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Directed
By: Trey Parker Starring: The vocal talents of Trey Parker,
Matt Stone, George Clooney
Rated: R (For anything you can think of, and some things you
can't) Running Time: 80 Min.
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This
review contains coarse language and due to its content should
not be read by anyone without a sense of humor. South Park:...
is the first animated feature based on the hit Comedy Central
series, and anyone familiar with that series knows that it
consistantly pushes the boundaries of what is considered allowable
for animation on television. In that tradition, the movie
version pushes those boundaries for animation on film.
Critics
of South Park have condemned its humor as sophomoric, disgusting,
immoral, and the cause of everything wrong with the world
today. Those more enlightened have called its humor funny,
and go on to say that the critics are stupid, and wouldn't
know a good "fart joke" if it hit them square in the face.
Trey
Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of South Park, have produced
an extremely clever piece of cinema, which sarcastically and
hilariously gives the finger to the very elements that criticize
its humor. Its "Go ahead, I dare you!" attitude toward its
critics is the very reason those critics haven't caused a
fit about its release. They know that causing an uproar would
only play right into Matt and Trey's hands. Matt Stone and
Trey Parker, I salute you!
Unlike
most of the other films from the Summer of '99, South Park:...
actually has a good, complex plot that is meticulously thought
out. It also uses elaborate musical numbers to advance that
plot. (Look out Broadway!) Because the plot is complicated,
I won't go into much detail except to say that the opening
of the new Terrance & Phillip movie, Asses of Fire, leads
to a war with Canada and the possible eternal enslavement
of every living creature by Satan, and his lover, Saddam Hussein.
Also, Kenny, the most beloved character from the television
series, dies. (Those Bastards!) This is an epic story. Action,
adventure, comedy, music, true love, and crudely drawn cartoon
characters saying the "F" word enough times to make even Joe
Pesci blush.
What's
more, by seeing South Park: Bigger, Longer, & Uncut, I think
I've learned something. I've learned that instead of blaming
television, movies, and video games for the deplorable behavior
of today's youth, we should blame their parents. If parents
take resposibility for their children, and raise them with
basic values and respect, those children will grow up as descent
people, regardless of what entertainment they choose to enjoy.
("Whoa, I don't know where THAT came from... I think this
film has warped my fragile little mind!)
Allen
J. Vestal
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