An R-rated film about R-rated films

Rating: 9/10 (11 July 1999)

The theme I caught from South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut (and there are many) is that our government is constantly missing the big picture. "So what if families are starving, dying and homeless, movies have bad words!" If you are under 17 and obey the "no-children under 17 without a parent" rule, do not see the film. You can never enjoy a dirty movie with your parents around.
This is one of the most well-done movies I have seen in a long time, because it more than lives up to its expectations. If you expect just the TV show with more cuss words, you are in for a big surprise. This is NOT just another day in the "Quiet peaceful redneck mountain town." The laughs are plenty, and some of the songs, "Up There" by Satan for example, are actually pretty good, not just funny. Another issue the filmmakers address is the racist issue. The general, who has probably lived under a rock the past 130 years, sends black troops, among them Chef, into the front lines of war in "Operation Human Shield." How Chef and his men deal with it literally had the audience cheering.
Speaking of audiences, if you plan to leave the theater in the middle of the film in disgust, PLEASE DO NOT MAKE IT A POINT TO SIT IN THE FRONT ROW SOME OF US ARE TRYING TO WATCH THE MOVIE. That said, see the movie twice. It was much better for me the second time around, and I caught a lot of jokes I had missed.