Let's Pretend the Bad Things Don't Exist!

Rating: 10/10 (1 July 1999)

America has a very weird psyche, and it's reflected in this moral essay disguised as low-brow comedy. The scene with Bill Gates was the only time in my recent memory when an entire audience broke into applause. And anyone who has read about the Vietnam war will understand the real meaning of "Operation Human Shield" near the movie's end. There's five billion of us on this planet, which means that if nothing else, there is a lot of sex going on. It's something we all are interested in, and most of us do it as much as we can. And yet, you can make a movie that depicts incredible violence and murder, and get a PG-13 rating, but if sex is treated in any real way, count on an 'R'. This is even more true on television.
South Park fans will love this movie. People who don't know much about the tv series will be shocked, but may find some funny moments in the film. I predict the religious right is going to go ballistic over this film. Let's just hope that the "pro-life" people live up to their name this time, and don't try to assassinate Parker and Stone the way they did Dr. Gunn in Florida...