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South Park - The Complete Third Season

South Park - The Complete Third Season

List Price: $49.99
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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: south park, is it a good a show?
Review: damn straight. this is the awesomest show on tv. i don't know which season to tell u to buy. if ur rich buy all 4, if not.....? well anywayz, u should at least watch the show and the movie is good too. i bought that one.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: I am obsessed!
Review: I love south park people who hate south park only watched one episode than said "OH MY GOODNESS!!! TOO MUCH CUSSING!" some south park episodes dont even swear.. south park is a show that makes fun of stuff that are popular and a lot of adults might hate south park but my mom loves south park! she used to hate it because she saw one episode called "the death camp of tolerance" but I showed her a couple more episodes and she loved them! and I watched south park when it first came out, I'm almost 19 if you are wondering my age... and yes I am in colledge but its the weekends, and if you saw the one of the new episode of south park "passion of jew" I have to agree passion is just a movie about christ getting tortured for 2 hours, just watch a few watch a couple of episodes then you will probably like it, and if you think its evil its TV-MA for a reason! I highly reccomend this for 18 or older people

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: too much bad language!
Review: I don ot like movies with tool much bad language. this is bad movie. dont get it for you or your great uncle (fly). please this movie is bad and this review is helpful
from,
kenny
ps the movie isnt funny at all

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: "That's a bad three-toed sloth!"--Cartman in the rainforest
Review: South Park fans have, no doubt, already seen the episodes from the third season and know if they like them or not. If you like these episodes, this DVD gets right to them. There are no corny introductions by Trey Parker and Matt Stone that were on the first two seasons.

I am not that crazy about the third season episodes (Jakovosaurs, for example, is one of the most annoying ones I've seen) but there are some gems: Rainforest Shmainforest takes a very different view of the save the rain forest movement (it includes Jennifer Aniston as Mrs. Stevens); Two Guys Naked in a Hot Tub was part of a three part Meteor Shower night that follows each of the main characters on their individual adventure. This part was the funnier of the three mostly because of the storyline that has Stan's dad and Kyle's dad "experimenting" in a hot tub. Fans of Korn will enjoy the Scooby Doo take-off Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery. Chinpoko Mon is one of my all time favorite South Park episodes. As one might guess, it is a take-off on the Pokemon craze only these Chinpoko Mon are the Japanese strategy for getting American children to fight against their own government. The Red Badge of Gayness has Cartman leading drunken South Park residents in a Civil War reenactment that becomes all too real (the letter Gen. Cartman sends to Kenny's mom after her son's predictable death really makes this episode brilliant). "Sally Struthers" returns in Starvin' Marvin in Space which makes fun of the 700 Club. The creators show their respect for Ronnie James Dio in Hooked On Monkey Phonics. When I first heard one of my favorite metal singers was used in a South Park show, I was afraid they would make him look like a midget, but they didn't (although they made his speaking voice sound like an old lady). The World Wide Recorder Concert may be my favorite South Park show of all time. When I first saw it, tears were streaming down my face I was laughing so hard. The South Park kids inadvertently add the "brown noise" note to the music 4 million third graders are playing which causes people across the world (was everyone supposed to be watching this event?) to, well, soil themselves. The news reports after the incident are hilarious (shouldn't the reporters be wearing gas masks?).

As far as DVD "extras" go, I found the commentaries to be very lame. If you choose the commentary option from the Set Up option on the menu, you hear Parker and Stone talk about an episode for a few minutes and then the rest of the show finishes as usual. A lot of what they say is just a description of what the show is about which is nothing new to those who've seen the it. The worst commentary is on Are You There God? It's Me, Jesus as much of it is about how they cannot remember what the last show of the season was. In fact, a lot of their commentary is how they "don't remember" things. You'd think they would refresh their memory before doing a commentary that will be released and heard by millions of people or at least prepare something semi-interesting if they are only going to comment for a few minutes on each episode. Luckily, we're not forced to listen to them and can just enjoy the shows.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: some great episodes, entertaining commentary
Review: If you are a fan of south park, then buy this(if you haven't already). These have some really good episodes on them and I found the commentary tracks to be very interesting and informative, unlike the ones on the simpsons dvds which are extrememly boring and stupid. I can't wait for season 4 to ocme out in about 2 months. season 4 is a better season anyway. ;)

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Perhaps the best season ever...of anything
Review: While the first two seasons of "South Park" were certainly excellent, apparently they were just warmups for the sustained brilliance of Season 3. I'll readily admit that I'm one of those sad people who rank seasons of TV shows, and this one is right up there with the classic fourth and fifth seasons of "The Simpsons." The preceding seasons were victimized by a few duds, but this one is straight quality from beginning to end. There was always a lot going on behind the adventures of Stan, Kyle, Kenny, and Cartman, and it was here that the show's combination of boldness, wit, and heart was finally perfected.

Trey Parker and Matt Stone had already demonstrated an ability to crack up fans and offend decent people everywhere, but season 3 saw "South Park" really make the leap into proably the smartest and most sharply satirical show on TV. After two seasons spent developing characters and honing their approach, the show's creators launched a full frontal assault on every aspect of life imaginable, and hit every target. Commercialism, hypocrisy, political correctness, and popular stereotypes are all held up for ridicule, and no sacred cow is safe. Since the 1999-2000 season was right around the time "The Simpsons" started running out of steam, it was the perfect opportunity for "South Park" step in as the new standard-bearer for irreverent humor.

It's obvious right off the bat that this season represents a step forward with the opening "Rainforest Shmainforest," a sendup of environmental do-gooderism in which the boys and a well-meaning activist discover firsthand that the rainforest isn't all it's cracked up to be. The unjustly neglected "Sexual Harassment Panda" presents a frightening, yet hilarious, vision of political correctness run amok in which everyone literally sues everyone else. The deservedly famous (or is it infamous?) "Chinpoko Mon" offers more parody in 22 minutes than you might think possible, taking aim at Americans, Asians, consumerism and conformity while mocking the Pokemon trend of the late '90's. "The Red Badge of Gayness" is a twisted modern re-imagining of the Civil War, with a Southern-accented Cartman leading a band of inebriated Confederate reenactors on a crusade to alter history and make slaves of Stan and Kyle. And "Are You There God? It's Me, Jesus" while insightfully examining the nature of religious belief in our times, also gives us a brutally hilarious image of Rod Stewart as a shriveled, incontinent geezer in a wheelchair who can do little more than groan at a much-hyped New Year's performance.

Parker and Stone had a few more great ideas up their sleeves, as well. The consecutive episodes "Cat Orgy," "Two Guys Naked in a Hot Tub," and "Jewbilee" all cover the same night from the perspectives of three different protagonists. "Hooked on Monkey Phonics" sees two worlds colliding as Kyle falls for an innocent home-schooled girl, while "Starvin' Marvin In Space" reintroduces the title character at the same time as it takes a stab at religious zealotry. And in one of the show's most memorable episodes, the concluding "World Wide Recorder Concert," Cartman searches for a note that makes those who hear it lose control of their bowels, and Mr. Garrison confronts parental demons from his childhood that aren't quite what you might expect.

Animation has always had something that live-action TV lacks, and "South Park" is one show that provides convincing proof of that fact. Without the constraints imposed by reality, Parker and Stone are free to explore just about any idea they can think of, and they obviously have plenty of them. Despite its somewhat hefty price tag, this season is worth every penny. Many of TV's finest moments are to be found here.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Smatest TV show ever
Review: Once you get past the shock of it all, South Park has been the most consistent, funny, and smart cartoon on TV. Contrasted with The Simpsons who reach an embaressing new low each season, South Park kept getting better, starting with this third season. The third season is when the writers found their feet.

Consequently, I get giddy at the presentation of the third season in this box set. The graphics, the 3d cover, and the box itself are great to look at, and the mini-commentary (short intros to each episode as opposed to a full length commentary) was a great idea. The only problem is that, besides the commentary, there are no bonus features. It doesn't matter, however, because the episodes are such a joy to watch that you won't notice.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: NOT FOR ALL PEOPLE
Review: I like South Park a lot and tried to get some of my friends to like it but! This cartoon is not too sofr core like Futurerama for example. Many people find this show pretty ofensive cause it contains a truck load of stupid and wierd humor wich is why i like it. But i am just saying that you or some other person can find this show ofensive so instead just some simpsons i guess.
Persomaly though this is one of my top5 shows right there.

Hope i was helpfull.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Now...here is a boxset!!!
Review: Unlike Season 2 - Season 3 brings tears to my eyes!!! It is so F^$#% funny!!! If you get offended by this...you should relax...everyone is picked on equally. Any fan of South Park should definately own this masterpiece!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Hilarious stuff!
Review: This box set is attractive, and the discs themselves don't have the annoying features that are present on volumes one and two. Very glad to finally own these... can't wait for the next seasons!


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