great music, (annoying voices but hey)

Rating: Null/10 (3 March 2000)

If you don't like the series you will hate the film. If you do, you will enjoy it. It is as simple and clear cut as that, all the quirks that make the series what it is are out in force, the individual mannerisms of the characters, and the ruthless and hilarious disregard to political correctness. This time it is Canada which bears the brunt of the assault (follow the story and you'll find out why) but gays, blacks, the poor, the disabled and many more don't miss out. The irony is that the group most ridiculed by the whole South Park phenomenon are the white middle-class majority, as subtlely (and not so subtlely) pointed out - "we must blame them [Canada] and cause a fuss before somebody thinks of blaming us".
The film has a wonderful soundtrack of stunning songs, indeed if you can block out the voices and lyrics, Copland and some of the other American greats would have been proud to put their name to some of these, particularly the hoedown-style "Uncle F***er" (yeah really!) and the ensemble "La Resistance". The latter song is very reminiscent, both in terms of the musical dexterity and the expression of impending conflict, of the ensemble "Tonight" from West Side Story. So in short, South Park fans will not be disappointed, and the music for me pushed this film up to "fantastic". The mystery remains however - did Saddam Hussein actually give his permission to be featured?????