Orgazmo

So.....I watched Orgazmo for the first time. It's too bad Team America is already opened because I wish I could watch that right now. I need to reassure myself that Trey Parker is more talented than he seems in this film. The concept for this movie is funny: A Mormon needs a few thousand dollars so he can marry the woman he loves at the Temple in Salt Lake City. After various misunderstandings, and an offer of a substantial amount of money, he hesitantly agrees to star as a superhero in a porn film. Hilarity ensures.

The first half of the film hits some funny notes, in a dumb sort of way. I especially loved the idea of a Mormon knowing karate. The problem is that it stops being funny about half way through. There are only so many times the same jokes can be done before they get old.

Watching this film I was amazed at how quickly Trey Parker grew as a writer. South Park started at about the same time Orgazmo was released, with the feature film released two years later. Then they peaked five years later with Team America. Luckily I didn't see Orgazmo before any of that, otherwise I may have avoided anything with Trey Parker's name attached to it.