It seems very unreasonable to call Jackboots On Whitehall, a British Team America but I just know that description is how they raised money and talent for this film. It kinda fits it though- they're tonally very similar, very irreverent and jingoistic in their humor of toffee-nosed Brits, sex-mad French and idiot sycophantic Germans.
It would be a noose for any film trying to follow that Stone/Parker extravaganza but the MacHenry Bros, the makers of Jackboots on Whitehall have so much fun playing with old wartime British stereotypes, it's contagious and why let what really happened during the 2nd World War 2, get in the way?
This story takes place in an England where the British troops get stranded in Dunkirk and the Nazis have tunneled under the channel to conquer Britain and the only soldiers available are Home Guard and a few Indian soldiers.
Just like Team America.. maybe even more so, there are some moments where you think this puppetry is so dumb... and then you'll find yourself wondering how they made it look so good with aeroplane shots and the like. And even when it does look a little shaky with these plastic dolls, you just respect all the effort these guys have out into making it like a homemade charm But then they have this great voice cast featuring Ewan MacGregor and Timothy Spall as Churchill; there's Macnulty playing the token Yank in Enger-land.
I just know that its destined to be an underground classic; It's real fun to watch and silly-more light hearted than Team America, less cynical and satirical but that's not meant negatively. I should have gotten more of a chance at the cinema but video is where a lot of these films are born...
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