South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

[JBMoney]

Southpark succeeds by making fun of itself, while scoring points against the MPAA and other fickle bureaucrats that attempt to dictate public taste in entertainment. Made as a musical, again poking fun at so called acceptability, it's absolutely hilarious as long as you're not offended by grade-school cartoon kids cussing like old sailors (If you are, then don't go and then whine about it to all your friends). It has some truly original gags. If you have a sense of humor, and don't take life too seriously, see Southpark. You'll be surprised.

Warning: chock-full of obscenity.

Score: 8/10

[lucie]

You need an obscenity warning? I thought the obscenity was why we all like it so much. I'm going to try & see it this weekend.

[JBMoney]

Well, just in case someone considerably more naive than us goes in for their first Southpark experience...

The language is much worse than anything anyone told you about the series, and purposely so. In fact, it is the basis for the entire plot.

[Guest]

Southpark was the most terrible film I have ever seen.
Borring, stupid and vulgar. It isnt funny to have a bunch of little kids cuss every 5 seconds of the movie. I'd have to say on a scale from 1-10 I give the movie a 2. And only because Bill Gates gets killed.
Awefull movie, waste of money.
LordZ

[DG]

I believe SouthPark has lot its edge. The first and second year of the series possessed a clever, sincere and innocent quality. I loved the substitute teacher episode when chef told the kids she was lesbian. They honestly didn't know what a lesbian was and it was great.

Recently, it seems more crude and raunchy. Granted, today's television and movies are the same which accounts for the movie's plot. Yes, the new movie had to be particularly vulgar because it sparks the parents into an angry mob frenzy. They've done this plot before when the parents went to New York to protest a television show. Parents were sacrificed by catapulting them into a television network building.

I believe Matt and Trey could have written a better script to introduce SouthPark to the unknowing public. This one kind of clobber's you over the head.


[This message has been edited by DG (edited 07-12-99).]

[RedAaron]

OK,
SouthPark was the funniest movie I have seen since Trey and Matt came out with Orgazmo.

Jokes on Barbara Streisand, and Bill Gates death. The movie combined almost all of the best elements of SouthPark the series into one vulgar no holds barred movie. From the 'mechastreisand takes new york' poster at the movies, to the aliens with anal probes at the final battle scene. It was hillarious, and exactly what the fans of SouthPark wanted to see.
OK, not a movie I'd take my little kids to, but hey, it is an R rated film by the great and ever knowing MPAA.. (Haha what a joke!)

In fact the movie very well pokes fun at the MPAA, with many subtle jokes at their expense. Perhaps in response for the NC-17 rating on their last movie 'Orgazmo' which clearly did not deserve that high of a rating.

to respond to DG. yes that was a classic epidode where chef tells the kids that the teacher is a lesbian. Putting that episode into the movie we have chef telling the kids to find the clitoris. Is this any less funny than the lesbian joke? just because of it's pure vulgarity? I laughed throughout the entire movie.

The movie was pure humor for all southpark and Trey Parker/Matt Stone fans to enjoy.

[flashG]

Even though I have not seen the movie, I have to respond to LordZ, if your opposed to vulgarity, you should not have been there in the first place. The whole basis of South Park (from what I understand) is the humor in kids swearing. Sick that is true, but still, the main ingredient that has made it a success. What did you think when you went, you were going to see a Charlie Brown episode or something? Also, what is with everyone's hate towards the Gates man? Pathetic envy I think!!! You should have taken my example and stayed away from the movie, if you don't think vulgarity is particularly funny!

[JBMoney]

Exactly!

Some people don't like touchy-feely movies (commonly referred to as "chick movies") ... so they don't see those (unless forced).

Some people don't like movies that glorify violence...so they don't see those.

Some people obviously won't like movies about cartoon kids that cuss like old sailors...so they shouldn't see Southpark.

But hey, when it comes to movies about cartoon kids that cuss like old sailors, Southpark is the top of the list (of course, it's probably the only movie on that list).

The Southpark movie excels in that it effectively belittles itself while demonstrating how duplicitous the entire argument over inappropriateness it is. Creating the whole movie as a musical throws even more mud in the face of those who would have the entire entertainment industry conform to some standard of what is fashionable and acceptable, this week.

[cladmartin]

I haven't seen the movie yet, but the series has been quite good this season. Last night's episode, Cartman vs. Shelly, featured Cartman as James West saving a stuffed animal stand-in for Salma Hayak and rapping like the Fresh Prince. Perfect. I can't understand why the ratings are falling when the show is as entertaining as ever.

[cladmartin]

I revived this old thread because South Park was released yesterday on video, so I finally had a chance to see it. JB was right on the Money: This film is so funny I woke up my wife because I was laughing too loud. What pleased me the most was that it was more of a musical cartoon than the last few Disney releases, and with better songs. Cartman, Kyle and Stan singing "What Would Brian Boitano Do?" was South Park at its finest.