[Rastus]

So, you guys have seen it? Is it finished, or did you see an extended preview? Is it pretty much solidly anti-left?

[MrNatural]

I saw two extended clips about a week ago - at that time, the South Park guys said it was in final edit - the parts I saw were not remotely anti-Bush or anti-American - knowing Stone and Parker, they may take a poke or two at us, but the thrust of the film seems definitely and strongly anti-lib - SW?

[Steel Wolf]

We saw an extended preview for it, hosted by Parker and Stone.

My take is this: Philosophically, these guys are totally on board the War on Terror, but they also understand the 'nuance', if you will, of what makes America come across to many people as arrogant and stupid.

Now let me say this. I've been part of the War on Terror, physically. I've been from Iraq to the Philippines, and I'm especially sensitive to 'negative waves' about the WOT. If this was a 'Bush bash' or worse, a soldier bash, I'd have got up and left in a heartbeat.

It's not. I'm straight up 100% for this movie. Sure, it pokes a lot of fun at us. We do dumb things. Dumb things are fun to satire. But the IDEALS that are being ridiculed in this movie are those of appeasement, ignorance and cowardice. I see this movie as being deeply supportive of the idea that there is evil in the world that must be direcly confronted, even if it does make fun at our gung ho, triggerhappy image.