day 89 - Team America: World Police

Ok film fans, I have an early day tomorrow so we're going to make this short and sweet.

Team America: World Police is a film starring puppets. Lots of puppets. In the grand tradition of the Thunderbirds, idiot savants Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the loose cannons behind the South Park TV show, have created an elaborate joke at the expense of self-aggrandizing actors, America's overwhelming sense of nationalism and the "War" on Terrorism. It also makes fun of such wacky icons as Jong-il Kim, Saddam Hussein and Matt Damon.

The plot (oh yes, there is one) has talented actor Gary Johnston being recruited by Team America, a globetrotting military gang of freedom loving, Democracy enforcing ass-kickers. The team needs someone who can infiltrate the terrorist organizations and reveal their next big target. After a terrorist attack on the Panama Canal, Gary feels responsible, leaving the team just before they face their biggest challenge, Jong-il Kim. But, with Team America captured and the threat of weapons of mass destruction being used, Gary is forced back into action.

There is no subtle humor here; the guys from South Park wear their hearts on their sleeve. It's also rather notorious for two unique scenes; a puppet sex scene and a puppet vomit scene. Either you find this type of humor offensive or it leaves you laughing out loud, a lot. That I dressed up for Halloween as Gary (in this image) right after it came out, pretty much tells you which camp I'm in. If you like twisted satire concealed by kinda creepy lookin' herky-jerky marionettes, you'll love this film.

day 25 - Top 5 Upchuck Scenes

OK film fans, it's Monday night and I'm coming down with a cold. As you may know, sick is officially a four-lettered word in the workplace so I can look forward to dragging my ass in and feeling horrible all week. In honor of this enjoyable process, I give you the Top 5 Upchuck Scenes, and I think you know what I mean.

5. Sandlot Chewing Tobacco + Children + Tilt a Whirl = A crowd covered in nasty brown liquid chaw. I wasn't able to find the full scene of them on the ride, but you get the idea of where it's going from the clip. My first attempt was actually more visually stunning than this scene. When I was in high school, no I won't say what year, a group of us were at the local bowling alley in between parties on a Saturday Night. Not wanting to lose my buzz I thought I'd try a chew of Cope(enhagen). Always a good call when you have a stomach full of beer. Not being able to spit into a cup in the proper chew spittin' manner, after about a half an hour I managed to gut about half the chew. Feeling queasy, I got up from the table and begin to walk to the bathroom. By the time I reached the door I was at a full sprint and as I opened the door I launched a projectile wall of chaw soup that would have made Linda Blair proud. Unfortunately since I was running at the time I couldn't stop and ended up sliding on my own chew carpet across the entire length of the bathroom, hitting the back wall and having to grab the stall door to keep from ending up with a back full of chew hurl. Good times, good times.

4. I Love You, Man Bromances are so 2009, but hurling after chugging a beer, timeless. Hurling directly on a friend after chugging a beer, Epic.

3. The Exorcist This is perhaps the one, single film I've ever been truly freaked out by. It's difficult, at least for me, to watch it and say "This is only a film." This scene is just one of many that have lived in the collective pop culture minds of America for decades. No one could ever look at split pea soup the same again.

2. The Meaning of Life Monty Python and their wonderful, twisted little minds brought us the unforgettable Mr. Creosote. Maitre d': Good evening sir and how are we today? Mr. Creosote: Better. Maitre d': Better? Mr. Creosote: Better get a bucket. I'm gonna throw up.

1. Team America: World Police You gotta love a whole film made with Marionettes! And much like my favorite scene from Hot Rod, the boys from South Park know how to take a funny moment, hold it until it isn't funny anymore and then hold it even longer until it comes full circle.