Team America

[Jacob0883]

Has anyone had the chance to go see Team America yet?  I'll admit  that I have no interest in going, but I have heard that Cartman plays Kim Jung Ill.  

If anyone recommends seeing it let me know.

[SirBruce]

I can't really recommend seeing it unless you *really* like South Park and you're willing to endure something a little bit cruder.  Don't get me wrong, it wasn't as bad as Baseketball, but it wasn't a classic like the South Park movie, either.

Bruce

[Ookii]

I have heard that Cartman plays Kim Jung Ill.  

Trey Parker, the guy who does the voice for Cartman, also does the voice for Kim, and from the commericals seems like a little bit of his Cartman carries over.

IT'S INEVITABLE!11!

[Mesozoic]

I saw it.  I liked it.  My wife really liked it, and she's not a huge SP fan. Yes, you could hear vestiges of Cartman in Il.

[Bunk]

I enjoyed it.  Its not on the same level as the South Park movie, but still worth the money to see.  So long as you aren't offended by, well, anything...

I counted three times in the movie where I was laughing hard enough that my face hurt, so thats a good thing.  I will admit that I was getting a little tired of the marionettes by the end though.  It works as a one off movie, but I don't think I'd watch a TV series based on it.

As for the voices, its basically Parker, Stone, a woman, and Maurice LaMarche (if you don't know who that is, shame on you).  Kim Jung Il sounded a little Cartmanesque, but I thought the most blatant was one of the Team America members that sounded exactly like Mr. Garrison to me.

[HaemishM]

it wasn't as bad as Baseketball

I haven't seen Team America, but Baseketball was fucking hilarious.

[BlackSky]

I also thought Basketball was fucking hilarious, but Team America just didn't do it for me. I got a few chuckles out of it. The best scene was the drunk guy with the "Dicks, pussies, and assholes" bit.

[Samwise]

Matt... Damon!

[Fraeg]

Went and saw it with my father last week.. we both laughed pretty heavily throughout the film.

The penis, poo, naughty naughty humor just seems out of place in this film.  F.A.G. got old after 15 seconds. The Penis, pussy, ass was old in 10 seconds.

Other than that I really enjoyed it.

The music was priceless... worth seeing just to hear the soundtrack.

-me

[SirBruce]

Yeah, I agree the soundtrack was one of the best parts.

AMERICA - FUCK YEAH!!!!

Bruce

[BlackSky]

And freedom costs a buck o' five

[Merusk]

As for the voices, its basically Parker, Stone, a woman, and Maurice LaMarche (if you don't know who that is, shame on you).  Kim Jung Il sounded a little Cartmanesque, but I thought the most blatant was one of the Team America members that sounded exactly like Mr. Garrison to me.

I heard an extended interview with Matt on some NPR broadcast the wednesday before this came out.  His expaination when asked why so many characters sounded alike boiled down to, "We're art students, not voice actors.  We have MAYBE 5 voices each, and when Trey screams it always sounds the same."  

The music should be brilliant, like all the SP music is.  I still get a chuckle out of "Blame Canada."  (Though what made it REALLY priceless was having Robin Williams sing it at the Oscars.)

[Joe]

I liked Basketball better, but it's far better than the SP movie was.

[Ardent]

I'm surprised they ripped on George Clooney, I thought they were buddies. From what I read, Clooney was the one who basically made their career by distributing videotapes of "The Spirit of Christmas", which eventually became South Park. Plus, Clooney did voices for SP and the movie. Maybe GC was in on the joke ... they did go a bit lighter on him than they did on the others (Matt Damon!)

The songs were hit and miss. The Montage song and "America Fuck Yeah!" were hilarious, but the Pearl Harbor song and the Kim Jong Il soliloquy were surprisingly lame.

[Volm]

George Clooney was the voice of Sparky the gay dog.

I have yet to see Team America (was going to last night, but was too tired after work) and I think it would be worth the cash. I'll probably like it, mostly because I'm easily amused.

I really liked Baseketball and Orgazmo.

[Polysorbate80]

"South Park: The Movie", "Baseketball", "Orgazmo", "Cannibal! The Musical"--I've liked all their movies that I've seen at least enough not to feel ripped off.  You may have to wait through the not-so-funny parts for the gems, but there are moments that make it all worth it.

Haven't seen Team America yet, hopefully I'll get there before it's gone and I have to wait for video release.

[kaid]

baseketball is fricking hilarious if you are in the right mood to watch it. I am also not a person who watchs south park anymore but baseketball had me rolling.

kaid

[Train Wreck]

My favorite part was the scene with Hans Blix.  His voice was done by Phil Hendrie, who does a hilarious radio talk show.  It's like a JKX thing, except done on radio (and Jaime Kennedy has admitted to being inspired by it).  Such regular guests include Steve Bosell, who sued the YMCA for putting something in the pool that turns blue and follows you around if you urinate, Lloyd Bonafide, a Korean War vet that believes in handling altercations in his own way (such as ramming somebody at a grocery store with a shopping cart because they had 12 items in the 10 item express check-out), and a right-on-the-money Art Bell impersonation.

The funniest thing?  There are people that believe the characters are real and call into the show to bitch them out.


http://www.philhendrieshow.com/

If you sign up, it's only $7 a month and you can download hundreds of hours worth of clips.  He also has a free weekly clip.  I just visited his website and saw that this week's free audio clip is Pastor Rennick's Werewolf.  Everybody here needs to download it -- it's classic.

You can also catch Phil Hendrie for free via audio stream between 7-10 PST at  http://kfi640.com

[Abagadro]

Actually Blix's voice was Parker as well according to IMDB. The only voice Hendrie did was of I.N.T.E.L.L.I.G.E.N.C.E.  It bugged me during the movie that I couldn't place his voice until I saw it was Hendrie in the credits. Hendrie is awesome. My mom came over to my house the other day and was talking about this crazy woman on the radio who was the head of her homeowners association and I just started laughing.  Bobby Doolie is my favorite along with Vernon Dozier and Ted from Ted's of Beverly Hills.

[Train Wreck]

It sounded like Hendrie to me, and he's said on numerous occasions that it was him.  Maybe they changed it around, I don't know.

Yeah, I.N.T.E.L.L.I.G.E.N.C.E. was instantly recognizable as his low-life surfer character (Jeff Dowder?)  Vernon Dozier is also great -- a crotchety, slightly xenophobic highschool football coach.  Ted Bell is usually just annoying, though his bid to try to get onto the 9-11 memorial was hilarious.  And Don Parsely with his scams... after the big fires last year, he called into the show -- claiming that he lost everything to the inferno and had to live in the forest with his family -- to ask for donations.  He was calling from his cell phone while roasting squirrels over a camp fire.

[Moroni]

FUCK YEAH