South Park Creator Loves the Talking Pig Movie
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You remember Babe. Admit - you *loved* Babe. You even, when pressed, will admit to seeing its sequel, Babe II: Pig in the City - although you insist it was on a plane and only because you forgot to go to an ATM so you couldn't order drinks. But, c'mon - you're no longer truly passionate about Babe - not the way Matt Stone is passionate about Babe. The mop-headed half of the duo responsible for South Park and Team America: World Police, tells the Telegraph exactly why he can't stop watching the talking pig movie:"It screwed me up when I saw it for the first time...Because when I go and see a Tarantino movie, say, my defences are up: it's like, OK, let's see - you're going to try to subversively get to my heart. But Babe was just: cute pig, here we go. It's like they were the Japanese and I was Pearl Harbor. And at the end of that movie, when he does his sheep-dog thing, I don't think I cried… but…"
He goes on to compare Chris Noonan's live-action/animation hybrid to The Wizard of Oz, and then to praise its lack of irony, before flat-out naming Babe as an inspiration, saying that the elements of South Park that decsend from it are "some of the best stuff we've done." Please read this interview, because celebrity confessionals very rarely get any better than this.
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6-16-2005 @ 4:19PM
Doug said...
The first BABE picture is a perfect film. Flawless. The comedy springs out of a rich humanity. And, as jaw-droppingly impossible as some may believe, so does SOUTH PARK. Also, I actually love the sequel BABE: PIG IN THE CITY. One of the reasons is that it is directed by George Miller. When it finally dawned on me that this was the same George Miller who directed the uber-classic THE ROAD WARRIOR, I began to realize what a phenomenon this guy truly was. And Matt Stone and Trey Parker? They are authentic comedic geniuses that can be mentioned in the same breath as Monty Python. I'll follow them anywhere. Puppets, finger paints, whatever.
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6-16-2005 @ 4:19PM
The Zero Boss said...
Both of the BABE films are excellent. I loved the sentimentality and heart of the first (not to mention the humor), and was blown away by the creative sets of the second.
I knew I liked Matt Stone. Now I know why.
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6-15-2005 @ 11:55AM
Erin said...
That's so adorable!!! I can't retain the cuteness!
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6-24-2005 @ 2:45AM
Brianne Aubin said...
One reason that I love Matt and Trey is because they are not afraid to let people know the things they love even if you wouldn't associate it with them and their humor. Matt and Babe. Trey and Les Miserables. And they both love Pixar films. They give everything a fair chance, which is why when they find something they hate, they have the ability brilliantly and flawlessly mock it.
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6-19-2005 @ 11:43AM
Michelle said...
The first time that i saw South Park i was astonished, from that day i have seen the life of a different way. It was an obsession, and now i am a fan of South Park. Days after i : the creatores of this program maybe are the kings of the universe, of all the shows of tv this go to the first place, the best. I search for more information of Matt and Trey and they are more than the kings of the universe.
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