https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2004/10/17/team-america/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 08:25:07 -0400<![CDATA[Sheryl and I saw Team America last night with Charles Johnson and Dennis the Peasant. All of us loved the film. Before I get into my comments, it is interesting to see that www.rottentomatoes.com shows only 80% fresh tomatoes (percentage of positive reviews) rating &#8211; good but not as good as the movie really is. The film hits too close to home for some of the establishment reviewers. Roger Ebert was offended and gave it only one star. The NYT&#8217;s A. O. Scott carefully takes the zing out of his &#8220;favorable&#8221; notice by saying &#8220;The movie is more satisfying as straight-ahead blow &#8217;em up than as a satire.&#8221; Nonsense. The movie is pure, unrelenting Rabelaisian satire and those being ridiculed are people just like Scott, the self-satisfied purveyors of the Zabar&#8217;s Zeitgeist. As the recent behavior of Sean Penn indicates, it is very hard to laugh when you are the butt of the joke.]]>Sun, 17 Oct 2004 07:37:11 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2004/10/17/team-america-n205195