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Lucifer_666 · Site Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 12791

This is on this Saturday (7th of June) on Ch 4 and if you have never seen it you should ...I found it hilarious and very apt at the height of its release in a popular Bush controlled America who were supposedly declaring war for peace and to fight for freedom and democracy while they indiscriminately destroying and killing...but don't be fooled this is not a series political film but pure comedy using puppets Thunderbirds and Stingray style and literally anyone is taken the mickey out of including Actors who get political (Great FAG and Matt Damon moments

) even Michael Moore

Here is what Ch4 say themselves about the film

Team America: World Police sets its sights on the "War On Terror" with a group of 'Thunderbirds'-style marionettes emerging from their secret headquarters inside a hollowed-out Mount Rushmore to battle terrorism around the globe. Only the twisted geniuses behind 'South Park' could come up with a project so shamelessly designed to cause offense. Team America: World Police is the latest outing for Trey Parker and Matt Stone, whose reputation as equal-opportunities offenders precedes them by many miles. Even so, they've never been quite as shocking as they are here.
Faced with Arab extremists being armed with WMD by North Korea's Kim Jong Il (imagine Cartman crossed with Ronnie Corbett and a James Bond villain), Team America recruit Broadway actor Gary Johnston (voiced by Parker) to help them infiltrate a terrorist cell. Meanwhile, back home, liberal Hollywood types led by Michael Moore, Alec Baldwin and Tim Robbins are campaigning against Team America's international meddling while naively joining forces with the scheming North Korean dictator.

Taking its visual cues from small screen marionette adventures like 'Captain Scarlet', 'Thunderbirds' and 'Terrahawks', Parker and Stone's film manages to blow the world up for much the same price as Pearl Harbor director Michael Bay blowing his nose. Within the first 10 minutes the Eiffel Tower, Arc De Triomphe and the Louvre are demolished. Later scenes feature such mind-bogglingly fiendish events as Hans Blix (Parker again) being fed to sharks by Kim Il Jong ("Inspect that you cockflucker!"), Michael Moore turning himself into a suicide bomber, and a graphic marionette sex romp (though this was trimmed for American release).

Watch out for Kim Jong Il (easily my favourite character in it) Sing 'I'm so Wonery' (I'm so Lonely)

.....oh and I love the bits with the head fella of Team America aswell...you'll know what I mean

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Catnapper · Site Joined: 30 Jul 2007 Posts: 8906

That looks so funny! Thanks for the info Luc.....I've never seen it before so I'll mark it down to watch

When all those A list names came up I thought "what an amazing cast"

Lucifer_666 · Site Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 12791

Its not everyone's cup of tea now but I loved it I thought it was great...particularly if you ever watched old Thunderbirds or Captain Scarlet type
shows when you were younger

Hey Terrorist....Terrorise this!!

I reckon you'll love Kim Jong Il he's just so funny and looks so like the real leader too

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Lucifer_666 · Site Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 12791

Don't forget this tomorrow babe

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Catnapper · Site Joined: 30 Jul 2007 Posts: 8906

I've written it down on my tv listing mag Luc

........but you might have to remind me again....just in case

Lucifer_666 · Site Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 12791

No probs .

..hope you like it now...oh and just to warn you it is quite erm....explicit well in particularly in language anyway as in there is alot of swearing and sex talk (just in case you were going to watch it with someone who was prim and proper

)
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Catnapper · Site Joined: 30 Jul 2007 Posts: 8906

I'll stick my fingers in my ears and tell my dog not to listen too

Lucifer_666 · Site Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 12791

Your not prim and proper...I was going to say your common ..

but that does sound kind of insulting doesn't it??

I think you will like the film though

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Catnapper · Site Joined: 30 Jul 2007 Posts: 8906

Yes, it does sound insulting Luc.....it's a good job I knew what you meant

I read a summary of it in today's paper and it said it's not for the easily offended......they didn't say what was offensive about it though!

Emperor Morphetine · Screen Legend Joined: 29 Jan 2008 Posts: 3576

I loved it, I've seen it before and thought it was really funny. It's a different approach to political satire but it somehow works, and the puppets just serve to make it funnier!

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