TREY Parker and Matt Stone, the anarchic geniuses responsible for South Park, put their politically incorrect, foul-mouthed spin on Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet et al with this adults-only puppet romp.
Team America: World Police is an international police force dedicated to maintaining global stability, under the ever-watchful eye of group commander Spottswoode.
He has gathered together experts from every funny walk of American life: all-star quarterback Joe, who is the team's natural born leader, top empath Sarah from Berkeley's School for the Clairvoyant, martial arts expert Chris and ace Princeton psychology major Lisa, who specialises in how terrorists think.
As a result of information received by the team's notoriously unreliable central computer, I.N.T.E.L.L.I.G.E.N.C.E., Spottswoode and his proteges learn that Kim Jong Il, the leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is brokering weapons of destruction to terrorists.
The heroes embark on a harrowing mission to save the world.
However, they need a man on the inside, to infiltrate the terrorist network and spy on their wily prey.
Team America: World Police is an-all guns-blazing blitzkrieg of explosions, sodomy, marionette porn and lisping dictators.
Technically, the film is a tour de force, with more than 100 sets and dozens of marionettes.
The skill needed to bring each scene to life is jaw-dropping.
damon smith
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