Don't be fooled by the expletives

Rating: Null/10 (31 July 2004)

Being a fan of the show it could be assumed that I'm biased towards this film but I'm sure that lots of people will enjoy this movie because it is both a wonderful political satire as well as being a great exposé on the censorship issue in America and the double-standards that American society has. I love Mrs. Browlowski's line near the end when she says to the troops at the USO show "Graphic, deplorable violence is O.K. as long as nobody says any naughty words. That's what this war is all about." Sarcasm, yah can't beat it.
Another thing that makes this movie great is the way in which it sends up other animated films. The cliché Disney films of the 40's and 50's where boy meets girl but girl is in love with another boy etc. etc. This is evident in Stan's obsession over Wendy and his hilarious attempts to woo her but only ending up vomiting all over her. LOL. Also the songs are, more or less, parodies of the kind of songs found in these cheesy Disney flicks that appeal to the younger generation. For example, Satan's INCREDIBLY cheesy song of hope, 'Up There' is highly inappropriate for a creature that is supposed to be pure evil.
In short, this film can be watched again and again for a good laugh but also as a great social commentary. I hope people don't judge this film too harshly because it has swear words in it. A LOT of swear words. It's not like other films where the swear words are only added to appeal to the young demographic and add nothing to the plot. After all, this movie is about censorship so why not say the F word hundreds of times?:p The critic's actually loved this movie and so did I.
8.5/10