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South Park - Insults to Injuries
Warner Bros. // Unrated // June 4, 2002
List Price: $19.99 [Buy now and save at Amazon]
The Movie:
"South Park" is still funny in its own way, but I have to say that I stopped consistently tuning in about a year ago. The show admittedly has an amusing concept, some inspired raunchy plots and great voice acting. However, like everything else on television, "South Park" has had to crank up the profanity to the point where some of the sharp satire and parody that the show has to offer gets a little lost under the tasteless (admittedly, sometimes so tasteless that they get a "that's so wrong it's funny" laugh) situations.
"South Park: Insults to Injuries" is another of Warner Brothers' "themed" releases of "South Park", which continue to be released, even though many fans of the series have requested that full season sets be released instead. The four episodes included on this release are: "It Hits The Fan", "Cripple Fight", "Scott Tenorman Must Die" and "Proper Use". "It Hits The Fan" is probably the episode that pushes the envelope most, as the episode has the people of South Park wait for the moment that a character on a popular police drama says the "S" word. While they wait and afterwards, the characters manage to say that word 162 times. The eventual result (having to do with the fact that those are "curse" words for a reason) is sharply funny, but I didn't find many big laughs until that point.
"Proper Use" riffs on sex education in schools as the townsfolk think that the kids should be informed at an earlier age, while "Cripple Fight" has the town's two handicapped children battling. Last, but not least, popular episode "Scott Tenorman Must Die", where Cartman tries to get revenge on an older kid who ripped him off for 16 bucks and change. Popular British band Radiohead makes a cameo in "Scott Tenorman".
The DVD
VIDEO: All episodes are presented in their original 1.33:1 full-frame aspect ratio. Obviously, the animation in the show is crude, but the shows certainly look about as good as can be expected. Sharpness and detail seem respectable and consistent and no noise or other artifacts are spotted. Colors remained bright and nicely saturated throughout, as well.
SOUND: "South Park" is presented in stereo across all four episodes. The audio didn't exceed or fall short of expectations - it simply sounded about broadcast quality, with most of the focus being the dialogue.
MENUS: No animation, but music plays in the background.
EXTRAS: A trailer promoting "South Park" and other Comedy Central offerings.
Final Thoughts: While there are certainly some laughs to be found throughout these episodes, I didn't think any of them were as funny as many of the earlier episodes that I'd watched. It would also be nice if either Warner Brothers/Comedy Central released the show in full-season sets or added a few features to these show-only discs. Still, I'm sure the show's fans will enjoy having these episodes available to watch whenever and the price is fairly low.
"South Park" is still funny in its own way, but I have to say that I stopped consistently tuning in about a year ago. The show admittedly has an amusing concept, some inspired raunchy plots and great voice acting. However, like everything else on television, "South Park" has had to crank up the profanity to the point where some of the sharp satire and parody that the show has to offer gets a little lost under the tasteless (admittedly, sometimes so tasteless that they get a "that's so wrong it's funny" laugh) situations.
"South Park: Insults to Injuries" is another of Warner Brothers' "themed" releases of "South Park", which continue to be released, even though many fans of the series have requested that full season sets be released instead. The four episodes included on this release are: "It Hits The Fan", "Cripple Fight", "Scott Tenorman Must Die" and "Proper Use". "It Hits The Fan" is probably the episode that pushes the envelope most, as the episode has the people of South Park wait for the moment that a character on a popular police drama says the "S" word. While they wait and afterwards, the characters manage to say that word 162 times. The eventual result (having to do with the fact that those are "curse" words for a reason) is sharply funny, but I didn't find many big laughs until that point.
"Proper Use" riffs on sex education in schools as the townsfolk think that the kids should be informed at an earlier age, while "Cripple Fight" has the town's two handicapped children battling. Last, but not least, popular episode "Scott Tenorman Must Die", where Cartman tries to get revenge on an older kid who ripped him off for 16 bucks and change. Popular British band Radiohead makes a cameo in "Scott Tenorman".
The DVD
VIDEO: All episodes are presented in their original 1.33:1 full-frame aspect ratio. Obviously, the animation in the show is crude, but the shows certainly look about as good as can be expected. Sharpness and detail seem respectable and consistent and no noise or other artifacts are spotted. Colors remained bright and nicely saturated throughout, as well.
SOUND: "South Park" is presented in stereo across all four episodes. The audio didn't exceed or fall short of expectations - it simply sounded about broadcast quality, with most of the focus being the dialogue.
MENUS: No animation, but music plays in the background.
EXTRAS: A trailer promoting "South Park" and other Comedy Central offerings.
Final Thoughts: While there are certainly some laughs to be found throughout these episodes, I didn't think any of them were as funny as many of the earlier episodes that I'd watched. It would also be nice if either Warner Brothers/Comedy Central released the show in full-season sets or added a few features to these show-only discs. Still, I'm sure the show's fans will enjoy having these episodes available to watch whenever and the price is fairly low.
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