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Team America: World Police (2004)
Get Smart meets Thunderbirds - fantastic mix
TA:WP is an epic struggle of good versus evil - carried out by idiots.
SFX are played for laffs and thus a notch below the amazing 1964 'Thunderbirds' TV series that inspired it, but that was the intention all along. The "sharks" and the "panthers" are a clever nod to the 'Attack of the Alligators' episode.
This film is hysterically funny and never lets up (do not leave until credits are over), yet it actually has a coherent point of view about the "War on Terror" - delivered by a drunk in a bar.
The old fogies at Hollywood Reporter & Variety didn't like it because it's so f***** blue, but it worked for me.
Parker & Stone use this opportunity to settle a few personal scores with people like Michael Moore - so what?
Kids over 13 in these modern times will love this movie, but parents will find themselves explaining a lot of things they'd rather not - to the little ones.
Super Adventure Team (1998)
Who owns the rights?
I heard (on NPR) that Gerry Anderson (creator of the brilliant Thunderbirds series) bought the rights to 'Super Adventure Team.'
That's why it can never be rebroadcast.
Unfortunate, since with 'Team America: World Police' coming out soon, now would be a good time for the sister MTV division to relaunch SAT.
There was also a 'Thunderbirds' parody on Saturday Night Live (The Go Lords) and of course the Orbitz commercial.
I highly recommend catching an episode of the original 'Thunderbirds'(1964), or its evil twin 'Captain Scarlet' (1967), as an introduction to this genre.
Andersons' crew clearly had to relearn film-making and especially editing to work effectively with puppet stars. The result is the unique quick cut style that still holds up today.