If you've ever seen one of Jerry Bruckheimer's overcooked action extravaganzas, then Team America will look instantly familiar. It's got all the requisite characters, romances, plot twists and explosions an action fan could ever want... except its done entirely with Marionettes! And it's sort of a comedy if you know your stuff. The puppets, sets, and puppet work are all brilliant. I love that much of the humor is generated from the fact that these are puppets. The scene where two puppets ask each other to dance, is lingered on because the dancing they do is just so goddamn adorably puppet-like. It's great to see like, Trey and Matt play the whole thing seriously because these scenes have a great juxtaposition. Again, the songs kick a$$. The highlights being "Freedom Isn't free" and "Pearl Harbor Sucked And I Miss You". This movie is cracked, and its different, and its oddly organic with no CG employed for any of the mad puppet action. It's absolutely one-of-a-kind. Even when the writing falls on its face (as it often does), the puppet carnage keeps things entertaining.
Review of Team America: World Police
