Team America: World Police [MA]

With terrorists threatening every free country of the world, panic and paranoia is everywhere. Thankfully, there is a small team of highly trained police that exists to crush the threat of terrorism. But with their violent and destructive methods, this little team are not the most admired heroes of the world. But they don’t care. They are Team America: World Police. Fuck yeah!

This movie made a huge splash when it first came out. I think everyone really only went to see it because it contained puppet sex. Yes it is rather funny, but after seeing it three times, I still don’t see what all the fuss was about. I suppose it really depends on what type of comedy you like. It’s all a matter of what you think makes a good film, what floats your boat, what blows your skirt up, and all that jazz.

All the free countries of the world are under the threat of terrorism. But thankfully, a small police unit exists solely to rid the world of the terrorism menace. They are known as Team America: World Police. Wherever there is a terrorist threat, Team America will be there blasting anything and everything. Although they do manage to get the job done, their methods tend to leave a mass amount of damage and destruction and this, in turn, makes them rather unpopular with the rest of the world. When they learn that there is a major terrorist attack being planned, they immediately start planning an operation to prevent it, employing a Broadway actor to assist them in their mission. But all too soon, the mission becomes more and more complicated and with protestors from all over the world out to stop them, time is running out for Team America.

From the creators of South Park comes a clever, albeit violent and outrageous, comedy that shows the rest of the world what America is made of. I have to say that the script and the screenplay were quite funny. America does have a sense of humour, it’s just more outrageous and aggressive that, say, British or Australian humour. It’s not as clever. A lot of the comedy in this movie relies on sexual jokes and violence. However, I will say that they take the piss out of themselves rather well. The whole thing with Team America blowing everything up without thinking seems to be the typical world’s view of the country, and writers draw attention to that and mock themselves rather well. I have to draw attention to the great soundtrack of this movie. It’s filled with original songs such as America, Fuck Yeah!, Freedom Isn’t Free, Montage, Everyone Has AIDS, and Pearl Harbour Sucked and I Miss You. All of these songs are really quite clever and the tunes get stuck in your head for days. The puppetry in the film was great too. I particularly like the puppet versions of the members of the Film Actors’ Guild. You have puppets that resemble Samuel L. Jackson, Liv Tyler, Tim Robbins, George Clooney, Susan Sarandon, Helen Hunt, Danny Glover, Sean Penn, Alec Baldwin, and Matt Damon. I found the likeness quite impressive. With lots of action, romance, violence, a constant stream of profanities, and puppet sex, Team America: World Police was a clever and original comedy, but it isn’t one that I could watch over and over again.

“AMERICA, FUCK YEAH!!!”