South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

Even if you don't like musicals, you might... still get offended by this brilliant movie.

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Here's what I've been watching and playing over the last seven days...

MOVIES

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

Movie summary: When Eric Cartman and his friends go see an R-rated movie, they start cursing and their parents think that Canada is to blame. (IMDb)

Firstly, I have to confess that I didn't see the dick joke in the movie's title until around 10 years ago, which is pretty bad considering I first saw South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut in the cinema back in 1999...

Secondly, it had been quite a while since I last watched it, although I was still surprised I hadn't written about it, despite getting through both The Stick of Truth and The Fractured But Whole.

Fortunately, when the movie came out, South Park was on terrestrial TV and I was fully up-to-date when I saw the movie, which would very much not be the case if a second South Park movie was released now.

That said, you don't really need to have watched the show at all to enjoy Bigger, Longer & Uncut - it's a musical about a group of potty-mouthed kids and ending up getting caught in the middle of a war between the US and Canada (which, bizarrely, is not as far-fetched now as it was back then).

And talking about the musical numbers, they are all pretty much fantastic - and, most importantly, they are very, very funny.

I'm not exaggerating the quality of the songs either, with a fantastic variety of styles shown off, and - even if you don't enjoy the lyrics or find them funny - you'll most likely find yourself humming the melodies of at least one of them anyway!

Being honest, I love this movie and - the odd moment when the swearing does feel a little gratuitous aside - it's still just as funny as when I first watched it, even if my connection to South Park has grown more distant.

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut remains a hilariously-offensive movie, and many of its criticisms of America still hold true today, 27 years after its release. [9/10]

GAMES

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

I'm in the home stretch now - in fact, the ending is 'unlocked' and I'm pretty sure my guys are a high enough level to make it a walkover, but I want my money's worth, damn it!

I've got five or six high-level locations left to go and then the final battle, so - with a four-day weekend here in the UK for Easter - I should have it done by next week.

Also currently playing: Batman: Arkham City, Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

TV

Concentrating on Clair Obscur, and also writing a science-fiction novel, meant I didn't get started on the Book of Boba Fett, but with - as stated above - a four day weekend looming, it should be sorted for next week.

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