When the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong II, joins a group of pacifist actors and actresses with the intention of using weapons of massive destruction, the Team America tries to avoid the destruction of the world. Gary feels responsible for the death of many innocents and leaves the counter-terrorism organization. The Team America destroys the cell of terrorists, but then the Panama Canal is attacked by the criminals as a payback. Later, the leader of the organization, Spottswoode, invites the famous Broadway actor Gary Johnston to join his world police and work undercover in Cairo in a terrorist organization and disclose their plan of destroying the world. The North American anti-terrorist force Team America attacks a group of terrorist in Paris. Maybe it would be funnier if it was more offensive. This is a satire trying to push the envelop but I don't find it funny all the way through. It's the only one that consistently gets laughs for me. I actually love the character Kim Jong Il. Trey Parker and Matt Stone do most of the voices. It's funny at the start but it feels repetitive. The jokes rattle off in a long string of inappropriateness. The marionettes can't project much emotions. It's cute but it wears out its uniqueness. This is definitely an interesting technical exercise to use marionettes. When terrorists destroy Panama, FAG starts blaming it all on Team America. And various actors from Film Actors Guild decry the destruction from Team America. Meanwhile Kim Jong Il in North Korea is planning to use WMDs to destroy the world. They end up blowing everything once again. He goes undercover in Cairo to infiltrate the terrorists. Then team director Spottswoode recruits Broadway actor Gary Johnston to join the team. Carson is killed right after proposing to fellow team member psychologist Lisa. Team America takes down terrorists in Paris and destroy most of the landmarks.
Kim Jong-Il's captioning is hilarious, as it is spelled exactly as he talks! Also, watch the special features, as they show you so many wonderful hidden things you could never notice even if you tried repeated viewings-such as the croissants. By the way, although it is politically incorrect, try switching on the captions when you watch the DVD. So, while the left is strongly attacked in the film, the right also is to a lesser extent and is often skewered on "South Park". But, I found that beneath all the crudeness was a refreshing freshness about the film-there ain't nothing like it! I think I also liked it because the film makers seem to attack everyone in their work-right, left and everything in-between. If you will be too offended by this (and the anti Hollywood left message) then don't watch and DON'T let your kids watch it regardless. I think to love the film you need to have a high tolerance for the cursing, the vomiting (and wow, there is A LOT of barf), the anti AND pro-American imperialist message and the sex. As for me, I loved seeing these folks attacked so viciously, as normally whatever these folks say is hardly ever confronted or disputed-it's just accepted that they are experts on world affairs! And so, as I said in the summary, they bite the hand that once fed them. Some of them took it as a joke and enjoyed it, though some hated the film. But, despite this being a bit of a cliché, everything else isn't! Yep, what other film would feature an unholy alliance between Kim Jong-Il and the Hollywood leftists?! And in the process, Parker and Stone savagely attack many of the same actors who originally promoted and admired their work.
The film begins with Team America and Muslim terrorists blowing up the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe (later the Great Pyramid and the Sphynx also are destroyed)! But, in the process, one of their team members is killed and can only be replaced by one person-an actor! And naturally, the purpose of the rest of the film is having this uncertain actor prove himself. Yes, it will offend.and make folks laugh as long as they don't take it all very seriously. After all, "Team America" is loaded with tons of expletives, really dirty puppet sex (funny puppet sex, actually) and it attacks Hollywood's self-appointed elite in a way no other film has. I wonder if anyone was offended by this film?! Well, like any production by the South Park team of Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the answer is yup.
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