Orgazmo

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Summary: Uneven
Review: An early effort from Trey Parker of "South Park" fame. He plays a Mormon missionary who becomes a porn actor to pay for his upcoming wedding. By chance, he comes into possession of a weapon that can immobilize its target with multiple orgasms and becomes the superhero Orgazmo. With his side-kick Choda-Boy (Dian Bachar), he faces evil-doers in the porn industry and saves the local sushi bar. A very juvenile, silly comedy that misses more often than it hits, yet does feature some good laughs. Choda-Boy's hamster-style kung fu is a highlight.

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Summary: I don't want to hurt you.
Review: Easily one of the most hilarious, mormon out of water features ever made.

Better than snifffing gloo. More edgy than a torus.

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Summary: One of the funniest movies you will ever see!
Review: I had to search to find this movie when it was released to theaters in October 1998 because of the limited release due to the MPAA's NC-17 rating. It was well worth all the struggle to get to it. I am a huge fan of Trey Parker and Matt Stone. I thought "BASEketball" and "Cannibal! The Musical" was hilarious. But when I walked out of the theater from "Orgazmo", my stomach muscles literally hurt from all the laughing I did. This is one of the funniest movies you'll ever see. It is about Joe Young (Parker), a Mormon Missionary who gets pulled into the porno industry to try to earn money for his upcoming nuptuals. He is the porno superhero, Orgazmo, and he becomes a big hit. I don't want to tell you too much, but don't miss seeing this movie. I am buying it at full price. I don't want to wait and you won't either!

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Summary: Jesus... Where?!!!!
Review: Jesus... Where?!!! That's just one of the many funny lines in this movie. Joe Young (trey parker) becomes a porno superhero called Orgazmo. It's the story about a young mormon who's doing his missions in L,A when he arrives at Maxxx Orbison's house. Forced to fight Maxxx's goons, he is then recognized for his fighting talents. Needing the money to marry his fiance in a big church, Joe Young accepts Maxxx's offer to become Orgazmo. Teamed up with Choda Boy (Dian Bachar) his sidekick, there off to battle crime against villains like Jizz Master 0, nuttered man, and the assf*ck twins... Choda Boy is armed with rocket c*cks, and has a big dildo on his helmet, and Orgazmo is armed with his orgazmorator, a stun gun device wich shoots orgasms at the bad guys, pretty funny stuff. anyways... This is truly the funniest movie I've ever seen. Trey Parker really outdoes himself in this one, he is the writer, director, and main actor. I also saw Cannibal! the musical, wich I thought was hilarious, but still doesn't come close to Orgazmo. If you're a Trey Parker fan, this movie is truly a must see!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wanted to give this movie 9 stars, but it only goes up to five. This is really independant movie making at it's best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Trey Parker, I salute you. You keep making 'em, I'll keep watching 'em!!!!!!

reviewed by: Mems "n" a lot of stuff...

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Summary: Under-Appreciated Comic Brilliance
Review: Orgazmo will never win any awards. It will never teach you anything meaningful about the world or life or mankind's eternal struggle to achieve greatness. It is crude, intolerant and years from now it is definitely not a movie you'll want to share with your kids (at least not while they're young). And yet, it is without a doubt one of the funniest movies I have ever seen.
A movie of decidely more than its constituent parts, Orgazmo is pure comic genius in the inimitable (if critically under-rated) Parker-Stone style. Irreverant is too easy a term to describe it, as it implies a playful distance or better-than-thou attitude with regards to their subject. Anyone who has seen interviews with the terrible twosome will know by now that they aren't just playing at low-brow humor, they're really just pleasantly low-brow (and they would be the first to admit it). And that is a subtle, but meaningful, difference that shows in how they approach their work. The key to both their humor and their appeal is not to be found in insightful wit, catchy phrasing or even a unique perspective (although you will find a surprising amount of all of these things in their work), their secret can be found in dirty, poorly lit apartments and basements the world over. They're just two normal guys. Two normal guys who happen to be really, really funny. They talk like us, they think like us, and you get the feeling from watching movies like Orgazmo or Basketball or Cannibal: The Musical that if they just showed up one night in your own dirty, poorly lit living room and snagged a beer or two, they would fit right in. You'll recognize them immediately as people you know, but still be amazed at how funny that voice is when played out with reckless abandon and no pride or misplaced ego, on screen. Parker and Stone aren't stupid, quite the opposite you'll find, but they aren't afraid to do or say anything (really...anything) for a laugh and that is honestly refreshing. And really, if you can't laugh at Mormon pornstars, G-Fresh - a thugged out old Japanese guy (one of the highlights of the whole movie), Chasey Lain in a lobster costume or a tiny man in super-hero tights doing "hamster style" kung-fu with a dildo strapped to his head, you're trying way too hard to be intellectual. Come at it with an open mind and I promise you, you will find one of comedy's all-time under-appreciated gems.

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Summary: Hilarious!
Review: This is one of the funniest movies ever made! Should be considered a "Classic."

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Summary: Shows Parker's potential, but only barely
Review: Trey Parker -- the auteur behind 'South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut' -- unsheathes his sword of parody (what did you think he was going to unsheathe?) for 'Orgazmo'. Unfortunately, the blade is somewhat dull this time around.

Yes, he ably skewers the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, depicting its members as earnest simpletons with absolutely no sense of the world outside of Utah. And he skewers the porno industry, depicting its practitioners as earnest simpletons with absolutely no sense of the world outside of Los Angeles. Parker's audience perceives these organizations as silly anyway, making them an ineffective target for his parody. Frankly, I think the most direct hit is taken by comic book movies. Witness the animated depiction of Orgazmo seen under the opening credits (accompanied by a tongue-in-cheek metal song, with the most intentionally stupid lyrics ever heard by these ears).

What makes the movie effective (when it is effective, and it does have its moments) are the deadpan performance given by its actors. Dian Bachar ("Chodo Boy"!) never camps up his kung fu sidekick role, even though he had ample opportunity to. He is the better for it. Robin Lynne Raab is quite sweet as Orgazmo's betrothed. They're love is --if a bit naïve -- very believable in its purity. Even porno legend Ron Jeremy tones himself down. Even though he is not given enough to create a complete character, it's nice to see him give it the old 'legitimate' try. And Parker himself is lovably dim, taking serious his dilemma of whether or not to accept $20,000 to appear in a porno movie just so his fiancee can have her wedding in a fancy Mormon temple back home.

The movie falls off the rails when its actors can't resist the urge to play things big. David Dunn plays Orgazmo's rival, A-Cup, way over the top. I was worried that this unknown actor would bust a vein in his forehead, his intensity was so high. Michael Dean Jacobs, as the porno-mogul who recruits young Joe Young, does little more with his part than grease his hair back, expose his chest hair, wear tacky clothing, and yell. And Parker's 'South Park' cohort Matt Stone is a collection of annoying tics under a hideous wig, and his catchphrase ("I don't want to sound like a queer or nothin'") gets tiresome after hearing it a dozen or so times.

There are some truly inspired moments, like the "DVDA Lady" (I'm not going to even try to explain that acronym here!) or a cameo by Jesus himself, during which laughter is inevitable. And the campiness of the whole endeavor is actually quite endearing. It just never lived up to the expectations created by the 'South Park'. That movie proved that if given enough time and resources, Parker can be a truly inspired satirist. Here, he settles for blunted parody, and the movie is the worse off for it.

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Summary: Is this available in DVDA?
Review: Trey Parker and Matt Stone. You either love them or you hate them. Back when South Park was just a few bits of cardboard lying around a bong-filled apartment, the guys paid the bills by making this movie. And it's pure comic genius! With sight gags and one-liners everywhere, this movie demands repeated viewing, and soon you'll be quoting classic lines such as "I am Sancho", "I don't wanna sound like a queer or nothin', but I think Depeche Mode are a sweet band" and "Stuntcock!" in your sleep.
The movie follows Joe Young (Trey Parker), a young Mormon missionary to L.A., who becomes [pulled] into the porn industry one sunny afternoon while out trying to convert the heathens. He justifies this career change, as the money he earns will go toward a wedding in the Temple in Salt Lake with his "Cupcake" ("Why does the church make it so expensive to get married in the Temple?"). Hilarity ensues as a cast of pornographers (including cameos from real life skin-stars such as Ron Jeremy and Chasey Lain), racketeers and rocket scientists combine to make the movie-within-a-movie (also called Orgazmo) "the cross-over success of the decade!" (a jump cut reveals it to be the highest grossing film of all time behind Jurassic Park). But can Joe extricate himself from the sequel he's under contract to make? Will Choda-boy ever use his "hamster style" again? How can they defeat the evil A-cup/Neutered Man? Will G-fresh sign over his sushi bar to developers? And what will happen when Cupcake rolls into town? I guess you'll just have to watch it to find out...
This film is criminally under-appreciated, and hopefully, with the success of South Park, more people will be encouraged to discover the delights of the Parker/Stone back catalogue. If you're a fan of South Park, Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker or the Farrely brothers, I promise you will not be disappointed. "Oh, wait..Daddy's here to take me to choir practise. Jesus and I love you..."