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Screen Righters (Revenge of the South Park Republicans)
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| September 1
| Bridget Johnson
Posted on 09/06/2004 8:16:21 AM PDT by Rise of South Park Republicans
Forget about pricey summer blockbusters. Forget the films vying for Oscar that are all crunched into December releases. This year, it's all about pre-election films. Not the incendiary "Fahrenheit 9/11," not the remake of "The Manchurian Candidate" that mysteriously erased Red China as the villain, replacing it with an American corporation, but a film that promises to strike even more anger into the hearts of angry liberals everywhere.
When the buzz first started for "Team America: World Police," bloggers theorized what the Trey Parker/Matt Stone send-up of action movies would entail--these are, after all, the gents who gave the world Comedy Central's "South Park." Then juicy tidbits started dribbling into the Internet Movie Database, like the plot outline: "Marionette superheroes fight to end terrorism and put tired celebrities out of their misery." Who could oppose that?
There's an "uncreative way" to mock liberals? Oh well, give me a movie featuring a Michael Moore puppet grasping a hot dog in each hand with mustard stains pocking his shirt, and I'm there faster than you can wail "Palme d'Or." As a "South Park" fan from season one, I was sucked in by the trailer, laughed until I was in pain, and will be there on opening day. Messrs. Parker and Stone rushed to get the movie done for an Oct. 15 release date, and the clip shown at a recent comics convention featured the Kim Jong Il puppet casting Hans Blix into a shark tank. Imagine--a movie that shows the bad guys as bad and U.N. weapons inspectors as feckless. Who could miss this?
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: hollywoodright; moviereview; moviesontheright; southpark; southparkrepublicans; teamamerica
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To: eyespysomething
Reportedly, the first half is harder on conservatives, while the second half absolutely reams the lefties.
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posted on
09/06/2004 2:59:07 PM PDT
by
Dog Gone
To: Rise of South Park Republicans
I can't wait to see this. Of course sometimes they go a little too far but I generally love the way they expose the hypocrisy of Hollywood.
To: Scenic Sounds
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posted on
09/06/2004 3:25:53 PM PDT
by
Amelia
To: Rise of South Park Republicans
Well, I'm in my mid-30's but there's no question I'm a South Park Pubbie. I foresee a new song from Parker and Stone: "What would John Kerry do?"
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posted on
09/06/2004 3:34:16 PM PDT
by
ABG(anybody but Gore)
("I'm just a gigolo, and everywhere I go, people know I'm lyin' about 'Nam".....)
To: Rise of South Park Republicans
This Movie will be a Huge Hit, and even better it Marginalizes the Left right before the Election.
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posted on
09/06/2004 3:36:53 PM PDT
by
cmsgop
( Bong Hits, Fraggle Rock Reruns and DU is no way to go through Life..........)
To: Rise of South Park Republicans
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posted on
09/06/2004 3:41:40 PM PDT
by
Terabitten
(Father, grant me the strength to live a life worthy of those who came before me...)
To: ABG(anybody but Gore)
You must respect my authoritay!
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posted on
09/06/2004 3:43:29 PM PDT
by
Terabitten
(Father, grant me the strength to live a life worthy of those who came before me...)
To: MoJo2001
With respect to Family Guy, it was actually more right than left when Steve Marmel was writing for them. It basically took shots at celebrities in a mostly non-political way, but occasionally veered into politics (Susan Sarandon). Towards the end of its (first) run, with Marmel gone, there was one particularly dreadful episode that slathered on the Bush-bashing. It was a very poor episode creatively and was part of a larger decline of the series.
Fox will be reviving the series, but I suspect they will never get writers like Marmel to make it fun.
To: Amelia
Don't you like movies?I love movies!
But, most of the time, they just flow right through me. I enjoy them, but then they're all gone!! ;-)
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posted on
09/06/2004 4:34:56 PM PDT
by
Scenic Sounds
(Sí, estamos libres sonreír otra vez - ahora y siempre.)
To: Rise of South Park Republicans
Turning 60 geezer agrees with the South Parkers...Let's put the F back in Freedom! ;^)
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posted on
09/06/2004 4:54:38 PM PDT
by
headsonpikes
(Spirit of '76 bttt!)
To: headsonpikes
mid-40's and I am on board!!
That is the funniest trailer I have ever seen!! I LOVE it!
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posted on
09/06/2004 5:06:57 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(I want to die in my sleep like Gramps -- not yelling and screaming like those in his car)
To: freedumb2003
I saw the trailer in the theater recently. I almost wet my pants. Didn't, though.
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posted on
09/06/2004 5:31:17 PM PDT
by
Sofa King
(MY rights are not subject to YOUR approval http://No,www.angelfire.com/art2/sofaking/index.html)
To: Rise of South Park Republicans
I would like to register as a South Park Republican.
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posted on
09/06/2004 5:45:59 PM PDT
by
Feiny
(It's only your fault if you don't hate yourself enough to do something about it.)
To: Liberty Valance
Moore doesn't appear in anything but his own films
Ummm...yes, he does.....
-Eric
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posted on
09/06/2004 7:00:28 PM PDT
by
E Rocc
("We have orders to keep him away" - Jenna Bush's Secret Service detail head to Bildo's)
To: Phantom Lord
Awaiting Old Crackers commentary...anytime, now. :|
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posted on
09/06/2004 7:40:20 PM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't out to get you :)
To: MoJo2001
Hey, I like Family Guy. I only remember one big Bush bash, and even it was rather funny.
But, South Park rocks.
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posted on
09/06/2004 9:38:25 PM PDT
by
rwfromkansas
(BYPASS FORCED WEB REGISTRATION! **** http://www.bugmenot.com ****)
To: Tragically Single
I got a t-shirt saying "respect my authority" with Cartman. Just awesome.
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posted on
09/06/2004 9:46:43 PM PDT
by
rwfromkansas
(BYPASS FORCED WEB REGISTRATION! **** http://www.bugmenot.com ****)
To: Rise of South Park Republicans
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posted on
09/08/2004 9:39:33 AM PDT
by
talleyman
(Kry-baby Kerry can't handle two ads, how's he gonna handle the real hot seat? Can't take the heat...)
To: eyespysomething
I don't care if they skewer conservatives as long as they skewer *everybody* that acts dumb. It's not like liberals have an absolute monopoly on stupidity (although they do own all the high-rent pieces on the board, without question...)
Plus, anybody that will portray Saddam Hussein in bed with Satan has got *a lot* of political capital with me... enough to get away with quite a bit of lampooning of conservatives...
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posted on
09/09/2004 3:22:43 PM PDT
by
fire_eye
(Socialism is the opiate of academia.)
To: freedumb2003
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posted on
09/14/2004 8:41:16 AM PDT
by
outfield
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