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Summary: "For pooping, silly"
Review: For some reason, I can't sit through a half-hour of the South Park TV show. I enjoy it well enough, but it never really holds my attention. The humour always seems stunted on the small screen, very ribald but always in an inconsequential way. Well, free from the restrictions of television, Stone (no relation) and Parker have made a tremendously funny companion movie that manages to weave social satire using thread made up of curse words. And surprisingly, it became one of my favourite movies in recent memory.And not to be forgotten, but it's a damn fine musical as well. From the opening refrain of 'Mountain Town', it quickly becomes apparent that the satire will be witty and tight, parodying Broadway musical standards for their own twisted purposes. But the whole thing takes a wicked left turn with the infamous song 'Uncle F**ka' (I truly despise having to put the asterisks in, but then I guess that's the kind of thing this movie is railing against). It's a nonsensical, roll-on-the-floor-laughing, swearing-for-swearing's-sake song from the movie-within-a-movie starring Terrance and Philip. And it throws down the gauntlet for all that is to come. The remaining songs are all perfectly placed parodies, which serve to advance the narrative, provide character development, and serve up more opportunities for poopy jokes. All noble causes, I'd say. Favourites include 'Kyle's Mom is a B**ch' (which if you listen close enough, is actually quite poetic), and 'What Would Brian Boitano Do' (or WWBBD, in which the 1988 Olympic Champion is held up as an all-knowing superhero). And of course, the closing credits contain a soulful, sincere performance by Doobie Brother Michael McDonald of 'Eyes of a Child' ("Sure, life is kind of gay/But it doesn't seem that way/Through the eyes of a child") that spoofs the drek David Foster and Diane Warren regularly churn out. Special mention should be made for 'Blame Canada'. Any true Canadian knows who the target of that one is, no? The brilliance of this movie, it appears to me, is that Stone and Parker figured that the only way to top their TV show would be to up the ante with the movie. Thus we get Saddam Hussein as a butchy homosexual lover of Satan, the execution of Bill Gates, and of course 'Operation Human Shield' in which all the black residents of South Park are not only expected to shield their white army mates from Canadian attack, but are strapped to the tanks as well. And of course there's the swearing. I read somewhere that this is the movie with the greatest proliferation of cuss words. Well, bravo I say. Bring your grandma and your kids, cause in the end all that swearing actually makes a very powerful point. And Cartman's final coup de grace -- in which his cussing actually saves the day -- is as good a condemnation of the censorship of speech as anything this side of Newspeak from George Orwell's '1984'.
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Summary: An irreverent look at our sick, sad world
Review: Stone and Parker have succeeded in providing America with a scathing look at our society, one quick to place the blame on everything for our youth's indescretions on everything but the parents- videogames, television, cinema, etc. As well as the satire endemic in the South Park TV show, it's damn funny! When I heard that a song from South Park was nominated for an Oscar, I rejoiced- if nothing for the fact that it would shake up the Oscar community! A movie definitely not for the squeamish or easily offended, it also parodies the classic gulag type movies- it's not hard to get the references. People not fans of the show might just want to rent it, but is essential for any SP fan. And if you don't like it, Blame Canada!
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Summary: Crude and Childish...It's awsome, it's South Park!!
Review: As a true lover of South Park, I thought this was one of the best movies of 1999! The first 3/4 of the film was childish and hilarious, just as I would expect South Park to be. The last 1/4 of the movie seemed deep and mildly depressing. However, once you look past the swearing and the childish humor, the movie actually contained bits and pieces of many different musicals. Stone and Parker did an excellent job of incorporating fascinating mucial scenes into the movie while still keeping in the tradition of the crude South Park style humor people know and love. On the lighter side, the movie had lots of obscenities and just plain hilarious scenes such as Terrance and Phillips "Uncle F---er" song, Saddam sexual conquest with Satan, Cartman electrocuting Saddam, Bill Gates and Windows 98, and many many more. If you love South Park, this is a must own video. Also, this movie shouldn't be viewed by young children. Take it seriously when it says rated "R"
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Summary: Swearing with style
Review: This is what a movie version of a TV show should be. As the title suggests, it's bigger in both scope and impact, and uncensored. There are no swear words bleeped out in this film, and few punches pulled! Much has been made about the amount of bad language in the film, and true, there is a lot. But it is entirely forgivable when it's done with such panache and sense of purpose. This is not the mindless swearing that you get in so many films these days. "South Park: Bigger , Longer & Uncut" ultimately makes a very forceful defence of freedom of speech, and does it in a visually graphic way that maybe only a cartoon could get away with. It's also a very funny film in the bargain, containing some truly hilarious scenes, and takes satirical swipes at a wide variety of targets along the way. Some fans of the TV show may be surprised that the movie is done as a musical, but it works well in that format, sending up West Side Story and Les Miserables along the way. The songs, written by Trey Parker, are all good, the outstanding ones being Terence and Philip's "Uncle*****", and "What Would Brian Boitano Do?", both very catchy numbers that stick in the memory after a couple of listens. Also worth noting are "Blame Canada" and an extended version of Cartman's greatest hit, "Kyle's Mom's a Bitch". The animation is mostly done in the usual basic 'flat' style that we've come to know and love, the exception being the early scenes in hell, on which the animators have gone to town to make them visually impressive. When I saw the movie in a theatre, it was almost impossible to catch all the dialogue, as it comes at you so thick and fast, especially during some of the songs. One advantage of owning it on DVD is that you can put the subtitles on, thus ensuring that you don't miss any of the jokes contained in this gem of a movie. Highly recommended, not only to South Park fans, but to anyone who is broadminded and enjoys a good comedy that also has something worthwhile to say.
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Summary: Just When You Think It's Safe To Be Politically Correct...
Review: One of 1999's best films. In this brilliant big screen adaptation of the popular weekly cartoon series, creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone completely outdo themselves. By choosing to offend everyone possible, they push the vulgarity to the max and, just when you think you've seen or heard something totally shocking (and you were right), they turn up the volume. And speaking of decibels... in case you missed the Academy Awards, South Park is a musical, not full of the latest pop hits, but with full-scale classic movie musical numbers involving elaborate (for a crumbily drawn cartoon) dance numbers and memorable song choruses. If you want something totally fresh and hilarious, do not miss this film.
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Summary: So Funny
Review: Its so funny and Cartmen Is so funny and Kenny Is funny too. SOUTH PARK Is so so funny on the part when the salt got on Kenny when he put hem self on fire and when they say the bad words to the man after they saw the Terrince and Phillph movie.
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Summary: EXCELLENT!
Review: South Park is my favorite show. I think that people who just think that South Park is all bad cuz of the themes just wont like this movie cuz it is South Park. It was not a bad movie at all. It was a great movie that had an excellent plot with excellent comedy in it. If it didn't have any swearing or bad themes in it, it'd be rated PG.
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Summary: OFFEND EVERYONE EQUALLY
Review: I LAUGHED SO HARD THAT I ALMOST COUGHED UP A LUNG.THEY OFFENDEVERYONE EQUALLY AND THEY ALSO POINT OUT THAT ALOT OF PARENTS ARE BLAMING OTHERS FOR PROBLEMS WITH THIER FAMILIES,THEY ADDRESS SOCIAL ISSUES VERY WELL.AND THE MUSIC IS GREAT....I HAVE SEEN IT 5 TIMES AND LAUGH JUST AS HARD AS WHEN I SAW IT THE FIRST TIME.IT IS A AWESOME MOVIE FOR SURE.
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Summary: SOUTH PARK BIGGER,LONGER,AND THE BEST MOVIE OF 99
Review: THIS WAS THE FUNNIEST MOVIE I EVER SEEN IN MY ENTIRE LIFE,AND ANYBODY WHO DIDN'T LIKE THIS MOVIE RESPECT MY AUTHORITY.CARTMAN RULES.I HOPE THEY MAKE SEQUEL
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Summary: Fit For The Ashcan
Review: This has to be the most disgusting piece of garbage I have ever had to sit through. The plotline was basically a collage of anything and everything objectionable that the producers could think up --- and everything they thought up made it in. There seems to have been no limit to the depth that they were willing to plunge to purportedly get laughs. A complete waste of time.
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