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High Noon
High Noon (1952)

Starring: Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly
Director: Fred Zinnemann

Few films have ever moved me as much as this one.  It is a enheartening testament to the indispensable importance of the lone, principled individual in a society ruled by fear, complacency, and terror. Gary Cooper plays the soon-to-retire small town sheriff Will Kane, who has recently married the character played by Grace Kelly (in her debut... (See the whole review)

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The Miracle Worker
The Miracle Worker (1962)

Starring: Anne Bancroft, Patty Duke
Director: Arthur Penn

This is the classic story of the deaf and blind Helen Keller (Patty Duke) and her teacher, Annie Sullivan (Anne Bancroft). Pitied for her handicaps and thought to be retarded, Helen has been indulged and left in ignorance, resulting in a spoiled child without any concept of language. Annie, herself raised in a home for blind and deaf children, must... (See the whole review)

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Pollyanna
Pollyanna (1960)

Starring: Hayley Mills, Jane Wyman, Agnes Moorehead, Karl Malden
Director: David Swift

This film has gotten a bad rap, plain and simple.  But plain and simple, it's amazing. ... (See the whole review)

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Girl with a Pearl Earring
Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)

Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Colin Firth, Tom Wilkinson, Cillian Murphy
Director: Peter Webber

This film is a celebration of, and tribute to, the power of great art to inspire the human spirit. The subject of the film is Greet, a servant in the house of Vermeer. Her natural intelligence and ability enables her to contribute to the creation of Vermeer's painting. This is not a factual piece but every frame reflects a respect for Vermeer's wor... (See the whole review)

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A Night at the Opera
A Night at the Opera (1935)

Starring: The Marx Brothers
Director: Sam Wood

With the possible exception of Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, I consider this the funniest movie that I've ever seen.  Here is a review from Amazon:  ... (See the whole review)

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Schoolhouse Rock!
Schoolhouse Rock! (1973)

I don't think anyone who ever saw the original Schoolhouse Rock cartoons on Saturday mornings can ever forget them... I know I can't.  From "Conjunction Junction" to "I'm Just a Bill" and "Interjections", the advertising executives who got together to make this series, beginning with "Three Is a Magic Number" proved that learning doesn't have to ta... (See the whole review)

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Sam Kinison:  Breaking the Rules
Sam Kinison: Breaking the Rules (1987)

Starring: Sam Kinison

Lindsay Perigo's essay, "In Praise of Anger" got me talking about Sam Kinison, so here we go. While so many people deeply loved him, I don't think that too many people would see him for the strong Objectivist tendencies that he displayed:  a hatred of unfair compromise, a devotion to the quest for truth, and a love of happiness and profound ... (See the whole review)

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Conspiracy
Conspiracy (2001)

Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Stanley Tucci, Colin Frith
Director: Frank Pierson

There is no ideology more anathema to Objectivism that Nazism. And nothing characterizes the evil of Nazism more than the “Final Solution” – the systematic murder of over six million Jews in death factories throughout German-occupied eastern Europe during the final years of World War II. With chilling brilliance, Conspiracy dramatize... (See the whole review)

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Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko (2001/2004)

Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore, Noah Wyle
Director: Richard Kelly

Donnie Darko first hit theaters on Halloween in 2001 and did poorly, but then it went on to become a "cult hit" and sold 10 million copies on DVD.  Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut is scheduled for a limited release this fall, 2004.   Donnie Darko begins when Donnie, a troubled adolescent, first hallucinates Frank, who saves his life by lead... (See the whole review)

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True Lies
True Lies (1994)

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Charloton Heston
Director: James Cameron

Regarded by some genre fans as one of the best action movies of the 1990s, this is certainly one of Arnie's most memorable, and reunited him with James Cameron, who had previously directed him in the first two Terminator movies and would go on to make the DiCaprio/Winslet Titanic movie. Some SOLOists may regard this as an odd recommendation, but I ... (See the whole review)

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Earth
Earth (1998)

Starring: Aamir Khan, Nandita Das, Rahul Khanna
Director: Deepa Mehta

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The Toast of New Orleans
The Toast of New Orleans (1950)

Starring: Kathryn Grayson, Mario Lanza, David Niven, J. Carrol Naish
Director: Norman Taurog

The fun movie of Mario, he looks relaxed and he seems to be enjoying himself. Kathryn is his best co-star, she is beautiful and sings magnificently, and nothing to say about Mario, he sings nice songs and Be my Love duet when first singing it at Bayou Minou is just great, and what about Madame Butterfly duet, we "see" Mario's feelings, he sings fro... (See the whole review)

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Lost In Translation
Lost In Translation (2003)

Starring: Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson
Director: Sofia Coppola

Like a good dream, Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation envelops you with an aura of fantastic light, moody sound, head-turning love, and a feeling of déjà vu, even though you've probably never been to this neon-fused version of Tokyo. Certainly Bob Harris has not. The 50-ish actor has signed on for big money shooting whiskey ads instead of doing so... (See the whole review)

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Bubba Ho-Tep
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)

Starring: Bruce Campbell, Ossie Davis
Director: Don Coscarelli

This movie is completely terrible and stupid.  If you actually watch it you will think less of yourself as a human being.  But in a sad way, it's funny.  Or maybe not.  ... (See the whole review)

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The Big Night
The Big Night (1996)

Starring: Stanley Tucci, Tony Shalhoub, Ian Holm, Minnie Driver
Director: Campbell Scott & Stanley Tucci

Set in New Jersey in the 1950s, The Big Night is the story of two Italian immigrant brothers, Primo (played by Tony Shalhoub, best known in the TV series Monk) and Secondo (played by Stanley Tucci – Conspiracy, The Terminal), struggling to achieve the American Dream with their Italian restaurant, The Paradise ... (See the whole review)

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The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride (1987)

Starring: Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest
Director: Rob Reiner

This movie has everything - action, adventure, comedy, fantasy, monsters, suspense, sword play and, of course, true love. Cary Elwes stars as Wesley as he tries to rescue his love, Buttercup, from becoming the princess bride of the title. Billy Crystal and Carol Kane are hysterical as the old jewish couple who try to magically revive the dea... (See the whole review)

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My Cousin Vinny
My Cousin Vinny (1992)

Starring: Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, Fred Gwynne, Ralph Macchio
Director: Jonathan Lynn

From Amazon: "Bill and Stan are mistaken for murderers while on vacation. Bill's family sends his cousin, Vinny Gambini, to defend them in his first case as a lawyer. Vinny's girlfriend, Mona Lisa Vito, joins him to help win the case because of a promise he made to her that he would marry her when he won his first case. Marisa Tomei won the... (See the whole review)

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The Great Caruso
The Great Caruso (1951)

Starring: Mario Lanza, Ann Blyth, Dorothy Kirsten, Ludwig Donath
Director: Richard Thorpe

This movie can truly be called life-changing. It certainly changed my life; I was quite ignorant of opera before a chance viewing of the film on television introduced me to this greatest of all musical genres. As it turned out, I was in illustrious company! For the number of singers inspired by this movie includes many of the biggest operatic stars... (See the whole review)

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Sullivan
Sullivan's Travels (1941)

Starring: Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake
Director: Preston Sturges

Sullivan's Travels is a masterpiece combining comedy, drama, and social satire. Sullivan (McCrea) is a successful Hollywood director of comedies who, seeing the depression-era suffering of the common people around him, aspires to make a drama about the poor and oppressed. His producers object, explaining that he has never experienced hardship in hi... (See the whole review)

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Men of Honour
Men of Honour (2000)

Starring: Cuba Gooding Jnr, Robert de Niro, Charlize Theron

It's been a long time since I saw a movie which so inspired me, and helped give back knowledge of how great people can be. This is a simple story. It's not "art house" - deep and meaningful.  This movie is the true story of Carl Brashear (Cuba Gooding Jnr); not just the first colored man to "make it" as a deep sea search and rescue diver in the US ... (See the whole review)

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Stepford Wives
Stepford Wives (1975)

Starring: Katharine Ross , Paula Prentiss

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Frank Lloyd Wright - A film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick
Frank Lloyd Wright - A film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick (1998)

A remarkable film on this architectural genius ably demonstrates both his genius and his struggle - the reasons for his struggle can be deduced from the commentary, while the visual presentation of the products of his genius is worth the price of admission ten times over! (See the whole review)

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Ayn Rand:  A Sense of Life
Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (1998)

Starring: Sharon Gless (Narrator)
Director: Michael Paxton

Perhaps the most widely read philosopher of the 20th century, Ayn Rand has delighted and infuriated people of all ideologies and, like it or not, has helped to create the political realities we deal with every day. With Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life you can follow her life story, from her childhood in the turbulent years of revolution in her native Rus... (See the whole review)

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Hoosiers
Hoosiers (1986)

Starring: Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper

Hoosiers tells the fictional story of the Hickory Huskers -- a nowhere high school basketball team in a small town in very rural Indiana -- and the outcast, heretic coach (played by Gene Hackman) who comes to Hickory to work his miracles, and who is opposed at every turn by the oppressive, barren, and cynical local mentality that keeps nowhere town... (See the whole review)

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Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Starring: Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Sir Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, and Claude Rains
Director: Sir David Lean

This is the film that made Steven Spielberg want to become a director, and quite simply, one of my all-time favorite movies... if not my actual favorite entirely. Lawrence of Arabia begins with the situation in World War I pre-Arabia -- under the anti-Islamic "yoke" of Ottoman Turkish occupation -- before Arab tribal cultures were short-sigh... (See the whole review)

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When Harry Met Sally
When Harry Met Sally (1989)

Starring: Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Bruno Kirby, Carrie Fisher
Director: Rob Reiner

This was the movie that first made me realize that love didn't automatically have to be shallow and stupid, as it so often had been cheaply demonstrated by those around me. Although just about everybody in this forum has probably already seen this movie at least once, I think it bears mentioning in a forum such as this one, because When Harr... (See the whole review)

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Marty
Marty (1955)

Starring: Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair
Director: Delbert Mann

What a truly great movie... Screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky cuts through all the plastic superficiality of so-called "love" and gets right down to what really connects two people... and two hearts. Here is a short explanation that Marty gives to his impromptu dance partner for the evening, Clara, when she expresses that she doesn't know why som... (See the whole review)

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The Edge
The Edge

Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin

I passed on this movie when it first came out, only to watch it with immense enjoyment on dvd. The story centers on two men fighting for survival in the wild. The *real* story however is about reason, and action in the pursuit of values. I found it to be a celebration of that which is good and heroic in this world. It is written by David Mamet, who... (See the whole review)

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CS Forester
CS Forester's Horatio Hornblower (1999, 2001, 2003)

Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Jamie Bamber, Paul Copley

Well, this is not exactly a movie but Emmy winning TV mini series. Don't be fooled by the name. It is the best that I've ever seen, and I am sure that you boys and girls will enjoy it. Bellow is from Amazon: "He is the ultimate high-seas hero: a man of unshakeable courage, unwavering principles and extraordinary skill. Joining the Royal Navy... (See the whole review)

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Casablanca
Casablanca (1942)

Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman
Director: Michael Curtiz

I watched this film over the weekend, and was surprised at its timeless power and beauty. Of course, it is a standard of screenwriting, and filmmaking curriculum, and is on most "top ten" movie lists. I had watched it several times years ago, but it was this weekends viewing that I realized on a *personal* level just how beautiful this movie is for... (See the whole review)

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Thomas Crowne Affair
Thomas Crowne Affair (1999 vs. 1968)

Starring: Pierce Brosnan vs. Steve McQueen, Renee Russo vs. Faye Dunaway
Director: John McTiernan vs. Norman Jewison

The 1968 original was a picaresque in the tradition of Thomas Mann's Felix Krull and the folk anti-hero Tyl Eulenspiegel.  The 1999 remake is the result of a new generation with higher demands.  In the 1999 story, the conflict is hot, heated, and high-spirited.  In both versions, the motivation for multi-millionaire Thomas Crowne to pull off the pe... (See the whole review)

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The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)

Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis , Lena Olin , Juliette Binoche
Director: Philip Kaufman

I first saw this movie in 1990, shortly after I came to the US. It struck a deep cord within me after experienced the Tiananmen Square demonstrations and its aftermath. It also eerily echoed my personal relationship at the time. I have since watch this movie no less than...um...20 times (kidding. maybe just 10). What you get from watchin... (See the whole review)

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Maurice
Maurice (1987)

Starring: James Wilby, Hugh Grant, Rupert Graves
Director: James Ivory

Another of my all-time favorite. A jewel from Merchant-Ivory collections. One of the most moving love story ever told on screen. It profoundly influenced my view on homosexuality.   Here is the description from Amazon: "Set against the stifling conformity of pre-World War I English society, E.M. Forster’s Maurice is a story of coming to te... (See the whole review)

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Batman - The Animated Series, Volume One(DC Comics Classic Collection)
Batman - The Animated Series, Volume One(DC Comics Classic Collection) (2004)

"I am vengeance, I am the knight, I am BATMAN!"  This is the first volume of the Batman series from DC Comics released on DVD.  All your favorite villains are there, the Joker, Two-face, Poison Ivy, Catwoman, Scarecrow and more!  Each episode is like a mini-movie, with masterful animation and serious plot lines, set to kick-ass music, showing Batma... (See the whole review)

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Contact
Contact

Starring: Jodie Foster

Arguments about the existence of god. The hero is an atheist.

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The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club (1993)

Director: Wayne Wang

I enjoyed this one tremendously. Beautifully written and shot, it tells the stories of a group of women and their Chinese-American daughters, specifically their struggles for independence and individualism. The dialogue is elegant. There were moments when I was moved close to tears by it. On a personal aside, I have just begun to learn Mand... (See the whole review)

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The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October (1990)

Starring: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, James Earl Jones
Director: John McTiernan

Produced and released as the cold war between the free West and the communist East was drawing to a close, The Hunt for Red October is both an intelligent thriller and a drama that depicts--in just a few inspired scenes--the human yearning for liberty that led to communism's demise. ... (See the whole review)

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Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

Starring: Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Maximilian Schell, Montgomery Clift
Director: Stanley Kramer

"There are those in our own country too who today speak of the "protection of country" -- of "survival." A decision must be made in the life of every nation at the very moment when the grasp of the enemy is at its throat. Then, it seems that the only way to survive is to use the means of the enemy, to rest survival upon what is expedient -- to look... (See the whole review)

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Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind (1960)

Starring: Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly
Director: Stanley Kramer

Somewhere in the documents that founded the United States is buried the principle that religion should be separate from the state. It is a pity that the founding fathers never carved this directive ten feet high in marble, because some people just don’t get it. It seems that in each American generation there is someone who tries to inject a little ... (See the whole review)

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ANZACS
ANZACS (1985)

Starring: Paul Hogan, Andrew Clarke, Jon Blake, Megan Williams
Director: John Dixon, George Miller, Pino Amenta

This three part mini-series could best be described as the Australian "Band of Brothers," if it weren't for the facts that (a) it is set in World War I and (b) the subjects of this story were never immortalized by historians. The deeds of the Australian and New Zealand forces that comprised the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZACs) have la... (See the whole review)

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The West Wing
The West Wing ((1999-present))

Starring: Martin Sheen, Allison Janney, Bradley Whitford, Stockard Channing
Director: Producer: John Wells

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Smallville
Smallville (2001 - present)

Starring: Tom Welling, Kristen Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum

This brilliant re-imagining of Clark Kent's (Welling) teenage years growing up on his "adoptive" parents' farm in the town of Smallville remains immensely popular with Superman fans and has elicited a number of positive comments from various Objectivist commentators. Forget any corny "Superboy" antics - Clark has no costumes or secret identi... (See the whole review)

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To Live
To Live (1994)

Starring: You Ge, Li Gong
Director: Yimou Zhang

I only watched this movie once, shortly after it was available in US. It is not a movie that I can just pop in DVD player any time that I want some entertainment. In my opinion, this movie comes closest in truthfully depicting the lives of common Chinese people living during the turbulent times of "changing dynasty" and under Communism. It's time f... (See the whole review)

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Eat, Drink, Man and Woman
Eat, Drink, Man and Woman (1994)

Starring: Sihung Lung, Kuei-Mei Yang
Director: Ang Lee

As is said at Amazon.com, this is "a family story about a chef and his three daughters through the meals the chef prepares and serves his family." If this is not enough to stimulate your appetite, then please take note that director Ang Lee was chosen to direct Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility" the year after, largely because of, well, the sens... (See the whole review)

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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

Starring: Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, Giovani Ribisi
Director: Kerry Conran

This is a movie for artists to watch.  The art deco 1940s comic book style is perfect. Sky Captain's flagrant liberties with recorded history almost gave me a headache as I ground my teeth.  However, the graphics were stunning. Best of all, I rented this as a DVD, so I enjoyed even more the "making of the movie movie."  The director worked for seve... (See the whole review)

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The Complete Sherlock Holmes
The Complete Sherlock Holmes

Starring: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, David Burke

The late and much missed Jeremy Brett has long been regarded by many Holmes fans as the definitive screen personification of Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle's master detective. The British-produced series of hour-long episodes and 5 tv movies cover the vast majority of Conan-Doyle's stories, and for the most part are reasonably faithful adaptations, though ... (See the whole review)

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Civilization
Civilization

Starring: Kenneth Clark

Now available on DVD this is one of the highlights of BBC production from the past 30 years. Clark does not apologise for being an  elitist, he does not try to sink to the level of the average viewer. He is not interested in the viewer but the art and therefore we take him seriously.

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Buffy: The Vampire Slayer
Buffy: The Vampire Slayer (1997 - 2003)

Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar, David Boreanaz, Alyson Hannigan, Anthony Stewart Head

Throughout its 7 year run, this innovative and daring show not only developed a solid teenage/young adult fan base, but won substantial critical praise and several Emmy nominations. Due to it's setting in a fantasy/supernatural context, the show may at first glace appear to be quite at odds with Objectivism, but due to the ingenious vision of creat... (See the whole review)

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Airplane!
Airplane! (1980)

Starring: Leslie Nielson, Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Otto The Inflatable Pilot, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Robert Stack
Director: Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker

One of my favorite movies. Silly and fun. ... (See the whole review)

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Team America: World Police
Team America: World Police (2005)

Starring: Trey Parker, Matt Stone
Director: Trey Parker

It is REALLY funny. But - really offensive. There was an interesting article recently about how the South Park guys, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, (who are the same ones that did this movie) are some kind of "puzzle" becuase they mock the left and the right. It seems rather obvious that the reason that SP mocks both right and left is because they're ... (See the whole review)

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