OTOH, Baseketball was at the bottom line, really really
funny. I have to admit I tried to watch it twice and fell asleep
both times after about 20 minutes. I almost gave up, but then
tried a third time. I am glad I did. The first 20 minutes are
slow and boring. It consists of exposition on how two losers
invent a driveway game that becomes a national mania. Given the
ludicrous premise, I am not sure how any exposition of it could
be anything but boring.
Trey Parker and Matt Stone seem to be ardent and confirmed
heterosexuals. But one or the other or both of them have a very
gay sensibility. There were lots of gay jokes in this movie, none
of which I found offensive. And for a movie aimed at teenaged
boys, this is rare.
When the home team played the San Francisco Ferries (Their
spelling, not mine) I was rolling on the floor. What a great joke.
Actually an entire rift on gayness with quite a number of
hilarious jokes.
In another scene, Trey and Matt kiss each other. A full contact,
manly kiss. It was unself-conscious and appropriate. Not leering
and dinigrating. Someone in another forum has mentioned that South
Park Bigger, Longer, and Uncut is the gayest movie of 1999.
After seeing Baseketball, I am looking forward to it with
much anticipation.
