October 15, 2004
Team America: World Police Review
No, I haven't seen it yet, but my friend Prof. Chaos has. He says:
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... this movie offers a more sophisticated understanding of US foreign policy than you find even in academic journals. I will likely require this film in my IR courses once the DVD is out.Lucky jerk. I'll see it in a month, if I'm lucky.
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The reviewer from MCNBC seemed shocked that it took digs at the left! And said it wasn't that funny because it was too balanced-ie, it wasn't a Bush bash.
Posted by: Jane at October 15, 2004 02:32 PM (hoo48)
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Saw it this afternoon and am already singing Team America theme while walking the streets of Toronto!
Posted by: Ghost of a flea at October 15, 2004 04:27 PM (jhoo2)
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Definitely worth seeing. But using it as a teaching aid is sure to attract litigation from thin-skinned, PC-ified wretches. Lawyer up before bringing it into the classroom.
And I do agree that there is more foreign policy reality in that film than in most courses ostensibly teaching the subject. More truth than in most newspapers, too.
Posted by: John at October 15, 2004 06:42 PM (OmbAg)
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John: yeah, I was being a bit over the top in saying that I'd show it in the classroom, but what professors like Rusty and I are constantly fighting are our liberal colleagues who think in terms of liberal "nuance."
What this movie says is that there are three types of people/nations, and our type is not perfect but it is superior.
Posted by: Leopold Stotch at October 15, 2004 07:16 PM (kqFJC)
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WOW!!! Hurrah!!! Where were you Guys when I went to school?
Posted by: greyrooster at October 15, 2004 07:47 PM (CBNGy)
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greyrooster: We've been hiding out in a secret undisclosed University in Southern California, eating ramen and 49 cent BK burgers, hoping that some day rational people could one day take over our higher education system.
Posted by: Leopold Stotch at October 15, 2004 08:29 PM (kqFJC)
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Leopold Stotch: Got a kick out of your post. I'm almost 63 and grew up in northern California. Brought back memories. Yes, I went to that school across the bay in the early sixties. Talk about hiding out. I shaved, I bathed, wore clean clothes, had short hair, played football and did'nt think Fidel Castro was the robin hood of the carribean. Nothing rational then. Hard to study engineering when the professor was out leading a pro Castro rally. What made it bad was the football coaches made us go beat them up. Had to hide my face like a terrorist to keep from flunking out of Engeering school. They're now serious about football. I wonder if they're as serious about education? I guess anything can change.
Posted by: greyrooster at October 15, 2004 11:17 PM (CBNGy)
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I was at a Jesuit university in DC in the late 60s. I got extremely ass-chapped by the way students got jerked around by faculty. Half the faculty would flunk you if you attended a particular demonstration; the other half would flunk you if you didn't.
It was there, though, that I became acutely aware of the potential for fascism from the left, a concept that truly shocked me though its mere existence. Who'da thunk?
Posted by: John at October 16, 2004 11:08 AM (OmbAg)
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Prof Chaos,
You are absolutely right about the foreign policy relevancy. I'm not sure I've heard it explained any better. And I'm being quite serious about it. Saddly, I cannot recommend this movie to anyone I know because most of us are... hmm, how do I say it? I certainly could have done without the "prove your loyalty to the team" scene.
Yet, the film had one of the best messages I've ever seen in a film. Seems Parker and Stone get it.
Posted by: Editor at October 16, 2004 11:51 AM (uurD1)
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Can anyone let me know if there's any sexual content in the movie? I want to bring my kids to see it, if there's any sex in it, I'll pass. Of course, that won't stop me from seeing the movie myself..hehehe.
thanks.
Posted by: Laura at October 17, 2004 05:02 PM (ptOpl)
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Don't take your kids anywhere near this movie.
Posted by: Leopold Stotch at October 17, 2004 06:25 PM (mv6K5)
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I second the last comment. This is not even remotely appropriate for children.
Posted by: Ghost of a flea at October 17, 2004 06:32 PM (utBsI)
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Oh brother, that bad, huh? In what way? Worse than South Park parodies?
Posted by: Laura at October 17, 2004 06:41 PM (ptOpl)
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Let's just say they use the word C**K about 146 times in this movie.
Posted by: Buffjason at October 18, 2004 11:48 AM (Y1JLC)
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This is one of the funniest movies I've seen in a _very_ long time.
Parker and Stone once again manage to wrap some rather insightful political and social commentary in a visual onslaught of thair own unique brand of ridiculous, irreverent, and downright hilarious satire.
In much the same way as "Southpark: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut", this movie is filled with the sort of stuff that has you dropping your jaw on the floor in utter shock, then laughing yourself to tears.
Damn funny if approached with an open mind, but like the posters above, I could never in good conscience allow a child to see it.
Posted by: Athaclena at October 20, 2004 11:49 AM (FFJkW)
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