After the boys see an R-rated movie, they start cursing, prompting the
boys' mothers to wage war against Canada for corrupting the youth. COMEDY/FANTASY/MUSICAL
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South Park: Bigger
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After 20 seasons on Comedy Central, South Park is still going strong and remains one of the funniest TV shows ever made. Despite being a fan, I was hesitant to finally watch the South Park movie because I knew that it would be considered tame by today's standards. Back in 1999, this film was the farthest Trey Parker and Matt Stone had ever pushed the envelope. Since then, they've gone much, much, much farther to the point where this film might as well be PG-13. Still, it's a hilarious and enjoyable movie that embodies everything fans love about the show.
The plot is just like an episode of the show. It starts out as a minor issue the town is having and gradually gets more and more out of hand until somebody's killing someone else or a country is at war. This time, it's the new Terrance & Phillip movie that makes the kids want to curse, which causes Kyle's mom to declare war on Canada, which then allows Satan to rise from Hell. It's a slippery slope. Unfortunately, all of my now favorite characters on the show were minor background characters at the time of release, so we didn't really get to see how Randy Marsh or Butters was affected by the craziness. This film was clearly designed to both please the fans and piss off the censors, as every other word is some variation of fuck. Who else but South Park? Basically, if you're a fan of the show, you've probably been a fan of this movie for almost 20 years. Latecomers like myself might see at as tamer than we're used to, but can still be entertained. As usual, the voice acting is fantastic and the animation is simultaneously crappy and perfect, just like we've come to love. If these guys ever did a sequel, they'd have to do something mind-blowingly offensive to top themselves. Of course, with their track record, they'd do it in a heartbeat. |