Musicals are suppose to be happy and carefree, and you should want to sing right along with the characters as they go through the hardships of their situations. This is exactly what you get from this movie, the peace, harmony and tranquility of the trials and tribulations of being snowbound and turning to cannibalism in the 1800s. This comical, and sometimes idiotic, musical bends this happy film genre until its ready to break, with catchy songs and melodies that could have come from any Broadway show, you are left smiling and laughing all the way to the dinner table.
Alfred Packer, who later stands trials for their murder and the cannibalizing of their bodies, guides a small group of miners, who are traveling from Utah to Colorado, into musical danger. Trey Parker co-wrote, directed and starred in this little expedition through the Rocky Mountains, a trip that finds a one eyed trapper Cyclops and a tribe of Japanese Indians. A lot of the jokes are crude and some of the situations are over the top, but what else would expect from one of the people that created South Park.
Watching this movie you can see the blossoming talent of Parker, from the set up of scenes to, at times, the outrageous outcome of situations. This movie tries to capture the comedy of Blazing Saddles with a musical score from The Sound of Music, but what we're left with is farce that is in a class all its own. If you've never seen this, or have never heard of it, don't let the title throw you, it's a funny excursion into a taboo subject that at times will leave you laughing and others just shaking your head.
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