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It's all up to Stan, Kyle and Cartman to save Terrence and Phillip before Satan and his lover Saddam Hussein from Hell rules the world and it'll be the end of the whole world. Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com} It's not just another day in the park. See more » Genres: Animation | Comedy | Fantasy | Musical Motion Picture Rating ( MPAA ) Rated R for pervasive vulgar language and crude sexual humor, and for some violent images | See all certifications » Parents Guide: 30 June 1999 (USA) See more » Also Known As: South Park Saves the World See more » Box Office $14,774,666 (USA) (2 July 1999) Gross: On the emergency room's doctor-schedule sign, Dr. Churnsky's duty is to "disembowel Kenny." See more » Goofs When the boys are greeted by Chef when getting their lunch, the word "Chef" on his apron appears with only the first letter capitalized. In the next shot, the word "Chef" on his apron appears in all caps.

See more » Quotes [first lines] Stan : [singing] There's a bunch of birds in the sky. And some deers just went running by. There are no opening credits, save for the title. See more » Connections (United Kingdom) – See all my reviews In the quiet little town of South Park Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny bride a tramp to sneak them into an R screening of the new Terrance & Phillip movie. They emerge foul mouthed and with attitude as a result of the movie and, while repeating a stunt in the film, Kenny is killed and sent to Hell. Kyle's mother leads a movement against the Canadian comedians that results in their arrest and sentencing to death. Meanwhile in Hell, Satan and his lover Saddam Hussain prepare for the killing of Terrance & Phillip  the sign of the coming of the new time where Satan will rise again to rule the earth. Can Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny save the comedians, stop the censorship movement that blames society for bad behaviour and prevent Satan and Saddam from destroying the world? I suspect those that hate this movie are generally those who hate the TV show, where those who liked it may not be those who watch the show.

I'm a fan of the show but I not such a fan that I blind to the lack of consistency at times in the show  some episodes are dumb and lack wit, trading on swear words and forced jokes. However I fell in love with this movie from my first time seeing it. The film is funny in the same sort of silly juvenile way that the series is. It has the same strange sense of humour  witness Conan O'Brien having a `Judas' moment and throwing himself to his death! However on top on this it is imaginative. How many other crude films would do it as a musical. I'm not saying that this makes it more worthy than gross out comedies like American Pie etc, but it is cleverer. The musical element adds to the film and helps it's stretched running time. The songs are all catchy and are better than some of Lloyd-Webber's stuff! They are choreographed well and just feel funnier due to the situation and the lyrics! For example Satan's song `Up there' is excellent but hilarious because of who's singing it and the sentiments he's expressing! The irony of the film is not lost.

The accusations levelled at the South Park Movie are those that the mothers in the film level at Terrance & Phillip. The story actually answers it's own critics while telling the story! It's not perfect and it does go a bit over the top and maybe begins to think that it is cleverer than it actually is. The voice work is as excellent as always and Parker and Stone carry this the whole way home. Guest stars add some interest but really all I need is Cartman et al and I'm set! Overall I am a South park fan and I really enjoyed this. Not just because of the elements of the show that are reproduced here but also how clever it feels (even if it isn't always as smart as it wants to be). This isn't a cheap TV spin off into a movie this is a film that is imaginative and funny. Haters of the show will hate this but this may win you over if you thought the TV show was juvenile and a waste of time. 75 of 84 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you?

Yes South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) - Taglines - IMDb South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) Warning: This movie will warp your fragile little minds. The critically acclaimed full-length feature film All Hell Breaks Loose It's not just another day in the park. Uh-Oh, The Critics Love It! See also a list of 30 titles created 31 May 2011 a list of 22 titles created 06 Dec 2011 a list of 34 titles created 26 Feb 2012 a list of 27 titles created 08 Nov 2012 a list of 38 titles created 09 Feb 2013 IMDb Everywhere Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your Watchlist and rate your favorite movies and TV shows on your phone or tablet! Watch South Park: Bigger Longer andUncut (1999) full movie Submit Report Watch South Park: Bigger Longer andUncut (1999) full movie.

Storyline: When four boys in South Park Stan Marsh, Kyle and his stepbrother Ike Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormick sees an R-rated movie featuring Canadians “Terrance & Phillip: Asses of Fire”, they are pronounced “corrupted”, and Kyle’s mom Sheila with the rest of the parents pressure the United States to wage war against Canada for World War 3! It’s all up to Stan, Kyle and Cartman to save Terrence and Phillip before Satan and his lover Saddam Hussein from Hell rules the world and it’ll be the end of the whole world. Director: Trey Parker Writers: Trey Parker (television series South Park), Matt Stone (television series South Park), 3 more credits. Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Mary Kay Bergman,… Movies of 1999: South Park, Bigger, Longer, and Uncut Dec 2, 2016 12:52 pm Movies of 1999: South Park, Bigger, Longer, and Uncut COED Staff It was the summer of ’99 and throughout the world one movie was thrilling children and scaring parents: South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut .

The fantastic foursome of Stan, Kyle, Kenny, and Cartman made their big screen debut in a musical about growing up, defying authority, war and the apocalypse . The plot of the movie is the boys pay a homeless guy to get them tickets to a new movie based on their favorite show Terrance and Phillip. They not only enjoy it but also expand their vocabulary with a wide variety of curse words, which causes Kyle’s mother to flip out and start a war with Canada. Unfortunately, if the war occurs Satan and Saddam Hussein, who are lovers, will begin a thousand year reign of terror. Just like the TV show, South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut was a combination of fart jokes and toilet humor, with hard-hitting social commentary. The movie was a parody of itself, or rather a parody of all the parent groups that were out to get it banned from movie theaters nationwide. That’s right: back in 1999 the greatest threat to American children wasn’t terrorists but foul language coming out of the mouths of cartoons. My how times have changed. Songs like “ Blame Canada �? make this point while giving it a humorous edge so that it doesn’t sound preachy.

But that’s the only great musical number in the film, how can anybody forget the theme from the Terrance and Phillip movie, “ Uncle F**ker �? or Big Gay Al’s performance at the USO Show. South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut is a classic from the summer of ’99 that proved not only that musicals aren’t dead but that intelligent social commentary can be wrapped up in fart jokes and crude humor. So just the message of the movie, all the concerned parents can now shut up! South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) Reviewed by Colin Jacobson (June 25, 2010) While South Park immediately became a big sensation in 1997, it seemed to fade pretty quickly. I remember thinking that its time had come when South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut hit movie screens in the summer of 1999. To me, it felt like the franchise�s last gasp, one big cash grab before fans moved on to the Next Big Thing. Clearly I was wrong.

Still on the air more than a decade later, South Park isn�t quite a sensation anymore, and it�s had its creative ups and downs over the years. Still, it remains a popular show that continues to provide more than occasional cleverness and biting humor. Even though I�d grown weary of South Park by June 1999, I liked Uncut. The only factor that hindered my enjoyment of it was the crowd; it was a raucous group who simply went nuts over the material. As such, I was looking forward to seeing the movie at home so I could watch it without anyone kicking my chair due to their paroxysms of laughter. Seeing Uncut on home video shows that my enjoyment of the movie definitely wasn't due to any hilarity contact-high. Despite the creative doldrums I'd sensed from the show the last few times I'd watched it prior to the summer of 1999, the show's creative force - Trey Parker and Matt Stone - were able to snap out of them for this sucker. Maybe the ability to do what they wanted to do without worrying about TV's constraints made a difference.

Whatever the case, this film offers South Park as good as it ever was, and in some ways better. It helps that Parker and Stone clearly felt a sense of purpose. I work for a school system and I grow increasingly weary of hearing various morons blame videogames, movies and TV for any number of societal ills that involve kids. I don't buy it myself, but these self-righteous idiots seem certain that if all anybody did was play Pac-man and watch the Care Bears, the world would be a perfect place. Uncut takes on these boneheads with a scathing satirical attack on the notion that a movie can make that big a difference in a person's life. It nicely pinpoints the intolerance and smugness of these crusaders as it provides a rousing example of the exact kind of material against which they're fighting. Chances are excellent that you'll never hear a more profane movie than Uncut. Geez, I don't even know if it'd be possible to pack more foul language into a film and still maintain an actual storyline; you'd have to just curse without stop.

There's some "pro-decency" kind of website out there that keeps track of these things, and the writer allegedly actually counted the number of swear words in the movie. With the disc's captioning system, you can count them yourself and see if he's right! Anyway, the profanity is integral to Uncut and quite amusing due to its nonstop pace. Could it seem like vulgarity for vulgarity's sake? Sure. It's difficult to define why I find the crudeness in this movie funny but thought the baseness of the crummier TV episodes was unamusing; it's just one of those intangible things. For whatever reason, it works, and works well in this film. Perhaps it's partially due to the immense glee with which the material is delivered. Indeed, the joy behind the creation of this movie seems palpable. It's pretty clear that Parker and Stone were happy to be free of the limitations of TV, and they also seemed more than content to knock the so-called moral authorities down a few pegs. That they do, and they make a terrifically funny and entertaining movie at the same time.

And that's all I'm going to say about Uncut; to discuss it any more might give away some of the gags, and you're better off seeing them for yourself. Just remember: this film is rated "R" for some very good reasons: incessant profanity, animated nudity and extreme violence. Discussions of some pretty gross sexual themes are part of the equation as well, as is a character who has some rather harsh things to say about God; let's just say that you don't usually hear someone refer to Him in the ways offered in this film. The movie had to be trimmed to avoid an "NC-17," so one will assume that the final result comes pretty close to that rating. We're a long way from DisneyWorld here. The DVD Grades: Picture B/ Audio B/ Bonus D- South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 1.85:1 on this single-sided, single-layered DVD; the image has been enhanced for 16X9 televisions. For better or for worse, the disc accurately replicated the original material, and for the most part, it looked pretty good.

It's rather difficult to really assess the quality of the picture simply because the source material was so crude. Although one would assume that Parker and Stone had a bigger budget for the film than they normally receive for the show, not much of a difference showed up on screen. Other than some nice computer-animated effects for scenes in heaven and hell, the film relied on the exact same style and quality of animation that we see on the TV program. To be honest, I though that was a good thing. Although the show's animation is terrible, to improve upon it much would be a huge distraction and not really make any sense, especially because some of the series' charm comes from the simple cut and paste look. Still, because Uncut never looked very good, it could be tough to evaluate the quality of the film's image. Overall, I thought the DVD offered a fairly accurate representation of the intended look. Everything about it appeared flat and lacked much detail, but that's due to the crudeness of the material. Sharpness was consistently solid and distinct; nothing leapt off the screen, but I witnessed no concerns related to softness, and the image seemed adequately defined.

Moir� effects and jagged edges presented no concerns, and I detected no signs of edge enhancement. Print flaws remained minor. I saw an occasional speckle or bit of grit, but these popped up only a handful of times throughout the film, so they stayed firmly in the background. Colors seemed decent but plain for the most part. Again, the computer imagery seen during the hell sequences presented a more vivid image, but overall, the hues were appropriately flat and bland. Black levels appeared reasonably deep and dense, while shadow detail was clear and logically opaque. Ultimately, Uncut won�t qualify as demo material, but it seemed to offer a fairly good picture based on the original material. Uncut offered a pretty good Dolby Digital 5.1 mix. It's not a tremendously vivid mix but it did pretty nicely for itself. The quality of the sound was simply terrific; voices always sounded clear and natural - well, except for Kenny, of course - and effects seemed accurate and well-defined. The music appeared especially strong, which was important since Uncut was really a musical. Dynamic range was great - check out the thumping but clean bass during the brief rap version of "Uncle Fucka" - and it always sounded very smooth and lively.

As far as the soundstage went, it's good but nothing special. The music made nice use of the front channels and provided an active stereo mix that also offered some filler in the rear. Effects seemed fairly lively in the front as well, with some occasional good split surround usage. The rears were most active during the war scenes at the climax and in some of the hell segments, but they're a little quieter than they probably should be. Still, the quality was strong and the activity level of the various channels was good enough to rate an "B." Don�t expect much in terms of extras. We get two trailers: theatrical and teaser. And that�s all she wrote! Despite this paucity of extras, South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut is a DVD I'm happy to have in my collection. While it's definitely not for everyone's taste - you might not want to trot it out when the family come to visit - it certainly will satisfy anyone who enjoys rather irreverent and gleefully crude comedy. The DVD provides good picture and audio, though it does disappoint in terms of supplements. Nonetheless, the movie�s the most important thing, and Uncut is a winner.

South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut Movie Review (1999) | Roger Ebert Tweet The national debate about violence and obscenity in the movies has arrived in South Park. The "little redneck mountain town,'' where adult cynicism is found in the mouths of babes, is the setting for vicious social satire in "South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut.'' The year's most slashing political commentary is not in the new films by Oliver Stone , David Lynch or John Sayles , but in an animated comedy about obscenity. Wait until you see the bedroom scenes between Satan and Saddam Hussein. Advertisement Waves of four-letter words roll out over the audience, which laughs with incredulity: People can't believe what they're hearing. The film is rated R instead of NC-17 only because it's a cartoon, I suspect; even so, the MPAA has a lot of 'splaining to do. Not since Andrew Dice Clay passed into obscurity have sentences been constructed so completely out of the unspeakable. I laughed. I did not always feel proud of myself while I was laughing, however.

The movie is like a depraved extension of "Kids Say the Darnedest Things,'' in which little children repeat what they've heard and we cringe because we know what the words really mean. No target is too low, no attitude too mean or hurtful, no image too unthinkable. After making "South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut,'' its creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone , had better move on. They've taken "South Park'' as far as it can go, and beyond. If you've never seen the original Comedy Central show and somehow find yourself in the theater, you'll be jolted by the distance between the images and the content. Advertisement The animation is deliberately crude, like elements cut out of construction paper. Characters consist of simple arrangements of basic geometrical shapes in bright colors. The effect is of sophisticated kids slamming stuff around on the project table in first grade. The story: A new R-rated movie has come to town, starring the Canadian cutups Terrence and Phillip.

It's titled "Asses of Fire.'' (That's the mildest vulgarism in the movie.) The South Park kids, who bribe a homeless man to be their "adult guardian,'' attend the movie, drink in its nonstop, wall-to-wall profanity, and startle their class at school with streams of four-letter words. One of their moms, deeply offended, forms Mothers Against Canada. The neighbor to the north is blamed for all of U.S. society's ills, Terrence and Phillip are condemned to death, and in retaliation, the Canadian Air Force bombs the Baldwin brothers' Hollywood home. War is declared, leading to scenes your eyes will register but your mind will not believe, such as a USO show involving Winona Ryder doing unspeakable things with Ping-Pong balls. Advertisement The other plot strand begins after little Kenny is killed. (Little Kenny is killed in every episode of the TV series, always with the line, "Oh, my God! They've killed Kenny!'') He goes to hell and finds that Hussein, recently deceased, is having an affair with Satan. Hussein wants sex, Satan wants a meaningful relationship, and they inspire a book titled Saddam Is From Mars, Satan Is From Venus.

Key plot point: The deaths of Terrence and Phillip would be the seventh sign of the Apocalypse, triggering Armageddon. It's up to the South Park kids to save the world. All of this unfolds against an unending stream of satirical abuse, ethnic stereotyping, sexual vulgarity and pointed political commentary that alternates common sense with the truly and hurtfully offensive. I laughed, as I have reported. Sometimes the laughter was liberating, as good laughter can be, and sometimes it was simply disbelieving: How could they get away with this? This is a season when the movies are hurtling themselves over the precipice of good taste. Every week brings its new surprises. I watch as Austin Powers drinks coffee that contains excrement, and two weeks later I go to "American Pie'' and watch a character drink beer that contains the most famous bodily fluid from "There's Something About Mary.'' In "Big Daddy,'' I see an adult instruct a 5-year-old on how to trip Roller-bladers and urinate in public. Advertisement Now this--a cartoon, but it goes far beyond anything in any of those live-action movies. All it lacks is a point to its message. What is it saying?

That movies have gone too far, or that protests against movies have gone too far? It is a sign of our times that I cannot tell. Perhaps it's simply anarchistic, and feels that if it throws enough shocking material at the wall, some of it will stick. A lot of the movie offended me. Some of it amazed me. It is too long and runs out of steam, but it serves as a signpost for our troubled times. Just for the information it contains about the way we live now, thoughtful and concerned people should see it. After all, everyone else will. Popular Blog Posts Ahh... with some good old sarcasm, crude humour and simply rude. Love it. Wildaly M Super Reviewer ½ More than an extended episode, this is a full length, theatrical film that actually has a message and purpose. It's basically the same message that most of South Park, as a show, is comprised of: censorship is biased and comes from a place of irresponsible overreaction. Staying true to the show, established characters are strewn throughout the film, including the four boys the show is based upon, their families, friends, and the adults that screw up their world time and again.

Uncensored and inappropriate in a muted kind of way, creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone make this into a large scale epic film by making it a musical with numbers that spoof The Little Mermaid, Les Miserables, and Broadway in general. Parker and Stone capitalized on the fame of the show at its peak in 2001, not knowing it would be the long running vehicle that it has become. Saying that, it is amazing they didn't go farther with this, that they didn't go balls to the wall, even raunchier, even crazier. The film itself contains a war with our neighbors to the north, a relationship between Satan and Saddam Hussein, and a death toll at 312, including characters from the show. Since this film, some very horrific scenes have taken place on the show including pissing on tied up monkeys, Indiana Jones being raped by George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, and a waterpark being demolished by a typhoon of urine, so I don't say, underwhelming lightly.

I will say that this film has a special place in my heart, right next to the juvenile humor and lackadaisical attitudes of my youth, which is when I first became acquainted with this show and all its vile glory. One of the songs, "Blame Canada," was nominated for an Oscar for Best Song, which was about the ill effects of censorship, though it could not be formally broadcast at the ceremony. The film, as a whole, is a great way to showcase the characters, and you will not be lost if you haven't seen the show. It might even be a great introduction to one of the more obscene shows on television, cartoon and all. Spencer S. Super Reviewer The Mole: You realize that by doing this we could be grounded for two, perhaps even three weeks. "Warning: This Movie Will Warp Your Fragile Little Minds." South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut is exactly what you'd expect if you've seen any episode of South Park ever, or perhaps one of Trey Parker and Matt Stone's other feature films like Baseketball or Team America. This movie takes the formula for the show and ups the vulgarity, adding even more singing, sexual innuendo, and racist jokes.

So, yeah, it's awesome; unless for some reason you don't like vulgar, obscene, quote on quote "trash" like this movie. If you do, there is no reason for not watching this as soon as possible. It is exactly what it wants to be and works perfectly under those parameters. When four friends(Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny) from a quiet, little mountain town see a new movie that takes vulgarity to another level, their minds are corrupted. Soon the parents, led by Kyle's mother, make an organization condemning Terrence & Philip and the Canadian people in general as well. Soon, the USA goes to war with Canada and says they will execute Terrence & Philip. The boys once again are forced to save everything after their parents take things too far. The audience for this movie is pretty much set in stone. Just about everyone has seen the television show, and for the most part, you either love it or hate it. Put me firmly in the love it category. Actually, the show is in my top 10 shows of all-time. Obviously, an inflated runtime makes the usual formula feel slightly different and everything doesn't work out as perfectly as it does at just a half an hour.

Still, this is a hilarious and extremely fun and entertaining feature film of South Park. Melvin White SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER & UNCUT HOW OTHERS RATED THIS MOVIE OUR TAKE: 3.5 out of 10 In college and later at a job populated with many creative and opinionated minds, the topic that often stirred up the most heated debate was the definition of art. Although some agreed that modern art -- the type that's often so abstract that it only makes sense to its creator -- was indeed, by definition, real art, the more traditionally minded debaters couldn't agree to that. While some might not consider movies as true art -- as compared to say, a Rembrandt -- there's usually some form of artistic expression within them. Of course, since many are for more commercially minded nowadays, one might have to do a little digging to find the art. In any event, the degree of a particular title's artistic value clearly lies in the eye of the beholder.

All of which leads to "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut." The latest in a trend of TV-based cartoons to receive the big screen treatment (including the recent "Doug's 1st Movie" and "The Rugrats Movie"), this film will undoubtably raise the question of whether it needed and/or deserved to play on the silver screen. And that's not even considering whether a film containing a group of animated, profanity spewing third grade characters is art, especially after the filmmakers apparently stated that their main purpose was to offend as many people as possible with it. Before I render my verdict on those points, I must preface my views by saying that I've never seen the original cable TV show (that airs on the Comedy Central channel with an animation standard equivalent to filming colorful construction paper cutouts), nor have I had much of a desire to do so. As such, I can't compare the film version to the two-year-old show, although it's doubtful the program's apparently dwindling number of viewers will care what any critics have to say about it. That said, the film certainly needed another outlet than free cable since its language and other racy content clearly dictated it couldn't play on child-accessible TV.

Now with this version added to its assemblage, the animated show and its characters are about as far removed from the beloved Peanuts gang who've graced the small screen for decades as one can get, and easily make the once controversial Bart Simpson (from "The Simpsons") now seem like Bamm-Bamm ("The Flintstones") or Elroy ("The Jetsons") in comparison. As such, and considering the cinema's considerably larger leeway, the film lands with an R rating, although it initially received an NC-17. That obviously pleased writer/director Trey Parker and co-writer Matt Stone who also supply most of the vocal talent and were gunning for such a rating, but apparently after Paramount reminded them of some financial matters -- specifically, that NC- 17 rated films make little or no money -- some necessary edits were made. Of course those not familiar with the show and/or people who are easily offended will certainly think that not enough scissors and/or razor blades were utilized for that job.

Filled with copious amounts of adult humor, along with stinging jabs at just about every thing, person, race and religion possible, the film succeeds at its goal of being a thorn in the side of anyone with even the tiniest conservative streak in them. All of which brings us back around to the point of whether the film has any artistic merit, or is simply a vehicle designed to offend as many people as possible. The answer is both. While the objectionable content will clearly draw the most attention, many might be quite surprised to find some creativity and moderately funny, profane free moments in it. While few, if any, could convincingly argue that this show is anywhere near the brilliant "The Simpsons" in regards of sheer creativity and intelligent writing, Parker and Stone do show some signs of that, all of which is quite surprising since they're the team also responsible for the horrible "BASEketball" and "Orgazmo." Their smartest move was turning this film into a full-fledged musical, albeit something of a parody version of one.

Several actually halfway decent songs play throughout the film -- along with a few, near nothing but profanity-laden ones -- and while the Broadway musical approach may shock the show's hardcore fans, they clearly makes the proceedings a bit more accessible and acceptable to the uninitiated. Some decent jokes are present, along with a machine-gun like approach to dispensing the many barbs and satirical riffs at any number of people, beliefs or topics. Some are funny (the characters cracking on the animation being "crappy" -- which it is), while others are not (the whole Saddam Hussein bit). Of course, many will only appeal to the film's target audience of teen and twenty- something viewers who think the show -- and now the movie -- are the end all, be all of scathing humor. Little do most of them know that long before they were the age of this film's characters, comedians such as Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor and a young Eddie Murphy were ripping into everyone and everything with their profanity ridden and often quite obscene material. The difference was -- and still is -- that they incorporated such risque elements into their already humorous stories, often hilariously accentuating the punch line.

Here, the profanity is mainly used just for the shock value -- of seeing it spewing forth from young (albeit animated) kids' mouths -- and little more. While the target audience will eat it up, older viewers will see right through it. It's too bad that Parker, Stone and fellow co-writer Pam Brady thought such juvenile profanity would be so funny by itself. While it does generate a few laughs among non-followers of the show (particularly the bit with the implanted V-chip shocking one of the foulmouthed tykes), their other material shows that some clever qualities are lurking about underneath the rest. Unfortunately, they're seemingly intent on being as sophomoric and shocking as impossible just for the sake of being that way. As it stands, the picture does fly along through its relatively short eighty-some minute duration, and often at a quite frenetic pace. Unfortunately, like many big screen adaptions of TV shows that try to overextend their normal runtime, this one runs out of gas long before it reaches the finish line and the jokes -- and thus the audience's reaction -- noticeably weaken toward the end.

Simply put, if you're a fan of the show, you probably won't be disappointed with this film and its more adult take on the characters. Otherwise, if you're not familiar with Cartman and the boys or are easily offended, you'll probably want to skip this one. While we found some moments to be funny along with some surprising cleverness hidden amongst the shock material, the profanity for profanity's sake approach shows a lack of imagination when many in the past have used similar vulgarities with far more amusing and creatively pleasant results. As such, we give "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut" a 3.5 out of 10. OUR WORD TO PARENTS: The following is a brief summary of the content found in this R-rated adaption of the TV show that airs on cable's Comedy Central channel. Profanity is extreme due to at least 130+ uses of the "f" word along with many other profanities and strong, "colorful" phrases. They're mostly said by third graders, and since they're used to elicit laughs, young kids -- if allowed to see this film -- may want to imitate the language or other questionable behavior that occurs in the film.

As such and for other reasons, the kids here have extreme cases of bad attitudes and many may consider the film that way as well due to it making fun/belittling various peoples, religions, etc... While no sexual acts are seen, some related topics are discussed, cartoon as well as real pictures of a penis are seen, and Satan and Saddam Hussein are depicted as homosexual lovers (and talk about having sex). Lethal violence occurs (particularly in war-related scenes) and many people are killed by various means with often bloody results (although in a crudely drawn and certainly not realistic fashion). Some brief drinking (and possible momentary drug use) is present, as is some smoking (including that done by a young boy) and several instances of scatological humor occur (vomit and flatulence related). Since many kids may want to see this film (especially if they're fans of the original show on Comedy Central), we strongly suggest that you take a closer look at the listed content to determine if it's appropriate for anyone in your home.

Question: What 1999 film had the tag line "Bigger, Longer and Uncut"?
Answer: South Park