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'South Park' Nominated for Oscar
NoizAngel writes, "And for best Original Song, the nominees are : Blame Canada from "South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut."*
Just when I thought I'd seen it all. " One thing I gotta say about that movie is that the music was possibly the strongest part of the film. "Blame Canada," and of course "What Would Brian Boitano Do?" are two of the funniest things I've ever heard.
Come on, we can't forget the Uncle Fscker song....
I guess hoping that "Shut your fucking mouth, Uncle Fucker" would get nominated was just too much eh? And how about the song Mr. Mackey sings about not swearing, MmmKay? That was a good one to MmmKay? Don't you think it deserved a nod? I do, MmmKay?
Hey Rob, Thanks for that tarball!
"Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion." - Jed Babbin
The music in the movie was quite first-rate, but Blame Canada wasn't their best song in my opinion...no...that honor belongs to the Terrance and Phillip classic Unclef***er. Who can but shed a tear at the touching lyrics of this triumph of musical composition:
F*** you up the a**, unclef***er,
You're a dirty little f***, unclef***er...
I'll tell ya, that's an order of magnitude better than anything Celine Dion ever belted out!
Finding God in a Dog
Well, MY and I think most people's favourite song from the South Park soundtrack would definitely have to be Uncle Fucka. I mean, check it out:
Shut your fucking face uncle fucka
You're a cock sucking ass licking uncle fucka
You're an uncle fucka, yes it's true
Nobody fucks uncles quite like you
Shut your fucking face uncle fucka
You're the one that fucked your uncle, uncle fucka
You don't eat or sleep or mow the lawn,
You just fuck your uncle all day long
(fart noises)
Hmmm!
(fart noises)
(laughing)
(fart)
What's going on here?
(fart noises)
OOOooooooooooooooo
Fucker fucker uncle fucka fucka fucka fucka fucka
Shut your fucking face uncle fucka (uncle fucka)
You're a boner biting bastard uncle fucka
You're an uncle fucka I must say
Well you fucked your uncle yesterday
Uncle fucka... that's U-N-C-L-E fuck you Uncle Fuckaaaaaaaa tonight
Suck my balls
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How can you ignore that?
Lyrics for "Blame Canada" can be found here.
If you want lyrics to any other of the movie songs, or songs from other South Park albums, check here.
I have trouble seeing how this era is worse than any others for America. I have even more trouble seeing how the academy's decisions about anything say a thing about America at large.
The academy has always been stupid. This year, it's overlooking nominations for Talented Mr. Ripley except in supporting actor, because-- uh, oh-- Matt Damon plays a gay character. Wouldn't want that making an impression on anyone. Or blatantly ignoring things like Boys Don't Cry or All About My Mother for far inferior movies like Cider House Rules in the Best Picture category.
Looking at years past, we see that Citizen Kane was bested in the Best Picture category by How Green Was My Valley. And Blade Runner, of course, didn't get a Best Picture nomination, since it's a dreaded sci-fi movie for adults (E.T. fared better). Oh, and recently Forrest Gump beat Shawshank Redemption and Pulp Fiction.
As far as the South Park nomination, it's a rather pathetic attempt to seem relevant, don't you think? They try to give all the popular movies some nod. For example, all popular sci fi movies are given nominations for best Visual Effects. South Park obviously couldn't get that, so it gets a token best song nomination, although it's the most neutered tune of the bunch.
Were the ones without all the swearing. "Uncle Fucka" was absolutely hilarious the first time I heard it, but of course, they would never pick anything they couldn't play on the radio.
On another note, what is the relationship between the MPAA and the AMPAS? Maybe we should boycott this if they're cohorts? Then again, our wimpy boycott really wouldn't make much difference, and I already "boycott" (ie, don't watch) any of the stupid awards shows (ESPECIALLY THE GRAMMYS) because they are *so* stupid. Why would I care what they think? And how can anyone take an award seriously when the categories are like "best female pop song recorded on the third wednesday of january," or any of the other inane categories? Like the (MTV|People's Choice|American|VH1|Grammy|etc|etc|etc) music awards a couple of years ago, where I think Will Smith won best rock song and best rap song FOR THE SAME SONG. Or more recently, Kid Rock and Limp Bizkit and/or Korn were nominated in the "alternative" category. Sticking with the misnomer "alternative" for bands like Pearl Jam, Nirvana, AIC, etc; how can these bands be considered alternative?
Ok, so this became OT, but the point is that these awards shows are decided by old men who have no idea what is going on. At least the movie they pick for "best film" is usally good, which is more than can be said for any of the myriad songs picked as "best (male|female) (group|singer) (alternative|rock|pop|rap|r&b|hiphop|*.*) song."
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rooooar
She's mom is a big fat bitch
She's the biggest bitch in the whole wide world
She's a stupid bitch if there ever was a bitch
She's a bitch to all the boys and girls
On Monday she's a bitch
On Tuesday she's a bitch
On Wednsday through Saturday she's a bitch
Then on Sunday, just to be different, she's a superkinkamayamayabeeatch
Have you ever met my friend Kyle's mom?
She's the biggest bitch in the whole wide world
She's a mean 'ol bitch and she has stupid hair
She's a big big big big big gig bitch
Big big big big big big big bitch, she's a stupid bitch
Kyles mom, she's a big fat fucking biiiiiiitch
Big old fucking bitch ass mooooom
Yeah
Chaaaa
Just what was the acadamey thinking when it decided to honor these little songs?
P.S.I really don't have a point, but I couldn't pass up the chance to use the word bitch a dozen times and not be offtopic!)
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King Kamehameha was a well-known Hawaiian monarch. Don't ask me what he's got to do with Kyle's mom.
Eric
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"Free your code...and the rest will follow."
Be who you are...and be it in style!
You're missing the entire point of the movie, blatantly.
I'd sum it up in one line from the movie's script:
"Remember what the Motion Picture Association of America says: horrific, deplorable violence is OK as long as nobody uses naughty language." (slightly paraphrased)
The movie uses foul language to make a point, one that most conservatives would actually agree with. Calling this movie trash based on the fact that it has foul language would be like calling Schindler's List trash because it has graphic violence, the word "Fuck", and full frontal nudity. All on NBC no less. Schlindler's List uses these elements to display the utter horror that was the holocaust. South Park uses the same elements, but in a bitingly humorous way (it actually has some of the most clever satire you'll ever see, and some of the best musical scoring of any movie in recent memory) but then again, you haven't seen South Park, so how can you possibly pass judgment on it? Based on what others who haven't seen the movie have said?
-CausticPuppy "Of all the people I know, you're certainly one of them." -Somebody I don't know
I wouldn't be surprised if the nomination was due largely to the tragic suicide of Mary Kay Bergman, the voice of every single woman on that song. It was really a testament to her abilities.
I'd recommend everyone take a look at the work she's done over the past 10 years. I do wonder about the sense of nominating a song as an homage, not that I mind seeing it up there!
Too bad it'll never win. Make space for one more Oscar on a Disney shelf, most likely...
Kevin Fox
I sure as hell do.
No offense to clueful Americans, but the bulk of your population probably couldn't find Canada on a map.
All the time we get American tourists who expect freezing weather in July in Southern Canada (the largest of the 5 provinces). Or some fool who comes into a restaurant and expects a spoon for their soup (imagine it, eating with a spoon in public! I mean, I do it sometimes at home when I'm alone, but I would never touch one in a restaurant). Worst are the people who don't seem to know to tip the border attendants. I mean, they are way too polite to ever say anything about it, but tips are half of their income!
When I travel to the States, I often find people who believe me when I tell them that I live in an igloo, and a friend of mine even had a group believing that he had a pet polar bear. Then I had one guy believing that life was essentially the same in Canada as in the States. Seriously! He believed me when I told him we didn't have compulsory military service and that Canadians have to pay for a university education just like in the States, he even bought it when I told him Canadians can own land! The funniest time, though, was a few years ago when I had a fellow believing that kids in Toronto go to school up to grade 13. Believe me, I've gotten a few free rounds of maple beer with that little story.