Blame Canada!

Rating: 8/10 (3 August 2009)

Film adaptations of popular cartoon series rarely match the quality of the series. However, South Park Bigger Longer and Uncut is an exception to the rule.
In America the Terence and Philip film is about to be released. All the kids in South Park are looking forward to seeing it and out four heroes, Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny sneak into the cinema to see it. The result is there are shock to hear them use swear words in the film (get the joke?), and results in them swearing at school. This causes a massive moral panic in America led by Kyle's mother. Anti-Canadian feeling run high and Terence and Philip are arrested in America. This leads to a war between the two North American nations, especially when America plan to kill the comedians. In the depths of Hell Satan has fallen into an abusive relationship with the recently deceasted Saddam Hussien. Because of the events of Earth Satan could raise if Terence and Philip are killed on American soil. So this makes issues even more important and Kenny has to warn the boys from beyond the grave.
What the TV series does so effectively is mix low brow humour and clever satire. Like a fine wine the show has improved with age. Whilst in most TV film adaption some element that made the show good is lost when its transferred to film. But Bigger, Longer and Uncut doesn't. There are sex jokes, and toilet humour as well as the novelty of swearing. But there are more clever jokes about moral panics (namely having the wrong target), censorship, racism, political apathy and even some parodies of World War 2. I agree with the film that American television does act stupidly, blocking swearing but showing violence deaths: I experienced this in New York City.
Basically South Park Bigger Longer and Uncut is a fun film, which honours the show it's based on.