South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut

[Morticia]

This is a thread to discuss the technical and/or thematic merits of "South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut."

The purpose being to foster intelligent discussion of films without resorting to "It's a piece of crap." or "It's the greatest film ever." (And so that we all can gain a bit of a film education from everyone.)

Thanks everyone. We are open to any ideas about running this forum.

****SPOILER WARNING**** of course this entire thread is going to be full of spoilers.

EDIT: What I'd like to start off with, is how does everyone think of the format of this film -- it's a musical, how well does that work and why do you think it does/does not work? The series it's based on isn't a musical, so why'd they go that route for the theatrical version?

[Master Gandhi]

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut is one of my favorite comedies and as a fan of the series, it proved just how capable Trey and Matt were of translating their crude animation and unique brand of humor to the silver screen. Not only were the censors eliminated, the characters and their "universe" were aloud to expand.

Before going into this movie, I don't believe I was expecting it to be a musical. However, I was pleasantly surprised by how catchy and entertaining each song was, right from the start. The music wasn't just there to fill the time, it was an exciting way of reminding the audience that this wasn't your typical day in South Park. Sure, there was some music in the show (Chef sang his love songs and Mr. Hankey spread his joyous melodies), but these songs never truly progressed the plot or lasted very long.

I could not imagine what this movie would have been like if it hadn't had songs like "Blame Canada", "Uncle F**KA" or "It's Easy, MMMKay". I was particularly impressed when I realized that it's Trey Parker (not Matt Stone) who received credit for writing the lyrics (but I noticed that's it's the same on the show, plus Trey has always been the director of the two). In my opinion, the music is what elevated the movie from just being an epic-length episode to what is now a well-rounded, highly rewatchable, contemporary classic comedy with a statement against political correctedness.

Granted, I would have still enjoyed this movie had it not been a musical, but then again the music is what made it so much more inspired, separating it from its peers (such as Beavis & Butthead Do America). The dialogue is fun to quote and it is full of in-jokes that connect it back to the earlier and even some future episodes (take for instance, the fifth season episode "The Entity" where many important figures gather to witness the unveiling of Mr. Garrison's new mode of transportation. Bill Gates is seen with a bandage on his head, where the general in the movie shot him).

In the end, I think if there is any movie that begs for a sequel, this is it. I have complete confidence that Trey and Matt could repeat their success if they're ever given another opportunity to develop a movie.
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