Bigger, Longer, Uncut, and better than the TV show!

Rating: Null/10 (15 July 1999)

I don't know about you, but I thought this movie kicked ass! It certainly was a hell of a lot more than I expected it to be. I thought it was going to turn out like "Beavis and Butt-head Do America", which lost it's comedy almost immediately. "South Park" was a non-stop laugh throughout, and they aren't lying when they said it was "Bigger, Longer, and Uncut"! Finally, I found "South Park" extremely funny, because the R-rating finally gave it's creators the freedom to swear and get some really disgusting humor out. Oh, and anyone who says this film is plotless and is just a bunch of kids using foul language obviously didn't pay much attention to the movie. This was the perfect time to release the film, since the whole nation went up in smoke after the Columbine incident. After the Columbine incident, an eruption of attacks and blame flew at the media, the games, and the movies. Never at any point, did the people try to find out why those kids did what they did. They simply, and ignorantly searched for a scapegoat. Now we've got Bill Clinton reminding theater owners to card kids to see R-rated films. It's ridiculous that society could be this idiotic. What are they protecting kids from? In "Bigger, Longer, and Uncut", the foursome sneak into an R-rated movie, and come out swearing and cursing. However, the parents didn't try talking to their kids about their language problems. They blamed Canada for making the R-rated film. This film is a comedy, yet it played moreover as an attack on the MPAA. The MPAA is an unconstitutional system created years ago. And the public, who felt secure with a somewhat official system, stuck with it, and here we are. The creators of "South Park" were obviously trying to cram in as much foul language as they could, without getting an NC-17. People wonder how this movie escaped an NC-17. The answer is simple. The show was extremely popular, and slapping a film with an NC-17 would destroy the marketability. I told my dad that Paramount wanted to go for a PG-13 rating, and he said "That's impossible! It wouldn't be the same movie!" So, "South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut" may be really nasty. But that doesn't mean it's not a hilariously funny movie that's got a message locked within it. The TV show was restrained, so at some times, I got bored with it. This movie was so funny, and so unrestrained, my sides were hurting by the end of the movie. Definitely see it, but be forewarned, THIS IS NOT A KIDS MOVIE! I was suprised to see how many 8 and 9 year olds were at the theater. Parents should see it first, and judge for themselves. And if you are old enough, don't miss this nonstop laugh-fest which will leave you in stitches!