After several seasons and the musicalmovie Bigger, Longer and Uncut, you might find it hard for South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker to be any more controversial. Yet, they have proven that theory wrong with their latest gut-splitting film, Team America: World Police. The concept of watching marionettes run amok for over an hour and a half may be hard to swallow, but with Stone's and Parker's powerful social and political insight and unorthodox humor, it makes you wonder why no one had thought of such a film in the first place.

The film stars Stone and Parker as the voices of most of the puppets. After a teammate is killed in Paris while battling terrorists, Team America leader Spottswoode (voiced by Daran Norris, Fairly OddParents) enlists the services of Broadway actor Gary Johnston (voiced by Parker) to help aid the fight against terrorism.

The team is lead through battles with terrorists in Egypt, and a psychological battle with North Korean ruler Kim Jong Il (voiced by Parker) and Hollywoods elite.

While the plot may seem quite idiotic, Parker and Stone use their cunning satirical views to fill the film with a certain amount of poise.

True, the film could have ended up a huge flop. Yet, in the hands of Parker as director and a hilarious script from Parker, Stone and Pam Brady, Team America truly has no chance of losing. The film fantastically spoofs the action/drama genre and makes all others parodies pale in comparison. The sharp political commentary, which pokes fun at American flag waving conservatives and sharp-tongued liberals alike, fills every little strip of film that is projected. The often cheesy "action" dialogue only adds to the humor of the film.

How can you possibly go wrong with lines like "Terrorize this, terrorists," and "It'll be a 9/11 times 1000." Nothing can possibly top the humor associated with the mechanical shortcomings of the marionettes; the opening scene with the "karate fight" is alone worth the ticket price.

Humor aside, Team America proves just how ingenius Stone and Parker truly are. The simple thought of having an action movie starring marionettes is brilliant; and the fact that they were more animated than some of the actors that were made fun of in the film (like Ben Affleck) isn't a coincidence. Parker's directing skills not only work well to mock the stereotypical action film in every possible way, they help to add a certain depth to the plot.

The film also demonstrates Stone and Parker's complete seriousness in the art of film as well; the detail to set design, direction, cinematography and every other piece involved in the creation of the movie is up to par with most Academy Award-winning movies.

With the South Park movie, Parker and Stone proved to Hollywood what a couple of minds that want to push the envelope further can do. But it is with Team America that the duo is truly at their best; the great amount of insight into American society today that is displayed in the film is like nothing seen in film before this point.

Even Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 doesn't offer up the quantity of political and social commentary contained in Moore's puppet in Team America. Every miniscule detail, even the decision to use marionettes instead of actors (possibly a connection to their social commentary in the film), add to the pure uniqueness and brilliance that the movie has to offer.

With Team America, Parker and Stone offer up one of the most socially mind-bending and laugh-out-loud films in years. This film season, don't look to Jamie Foxx or Colin Farrell for the best acting; rather ,look for a few cheaply assembled puppets.