- a stinging jab at our foreign policy as seen by the rest of the world.