Just watched this on DVD the other day and can't believe I didn't see it in the theater. What a fantastic experience! While there is a definite immature flavor to this film, (Puppet sex, a vomit scene that goes on forever, gay jokes) it is forgivable because it tackles some weighty issues with perhaps the most keen observations on war and celebrity pundits. It tackles sensationalsim, the media and best of qll Jerry Bruckheimer films.

Of the fuinniest scenes the one that cracked me up more than it should was when the Matt Damon puppet was first introduced in the Film Actors Guild line-up. Apparently he is only capable of saying his name.

Team America is a lot like South Park, primarily because it is made by Trey Parker and Matt Stone who took animation back to a primitive art form. They did the same with this movie, no CGI, all minature an impressive sets with real explosions, violence, sex and enough belly laughs for a mild abdominal workout.

To watch the behind the scenes on how the film was made really exposes Parker and Stone for the creative geniuses they are, despite their penchant for bathroom humor.

The underlying social commentary, just like South Park, is witty, smart and relevant, but if you pay too much attention to the weighty material you will miss some of the best moments of the film. Puppets haven't been so much fun since Thunderbirds, and they aren't as freaky as their 70's counterparts.

The music numbers, yes it's a musical, are funny as well. Songls like "America: Fuck Yeah!", "What would you do?", "Everyone has AIDS; a selection from the off-broadway smash LEASE!", and the power ballad of self-loathing sung by the oft-misunderstood Kim Jong-Il "I'm so ronery." are hillarious.

Treat yourself to Team Amnerica: World Police and give your brain a much needed vacation.

We rented the Phantom of the Opera over the weekend. The version with Gerald Butler. Wow! Not only is he good looking but he has an incredible voice. That was a great movie. Of course I have never seen any other version to compare it to.

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I just watched this John Sayles pic and I found it quite amusing and disturbing at the same time. It is all about the Governor's race in Colorado. Chris Cooper is excellent as a Bush-type blundering his way through the campaign and the huge cast is filled by solid actors. Ken V. in particular might find it a worthwhile rent as it delves into some pretty fascinating mining history in a few parts.

Laughed my ass off watching Peter Sellers stumble through a snobby Hollywood party as the Indian, Hrundi V. Bakshi this morning in a fevered state. His funniest role outside of Clouseau, IMO. And what a cool house.

Hi Everyone,

Well yesterday was my first day here, and if you read my intro you'll already know that I am only now discovering FPW and that I was going to fix that problem quickly.

I stopped off at the bookstore by my house today, and took everything they had, which was 4.

Deep as the Marrow
Implant
The Select
Nightkill

None of these are Repairman Jack books, are they? So can I read these particular ones in any order?

Thanks!

I remembered liking this way back when, so I rented the new DVD.

What (besides all the bare breasts) did I ever see in it? The acting is bad, the plotting clunky, the dialogue atrocious, the shootouts unbelievable (in the true sense of the word).

I think Peckinpah was trying to recapture the feel of The Wild Bunch, but there's no redemption here. Just an exercise in nihilism that left me cold.

Sometimes you can't go back.

I saw "The Interpreter" in theater, today.

This is very intelligent suspense. Sean Penn as Secret Service(He is Secret Service! Gosh, time has changed...), Nicole Kidman as interpreter. They were perfect casting. And definitely it was one of best Sidney Pollack movies. The whole movie had a lot of dialogues. Sometimes I confused it, but I enjoyed it.

So far, I saw a lot of excellent political suspense movies. I add "The Interpreter" in them.

Last night, I watched one old movie on DVD. I couldn't believe it was made 70 years ago. What a great movie!

Mutiny on the Bounty.

From England, Bounty does sail South Pacific to Tahiti. But because of sneaky Captain Bligh's cruel treatment, Co-captain Christian(Clark Gable) decided to mutiny.When I watched that scene, I shouted "Yay! Go kick him!" in my mind.

Action! Thrill! Adventure! Romance!.........Oh, I like old movies!

And, I wanna say one more thing.....I DON'T want this remake version.

I came accross a site that showed a book titled "The Last Rakosh". The book cover even had an illustration of what the Rakoshi would look like.

Due to be released summer 2005 - could this be another RJ novel?

Lets hope!