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 Barnes & Noble Having already offended just about everyone with their profanely brilliant animated series South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone set out to get the nations dander up again -- this time with puppets. Inspired by Gerry Andersons “supermarionette” kids show Thunderbirds, Parker and Stone poke fun at myriad targets, including Broadway musicals, the war on terror, mindless jingoism, and politically active celebrities. Above all, Team America -- World Police skewers overblown action movies, in particular those made by mega-producer Jerry Bruckheimer (Armageddon, Pearl Harbor). The story is appropriately apocalyptic: Team America is an international police squad dedicated to maintaining global security at any cost, and it never lets things like national landmarks or the safety of innocent bystanders get in the way of nailing the bad guys. When they need to go undercover to infiltrate a terrorist organization, they recruit an actor, Gary (voice of Trey Parker), for the job. They discover that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il (also voiced by Parker) has hoodwinked a group of Hollywood liberals into helping him in a vast terror scheme. Of course, this is all just an opportunity for Parker and Stone to blow stuff up, as well as have the puppets do all sorts of things you never imagined, such as a lengthy and hilarious sex scene that is as graphic as can be with non-anatomically correct stars. (There is also an extended vomit gag that goes on even longer.) The best bits, though, are the Parker-penned musical numbers, including the Toby Keith parody "Freedom Isnt Free," Kim Jong Ils illuminating ballad "Im So Ronery," and Team Americas subtle theme song, "America, F#%@ Yeah!" Its a bit disappointing that Parker and Stone settle for toilet humor and cheap jokes, considering South Park’s deft handling of hot-button issues in the past; but funny is funny, and Team America provides more laughs than just about any other film in recent memory. Although Sean Penn might disagree. Bill Pearis Interested in the song lyrics? - Check out themostlyrics.com! Looking For A DVD? - Check out dvd-a-rama.com! |
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