Working with Marc Shaiman, Parker brings us a whole new load of songs that are equal parts silly, and yet retain some musical respect. The film is decidedly cinematic, often jumping to show-stopping musical numbers that I love Parker for. Watching the antics of Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny on the silver screen does have it's advantages. I believe that this is what Parker and Stone had in mind. It's very interesting to compare this film, which made it out with a R rating, to others that were slapped with the NC-17. It's the first film I have ever seen that purposely goes unbelievably far just to see what they can actually get away with.
After hostilities with the ratings board over the NC-17 given to "Orgazmo"(which was harmless fun), this new film( which is far more raunchy than "Orgazmo") can be easily viewed as one big middle finger to the ratings board. The dreaded "bleeping" of the curse words is finally gone, leaving Parker and Stone their first chance to show the world just how far they can take this concept. But Parker and Stone never once get meanspirited about things, always making sure everybody get a slice of the laughingstock pie. The movie is vulgar and offensive, that's the idea. While most of the jokes might seem stale to real "Park" devotees, Director Parker knows exactly how to keep the film flowing, and in the process, show us new sides and characters that used to be unattainable on Comedy Central. Paced like a bat out of hell, "South Park" is the funniest film to come around in some time. The R rating and the "Uncut" of the title are there for a reason. There might be droves of walkouts as soon as the opening sequence ends by people who thought that a cartoon could never be "that bad". I'll put it this way : If you don't know, get, or find "South Park" funny, DON'T GO SEE THE FILM. It's so packed with plot and characters that a one sentence generalization would do the film no justice. To synopsize the film would be too painful (and boring). With "South Park : Bigger, Longer, and Uncut", the television show makes the giant leap to the big screen with a completely over the top feature that will probably end up as the one summer film that gives the audience the most pop for it's coin. Last year also saw the release of the duo's "Orgazmo" and "Cannibal : The Musical", both made prior to the "South Park" phenomena. When "Baseketball" opened last July, it was there and then that I began to understand the humor and musical styling of "Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. I wasn't too interested in watching little kids yell and curse at each other. When "South Park" first appeared on the scene, I dismissed it without ever really watching it.
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