Posted on 10/05/2004 6:43:10 AM PDT by Servant of the 9
Try to imagine, if you will, a movie that in its first few minutes offends just about everyone who's watching it.
Then you have "Team America: World Police," the new outrageous and controversial new comedy from Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of "South Park."
Even as we speak, several prominent Hollywood actors may be calling their lawyers to check on slander laws. GLAAD is certainly drafting a press release condemning the film, and North Korean madman Kim Jong II may have a case as well.
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"Team America," as you may know, is performed by marionettes......... .............they made a Jerry Bruckheimer-like action movie that was really a spoof, with lots of explosions, coarse, vulgar language and enough offbeat sexual situations to rile the MPAA?
This is a movie so rough that should, by some strange happenstance, its theme song be nominated for an Oscar — as "Blame Canada" was from the "South Park" movie — there is no way it could actually be performed at the Academy Awards. .........................
The group of air-headed puppets, led by Alec Baldwin, is dubbed the Film Actors Guild (and referred to by its unfortunate acronym).
Among his liberal associates are usual suspects Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, Danny Glover, Janeane Garofalo, George Clooney, Ethan Hawke, Matt Damon .........
I am told that none of these actors gave permission for their likenesses to be used. Most will not be amused by their depictions.
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The Parker/Stone version of Kim Jong II nearly overtakes the film as the terrorist-hunting switches from the Arab world to Korea.
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Paris, most of Egypt and plenty of other landmarks are blown up, all so Team America can, as their credo goes, "put the F back in freedom."
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
If Roger Friedman hates it, then it's a must-see in my book.
So Im confused, is this movie suppose to be making fun of the war on terror, or supporting it??? I watch South Park occasionally and have found that they seem to take jabs quite a bit at the left or liberal way of thinking. What do you all think?
Anything that PO's Baldwin and his ilk, I'm all for it!
If they're mocking Alec Baldwin, I'm in. I work with engineers, I don't care about language.
Hey, terrorists..terrorize this!
"South Park" is politically incorrect. I guess "Team America" follows in the tradition. No wonder the libs aren't laughing.
Count me in, Matt and Trey really know how to skewer the left.
The trailer actually looks pretty funny, regardless of politics. Don't think I'd see it in the theater, but probably a rental.
They apparently take jabs at Bush and the WOT, but it's mostly a parody of Jerry Bruckheimer films with the usual Matt & Trey skewering of the pompous Hollywood left.
I'll try to see it later today, or maybe tomorrow and report back.
I thought I heard that Alec Baldwin actually does his own voice in the movie.
This is a hilarious review. I've got to see it.
YOU'RE ALL A BUNCHA PUNKS! PUNKSPUNKSPUNKS! ONLY PUNKS LIKE THIS STUFF! NOT ***TRUE CONSERVATIVE PATRIOTS*** LIKE MEEEE! ***TRUE CONSERVATIVE PATRIOTS*** HATE ANYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH SOUTH PARK!! I HATE SOUTH PARK, THUS I AM A ***TRUE CONSERVATIVE PATRIOT***!! I LOVE FREEDOM AND SO ANYONE WHO LIKES IT SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY EXILED TO AN ISLAND SO THE REST OF US ***TRUE CONSERVATIVE PATRIOTS*** CAN ENJOY OURSELVES!!! < /OldCracker >
Where can I buy this movie!?
We so rarely go to movies, the cost, babysitter, etc
We will be going to this one. I can't wait. And new SP episodes start on the 27th.
From the story:
>> writers were shown only a 20-minute reel of highlights because there was no finished print. <<
They must be tweaking it up to the last minute, as to include the current events. They are good about that. They've got fast turn around times on current topics.
For the South Park ping list?
They blow up Paris.
Irritate the actors who promised to move when Bush was elected.
Should be great.
Parker and Stone lean Libertarian/Republican according to Drudge.
Too funny and sadly, too true!
And if it isn't that good, I can always go see 'Friday Night Lights'
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