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Summary: "My heart's as full as a baked potato" indeed
Review: This is without a doubt my favorite Troma movie. Well, it's also my favorite musical... which prompted me to try to adapt it to the stage for a school play... that was a disaster, but that's not the point! The DVD is hours of entertainment in itself. The commentary track is the greatest ever recorded. I mean really, get a bunch of guys together, get them drunk, and make them watch a low budget movie they made in college and you have the makings of one hilarious time. I've made every one of my friends, even some that were not my friends, watch this movie and every one of them came away from it singing "Let's build a snowman!"
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Summary: Horribly Funny
Review: To be honest, I thought this was a horrible movie. However, I also thought it was the funniest movie I have ever seen. There's not alot of movies out there about cannibalism that are funnier than heck, but this one is. From the first scene to the last, it's a laugh riot. I can't believe how they did this masterpiece on $125,000! Oh, The director's commetary is definately worth Listening to. If ya want to hear them get drunk whilst commenting on this flick, then listen to the DC. I find myself whistling the opening song almost daily. #The sky is blue, and all the leaves are green. The sun is warm as a baked potato# You just can't beat such absurd songs. in a way, this movie is like a drug - you just can't get enough of it. The only real downside is the bad acting. I admit, for them being in collage, they did a good job on the movie. The only "real" actor in this movie is the guy who played the prosecuting attorney, and even then he didn't do a wonderful job. But, all in all, this movie is defiantely worth looking at. Actually get it on DVD, that way you won't wear it out too fast. Also, You may recognize the opening song of the movis from the end of South Park - ya know the advertisement for the airline. Well, bon appetit.
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Summary: Golly , What A Swell Movie!
Review: I would like to start by saying that this film is worth the 5 Star Rating I gave it, but I would be lying. 10 or so more like it. You've got a terrifc musical score along with some slapstick humor ,blood and guts gore , japanese indians , ballot and most important ... CANNIBALISM!!
What more could you ask for. If you do not have a very Monty Python-esc sense of humor this may not be for you. Though you will definitely hear these tunes in your head long after the end whether you liked it or not.
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Summary: It's A Shpadoinkle Hit!
Review: In the mid 90's, now-millionaires Trey Parker and Matt Stone were still slumming it, trying to piece together a film about the most famous man to come out of Colorado--Alferd Packer. Packer was the first man in the United States to ever be convicted of cannibalism, making the story ample fodder for Parker and Stone to turn, obviously, into a song-and-dance musical. With only...[a small amount of money]and a few buckets of blood, the young bucks made this insanely funny and digusting film. Troma Studios backed it all the way, pushing the film to grosses that allowed Parker and Stone to begin production with their groundbreaking series South Park. Also featuring BASEketball alumnus Dian Bachar and producer Jason McHugh, Cannibal!: The Musical makes you simply beg for seconds.
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Summary: An Hystarical Historical Look at a Local Legend
Review: If you are from Colorado and have heard this legend hundreds of times than this movie may seem funnier than if you had never heard of Alferd Packer. The scenery and the script are suprisingly accurate, in fact it's almost historical. The movie acts also as a sarcastic look at musical theatre and massacres the stereotypes by borrowing them in order to place them in an ever increasingly ludicrous setting. The songs are actually quite good and almost irritatingly catchy. The opening song (spidoinkle day) is a laughing response to "O' What a Bueatiful Morning" from "Oklahoma" and you have a chance to witness the comic genuis that led to Southpark in a virgin unabashed stage. The movie has moments when it is actually charming, though those moments soon devolve into barbed humor. Several scenes are obsessed with the process of musical writing or film-making. With these scenes it takes a swing at the ever-increasing masturbatory entertainment industry. If you are a western historian, or just a Troma freak who has seen "Meet the Feebles" or "Tromeo and Juliet" than this film should be on a list of movies to see. Pitfalls include a cast of actors who cheese up truly funny material, and struggle with holding a tune. The live stage version claims some time on the DVD version and is well worth the intrigued viewers time as the performers are more talented than the movie actors, which brings the point that this muscial should be brought to the live stage at a professional level. It is an excellent piece of work in an infantile stage and may be presented in another setting in the future.
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Summary: A Strange Look Back At The Men Behind South Park¿
Review: Strangely enough, even though I've been a regular South Park™ viewer for quite a few years now, I've never really attempted to check out the other projects-- aside from BaseKetBall™-- that show co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have done. Well, until now that is; I finally bit the bullet and gave Cannibal! The Musical™ a rent. Even though I found it to be only occasionally funny, the flick's weird factor helped make the experience an interesting one. And let's face it-there're fewer things weirder than a buncha Japanese guys standin' in for the local indigenous population, a 7-foot-tall one-eyed ex-Confederate soldier with a leaky eye socket, or a guy who (despite a cleaver & gunshot to the head, a sharp stick in the eye, and a pickaxe to the midsection) refuses to die! Cannibal! The Musical™ showcased the potential of a few budding superstars in the world of comedy, similar to what Kentucky Fried Movie™ did for the Zucker Bros. and Jim Abrahams of Airplane!™ and The Naked Gun™ fame. Actually, if you really wanna have fun with the flick, Take a listen to the commentary track whilst watching it! Stars Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Dian Bachar, and a few other guys get a load on as the movie progresses! The commentary eventually deteriorates into arguments over which locations the scenes were shot, and the key of each song-&-dance number! Oh yeah, they also go into the usual behind-the-scenes anecdotes, the official Alferd Packer historical record, where-are-they-now observations regarding several of the supporting players, etc. Other extras include a seven-minute interview featurette with a few of the flick's stars (as well as a dog answering the call of nature). Another notable extra are a couple of 'trailers' that were actually several series of test shots that Trey, Matt & Co. would show to friends, family, and just about anybody else they hoped would help them finance the flick. Many of the principals in the previews were played by different people from what you see in the finished movie! And except for the 'live' stage renditions of a couple of the songs, the rest of the Special Features are basically promotional docs and behind-the-scenes looks at Troma™, this movie's theatrical & video distributors. 'Late!
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Summary: AWESOME MOVIE..
Review: Highly recommended for any South Park fan!! If you like Trey Parker and Matt Stone kind of humor you have to see this crazy flick. Classic.
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Summary: Commentary not very long...
Review: The other reviews here already say most everything you'd want to know about the DVD, but I hadn't seen one that mentioned that the hilarious commentary (and it is) only goes to about 2/3's of the way through the movie, stopping right before "Let's Build A Snowman". At first, I thought they were just all being quiet because they all loved the song (it's great too) but after that they never come back. I was eager to hear about some of the scenes that appear later in the movie but they don't get that far (must have been some 120 proof scotch or something). Anyway, buy this movie! But be aware that the commentary doesn't go all the way through. Oh, also be warned: You will be singing "Shpadoinkle" for weeks after seeing this movie.
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Summary: If You Like Musicals . . .
Review: If you like musicals, well, you are probably going to hate this! This is comedy first and then the musical component is just hilarious. Given the budget for this film, it is technically pretty sophisticated, the director and writers did a fine job. It is certainly a cross between "Oklahoma" and "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" and I guess you have to see it to believe it.
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Summary: WHO KNEW CANNIBALISM COULD BE A TOE TAPPIN GOOD TIME!!
Review: Writen and directed by Trey Parker and starring some of his friends from college, starts off as rumors and gossip of what happened on that faithful day when Alfred Packer (Trey Parker,titled under Juan Schwartz) was convicted of cannibalism. But with the help of reporter Polly Pry (Toddy Walters) you see Alfred's story.
Packer along with James Humpries(Matt Stone), George Noon(Dian Bacher), Shannon Bell (Ian Hardin), Isreal Swan(Jon Hagel) and Frank Miller(Jason McHugh), leave Utah to find gold and happiness in the Colorado Territory. Instead they get lost, battle the snow and the cold, and nearly starve to death.
Along the way they run into some crazy Indians( the Chief should look familar to Orgazmo fans (Maseo Maki)). and some very pesky trappers O.D. Loutzinheiser(Ted Henwood),Frenchy Cabazon(Robert Muratore), Preston Nutter(Andy Kemler).
Trey also brings in some laughs and sight gags you have to really look for ( ie. Bell is reading the book Homers Odyssey and later on in the movie you see a Cyclops).
The DVD offers alot of menus, such as Interviews with Trey, Matt, and Jason. Behind the scenes footage, A very funny commentary by Trey, Matt, Jason, Dian and Andy while becoming more and more inebriated off of scotch and much...much....more.
The sound is a bit poor in spots and the make-up is.....well..is just bad(ie..the beards)(but keep in mind that these are college students) and I consider the poor make-up as funny as the actual movie (My favorite is Trey's immitation of Abe Lincoln).
The music is great -some of the best is"Shpadoinkle Day"(also is used at the very end of each south park episode, so it should sound a bit familar). "The Trapper Song" done by the Trappers( Robert, Andy, and Ted) and "Lets build a Snow Man" are just a few, and are some of my favorites.
Also don't miss Trey Parkers dad Randy Parker as Judge Jerry and Matt Stone dressed in drag (towards the end of the movie).
Over all this movie is great, yes, it has it's moments when it's just hanging there but if you get this DVD the drunk commentary is worth it alone!!!!!
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