Is bigger really better?

Rating: 7/10 (5 January 2006)

When enough is enough? When it gets boring me thinks. South Park the movie is actually rather funny film. I saw it in theatres when it came out and had a blast with my friends. Later we watched it again from video and laughed again, just not as much the first time. I think the key is, that you don't watch it too often, then it keeps its charm. I saw it again recently and I must admit, that I didn't laugh so hard anymore, but it still does have it's bits.
SP is, as you might already know, a feature film of a TV-series of same name. This time Kenny, Kyle, Stan and Eric are trying to stop execution of wrongfully accused Canadian comedians Tarrence and Philip, or the literal Hell will break loose, with Saddam Hussein in the lead with his gay lover Satan. In the middle we see these musical acts, laced with profanity.
I think, that this movie would have never worked, if it would have been made as a live action film. The paper cutout style, even tough made with CGI, is just the heart and soul of the whole show. Some thing are better left unaltered.
Everything gets mocked in the film: handicapped, racism, religions, American moral values, you name it it's probably in the film
SP:BL&U isn't the funniest comedy around, but it's better than most comedies making fun of these same subjects. The question springs in mind, that did Parker and Stone bite too big piece when they made the film, because in some places it feels like lengthened out TV-episode. But luckily pros overweight the cons in this case, so the movie isn't a total failure.