| Movie | Rating | Review | Date | Your Rating | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Other Man - R | December 29, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Extract - R | December 29, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Beyond a Reasonable Doubt - PG-13 | December 28, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Los Abrazos Rotos (Broken Embraces) (Broken Hugs) - R | December 28, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Made in U.S.A. - Unrated | December 28, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Nothing to Lose - R | December 28, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| My Best Friend's Wedding - PG-13 | December 28, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Metro - R | December 28, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Dream with the Fishes - R | December 28, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Clockwatchers - PG-13 | December 28, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Nine - PG-13 | December 27, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| The Thin Red Line - R | December 27, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| The Mask of Zorro - PG-13 | December 27, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| The Man in the Iron Mask - PG-13 | December 27, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Les Miserables - PG-13 | December 27, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Your Friends & Neighbors - R | December 26, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Slipping Down Life - R | December 26, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Sherlock Holmes - PG-13 | December 26, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| A Civil Action - PG-13 | December 26, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Chicago Cab (Hellcab) - R | December 26, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Festen (The Celebration) - R | December 26, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Cabaret Balkan (Bure baruta) - R | December 26, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| The Talented Mr. Ripley - R | December 26, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut - R |
Trey Parker and Matt Stone's sick, twisted, crude, stunningly profane and occasionally hilarious adult cartoon TV series has come to the big screen in a big way, and the results are often very, very funny. Kyle, Stan, Eric Cartman and Kenny (all voiced by creators/writers/directors Trey Parker and Matt Stone) are four impressionable youngsters living in South Park, Colorado, a consistently snow-capped town on the outskirts of the Rocky Mountains where nothing much happens, but lots of issues get skewered with crude, profane and often hilarious satire on an almost weekly basis - one episode of the TV series might go from fart jokes to making fun of the President, the economy or TV bureaucracy. The plot in this case kicks off when the new film "Asses of Fire" comes to South Park. The film is the first feature of the boys' Canadian heroes, Terrance & Phillip (also voiced by Parker & Stone), two foul-mouthed guys who spend virtually 3 hours sitting on a couch, farting in each others' faces, and spouting an astonishing array of vulgarity the likes of which not even our young protagonists have ever heard. They get in trouble when they begin copying the movie's profanity, and soon their mothers are on a headstrong march to pressure the United States government into declaring war on Canada. Meanwhile, Satan and his gay lover Saddam Hussein (it may surprise you who is the "bottom" in the relationship) are stewing in Hell, awaiting the day when the blood of Terrance and Phillip spilling on American soil will bring Satan back to earth (yes). The boys, however, form an underground resistance movement colorfully titled "La Resistance" and plan to save Terrance and Phillip from a public execution. Trey Parker and Matt Stone, who created the TV program on which this film is based, have co-written and directed a very silly, sometimes surreal, and often very funny satire of close-minded societies in which the advocacy of censorship can lead to bigotry and, in this case, war. A confession: I am not a huge fan of the "South Park" TV series. That being said, it can be funny and so is this film - for the most part. The film's music, by Marc Shaiman, is very good - including several musical numbers such as the hilarious and surreal "What Would Brian Boitano Do?," the catchy and profane "Uncle F---a," Big Gay Al's U.S.O. performance for the troops "I'm Super," and (the Oscar-nominated) "Blame Canada." The film has a tiny bit of a good message somewhere among the excess about censorship and tolerance, I think, and as such, it's pretty effective. If an R-rated, 82-minute episode sounds like your cup of tea, you'll probably be as or more likely to enjoy this.
NOTE: The film was Oscar-nominated for Best Song ("Blame Canada"). Curiously, Isaac Hayes appears here as Chef (reprising his series role) and yet, as the only musically-talented cast member, he doesn't perform a song! |
December 26, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace - PG | December 26, 2009 | N/A |
3168 ratings
86 reviews
