Team America: Uncensored and Unrated

Reviewed by:
Paul Ulane

South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone give a big marionette middle finger to Jerry Bruckheimer in their action-adventure spoof about a flag-humping hero squad and its mission to save the world one exploding terrorist at a time. After a theatrical cut that was more offensive than an Abu Ghraib photo album, the uncensored and unrated DVD bravely forges all-new depths. The most glaring addition is the sex scene, complete with puppet incontinence, and Parker and Stone are more than happy to explain the filth in the extras. Learn more than you need to know about puppeteering through eight production featurettes that cover everything from constructing miniature sets, to molding puppets, to the string pullers in action (which looks almost as ridiculous as the movie itself). Sit down with the director of photography, who also worked on The Matrix, and learn how to detonate miniature likenesses in style—especially Sean Penn's miniature likeness. The gags continue to roll on a reel of deleted scenes featuring titles like "Team America Ate My Baby" and "You're Gay Now," and the heart-warming "Up Close with Kim Jong-Il," which is the most fun you'll have with a foreign dictator this year.

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