Hilarious Social Commentary

Rating: Null/10 (27 June 2002)

I've always liked South Park the television show for its amazing social commentary, and for the movie it seems that the creators have not held back for a second. EVERYONE gets bashed, from the flappy-headed, beady- eyed Canadians to the U.S. military and especially the parents who are quick to protest anything that might 'corrupt' their kids instead of, I don't know, being an actual parent. What's great about the movie is that it's a musical, and a good one at that. I have most of the songs on my computer, and while they're very short (most don't run over two minutes in length), most do a good job of riffing 'real' musicals. If you know anything about Disney, then you'd catch the little references to Beauty & the Beast in the opening Mountain Town song, and Satan's Up There ballad reminded me of Part of Your World from The Little Mermaid. Some of the songs are great just by themselves, like the Oscar-nominated (I kid you not) Blame Canada or the swear-ridden It's Easy MMMkay. The story's pretty silly (something about Armageddon coming to pass if Terrance & Phillip are executed), but it's only there to set up the constant jokes, riffs, and gags. It's hard coming up with my favorite moment, but I especially liked when the Mole grabbed one of the kids and said something like, "What do you think this is, some kind of Saturday kiddie show where we all sit around and lick Barney's big purple pussy?" He cursed God a minute later, calling him a bitch, and that probably falls in at second place. If you like the show, then you will absoultely be floored by the movie. 4 out of 4 stars!