Post by StevePulaski on Feb 21, 2011 21:33:22 GMT -5
The whole Team America squad.
Rating: ★★★½
Offend, offend, offend. Offend who? Offend what? Offend everybody! Offend, offend, offend! That's the goal in any Trey Parker/Matt Stone movie. Got a religious fanatic angry? Got the Catholic Church on your back? Piss of the Muslim Prophet recently? YES! Jackpot! We've got people angry. Team America: World Police may look like a film in style to Rescue Heroes, but the R rating and "From the creators of South Park" message at the bottom of the theatrical poster should make any parent rethink. This is NOT a kids film at all.
Team America is a different film that really hasn't been spoke about too much since it's 2004 release which is a shame. I watched a lot of features on the Dvd of this movie and these people put a lot of effort into this film. I've reviewed a lot of films, and I know making a film is not something that is done in a day, but this film's attention to detail is exquisite. Just to see so many people (including The Chiodo Brothers, the masterminds behind Killer Klowns From Outer Space) work on this film, and pour so much effort into every marionette is just an all out shock.
Have you ever heard of a dirty puppet show? Not the kind put on in your parent's basement 3am piss drunk, but a movie done with all marionettes that comes off as a dirty film? I've never heard of that happening before. Great! A unique concept. Finally, something quirky and just all around ridiculous. My kind of taste exactly. Puppets dancing, having sex, shooting and killing other puppets, terrorist puppets, Kim Jong puppets, and puppets voiced by Trey Parker and Matt Stone. I love that.
The plot was the least of my concerns, the visuals were the thing that made the film. Gary (Trey Parker) is a Broadway actor who is called to duty to help the Team America police squad arrest Kim Jong IL for his acts of terrorism. The plot may sound serious, but it is depicted as a very humorous satire against common action cliches and American Politics.
Team America: World Police looks like something a four year old kid would do with a LEGO set, but it's so much more than what it is said to be. If I tried saying "You need to check out this film. It's called Team America, and it's about these police officers trying to take down Kim Jong IL. Oh, and it's done with marionettes." People would get interested until I say the last sentence. All I can say is DO NOT take this movie as a serious film. It's a comedic film that is exquisite in the field of attention to detail, and is more exciting than some would believe.
I tend to enjoy some movies too much, this may be the case. But I'm in no way exaggerating the way I feel about Team America. If I ever get the great opportunity to meet Parker/Stone, while everybody will be standing in line waiting for them to autograph one of their pieces of South Park merchandise, I'll be the one standing there with a copy of this Dvd in my hand.
Starring: Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Directed by: Trey Parker.