Review of South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) by Akaman — 02 Jan 2013

What is so charming about South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut is that the events in the movie are a prophetic (and hilarious) allusion of exactly how society would react to a South Park movie. The film starts with Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny going to see an R-rated "Terrance and Phillip" movie and the boys pick up the curse words they hear, if you get the implication. It leads to a series of events triggered by Kyle's strict mother which triggers an American-Canadian war, all as the result of her dissatisfaction with her child swearing. The musical numbers are perfect for this movie, as they are very catchy and bring lots of wit into the events, especially "Blame Canada" and "La Resistance.".

I disagree with those who feel that this movie "runs out of steam;" the people who think this movie is just another comedy obviously don't understand South Park, and they certainly don't understand Trey Parker and Matt Stone. The imperfections in the animation and production value are intended as part of the humor, and you won't understand its sophistication unless you consider the story as a whole. It's a bizarre comedy movie, but also a very funny, boundary-crossing social commentary as well.