Strong and Moving!

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

It's everything you'd expect from it: loud, vulgar, violent and politically incorrect! But it's also freaking hilarious and actually much smarter than most people give it credit for. The songs are as funny as you'd expect and the references and easter eggs are too numerous to count. If you like South Park you will love this! Even if you don't like South Park, you still probably will love this.. if your sense of humor hasn't been surgically removed!

Team America is a great movie that's held back from its full potential. The film comes off rushed at points and istracting for a little bit but as I thought I would find myself constantly distracted by the puppets in the movie, I found they gradually did grow on me. The movie felt like it was shot in order, as it feels Matt and Trey started to understand how to use the puppets more better as the movie continues. Though a lot of the humor in here is surface level, there's a lot that's more subtle in the same way as South Park but different enough to feel special and disconnected in it's own right. Out of everything Trey Parker's directed this is the best in my opinion. Its well shot at moments and has great use of practical effects and great storytelling through subtle ideas and points that would be difficult for a live action director to accomplish. Though the movie feels rushed at time, it feels the writing could be more tight at moments like in the South Park movie and its pretty obvious that Matt and Trey had to make lass second script improvements to help keep the movie going along, but thankfully it's not to distracting. This is a great movie with a lot showing for it and I highly recommend anyone whos interested to go see it.

Broadway actor Gary Johnston is selected for a covert mission by Spottiswoode who is the head of a counter-terrorist organisation AKA Team America. Spottiswoode selects Johnston as he believes that Johnston's excellent acting skills will be a key asset to his organisation in helping to uncover information about a planned terrorist attack which is being orchestrated in Cairo. Spottiswoode (along with the assistance of his team) sends Johnston to Cairo to put his acting skills to good use by infiltrating the terrorist's plans and ultimately help Team America prevent a potential world disaster.When done right films like Team America can be a breath of fresh air which can provide a bit of escapism. They give Joe Public the opportunity to forget about real world problems and try to essentially laugh in the face of adversity. For me, these sort of satires have to have a modicum of intelligence to really work and despite Team America having its moments a lot of this fell flat for me....I found, at times, that Team America actually fell victim to its own satire; this is highlighted in the clichéd melodrama that we see between Lisa and Johnston. We're presented with a heavy on/off romance between the two characters, but it's never shown in an amusing or ironic way which seemed strange as it's supposed to be a satire. The character failings are further evidenced with everyone welcoming Johnston with open arms except the one tough guy who doesn't trust him. Stuff like this always seems at odds with what the whole point of the film is and again in all of this I saw very few examples of good satire.I also found that Parker used the wrong approach with Kim Jong Il - whilst I'm prepared to accept that the character they presented us with is probably a fairly accurate presentation of Kim Jong Il (albeit in an exaggerated sense) I just didn't find his character funny and again perhaps it's because he was portrayed in an obvious and mostly serious way rather than in a satirical way.It's not all bad though and Team America does have some very good moments; the scene between the United Nations bloke and Kim Jong Il was one of the better examples of satire. I have to admit that my childish side did find the F.A.G gag to be funny as well - although it may be quite offensive to some of those who 'get' the joke. Johnston's moment where he 'takes one for the team' was also amusing. Oh yeah and the puppet sex is also pretty funny!!Team America isn't a total waste of time and it's fairly short running time means that it is a tolerable film at the very least. However, it's wildly uneven and sadly only a few gags worked for me (with only one gag being a truly good example of satire). There are very few laughs on offer here and sadly a handful of funny gags in a film that's close to 100 minutes simply isn't good enough. Fans of South Park may enjoy it, but I found it to be a film which missed more than it hit.

When this movie came out, I absolutely hated it! I thought it was just a cheap money grab and it was terrible, well, that's when I had a wife and a kid. But I decided to watch it myself and see how it is (because I was ready to throw it away) and guess what. I absolutely loved it! Just that first song made me sing along and all the jokes in it were hilarious! The story it pretty simple and a G I joe clone but just better.Most people take this movie for granted saying its over rated and used and all that crap (mostly because they were just church scientists ;) ) but don't listen to them.That being said, this is Not a family film and I have no plans for my son watching this until he's 18, but watch it with your mates and your cousins and you'll be fineReally great movie, 10/10. A masterpieceSee you next time, Alex