South Park: Imagination Land

Who: Amber & Jonathan
What: South Park: Imagination Land
Where: @ home on Comedy Central
Why: We love it!

Since Family Guy did a Star Wars episode and Robot Chicken did a Star Wars episode, I guess South Park figured they also had to do a Star Wars episode. Or maybe they did it first - who knows and who cares. Actually, all this had to do with Star Wars is the classic opening with the words flying off into space, and it was a 3-parter (with names like Episode 1, 2 and 3).

If you can tolerate the crudness (and all the swearing) of a South Park episode, then I highly encourage watching this movie. I find it HILARIOUS! It helps a little if you are a fan of the show. I got the reference to the Cartman's Christmas Critters episode (best episode EVER - IMO), but I didn't get the reference to Al Gore's Man-Bear-Pig (Jonathan had to tell me about that previous episode). If you have no clue what I'm talking about, that's ok too.

Basically, the boys take a hot air balloon ride to Imagination Land. As a child of the '80s, I thought Imagination Land rocks! Every single cartoon or Imaginary character lives there. Every single one you remember (Capt. Crunch, Strawberry Shortcake), and didn't remember (Snarf) is there. It's so much fun to watch and point out random characters in the background. As soon as the South Park boys land there, the evil imaginary characters (Freddy Kruger, that buffalo warrior from Narnia, Cartman's Christmas Critters) attack! Butters is the only one that can save Imagination Land!

There is a side story about the governmant trying to save Imagination Land. And there is a really, REALLY crude story about Kyle and Cartman, and a bet they made.

This movie is in stores now, but I watched it on Comedy Central. Check it out! It's not every day you see a Smurf trying to pick up a sword.