I just watched Team America: World Police and was kind of disappointed. I thought the satire of American global policy and Hollywood actors was pretty good, but the action-movie parody stuff was much less successful. I expected much better, given the popularity and how brilliant the South Park movie was.
Wash: You want a slinky dress? I can buy you a slinky dress. Captain, can I have money for a slinky dress? Jayne: I'll chip in. Zoe: I can hurt you.
'Shindig'
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Polter-Cow - Jun 12, 2010 9:05:39 pm PDT #8935 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 12, 2010 9:24:49 pm PDT #8936 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
That movie was freaky - the protagonist puppet looked so much like Daniel Jackson that I couldn't think of it as the character it was actually supposed to be.
Laga - Jun 12, 2010 9:32:31 pm PDT #8937 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I didn't enjoy Team America at all. I thought the script fell flat and the puppeteering was awful.
Polter-Cow - Jun 12, 2010 9:38:00 pm PDT #8938 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I assumed the puppeteering was intentionally awful. I don't know about the script. There was enough that I enjoyed, like the running gags about destroying national monuments and multiplying 9/11, to put me in the generally positive side, but I was bewildered by how unfunny a lot of it was.
Rayne - Jun 12, 2010 10:20:30 pm PDT #8939 of 30000
"Oh no! Has falling sky liquid once again caused you the sadness?" -Starfire
Two words... Puppet Sex.
That was the first movie I saw with my current boyfriend and I laughed like a loon!
Frankenbuddha - Jun 13, 2010 3:59:54 am PDT #8940 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I'm now picturing John Barrowman as Leslie and giggling.
OK, this I'd love to see. Possibly even with enduring Jim Carey as Prof. Fate.
DavidS - Jun 13, 2010 7:39:37 am PDT #8941 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
So they're playing Richard III on TCM right now and I just watched Olivier do his death scene.
William Shatner needs to relinquish his Crown of Ham to Lord Larry, King of Ham, Duke of all Cured Meat Products.
Connie Neil - Jun 13, 2010 8:14:36 am PDT #8942 of 30000
brillig
Yeah, Olivier didn't do subtle often.
Kathy A - Jun 13, 2010 9:04:50 am PDT #8943 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I should watch my copy of Richard III (the McKellen version). I remember seeing that in the theater when it was released, and really enjoyed it. McKellen plays down the hammy aspects of Richard, and I like most of the other performances as well, including RDJ and Annette Benning.
Polter-Cow - Jun 13, 2010 10:13:16 am PDT #8944 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Yeah, I love that version. We watched it in my Shakespeare on Film class along with the Olivier version.
RDJ was in it? Huh! I didn't remember that.