--- title: "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut: the reviews" canonical: "https://film.one/film/south-park-bigger-longer-and-uncut/reviews" title_page: "https://film.one/film/south-park-bigger-longer-and-uncut" critics_score: 76 critics_reviews: 13 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999): what the critics said Critics' score 76 from 13 reviews: 12 positive, 1 mixed, 0 negative. Most critics like it, and the praise clusters in two places: the satire and the songs. The reviews agree the targets are well chosen, chiefly the ratings board, censorship hysteria and the habit of blaming films and television for what parents fail to do, and that the swearing has a point. Nearly every critic singles out the musical numbers, which parody Broadway and Disney, and several note that the feature is more tightly built than the television episodes. The reservations are about stamina. Several critics, among them The Guardian, Time Out and Empire, find the film sharpest in its first hour and stretched after that, with subplots that run on. The spread is narrow, most scores sitting between the seventies and nineties; the one mixed review comes from Roger Ebert, who grants the laughs but finds the film both offensive and out of steam by the end. ## Sight and Sound — Leslie Felperin Fi1m's normalised score 90/100 (inferred from the text). The critic praises the film's timely satire of US censorship hysteria, politicians, media and xenophobia, noting its taut structure compared to the TV series. They single out the musical numbers and overall comedic execution as a high point. [Read the review](http://old.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/review/201) ## The Independent Fi1m's normalised score 90/100 (inferred from the text). 6 July 1999. The critic hails the film as a radical, insolent and breathtakingly offensive speedboat of a movie that mocks the R rating system and questions what constitutes a 'kid' film. They single out its satirical handling of profanity, adult hypocrisy and the US-Canada 'war' plot as making it the most truly radical American movie in years. [Read the review](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/oh-my-god-they-filmed-kenny-1104680.html) ## The New York Times — Stephen Holden Fi1m's normalised score 90/100 (inferred from the text). 30 June 1999. The review calls the film very funny and extremely obscene, praising its anti-Disney musical numbers that skewer everything from Rodgers and Hammerstein to inspirational ballads while making a pointed statement about ratings hypocrisy. [Read the review](https://www.nytimes.com/1999/06/30/movies/film-review-making-a-point-with-smut-and-laughs.html) ## The Times — Stephen Dalton Fi1m's normalised score 90/100 (inferred from the text). 26 October 2002. The critic calls the film an inspired Oscar-nominated version that pushes Parker and Stone's talents to sublime new heights. They single out its scabrously funny mockery of puritanical pundits who equate vulgar language with immorality, recommending it highly to fans and non-converts alike. [Read the review](https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/film-of-the-week-9kxj5z9hb73) ## Empire — Caroline Westbrook Fi1m's normalised score 70/100 (inferred from the text). 1 January 2000. The critic finds the film surprisingly agreeable and fun in its feature-length form, praising its choice comic moments, satirical sideswipes at censorship and parental control, and perky musical numbers. However, it suffers from hit-and-miss quality with some subplots dragged out too long. [Read the review](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/south-park-bigger-longer-uncut-review/) ## Los Angeles Times — John Anderson Fi1m's normalised score 70/100 (inferred from the text). 30 June 1999. The critic describes the film as gleefully vulgar and eagerly offensive yet smart and timely in its satire of intolerance, the ratings system and cultural sanctimony. He singles out the torrent of vulgarity and the V-chip subplot for their pointed humor. [Read the review](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jun-30-ca-51433-story.html) ## The Guardian — Andrew Pulver Fi1m's normalised score 70/100 (inferred from the text). 27 August 1999. The film is the most impressively vicious and nasty-minded film satire of the year, capitalising on its freedom from broadcast censorship with a flood of obscenities and self-referential story ideas. The central message about blaming cultural products for societal ills shines through, though the film shows signs of strain after the first hour. [Read the review](https://www.theguardian.com/film/News_Story/Critic_Review/Guardian_review/0,,77038,00.html) ## Time Out — TCh Fi1m's normalised score 70/100 (inferred from the text). 13 March 2014. The film delivers a sharp, outrageous satirical assault on censorship and other targets in its first half, but struggles to maintain momentum over its full runtime. [Read the review](https://www.timeout.com/movies/south-park-bigger-longer-uncut) ## Variety — Dennis Harvey Fi1m's normalised score 70/100 (inferred from the text). 28 June 1999. The review finds the film delivers with considerable aplomb and clever diversion despite its juvenile content, highlighting the expanded musical interludes and satirical jabs at celebrities, the ratings board and xenophobia as particularly inspired. [Read the review](https://variety.com/1999/film/reviews/south-park-bigger-longer-uncut-1200457950/) ## RogerEbert.com — Roger Ebert Fi1m's normalised score 50/100 (inferred from the text). 30 June 1999. The critic finds the film a vicious social satire on obscenity, ratings hypocrisy and politics that delivers shocking laughs but also offends and runs out of steam. He singles out the bedroom scenes between Satan and Saddam Hussein for their audacity. [Read the review](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/south-park-bigger-longer-and-uncut-1999) ## Collider — Andre Dellamorte Fi1m's normalised score 80/100 (inferred from the text). 22 October 2009. The film is funny and surprisingly well structured, holding up better than most episodes from its era. The critic singles out the craft of the musical parody, particularly the overlapping songs in the West Side Story homage. [Read the review](https://collider.com/south-park-bigger-longer-uncut-blu-ray-review/) ## Eye for Film — Angus Wolfe Murray Fi1m's normalised score 80/100 (inferred from the text). 19 January 2001. The critic praises Trey Parker's sharp, politically incorrect satire that twists institutional humbug and delivers wicked one-liners while making adults look foolish. The songs and deceptively simple animation are highlighted as standout elements that outdo The Simpsons in irreverence. [Read the review](http://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/south-park-bigger-longer-and-uncut-film-review-by-angus-wolfe-murray) ## Consequence Fi1m's normalised score 75/100 (inferred from the text). 29 June 2019. The film captures American culture's tendency to blame external scapegoats for complex problems rather than looking inward. The critic praises its satirical escalation of moral panics into absurdity while highlighting the enduring relevance of its message about personal responsibility. [Read the review](https://consequence.net/2019/06/south-park-movie-20th-anniversary/) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Our review: https://film.one/film/south-park-bigger-longer-and-uncut.md