Worthy theatrical counterpart to the series

Rating: Null/10 (12 July 2000)

This hysterically funny satire of state-of-the-art Americana (and Canadana?) is littered with children spouting profanity...which is precisely what the movie is all about! "South Park-BL&U" is a take-it or leave-it commodity; either you "get it" or you don't. I did. Comedy Central's infamous animated flagship arrives in theaters unfettered by what little censorship exists in basic cable's nether-regions, featuring our stalwart heroes Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Cheesy Poof-gobbling Cartman. What we are offered is a razor-sharp observance of patented American alarmism and the current trend toward attempts to censor every aspect of media. No institution is spared: the military, U.S./Canada relations, the Motion Picture Association of America, even the ubiquitous Baldwin brothers. The jokes come hard and fast as our heroes' parents declare war on our northern neighbors for corrupting their children's "fragile little mind(s)" via a profanity-laden Canadian movie with heavy kid-appeal. The song score is a treasure trove of pseudo-Broadway-style anthems (well-orchestrated by the under-appreciated Marc Shaiman) though "Kyle's Mom Is A B****", presented a la "It's A Small World", is the most memorable. Besides, how many movies made today can cause such a brouhaha...while being about a movie that causes a brouhaha?