Posted on 08/01/2004 5:59:11 PM PDT by O.C. - Old Cracker
A new film set for release from PARAMOUNT has raised the pop culture threat levels at the White House -- a film which mocks the war on terror and media urgency using puppets, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.
"I really do not think terrorism is funny, and I would suggest PARAMOUNT give respect to those fighting and sacrificing to keep America safe," a senior Bush adviser told the DRUDGE REPORT this weekend.
The new fuss film TEAM AMERICA, set for release two weeks before the November presidential election, is entering post-production from with SOUTH PARK creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone
A deep voice using serious tones opens the film's teaser: "We live in a time of unparalleled danger. Weapons of Mass Destruction are being offered to terrorists all over the world. Global chaos is about to consume every country on Earth. And there is only one hope for humanity."
The senior Bush adviser, who asked not to be named, fumed after seeing the movie's official website and trailer.
"This is just unconscionable. Not funny. And I believe it makes fun of everyone in law enforcement... and in the armed services who work tirelessly to keep us safe from harm."
Marionette puppets are used throughout the film to mock terror threats, and media figures who dominate the nation's airwaves.
oh, dear god.
I need to see it.
I must update my bar of "so bad it's brilliant"
That Mormon one WAS REALLY REALLY GOOD.
They just nailed them on their history...how Smith "found" the tablets etc.
It just ripped the heretics.
Thanks. I'm pretty well convinced this is a must-see, especially with an endorsement from someone like you who's actually been in the thick of it. It looks great, too. It's not only a satire of the current political situation, but of Garry Anderson's shows and '60s spy movies/shows. Pretty cool.
They mock Bush sometimes as well.
It is funny stuff....it doesn't bother me. The offensive stuff is aimed at the libs.
Here's why I call it "filth."
Yup. Nothing says "comedy" like conspiring have another kid eat his parents in a bowl of chili. Eric Cartman...what a guy. Almost as great a guy as Nathaniel Bar-Jonah'
Scott Tenorman: [setting his plate before Cartman] Alright, I guess we should taste each other's chili, huh?
Eric Cartman: [inspecting the dish] Huh, this chili looks pretty good. Weh, here's mine. [hands his plate to Scott, who takes it to his end of the table and starts eating]
Scott: Mmm. Ah, I don't know. Your chili is pretty good, Cartman, but I think mine is better. Try it.
Cartman: Alright. [takes the dish and starts eating. Both boys munch away for a few moments] Hey, this is great! [Stan and Kyle stifle giggles]
Scott: Eh, it's a special recipe
Cartman: [begins to wolf down the food] Gawh, this is really good, Scott!
Scott: I'm glad you like it so much, because now that you're almost finished, I have some'in' to tell you.
Cartman: What? You mean about how you put pubes in your chili? [Everyone at Scott's end of the table is shocked, even Scott, at this accusation]
Scott: What?!
Cartman: Yehes, I'm afraid this isn't your chili, Scott. I switched it with Chef's. [Chef looks like he's been used] It's delicious, Chef. I hadn't planned on that. What I did plan on, however, was that my friends, Stan and Kyle, would betray me and warn you that the Chili Con Carnival was a trap. [Stan and Kyle are stunned] I assumed that they would tell you that I had trained Denkins' pony to bite off your weiner. What they didn't tell you was that Denkins is a crazy redneck who shoots trespassers on sight. Knowing that you would try and do somethng to the pony, I warned Mr. Denkins that violent pony killers were in the area. [A shot of Cartman telling Denkins of such a thing. Denkins is armed] I also know that you wouldn't go yourself, for fear of having your weiner bitten off. You would most likely send your parents. [A shot of Scott talking with his parents] And, I'm afraid that when Mr. Denkins spotted them on his property, he shot and killed both your parents. [The Tenormans are in the corral to rescue the "starving" pony, but upon seeing Mr. Tenorman's lit flashlight, Mr. Denkins fires at them, and they go down]
Mr. Denkins: [looks of horror surround him] Well, they was trespassin' and I was protectin' myself. I, I have my rights.
Scott: My... mom and dad are... dead? [A shot of Officer Barbrady taking a report from Denkins]
Cartman: I came just in time to see Mr. Denkins giving his report to Officer Barbrady. And of course, to steal the bodies... [A shot of Cartman arriving, seeing Denkins and Barbrady, and pulling the bodies away. The pony munches at some grass] After a night with the hacksaw, I was all ready to put on my Chili Con Carnival, so that I could tell you personally about your parents' demise! And of course, feed you your chili. [more faces of horror behnd Cartman] Do you like it? Do you like it, Scott? [A gleefully evil look comes over Cartman] I call it, "Mr. & Mrs. Tenorman Chili."
Scott: [looks at Cartman for a while, realizing what's just happened] Oh my God! [gagging, he fishes through the plate and finds his mom's wedding ring, still on her finger. He tosses it away] Oh my God!! [vomits off to the side]
Cartman: [leaping up on the table and sings] Nyahnyahnyahnyah nyah nyah! I made you eat your parents! Nyahnyahnyahnyah nyah nyah! [Stan and Kyle are way stunned]
Stan: Jesus Christ, dude!
What's that? You don't think the second story is funny?
Nathan, age 43, according to news reports, has an extensive history of extremely violent sexual crimes involving young boys dating back nearly 30 years, but because of plea bargaining arrangements he managed to avoid serving much time in prison for his activities. However, he did spend about 12 years in a Massachusetts mental hospital for dangerous sex offenders for the attempted murder of two teenage boys. Upon obtaining a release from his doctors in 1991, Nathan moved to Montana to be with his mother. The psychologists said he was cured, despite his admission of continuing to fantasize about eating human flesh.Nathan usually impersonated a police officer to abduct his young prey, and is suspected of cooking the remains of one victim, a 10-year-old boy, into a pot pie and serving it to neighbors shortly after the boy disappeared while walking to school on February 6, 1996.
Police investigators discovered, while searching his home, notes written in a code which was later deciphered by the FBI as a recipe for "little boy stew." Another encrypted entry was titled, "Dinner is served on the patio with roasted child." The neighbors have admitted that they thought the meat tasted strange.
When the neighbors quizzed Nathan about the "funny tasting" meat, he claimed to have gone hunting and shot a deer. A detailed examination of his financial records disclosed that he had deviated from his typical shopping habits, and had not been to the grocery store for almost a month after one youngster vanished.
Well, why the heck not? It's got the same big payoff of the above-referenced South Park episode -- a guy kills innocent people who never hurt anybody, and cooks them in a meal that he serves to neighbors.
Now, don't go telling me that Nathaniel Bar-Jonah isn't a laff riot just like Cartman. Don'tcha have a sense of humor???? :) ;) :D
And if we can laugh at both sides, we haven't lost all perspective :~D
Exactly.
These two make fun of the GOP on superficial matters...they hit the libs on their ideology.
It should not be viewed by anyone.... they even say so ;~D and that was one of the more outrageous episodes ever.
Did you ~see~ the episode? Don't make me tell you why the stories arent the same.
Thanks for the hint on Fantastic Four (lucky you, getting to go to Comic Con - although I'm getting to go to my own geek heaven at Gen Con here in a couple of weeks). As for Grimm, big guys in costume can work - just look at Ron Perleman in "Hellboy". Excellent work there.
Titus Andronicus
...and?
Did you ~see~ the episode?
I don't have to ~see~ the episode. I read the transcript from a South Park fan page.
Don't make me tell you why the stories arent the same.
I know why. Because when it's in the news, turning people into unsuspecting cannibals is tragic and sickening, but when witty guys like Parker and Stone write about it and have cute little cartoons performing it, that makes it funny. Ha Ha!
Oh, that's not your reason? Sorry. I guess you'll have to tell me what your explanation is. I can't wait to read it.
And your point is......
I've been thinking; we may be going through the 'Golden Age' of comic book movies. Like the 30s-50s were the time of the great musical comedies.
And therefore... you don't have to watch it. It's not forced, and I don't have to defend it or recruit you to like it. Brings me no particular joy to talk to grumps.
Oh, that's not your reason? Sorry. I guess you'll have to tell me what your explanation is. I can't wait to read it.
It was tragic and sickening in the South Park episode too... it was revenge... He wanted revenge and became obsessed with revenge, and it went too far. You do know that Cartman is not the hero, but the villian in the show, right?
Revenge is a dish best served with fava beans and a nice Chianti
Mmmm... yes. Very nice.
Oh that was ~such~ a better answer!
And yes at 48, a Christian and a hard core conservative I also consider myself a South Park Republican
Anyone with a Y chromosome likes The Three Stooges.
I love old-school science fiction and the pulp artwork of the day, so I'm looking forward to this as well.
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