Why "R" Stands for "Restricted"

Rating: 8/10 (10 July 1999)

First off, I want to re-iterate what many people have already been saying, since I don't think it can be beat into the ground enough:
Attention Parents, Guardians, And Responsible Adults: DO NOT TAKE KIDS TO THIS MOVIE! I mean it. I'm not being prudish or censoring, I'm just warning you of dire consequences. There are phrases in this movie even I've never heard, and I thought I had heard them all.
I don't need to tell you the plot, or how funny it was, because a hundred reviews have already said as much. I remember what it was like to be a child, and I know that this movie, if they see it, will affect them permanently.
Having said that, I think it's also fair to note that this movie, in addition to being Adults Only, should have a minimum intelligence requirement, for two reasons. First of all, if you're not smart enough, you won't "get" the point of the movie. You'll only perceive it as a politically incorrect trashfest (which, in all fairness, it is) and nothing more. However, allow yourself the nerves of steel to get past the blue humor (or perhaps embrace it, if you dare), and pick up on the theme: parents are responsible for their children, not the rest of the world. There are worse things out there than "South Park" (probably), and it's up to parents-- ah, forget it.
There's the other group of people who will enjoy this simply for its shock value. They, too, are missing the point, though only slightly. Sure, vulgarity supposedly saves the day in the movie (I won't say how), but IT'S A JOKE. They're not trying to promote the "F" word (right?...), they're just trying to get people to see how trivial language can--
Okay, no more tangents. Bottom line: this is the best movie I've ever seen that I wouldn't recommend to just anyone. It requires a certain maturity level and/or world view to fully appreciate, one that many people don't have. Okay, sermon's over.
P.S. To use Mr. Mackey's vernacular "Holy poo, this movie kicks buns, Mmmkay?"