South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)

 

No two ways about it: either you love 'South Park' or you don't. It probably depends on your tolerance for swearing, crass jokes and the like. But if you go for this sort of thing, then the feature length film is right up your alley. 

You can make your own poop joke with that last sentence, though.

When our intrepid heroes and close friends Kyle, Stan, Kenny and Cartman go and see the Terrance & Phillip-film, all hell breaks loose, as these young ones now swear a lot more and use profanities their parents have to look up in the dictionary. Of course the parents are dismayed, and in true South Park fashion (which is eerily reminiscent of real life) they look for a scapegoat. 

That's Canada in this case, as Terrance & Phillip are Canadian. Because of course people are ready to blame anything and everything instead of actually talking to their kids. Yes, it's stupid and silly and yet all too real, especially considering that this is exactly the sort of thing that happens when for example teenagers commit atrocities. Sure, blame the media and popular culture. 

But there is more afoot. Kenny is - of course - killed and ends up in hell, where he discovers that Saddam Hussein and Satan are not only lovers, but that as soon as Terrance & Phillip's blood is spilled, they will ascend and rule Earth. He tries to persuade his friends (even though he is now a ghost) and they mobilize a resistance group of kids and try to save Terrance & Phillip. 

Oh, and did I mention this film is a musical? Because it is. 

This film is an absolute hoot, but only if you go in for the raunchy and rough comedy that 'South Park' is known for. This film has an insane amount of swearing as well, so don't be fooled by the 'animation is only for kids'-schtick that some people adhere to. Nevertheless, beneath its coarse veneer, this is a film that manages to stay extremely funny, because even in spite of all the swearing, farting and what have you, most of the jokes are just good. Yes, some references are dated by now, that much is true. I mean: Saddam Hussein, who still cares if you weren't around during the 90s, right? But that doesn't detract from the enjoyment and balls-to-the-wall hilarity. 

There's not a lot to say about the animation, as in typical South Park-fashion, it's crude. They did add some CG, especially during the Hell-segments, but it doesn't mesh well. Chances are it was never meant to mesh well anyway. And yes, it's still pretty much four people that do all the voices, with creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker doing the lion's share of them. 

So yes, it's definitely worth checking out, but your enjoyment of this one highly depends on your penchant for swearing. 

Oh, and finding the clitoris, by the way.