Mark Thomson

A co-worker recommended this film to me. He raved on about how great it was, awesome story and action. All I can say is - I won't be taking film advice from him anymore. This film was the biggest piece'o'crap I've sat through in a while. The only thing good about it was the effects, everything else, story, acting, was rubbish. There are gigantic plot holes that make no sense. The film jumps to random locations with no explanation whatsoever. The actors behave deadly seriously so you can't even treat the film as a spoof/joke/comedy, but most of the time their lines are delivered with such a lack of passion, you can tell they realise their in a piece'o'crap and are just sleepwalking through to the paycheck. I definitely do not recommend this film. I wouldn't even recommend it to children - it'll just make them stupider.

Plot Synopsis:

Based on a Korean legend, it has something to do with a chosen one being pursued by an army of dragons, that, ummm... frankly i'm confused by the story. Who the hell knows what was going on?

Well they're finally done. Took me weeks and weeks but I've managed to complete 2 pages of Rally Mark for the next issue. I'd like to thank Robin who's provided the necessary encouragement and support (ass-kicking) to get these done. I can't believe they're done now.

Things I learned:

• I still need to work on anatomy. It's friggin hard to get right.
  
  
• I need to get faster.
  
  
• Putting speech bubbles in at the beginning saves drawing and painting detail that's going to get covered later.
  

Still it's going to be exciting to see them in print. I'll have to start drawing some more right away so I can meet the October deadline of New Ground.

Possibly one of the funniest films I've seen in a long time. I'm surprised the Americans weren't more insulted by it. I can only conclude that either it went over their heads or they're more tolerant than I'd give them credit for. Of particular note, world locations given in a distance from America, the team's causing more destruction than the terrorists, pretty much anything with Kim Jong Il, FAG, and Matt Damon. Hilarious, but very adult - this isn't one for the kiddies. Mind you, most of South Park isn't (which is by the same creators), but they really cross the line here with the puppet sex scene (especially the Unrated version). Recommended if your an adult with a sense of humor.

Plot Synopsis:

Terrorists try to blow up Paris with a WMD, but are foiled by Team America - a global police force. During the ensuing destruction, a team member is killed. They recruit Gary, and Broadway actor as a replacement. He's sent to infiltrate a terrorist stronghold in the Middle East. They think they have foiled the terrorist plot, but realise they have failed when the terrorists blow up the Panama Canal.

The team are blamed for the global violence and destruction by FAG (the Film Actors Guild). Gary leaves depressed, blaming himself. The rest of the Team pursue a lead to Durkadurkastan, but are captured by the North Koreans.

Meanwhile, Gary's become a hopeless alcoholic, but after a passing drunk teaches him a lesson, he returns to the team's base. Spotteswood realising Kim Jong Il was the mastermind behind everything, sends Gary to rescue the team, so they can foil his plans. Kim has recruited the FAG Actors to host a large peace conference as a diversion, while he destroys the world with WMD's.

Gary frees the team, and together they defeat Kim Jong Il. Kim is revealed to be an alien cockroach, that flees the planet in a small spaceship. The team is reunited, and returns to defending the planet.