Short Review: This film is not #$%@ eloquent.


Generally, I don’t hold out for much when viewing #$%@ puppets. This film has done nothing to #$%@ change that.

This film made a splash in two-thousand #$%@ four when it was released because of its attack on #$%@ celebrity hubris and #$%@ terrorism. Out of that context the film loses most of its #$%@ punch. What is left is a partially humorous #$%@ ditty with copulating puppets. At its heart it is a #$%@ cheaply written script about #$%@ nothing.

South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey #$%@ Parker are funny and potent satirists. Unfortunately, they are also very #$%@ crass and childish. There are so many #$%@ instances of crudity used senselessly in this #$%@ film I can’t list them in one posting. The whole piece is slathered in harsh curse words for absolutely no purpose. #$%@ Parker and Stone must giggle like twelve year olds when they hear #$%@ or #$%@ because that’s all you hear. Swear words are usually not effective punch lines. If you’re going to #$%@ use them, use them sparingly. Overuse is just #$%@ stupid and juvenile. It shows a lack of thought and cheapens your #$%@ piece.

I’m not going to roll out the usual #$%@ canards about how this stuff is immoral and wrong like South Park. What would be the #$%@ point? If you can't figure that out you must be a #$%@'in #$%@. These guys are not eloquent and their efforts are certainly not for #$%@ kids. They give dead-on satire in many cases in their movies and in their show, but the #$%@ problem is that they have no #$%@ sense of when enough is enough. Just because something makes you #$%@ laugh in a story meeting doesn’t mean its going to be funny #$%@ years later on DV #$%@ D.

I appreciate the politics and the #$%@ attack on celebrities but because of the #$%@ curse words I simply can not #$%@ recommend this #$%@ film.



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Filthy puppets and dead-on sharp social commentary makes for a strange but enjoyable movie. I can't recommend the movie based on the loads of unnecessary invective, but creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker perfectly skewer their targets with accuracy that I have to admire. The bits about Kim Jong Il and the portrayal of Matt Damon are worth the price of entry. If you're interested in this, it is very funny but it is completely, utterly filthy in its langauge and content. Stone and Parker are not known for their restraint. Those concerned about content are strongly urged to avoid this one.

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