War of "The Passion" dvds

[smerlus]

 
WAR OF 'THE 'PASSION' DVDS
 
May 17, 2004 -- IF you're looking for an animated alternative to Mel Gibson's gruesome gorefest "The Passion of the Christ" when the DVD comes out on Aug. 31, the folks behind "South Park" have just the thing.

Comedy Central is releasing a special three-episode "South Park" DVD with a religious theme to coincide with Gibson's flick hitting stores. The DVD includes this season's already classic "The Passion of the Jew" as well as old favorites "Red Hot Catholic Love" and "Christian Hard Rock."

Though "The Passion of the Jew" relentlessly mocks Gibson's movie, "South Park" series co-creator Matt Stone admits he's never even seen it.

"I saw the last half hour from a bootleg DVD in South Central," he tells PAGE SIX's Ian Spiegelman. His partner, Trey Parker, endured "Passion" in its entirety - but Stone says, "I never got around to it."

The bit he did see doesn't get a rave review: "If what you wanted to watch was Jesus getting beaten up for the last 12 hours, it was well done. I bet Gibson wanted to play Jesus until he realized he's too old and not Semitic-looking enough."

In Stone's cartoon "Passion," Gibson's movie inspires the character Cartman to lead the town in a wave of anti-Semitism while Kyle - a Jewish kid who's based on Stone - decides that all the world's trouble can be blamed on Jews. When the boys find Gibson and demand refunds, he practically begs them to torture him.

"If you look at his filmography, he is obsessed with tortured heroes," Stone says. "Even in movies where it's like, 'That doesn't really fit,' he works in a little torture."

 

Though "South Park" has lambasted everyone from Ben Affleck to Steven Spielberg, there's only one celebrity who should take it personally: "Barbra Streisand we pretty much hate," Stone says.

He explains the disliking for Babs goes back to 1993, when the singer said she would never perform in Colorado - where she has a mansion - if a controversial ban on gay rights was passed by that state's legislature.

"We're both from Colorado and it was like, '[Bleep] you, lady! Who the hell do you think you are that you're gracing us with your presence?' She is the worst example of a celebrity who should just keep her mouth shut. She sounds like an idiot."

They haven't done any Streisand-bashing on "South Park" in a few years but, says Stone, "Maybe we should come back to it. People do want it."






 

[Montana00]

that was a funny episode.

did anyone ever see the south park episode where santa gets kidnapped by middle easterns and the south park kids get jesus to help them rescue santa? that was a classic. quite bizarre though with the black hawk down resemblence.

[Shallow]

As a devout Christian I always find it a little discomforting to see people over due the Jesus jokes. But as a hard core Gibsonite, I'm down right appauled. Damn you South Park Damn you to HELL. LEAVE MEL ALONE.

Seriously though, I guess the movies could be funny. However I'm beginning to grow less fond of South Park as of late.

[Trauma-san]

I saw the south park episode.  It was tasteless, and wasn't very funny even in a basic way.  

[I`m Wayne Brady bitch!]

hahaha , it was funny as hell !!!!

[Trauma-san]

I guess, if you're the kind of guy that thinks the word "poop" is funny.  

[Da WCC Hopar!]

hahaha , it was funny as hell !!!!

was it?

[smerlus]

cartman tried to exterminate the jews via a mel gibson fan club....kyle questioned his beliefs and mel gibson was portrayed as some nut case that loves torture....plus they had that o'reilly guy and really didn't make fun of him... i'd give this episode a 4/10