Aight… I have no idea how to even start with this one. I knew it was made by Trey Parker, one of the South Park guys. I’ve seen BASEketball, Team America, just about all the South Park episodes, Book of Mormon (the musical)… I just assumed this would be of that same level of comedy. Well… I guess it is in a lot of respects, but at the same time it isnt. If all of their other shows are a blend of social commentary and immature humor, this fits the latter portion of that, in that it is basically all immature humor. Here’s the trailer.
Seriously… this movie is not good. I get that its a certain type of comedy that was prevalent in the late ’90s. I get that its trying to do the Mormon thing, which is almost one of his trademarks. And I get that this is basically the last film Trey Parker was actually in, and not just his voice. So at least he got the point that live-action films are not where his future would lie. But seriously, this movie makes South Park seem like fine art in the comedy department.
But fine, lets talk through this plot. Trey Parker plays Joe Young, a Mormon on his mission in Hollywood. When he gets attacked at a porn set for trying to do the Mormon door knocking bit, the director hires him to be the superhero in his current film because he knows martial arts. Why you need martial arts for a porno is beyond me.
There is this whole bit where Joe Young tries to keep it under wraps from his Mormon community in Utah, but basically the movie blows up and becomes super popular. I get that its a joke, but there is a bit where it is the 3rd highest grossing film of all time, following Jurassic Park and Star Wars. Ok, fine… So they decide to do a sequel.
There is a plot line where the side kick character has actually made Orgazmo (the superhero character) weaponry, which immobilizes people if shot with it. Ill let you imagine how the Orgazmo gun immobilizes people… its pretty obvious. So they go fight crime a bit on the side. Whatever… its like a B-story you’d find in a South Park episode.
The whole thing ends up when Joe Young’s fiancé figures out he is doing pornography and forces him to quit. The director goes crazy and kidnaps her, so Joe Young and his sidekick come back and rescue her. I can’t stress this enough… this movie is bland and unfunny. I think if I were in middle school, I’d be fascinated, but only because it is middle school style humor. You have weapons made from sex toys, a literal crotch rocket… It all honestly feels like a bunch of guys smoked some weed the day before the script was due and just wrote it. Then nobody felt like going back and changing anything.
So, to summarize… this movie is awful. If you want to watch some better Trey Parker stuff, literally watch any South Park episode, BASEketball, Team America… anything else besides this god awful film. I bought this movie for 50 cents at a pawn shop, and I still think I overpaid. Someone remind me that I need to drink heavily before ever starting this one again.
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